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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes 04-28-97MINUTES TUSTIN PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING APRIL 28, 1997 CALL TO ORDER: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: 7:00 p.m., City Council Chambers Commissioner Vandaveer INVOCATION: Tustin Police Chaplain, Father Christopher Heath ROLL CALL: Commissioners Present: Lou Bone, Chairman David Vandaveer Steve Kozak Howard Mitzman Leslie Pontious Staff Present: Elizabeth Binsack, Community Development Director Mary Binning, Deputy City Attorney Daniel Fox, Senior Planner Barbara Reyes, Recording Secretary PUBLIC CONCERNS: (Limited to 3 minutes per person for items not on the agenda.) No Public Concerns were expressed. CONSENT CALENDAR: (ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS PRIOR TO THE TIME OF THE VOTING ON THE MOTION UNLESS MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, STAFF OR PUBLIC REQUEST SPECIFIC ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED AND/OR REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE ACTION.) 1. Minutes of the April 14, 1997 Planninq Commission Meetinq. Coa~issioner Vandaveer moved, Pontious seconded, approval of the Consent Calendar. Motion carried 5-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Vestinq Tentative Tract Map 15427, Desiqn Review 97-002 and Conditional Use Permit 97-001 APPLICANT: OWNER: LOCATION: ZONING: BAYWOOD DEVELOPMENT GROUP 160 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 155 NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660 ATTENTION: MR. NEAL PEDERSEN THE IRVINE COMPANY P.O. BOX I NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92658-8904 ATTENTION: MR. DAVID CONLEY LOTS 2,B,C, & I OF TRACT 15055; SOUTHEAST CORNER OF IRVINE BOULEVARD & TUSTIN RANCH ROAD MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (16 UNITS PER ACRE MAXIMUM DENSITY) - EAST TUSTIN SPECIFIC PLAN (ETSP ENVIRONMENTAL Planning Commission Minutes April 28, 1997 Page 2 STATUS: REQUEST: THIS PROJECT IS COVERED BY A PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED EIR (85-2) FOR THE EAST TUSTIN SPECIFIC PLAN. NO ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED. 1. TO SUBDIVIDE A 5.89 GROSS ACRE SITE INTO 53 NUMBERED LOTS AND 23 LETTERED LOTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING 53 SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLING UNITS; 2. APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT PURSUANT TO THE CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF THE EAST TUSTIN SPECIFIC PLAN; AND, 3. APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF THE PROJECT. Recommendation - That the Planning Commission: i. Adopt Resolution No. 3520 approving the Determination for the project; Environmental Adopt Resolution No. 3521 approving Conditional Use Permit 97- 001 and Design Review 97-001; and, o Adopt Resolution No. 3522 recommending that the City Counci± approve Vesting Tentative Tract Map 15427. The Public Hearing opened at 7:04 p.m. Commissioner Mitzman abstained due to owning a property within 300 feet of the proposed site. Presentation: Daniel Fox, AICP, Senior Planner Commissioner Bone requested a clarification of the deviation from City street standards. Daniel Fox stated that the applicant is proposing two street standard deviations. The first is the elimination of sidewalks on the private drives; sidewalks have not typically been applied to smaller motor courts of six units or less in cluster developments. Orienting the paseos toward the backbone street system assures adequate pedestrian circulation. The second deviation is the elimination of a cul-de-sac at the terminus of street A. In this case there is not room for a cul-de-sac; vehicular circulation is not compromised with this design and Fire Department minimum standards are satisfied. Commissioner Bone asked if a stop sign could be installed at the outbound exit onto Kinsman Circle. Daniel Fox stated that although not a specific identified condition, private street standards require a stop sign at the Kinsman Circle intersection. Commissioner Kozak inquired if there were sufficient mitigations from traffic noise for those homes which face Irvine Boulevard. Daniel Fox affirmed that conditions included in the resolutions require conformance with the City Noise Ordinance and acoustical upgrades to achieve the noise standards. Commissioner Vandaveer asked if Lot M would be a construction entrance/exit and later turned into a tot-lot or if there would be no access at all at this point. Daniel Fox stated there are plans for a landscaped tot-lot only and no vehicular access at Lot Mo Planning Commission Minutes April 28, 1997 Page 3 Commissioner Pontious stated she had a concern about the lack of sidewalks but believes the creative way the units are facing alleviates the problem and she is satisfied. Commissioner Bone asked to have the environmental documentation clarified. Daniel Fox stated the goal is to identify that this particular development is consistent with the 1985 Tustin Ranch Specific Plan Initial Study Program EIR. To do that the Commission must determine that there are no further impacts than those previously identified and accepted. Neal Pedersen, Baywood Development, stated that he has reviewed and concurs with the report and conditions. He stated that there is no anticipated use either temporary or permanently for access at Lot M. Concerning traffic noise, all the units along Tustin Ranch Road and Irvine Boulevard will be treated with special sound attenuation protection. Commissioner Bone asked the projected time lines and selling prices and how the fences would be set into the ground at installation. Neal Pedersen stated that in a little over a year and one-half sales would begin and the range of price would be between $190 and $210 thousand. The posts of wood fences are to be placed in concrete bases. Commissioner Bone called attention to Resolution 3522, page 11, Condition 7.3, concerning the Tustin Noise Ordinance and asked if Baywood Development understood the hours allowed for construction operations. Neal Pedersen indicated that Baywood Development would comply with the terms of the Noise Ordinance. The Public Hearing closed at 7:25 p.m. Commissioner Pontious moved, Vandaveer seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 3520 approving the Environmental Determination for the project. Motion carried 4-0. Commissioner Mitzm~n ~hstained. Comm%ssioner Pontious moved, Vandaveer seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 3521 approving Conditional Use Permit 97-001 and Design Review 97-001, ~mended as follows: Exhibit A, page 5, Condition 3.5, fourth line from the bottom of paragraph, "Pioneer Road" changed to read,"Kinsman Circle". Motion carried 4-0. Commissioner Mitzman abstained. Commissioner Pontious moved, Vandaveer seconded, adoption of Resolution No. 3522 recommending that the City Council approve Vesting Tentative Tract Map 15427 ~mended as follows: Exhibit A page 14, Item K, first sentence should read, "Individual units shall not have separate external television and radio antennas except as otherwise provided by law". Item "O" is to be eliminated and all subsequent items relettered. Motion carried 4-0. Commissioner Mitzman abstained. REGULAR BUSINESS: 3. Status Reports Presentation: Daniel Fox, AICP, Senior Planner Planning Commission Minutes April 28, 1997 Page 4 Commissioner Vandaveer moved, Pontious seconded, to receive and file this report. Motion carried 5-0. STAFF CONCERNS: 4. Report on Actions taken at the April 21, 1997 City Council Meetinq. Presentation: Elizabeth A. Binsack, Community Development Director The Director reported on the subject agenda. COMMISSION CONCERNS: Commissioner Pontious Requested that a summary of the Mills Act as it applies to Old Town be prepared for the Planning Commission. The Director stated that new language is being developed by the state, and the item will be agendized for a future meeting. Commissioner Mitzman Reported that Circuit City is using human signs in violation of City code. Reported that the Union Bank signs are temporary and should be made permanent. Commissioner Kozak Reported that the Lucky's pole sign is missing some of the lettering. Commissioner Vandaveer Reported the sign missing at Foster Printing at 6th Street. Reported that the salon at E1 Camino Real and 2nd Street is still using a temporary identification sign past the 60 day allowable period. Requested that the Old Town merchants be provided with a copy of the summary report on the Mills Act. Commissioner Bone Reported that the turret at E1 Camino and Main Street is not perceived as finished by residents of the City. The Director stated that the turret is finished as per the submitted plan and can be modified if the property owner agrees. Planning Commission Minutes April 28, 1997 Page 5 ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Vandaveer moved, Kozak seconded, meeting at 7:35 p.m. Motion carried 5-0. to adjourn the The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission is on May 12, 1997 beginning at 7:00 p.m., City Council Chambers, 300 Centennial Way, Tustin. LOU BONE Cha i rman Recording Secretary