PC Minutes-2024-07-10
MINUTES July 10, 2024 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
ORGANIZATION: Chair Fancher called the Regular Meeting of July 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: Chair Darren Fancher, Vice Chair Tami Wilhelm,
Commissioners Stan Braden, Jeff Moore, and Ted Rosenfeldt.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Joel Rojas, Development Services Director Laura Stokes, Principal Planner Charlie View, Project Manager
George Alvarez, Traffic Engineer
Abraham Galvan Sanchez, Deputy City Attorney Agenda items are presented in the originally agendized format but were not necessarily heard
in that order. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chair Fancher led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None. CONSENT CALENDAR: Commission Action: Moved by Commissioner Braden, seconded by Commissioner Fancher to approve consent calendar items C1 and C2. Motion passed by a 3-0-2 vote. Commissioners Moore and Wilhelm abstained.
C1. Draft May 8, 2024, Planning Commission Minutes. C2. General Plan Conformity Determination for the Sale of the 6.78-acre Mission Trails Property located at 28432 Calle Arroyo to Paul J. Valenzuela (APN: 664-071-01) and a
finding that said action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Section 15301 and 15312. (Project Manager: Matisse Reischl, Assistant City Manager).
Planning Commission Action Minutes 2 July 10, 2024
ROLL CALL: AYES: COMMISSIONER: Fancher, Braden, and Rosenfeldt. NOES: COMMISSIONER: None RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None
ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: Moore and Wilhelm. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.
NEW BUSINESS: E1. Review of Draft Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2024-2025 through 2030-2031 for General Plan Consistency (Project Manager: Charlie
View).
Charlie View provided the staff presentation and responded to questions. Chair Fancher opened the public meeting, and no one provided public testimony.
Commission Action: COMMISSIONER Wilhelm made a motion, seconded by COMMISSIONER Braden, to adopt the attached draft resolution that finds the proposed Fiscal Years 2024-2025 through 2030-2031 Capital Improvement Program is consistent with the General Plan and forward findings to the City Council. The motion passed by
a 5-0 vote.
ROLL CALL: AYES: COMMISSIONER: Fancher, Braden, Moore, Rosenfeldt, and Wilhelm.
NOES: COMMISSIONER: None RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None PUBLIC HEARINGS:
F1. Consideration of Architectural Control (AC) 23-008, Grading Plan Modification (GPM) 23-020, Tree Removal Permit (TRP) 23-024, and Vesting Tentative Tract Map (TTM) 23-002: Camino Twelve, a request for approval of a twelve-unit townhome development on a 0.61-acre parcel at 25642 Camino Del Avion (APN: 668-491-32); and a finding
said action is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15332 (Applicant: 25642 CDA, LLC, Deirdre Spaulding)(Project Manager: Laura Stokes, Principal Planner). Joel Rojas and Laura Stokes provided the staff presentation and responded to
questions. Deirdra Spaulding, Applicant, made a presentation and responded to questions.
Planning Commission Action Minutes 3 July 10, 2024
Chair Fancher opened the public hearing, and Mariam Zuniga, Carmen Villa, Yaritza Arriaga, Daniel Baum, Erik Olson, Kyle Gorman, Joel Ramirez, Paz Gilboa, Natividad Aguilar, Maria Delgado, Nicole Billings, Casey Grandahl, Claire LaFleur, Becky Grandahl, Michael Forster, Eric Drigma, and Spencer Campbell provided public
testimony. Commission Action: COMMISSIONER Rosenfeldt made a motion, seconded by COMMISSIONER Wilhelm, to adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council approve Architectural Control (AC) 23-008, Grading Plan Modification (GPM) 23-020,
Tree Removal Permit (TRP) 23-024, and Tentative Tract Map (TTM) 23-002, as
conditioned; and, find that the proposed action is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, 15332 (In-Fill Development Project). The motion passed by a 5-0 vote.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Fancher, Braden, Moore, Rosenfeldt, and Wilhelm. NOES: COMMISSIONER: None RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None
ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None INFORMATION ITEM:
None.
COMMISSION/STAFF COMMENTS: ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, Chair Fancher adjourned the meeting at 7:44 p.m. to Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at the Community Center – 25925 Camino Del Avion, San Juan Capistrano.
Approved on July 24, 2024.
__________________________________ Joel Rojas, Development Services Director
Planning Commission Secretary