PC Minutes-2016-05-10A. ORGANIZATION:
1. CALL TO ORDER:
MINUTES
MAY 10, 2016
PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:30p.m .
2. ROLL CALL:
Commissioners Present: Mark Speros, Chair
Thomas Nelson, Vice-chair
Stephen Rice
Ted Shown
Rob Williams
Commissioners Absent: Lennie DeCaro (Excused absence)
Tim Neely (Excused absence)
Staff Present: Joel Rojas, Development Services Director
Sergio Klotz, Assistant Development Services Director
HongDao Nguyen, Deputy City Attorney
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The Chair Speros led the Pledge of Allegiance .
Agenda items are presented in the originally agendized format for the benefit of the
minutes' reader, but were not necessarily heard in that order.
B. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None .
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 April 26, 2016 Planning Commission Minutes . Approved by a 5-0
vote.
PC Action Minutes 2 May 10, 2016
2 . Resolution to deny Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 15-015 and Floodplain
Land Use Permit (FP) 16-001; Verizon -Plaza Del Rio, an application to
establish a wireless telecommunications facility including a new 45'-0" tall
faux bell tower with 12 panel antennas, 12 remote radio units, 2 raycaps, and
2 equipment cabinets and stand-by emergency generator to be enclosed
within the proposed structure, located in the flood zone at 32391 Camino
Capistrano (Assessor Parcel Numbers 668-091-09)(Applicant: Verizon
Wireless c/o Core Development Services) (Project Manager: Lindsay Ortega,
Contract Planner).
Adopt ion of Resolution
PC RESOLUTION NO. 16-05-10-01 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP)
15-015, A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO . CALIFORNIA DENYING A CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF 45'-0" TALL FAUX BELL
TOWER WITH 12 PANEL ANTENNAS , 12 REMOTE RAD IO UN ITS . 2
RAYCAPS. 2 EQUIPMENT CABINETS AND A STAND-BY EMERGENCY
GENERATOR TO BE ENCLOSED WITHIN THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE,
LOCATED AT 32391 CAMINO CAPISTRANO . (ASSESSOR PARCEL
NUMBER 668-091-09) (APPLICANT: VERIZON WIRELESS , C/0 CORE
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES).
Commissioner Williams made a motion, seconded by Vice-Chair Nelson, to
adopt the resolution denying a Conditional Use Permit for the installation of
45' -0" tall faux bell tower with 12 panel antennas, 12 remote radio units, 2
raycaps, 2 equipment cabinets and a stand-by emergency generator to be
enclosed within the proposed structure. The motion passed by a 3-2 vote.
AYES: Chair Speros, Vice-Chair Nelson and Commissioner Williams .
NOES: Commissioners Rice and Shown .
ABSTAIN: None.
PC RESOLUTION NO. 16 -05-10 -02 FL OODPLAIN LAND USE PERMI T (FP)
16-001, A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO , CALIFORNIA RECOMMENDING THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL DENY A FLOODPLAIN LAND USE PERMIT FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF 45 '-0 " TALL FAUX BELL TOWER WI T H 12
PAN E LANTENNAS , 12 REMOTE RADIO UNITS , 2 RAYCAPS , 2
EQUIPMENT CABINET S AND A STAND-BY EMERGENCY GENER ATOR
TO BE ENCLOSED WITHIN THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE. LOCATED AT
32391 CAMINO CAPISTRANO, (ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBER 668-091-
09) (APPLICANT: VERIZON WIRELESS , C/0 CORE DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES).
PC Actio n Min ute s 3 May 10 . 20 16
Vice Chair Nelson made a motion, seconded by Chair Speros, to adopt the
resolution recommending that the City Council deny a Floodplain Land Use
Permit for the installation of 45'-0" tall faux bell tower with 12 panel antennas,
12 remote radio units, 2 raycaps, 2 equipment cabinets and a stand-by
emergency generator to be enclosed within the proposed structure . The
motion passed by a 3-2 vote.
AYES: Chair Speros, Vice-Chair Nelson and Commissioner Williams.
NOES: Commissioners Rice and Shown .
ABSTAIN: None .
D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None .
E. NEW BUSINESS:
None .
F. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None .
G. INFORMATION ITEM:
None .
H. COMMISSION/STAFF DISCUSSION:
I. ADJOURNMENT:
At 6:43 p.m ., there being no further business, the Acting Chair adjourned to
Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at 6 :30p.m . in the Council Chambers.
Approved on June 14 , 2016.
Serg~ant Development Services Director
Planning Commission Secretary