PC Minutes-2016-07-26MINUTES
JULY 26, 2016
SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
A. ORGANIZATION:
1. CALL TO ORDER:
The Chair called the meeting
to order at 6:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL:
Commissioners Present:
Mark Spares, Chair
Lennie DeCaro
Tim Neely
Ted Shown
Rob Williams
Commissioners Absent: Thomas Nelson, Vice -Chair (Excused absence)
Staff Present: Joel Rojas, Development Services Director
Sergio Klotz, Assistant Development Services Director
George Alvarez, Contract Engineer/Traffic Engineer
David Contreras, Senior Planner
Mathew Evans, Contract Planner
Elizabeth Hull, Deputy City Attorney
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Chair Spares led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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 July 12, 2016 Planning Commission Minutes. Approved by a 4-0 vote
(Commissioner Williams abstained).
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D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None.
E. NEW BUSINESS:
None.
F. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Consideration of Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 15-012 and Architectural
Control (AC) 15-026: Hotel Capistrano by Kimpton, review of development
plans for a proposed 102 room hotel and restaurant, Tree Removal Plan
located at 31872 Camino Capistrano (Assessor Parcel Numbers 124-160-51,
52 & 37)(Applicant: David Wood, Stratus Development Partners)(Project
Manager: Mathew Evans, Contract Planner).
Mathew Evans made the staff presentation and responded to questions.
Steve Oedekerk, Property Owner/Applicant — provided a presentation and
responded to questions.
David Wood, Applicant — provided a presentation and responded to
questions.
Chairman Speros opened the Public Hearing, and Mark Bodenhamer,
Thomas Solazzo, Dennis Hogan, Maria Nonnweiler, Margarita Solazzo, Mike
Johnson, Tom Ostensen, Steve Behmerwohld, John Gillotti, Mark Roltmann,
Steve Nordeck and Rick Friess provided public comments.
Adoption of Motion
Commissioner DeCaro made a single motion, seconded by Commissioner
Williams, to adopt:
DAVID WOOD, STRATUS DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS).
PC RESOLUTION NO. 16-07-26-02, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP)
15-012 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
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HOTEL WITH 102 ROOMS, A RESTAURANT, BANQUET FACILITIES
PC RESOLUTION NO. 16-07-26-04, GRADING PLAN MODIFICATION
KIMPTON FOR A NEW 102 ROOM HOTEL WITH A RESTAURANT.
The motion passed by a 5-0 vote.
AYES: Chair Speros, Commissioners DeCaro, Neely, Shown and
Williams.
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
2. Consideration of an Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Reportfor
the Plaza Banderas Hotel (SCH#2010051075), amendment to the Plaza
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Banderas Hotel Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) 10-01,
Architectural Control (AC)15-035 and Grading Plan Modification (GPM) 16-
006: Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, review of development plans
fora proposed 124 room hotel located at 26891 Ortega Highway (Assessor
Parcel Numbers 124-170-12, 14, 15, & 16)(Applicant: Dan Friess, Mission
Commercial Properties, Inc.). (Project Manager: David Contreras, Senior
Planner).
Commissioner Williams recused and removed himself from the Chamber at
the direction of the City Council that any commissioner with a perceived
conflict to not participate on this particular item.
David Contreras made the staff presentation and responded to questions.
Bill Griffith, Property Owner — provided presentation and responded to
questions.
Dan Friess, Property Owner/Applicant — provided presentation and
responded to questions.
Chairman Speros opened the Public Hearing, and John Gillotti, Roy Nunn,
Tom Ostensen, Ian Gardiner, Steve Behmerwohld, Mark Bodenhamer, Dave
Solt, Michael Shonafelt and Mark Weintraub provided public comments.
Adoption of Motion
Commissioner Neely made a single motion, seconded by Commissioner
Speros, to adopt:
INC.).
REVIEWED FOR VIEW CORRIDOR PROTECTION (APPLICANT: DAN
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FRIESS, MISSION COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, INC.).
CAPISTRANO FOR A NEW HOTEL WITH 124 ROOMS A RESTAURANT,
BANQUET FACILITIES, GARDEN PLAZA, SWIMMING POOL, KIDS CLUB
PC RESOLUTION NO. 16-07-26-09, AMENDMENTTO COMPREHENSIVE
PROPERTIES, INC.).
The motion passed by a 4-0 vote.
AYES: Chair Speros, Commissioners DeCaro, Neely and Shown.
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
G. INFORMATION ITEM:
None.
H. COMMISSION/STAFF DISCUSSION:
Planning Commissioner Representatives were informed that the Verizon
Appeal Hearing before the City Council was continued to August 16th.
2. The Commission asked that an item be placed on a future agenda to
consider changing the start time of regular Planning Commission meetings to
5:30 p.m.
1. ADJOURNMENT:
At 9:36 p.m., there being no further business, the Chair adjourned to Tuesday,
August 9, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
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Approved on August 9, 2016.
Sergio Klotz, Assistant Development Services Director
Planning Commission Secretary