PC Minutes-2015-06-23MINUTES
JUNE 23, 2015
PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
A. ORGANIZATION:
1. CALL TO ORDER:
The Planning Commission Secretary called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL:
Commissioners Present: Sheldon Cohen, Chair
Rob Williams, Vice -chair
Lennie DeCaro
Thomas Nelson
Stephen Rice
Ted Shown
Mark Speros
Commissioners Absent: None
Staff Present: Charlie View, Development Services Director
David Contreras, Senior Planner
Nick Taylor, Associate Planner
Elizabeth Wagner Hull, Deputy City Attorney
Steve Kooyman, Assistant Public Works Director
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The Chair 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:
1. Approved the revised Draft June 9, 2015, Meeting Minutes. Approved by a 7-0
vote.
PC Action Minutes 2 June 23 2015
D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None.
E. NEW BUSINESS:
None.
F. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Consideration of Conditional Use Permit (CUP)14-019, Floodplain Land Use Permit
(FP) 15-001, Verizon Wireless San Juan Creek (Tar Farms): Core Development
Services requests approval of a 65'-0" tall ground mounted, faux eucalyptus
wireless telecommunications facility, consisting of 12 panel antennas, 12 remote
radio units, 1 microwave dish, and 2 GPS antennas, and an equipment shelter,
located in the flood zone at 28411 San Juan Creek Road, Assessor Parcel Number
124-223-69, with a General Open Space land use designation, and located in the
General Open Space zoning district. (Project Manager: Nick Taylor, Associate
Planner).
Nick Taylor made the staff presentation and responded to questions.
Ross Miletich,Applicant —Core Development Services, provided presentation and
responded to questions.
Chairman Cohen opened the Public Hearing. Francie Kennedy, 28012 San Juan
Creek Road, provided testimony requesting to relocate the structure. Chair Cohen
closed the Public Hearing.
Adoption of Motion
Commissioner Speros made a motion to approve the Conditional Use Permit
application with additional conditions to comply with structures being built to the City
of Los Angeles emergency standards. The motion failed due to lack of a 20°
Commissioner Nelson made a motion, seconded by Commissioner DeCaro to
continue the Verizon Wireless San Juan Creek (Tar Farms) Conditional Use Permit
and Floodplain Land Use Permit to the July 28, 2015, Planning Commission
meeting with direction to the applicant to come back with other alternatives. The
motion passed by a 7-0 vote.
AYES: Commissioners Cohen, DeCaro, Nelson, Rice, Speros, Shown and
Williams.
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
PC Action Minutes 3 June 23 2015
Consideration of Tentative Tract Map (TTM)17642 (15-001), Hidden Creek Estates:
Jim Adam requests approval of a tentative tract map to create eight (8) lots for the
development of single-family detached homes on an existing 2.5 acre parcel,
located along the west side of Camino Capistrano and north of Junipero Serra
Road, Assessor Parcel Number 121-050-01 with a Medium Density Land Use
Designation, and located in the RS -10,000 zoning district. (Project Manager: David
Contreras, Senior Planner).
David Contreras made the staff presentation and responded to questions.
Jim Adam, Applicant, responded to questions.
Chairman Cohen opened the Public Hearing, no member of the public provided
comment, and he closed the Public Hearing.
Adoption of Resolution
Commissioner Speros made a motion, seconded by Commissioner DeCaro to adopt
a resolution recommending City Council approval of TTM 17842, Hidden Creek
Estates. The motion passed by a 7-0 vote.
AYES: Commissioners Cohen, DeCaro, Nelson, Rice, Speros, Shown and
Williams.
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
G. INFORMATION ITEM:
None.
H. COMMISSION/STAFF DISCUSSION:
PC Action Minutes 4 June 23, 2015
I. ADJOURNMENT:
At 7:57 p.m., there being no further business, the Chair adjourned to Tuesday, July 14,
2015, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Approved onJ ly 28, 2015.
N'ayl , Associate Planner
Acing Planning Commission Secretary