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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes 09-05-78bllN[J'l']}S O1: TlIli 'f[JSTIN PIJ:\NN lNG .\GENCY TUSTIN CITY CliN'I'I!R SEPTI!MBI!R S, 1978 regular meeting of the City of Tustin Planning Agnncy ~as held on the 5th day of September, 1978 at 3:00 PM in the {]ounc'il Chambers, Centennial ~¥ny at Ma in Street, Tust i n, Ca I i Forni a. 1. C.\I.I. TO ORDIiR The meeting was called to order at 3:08 I)51 by Chairman lYelsh. I[. PI.liDGIGOF ALLEGIANCE [,ed by .Xlr. Sharp I I I . I N\.'OCATION (;iron by Mr. Saltarelli. tV. ROI.I, CAI.I. PRIiSIiNT: ,XlE,XlBERS: l~elsh, Sharp, Saltarelli ABSENT: MI!.XlBIiRS: Kennedy, Schuster OTIIIiRS PRESENT: Dan Blankenship, City Administrator Kennard Smith, (:it)' ..\ttorney (Sitting in for Rourke) Brian .J. Chase, Community Development I)irector Diane ,lasinski, Recording Secretary ..\PI)ROVAI, OF blINU'I'ES bloved by Mr. Sharp, seconded by .\Ir. Saitarelli to approve thc minutes of the meeting held on August 21, 1978. Carried unan i mous I y. VI. I)tJBI. IC llI~ARI×GS IJse Permit 78-19 - I~illiam llockenberry for Jansvu Properties, Tnt., requesting authorization to construct 28 condominium traits tn the Planned l)evelopment district, located southerly of 422 I¥. Fi rst St feet. 51r. Chase requested a continuance until the next regular meeting of the Planning ..\gency at which time a full report ivtll bo given. .\Ir. llockenberry m~s present at meeting and ~,'ould tike to review his site plan for the Agency. The public hearing ~'as opened at 3:11 p,xl blr. llockenberry, Architect representing Jansvu Properties, inc., addressed agencies as to some of the corrections on h'is revised plans, 'it had been before the Agency previously but did not meet open space requ.irements. Ilo gave a basic overviews' of the redesign. Recognizing the fact that u continuance was asked for, ,~.Ir. Sharp requested ,\Ir. ttockenberry to develop a simple section,- north-south across the site to get a feeling for vertical elements of the project, the underground parking, crc., as there is a little difficulty with visibility in site lines. Mr. Hockenberry agreed. There being no further comments or objections, the public portion of the meeti, ng was closed at 3:16 blovcd by blr. Sharp to continue til the next meeting on the 18th day of September seconded by ~xlr. Saltarelli Carried unanimouslv. -1- Use Permit 78-21 Tustin Unif.ied School I).istrict requesting authoriza- tion to"-~s'e-'C. C. l.ambert School as an annex to Tustin Iligh School, with maximum of 300 students. I,ocation of school is IISI San .hmn. Mr. Chase presented the repo'rt and stated that it had been reviewed by City staff with the only concerns being parking and pedestrian safety. The (lit}' lingineer felt that ~,'ith proper signage and thc restriction of parking by the school district itself, Milch the}' stated in a letter ['rom Mr. Suthcrland, there ~,,ould be no problems. 5lt. Chase also stated this hearing had been noticed in the papers t~'ice, and a notice was sent to all property m,'ners with.in 300 feet of the school; no comments ~,'ere received on the proposed use. 5Ir. Sharp conunented that this was a very good idea and that 'it shmvs that tile School I)istrSct .is beginnimlg to think al)out alternate uses for some of thc closed schools, lie feels that the Agency and staff should begin to meet more often with the School District to explore ways in which both agencies may mutually bene£it, lie ~'ould like to encourage that kind of planning being pursued where staff can advise thc Agency of things they might do that ~ould really help put together better services for less money for the people that have to bear tile cost of all these tilings. .Xlr. I.arry Sutherland addressed tile Agency on behal(' o(' the Tustitl Unified School District. Mr. Sutherland stated that t~,'o of the five closed schools were within the City of Tustin, (:. (:. l.ambert, and C. T. lilt, and tile Board of l~ducat'ion was cons.idering a proposal for lJtt School to be leased to lrvine School District. The high school is hoping to use two or the three larger buildings at l.ambert School. The School Board has been made aware of the potent/al joint uses with other agencies, (i.e., the City of 'l'uStiT~ in a cultural arts program or park and recreation endeavor), lle mentioned that ~Ir. Chase Ivas a member of tile Committee for consideration of future use of the closed schools, and they are presently working together and expect to see moreofthis in thc future. Chairman lYelsh shares comments and hopes staff ~'ill recogni:e desire of Agency to work in cooperation lqith the School District in the ut i l i :at ion of school facilities that would be to tile benefit for taxpayers. There being no further comments or objections, the public hearing was closed at 3:2.5 p.Xl. t_Xl. oy_e_d.._b.).'. M._F.._. Saltare 11 i to app_roye Use Pe rmi t_ .7_8.-.21..bT. tile..p.d_2,p._tipn' of Resolution No. 1779, ._s?.c.o_nded by .Xlr. Sharp. C.a_r.r_~_c.,_d.:___2_-0, I¥e 1 s h ..\ b s t a i n ed. Pre-Zone 78-18 - Clit't'ord Thompson, to pre-zone property located at 1'87122 i¥arren Avenue from Orange County li-4 to (;it)' of Tustin Planned I)evelopment (PD)D/strict. blt. Chase presented the report and stated tile property is presently under the process with staff for annexation. This is an existing private street lined with single family homes. Ilo ~,'ould have to Unprove that street. It .is the obligation of tile homeo~vners to mai. ntain. The publLc hearing was opened at 3:20 P?.l. There being no comments o'r object ions, tile public port ion of tile hearing was closed at 3:20 p.Xl. Chairman Welsh questioned why thc change was from l{-.l to Pl) as opposed to R-I. Mr. Chase stated that the property just isn't wide enough to get a lmblic street through. It would be a private street, similar in nature to that approved .in Packers Square. Most of the condominium projects in the City consist of priv~te streets. Annexation consent forms received from both the church, and tile property o~ner. Staff is cur'rently preparing annexation map which should be on the first meeting in October at I...\FCO. -2- Moved by Hr. Sharp to recommend approval of Pre-zone 78-18 to the f.~.i_ty Council by the adoption of Resolution No. 1778, seconded by Mr. Saltarclli. Carried unanimously. VII. PUBI,IC CONCERNS None VIII. 01,I) BUSINESS None IX. NIB',' BIJS I NI!SS None X. {]ORI>d{SPONI)ENC}i None XI. ST:\FF CONCIiRNS III. XIlI. In regards to the staff responding to County Board of Supervisors on the airport situation on the EIR, a letter was sent asking that the lilR not be acted upon as it was incomplete; it did not address tile noise impact over Tustin, and also did not address what is referred to as "preferred take-off pattern". 'fhe only action taken was to close EIR process and begin a series of other studies on noise and other alternatives, which is what has been our basic concerns all along. For information purposes, there will be u proposal for art office building on Newport M'enue near the corner of San Juan, adjacent to existing nursery. Other proposals will be taking place on E1 Camino as well as Xewport. Two of these areas were formerly count>' islands that were annexed to the City and pre-zoned ['or commercial uses; you will see a desirable change within the next six months. AGENCY CONCEI{NS M. O. to advertise hearing to declare Sixth Street property as surplus property. Moved by 5Ir. Sharp, seconded by Mr. Saltarelli. Carried unanimously. A I),J OURNMIiNT Moved by Mr. Sharp, seconded by 5Ir. Saltarelli that the meeting be r.tdj, ourned until the next regular meeting of the Planning ..\gcncy on tile 18th day of September, 1978. ,Meeting adjourned at 3:40 I'M.. RECOI{I) [ N~I~C RETARY CI I..\ I RbI:\N / dp j: 9/13/78 -'3-