PC Minutes-2016-08-23MINUTES
August 23, 2016
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 Speros, Chair
Lennie DeCaro
Tim Neely
Ted Shown
Rob Williams
Commissioners Absent:
None
Staff Present: Joel Rojas, Development Services Director,
Sergio Klotz, Assistant Development Services Director
Elizabeth Hull, Deputy City Attorney
Mathew Evans, Contract Planner
George Alvarez, Contract City Engineer / Traffic Engineer
Eric Bauman, Assistant Utilities Director
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Chair Speros 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 26, 2016 Planning Commission Minutes. Approved by a 5-0 vote.
2. Draft August 9, 2016 Planning Commission Minutes. Approved with
corrections, by 5-0 vote.
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D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Continued Consideration of General Plan Consistency for the Draft Seven -
Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2016-2017
through 2022-2023 (Project Manager: George Alvarez, Contract City
Engineer/Traffic Engineer) Continued from July 12, 2016, Planning
Commission Meeting.
George Alvarez made the staff presentation and responded to questions.
Eric Bauman, Assistant Utilities Director made the staff presentation and
responded to questions.
Adoption of Resolution
PC RESOLUTION NO. 16-08-23-01, A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO FINDING THAT
THE FISCAL YEAR 2016 THROUGH 2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM CONFORMS TO THE CITY'S ADOPTED GENERAL PLAN.
Commissioner Neely made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Speros, to
find the CIP consistent with the General Plan except for CIP Project 172011
and CIP Project "Systems Repairs and Upgrades of Appurtenances'. The
motion passed by 5-0 vote.
AYES: Chair Speros and Commissioners DeCaro, Neely, Shown and
Williams.
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
Commissioner Speros made a motion, seconded by Commissioner DeCaro,
to find CIP Project 17201 not consistent with General Plan Land Use Goal #
1.1. The motion passed by a 3-2 vote.
AYES: Chair Speros and Commissioners DeCaro and Shown.
NOES: Commissioners Neely and Williams.
ABSTAIN: None
Commissioner Shown made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Speros,
to find CIP Project "Systems Repairs and Upgrades of Appurtenances" not
consistent with General Plan Safety Goals and recommend that the City
Council increase funding for said project. The motion passed by a 5-0 vote.
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AYES: Chair Speros and Commissioners DeCaro, Neely, Shown and
Williams.
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
Commissioner Speros made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Williams,
to appoint Commissioner Speros as Representative for the affirmative vote
and Shown as secondary Representative and to appoint, Commissioner
Williams as an opposing Representative and Neely as an Alternate
Representative when the item is presented to the City Council to answer any
questions.
AYES: Chair Speros and Commissioners DeCaro, Neely, Shown and
Williams.
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
E. NEW BUSINESS:
Consideration of Sign Permit Program (SP)16-025; Temporary Real Estate
Sign Program for the Pacifica San Juan, review of a real estate sign
program for a 419 unit, 257 -acre residential development generally located
between the intersection of Camino Las Rambles at Avenida California and
Vista Marina at Valle Road west of Interstate 5, south and east of McCracken
Hill, south of the San Juan Meadows project, and west of the Lomas San
Juan neighborhood (Applicant: Matthew Land, Taylor -Morrison Homes.)(
(Assessor's Parcel Numbers: 675-081-17 through -21, 23; 675-085-01
through -48; 675-351-17; 675-411-1 through -75; 675-421- 01 through -19;
675-431-01 through -39; 675-441-01 through -03; 675-442-01 through -07;
675-443-01 through -03; 675-444-01 through -25; 675-451-01 through -31;
675-461-01 through -52; and 675-471-01 through -41) (Project Manager:
Mathew Evans, Contract Planner).
Mathew Evans made the staff presentation and responded to questions.
Mathew Land Applicant — provided a presentation and responded to
questions.
Adoption of Resolution
PCRESOLUTION NO. 16-08-23-02, SIGN PROGRAM (SP) 16-025 A
RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN
JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIAAPPROVING SIGN PROGRAM 16-025,
ATEMPORARY MASTER SUBDIVISION SIGN PROGRAM FOR ALL
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TRACTS WITHIN THE PACIFICA SAN JUAN RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT (ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBERS 675-081-17
THROUGH -21, 23; 675-085-01 THROUGH -48; 675-351-17; 675-411-1
THROUGH -75; 675-421- 01 THROUGH -19; 675-431-01 THROUGH -39;
675-441-01 THROUGH -03; 675- 442-01 THROUGH -07; 675-443-01
THROUGH -03; 675-444-01 THROUGH -25; 675451-01 THROUGH -31;
675461-01 THROUGH -52; AND 675-471-01 THROUGH-41)(APPLICANT:
MATTHEW LAND, TAYLOR MORRISON HOMES)
Commissioner Speros made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Neely, to
adopt a resolution approving Sign Program (SP)16-026 and the Temporary
Subdivision sign program for the Pacifica San Juan residential development
project. The motion passed by a 5-0 vote.
AYES: Chair Speros, Commissioners DeCaro, Neely, Shown and
Williams.
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
F. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None
G. INFORMATION ITEM:
None,
H. COMMISSIONISTAFF DISCUSSION:
Planning Commissioner Representatives reminder for upcoming City Council
agenda items. Staff alerted the Commission of three Planning Commission
appeal items to be heard at the September 6 City Council meeting.
2. Planning Commission request to consider an earlier start time for regular
Planning Commission meetings. — The Planning Commissioners agreed
to keep 6:30 p.m. start time.
3. Commissioner Tim Neely requested to receive a hard -copy Planning
Commission agenda packet and all Commissioners requested information
to access the city system that allows downloading of the PC agenda.
I. ADJOURNMENT:
At 7:29 p.m., there being no further business, the Chair adjourned to Tuesday,
September 13, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
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Approved on September 13, 2016.
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Sergio Klotz, Assistant Development Services Director
Planning Commission Secretary