PC Minutes-2024-04-10
MINUTES April 10, 2024 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
ORGANIZATION: Vice Chair Fancher called the Regular Meeting of April 10, 2024, of the Planning Commission of the City of San Juan Capistrano to order at 5:02 p.m. ROLL CALL: PLANNING COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners, Darren Fancher, Stan Braden, Ted Rosenfeldt and Tami Wilhelm.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Joel Rojas, Development Services Director Paul Garcia, Principal Planner Justin R. Poley, Associate Planner
Alisha Winterswyk, Deputy City Attorney Agenda items are presented in the originally agendized format but were not necessarily heard in that order.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Vice Chair Fancher led the Pledge of Allegiance. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Commission Action: Moved by Commissioner Wilhelm, seconded by Commissioner Braden, to approve consent calendar item C1. Motion passed by a 4-0 vote. C1. Draft March 13, 2024, Planning Commission Minutes.
ROLL CALL: AYES: COMMISSIONER: Fancher, Braden, Rosenfeldt, and Wilhelm. NOES: COMMISSIONER: None
RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None
Planning Commission Action Minutes 2 April 10, 2024
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.
NEW BUSINESS:
None. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
F1. Continued Consideration of Architectural Control (AC 23-007) and Conditional Use Permit (CUP 23-002), Capistrano Boxing Gym; A request to establish an 11,173 square foot boxing gym and to modify the existing parking lot to provide additional off-street parking spaces in support of the use proposed at 33081 Camino Capistrano (APN: 668-
291-14); and a Finding That Said Action is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Per CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Class 1, Existing Facilities. (Applicant: Peter Carey, Capistrano Boxing Gym) (Project Manager: Justin R. Poley, Associate Planner).
Justin Poley provided the staff presentation and responded to questions. Vice Chair Fancher opened the public hearing, and no one provided public testimony. Commission Action: COMMISSIONER Wilhelm made a motion, seconded by
COMMISSIONER Rosenfeldt, to adopt a resolution approving AC 23-007 and CUP 23-002, as conditioned and finding said action to be categorically exempt from CEQA Per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Class 1, Existing Facilities. The motion passed by a 4-0 vote.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Fancher, Braden, Rosenfeldt, and Wilhelm. NOES: COMMISSIONER: None RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None
ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None
F2. Consideration of Architectural Control (AC) 23-002 and Grading Plan Modification (GPM) 23-009; Heritage Barbeque Phase 2 Expansion, a request to improve the Heritage Barbeque restaurant by adding a 1,912 sq. ft. barn structure, a 162 sq. ft. free-
standing restroom structure, and an exterior concrete pad to accommodate six smokers
under three shade structures at 31721 Camino Capistrano (Assessor Parcel Numbers: 124-181-02, -03, -04, -05 & -11) and a finding that the proposed project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures),
Section 15311 (Accessory Structures), and Section 15332 (In-Fill Development
Projects) (Applicant: SJC Mission Ventures, LLC) (Project Manager: Paul Garcia, Principal Planner).
Planning Commission Action Minutes 3 April 10, 2024
Paul Garcia provided the staff presentation and responded to questions. Jim Bickel, Project Architect, made a presentation and responded to questions.
Vice Chair Fancher opened the public hearing, and Keith Webb provided public
testimony. Commission Action: COMMISSIONER Rosenfeldt made a motion, seconded by COMMISSIONER Wilhelm, to adopt a resolution approving AC 23-002 and GPM 23-
009, as conditioned, and finding said action to be exempt from CEQA pursuant to State
CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), Section 15311 (Accessory Structures), and Section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects). The motion passed by a 4-0 vote.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Fancher, Braden, Rosenfeldt, and Wilhelm. NOES: COMMISSIONER: None RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None
ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None INFORMATION ITEM:
None.
COMMISSION/STAFF COMMENTS: Director Rojas informed the commissioners that at the April 2 City Council meeting the City Council approved the proposed Specific Plan Amendment requested by Zoomars and the proposed Specific Plan Amendment requested by The Ecology
Center as recommended by the Planning Commission. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Vice Chair Fancher adjourned the meeting at 5:59 p.m. in
the memory of former Planning Commissioner Matt Gaffney to Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at
5:00 p.m. in the Temporary City Council Chamber at the Nydegger Building - 31421 La Matanza Street, San Juan Capistrano. Approved on April 24, 2024.
__________________________________ Joel Rojas, Development Services Director Planning Commission Secretary