PC Agenda-2023-10-11
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AGENDA
PLANNING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting October 11, 2023
A. ORGANIZATION: 1. CALL TO ORDER: 5:00 p.m. – City Council Chamber at the Nydegger Building - 31421 La Matanza Street, San Juan Capistrano.
2. ROLL CALL: Chair Matt Gaffney, Vice-Chair Darren Fancher, Commissioners
Stan Braden, Ted Rosenfeldt, and Tami Wilhelm. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
Persons wishing to address the Governing Body on city business that is not listed
on the agenda may do so in person by attending the meeting, by email or telephone. If you would prefer to submit correspondence or speak by telephone,
please submit your correspondence or request to the Secretary at least an hour
prior to the meeting at jrojas@sanjuancapistrano.org or (949) 234-4410. The
public may also call the agenda public comment line at (949) 493-1172 at the
beginning of the meeting. The Secretary will call persons wishing to speak and/or receive calls in the order received.
Please limit all comments to 3 minutes. C. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items.
If discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and
will be considered separately. 1. Draft September 27, 2023, Planning Commission Minutes.
Planning Commission 2 October 11, 2023
D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None. E. NEW BUSINESS:
None. F. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Consideration of Grading Plan Modification (GPM) 22-016; Sheppard
Residence, a request for review of proposed grading and site improvements for a future single-family residence located at 31631 Avenida Evita (APN: 641-091-38) and a finding that said Project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act per Sections 15332 and 15303. The
proposed grading activities involve 2,974 cubic yards of cut and 1,307 cubic
yards of fill with a series of retaining walls up to 8’ in height (Applicant: The Fox Group) (Project Manager: Justin R. Poley, Associate Planner). 2. Consideration of Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 23-005, Tree Removal
Permit (TRP) 23-022 and Administrative Approval (AA) 23-004; Mission
Hacienda Inn: Request to convert an existing two-story office building into a seven-room hotel and modifications to the existing parking lot to add a hotel courtyard, new trash enclosure, and entry gates located at 31631, 31661, and 31681 Camino Capistrano (APN 124-181-01); and a finding that said
action is Categorically Exempt from California Environmental Quality Act
pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15332 and 15301 (Applicant: Studio 6 Architects, Rob Williams) (Laura Stokes, Principal Planner). G. INFORMATION ITEM:
None. H. COMMISSION/STAFF COMMENTS:
I. ADJOURNMENT: to Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the Nydegger Building - 31421 La Matanza Street, San Juan Capistrano.
J. CERTIFICATION: The foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall’s lobby, the Community Center, and the San Juan Capistrano Library.
Approved:
______________________________________ Joel Rojas, Development Services Director
Planning Commission Secretary