HomeMy WebLinkAbout09 P.C. ACTION AGENDA 04-15-02AGENDA REPORT
NO. 9
04-15-02
MEETING DATE: APRIL 15, 2002 120-50 ~
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA
7:00 p.m.
Given
All present
Staff present
Approved
Adopted Resolution
No. 3827, as
amended, denying
Use Determination
02-001
ACTION AGENDA
TUSTIN PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
April 8, 2002
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Elizabeth Binsack, Community Development Director
Doug Holland, Deputy City Attomey
Karen Peterson, Senior Planner
Scott Reekstin, Senior Planner
Minoo Ashabi, Associate Planner
Eloise Harris, Recording Secretary
PUBLIC CONCERNS - None
CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes of March 25, 2002, Planning Commission meeting.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
USE DETERMINATION 02-001 AND CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT 02-001 A REQUEST TO DETERMINE THAT
INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES BE CONDITIONALLY
PERMITTED IN THE IRVINE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
PLANNED COMMUNITY AND TO ESTABLISH A 4,047
SQUARE FOOT TUTORIAL FACILITY. THIS PROJECT IS
Action Agenda - Planning Commission April 8, 2002 - Page
Received and made
suggestions for
staff to share with
the City Council
Director
Hamilton
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LOCATED AT 2680 WALNUT AVENUE, UNIT AB, WITHIN
THE PLANNED COMMUNITY INDUSTRIAL (PC-IND)
ZONING DISTRICT.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 3827
denying Use Determination 02-001 and Conditional Use
Permit 02-001.
REGULAR BUSINESS
BUSINESS REGULATIONS AND LICENSE AND PERMIT
BOARD ORDINANCE. ARTICLE 3 OF THE TUSTIN CITY
CODE CONTAINS THE CITY'S BUSINESS REGULATIONS.
THESE REGULATIONS WERE ADOPTED INDIVIDUALLY
BY SUBJECT BEGINNING IN 1928 AND NEED TO BE
SUBSTANTIALLY UPDATED TO PROTECT THE HEALTH,
SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY
OF TUSTIN.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Planning Commission provide input as appropriate.
STAFF CONCERNS
Report of Actions taken at the April 1, 2002, City Council
meeting.
Indicated there were no Planning Commission items on the
April 1,2002, City Council agenda; and, noted the following are
planned for the April 15, 2002, City Council meeting:
· Old Town Fee Waiver
· Business License Ordinance
· Final Parcel Map for Elizabeth Way
· CDBG Action Plan.
Noted that Justina Willkom will be showcased as Employee of
the Quarter at the April 15~h meeting.
COMMISSION CONCERNS
Thanked staff for their thorough work preparing tonight's
packet.
Action Agenda - Planning Commission April 8, 2002 - Page 2
Jennings
Stated the Philly Cheesesteak sign has been removed from the
monument and placed on a pickup truck parked near the Wells
Fargo Bank building in Larwin Square.
Asked why there has been a blue tarp on the roof of the First
Bank building (Holt/Irvine) for so long.
Stated the center at Newport Avenue and the I-5 freeway has a
number of permanent signs and banner signs advertising the
antique store(s).
Peterson
Asked if the signs are temporary or permanent.
Jennings
Answered there are three permanent signs, two banners
outside, and one banner inside covering the entire window.
Echoed Commissioner Hamilton's remarks regarding tonight's
agenda items.
Denny
Thanked staff for the thorough work preparing tonight's agenda
items.
Stated his concern regarding Ordinance No. 1076 which
conditionally permits recreational uses in the Irvine Industrial
Complex; and, asked staff to follow up and bring information
back to the Planning Commission.
Davert
Added Ordinance No. 1076 is also a concern for him.
Jennings
Stated that she would like to know why one use may be
recreational and another is assembly or instructional.
Director
Indicated that staff may need to provide a workshop to discuss
the ramifications and alternatives available; and, stated staff
will take the Commission's direction and prepare an analysis of
uses allowed in the industrial district.
Denny
Asked if graffiti on a Caltrans sign is referred to Caltrans.
Director
Responded that staff sometimes calls Caltrans; but, if the
graffiti is a safety issue such as a Yield sign, staff would initiate
the cleanup.
Denny
Pointed out there is graffiti on the Caltrans sign on the Redhill/
I-5 over-crossing.
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Denny
Davert
Hamilton
Davert
Kozak
8:24 p.m.
Stated he has received questions from neighbors regarding the
Albertsons site at Newport and First, asking if there is a
development plan for that center.
Reported that the Planning Commission recently approved a
major remodel; Albertsons will expand and continue at the site,
adding a drive-through pharmacy.
Stated he asked Albertsons recently about the progress and
was told the teardown will begin in October.
Congratulated the Parks and Recreation Commission for the
successful Egg Hunt, which he attended with his daughter, and
estimated there were between 2,000-3,000 children involved.
Indicated his appreciation for the progress at the car wash
across the street from City Hall.
Noted it is good to see that the widening at El Camino Real and
Redhill moving forward.
Asked if there are regulations against the banner signs hanging
on the fence near the Baptist Church on Walnut east of Tustin
Ranch Road.
Stated there is also graffiti on the southbound I-5 just before
Newport Avenue on a green and white Caltrans sign.
Stated there is trash and debris along the sound wall at the
southbound offramp to Tustin Ranch Road.
Thanked staff for the informational memorandum from Council
regarding the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons
Act, the development plan booklet for Pioneer Road Park, and
the work on the Business Regulations and tutorial center.
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the Planning Commission is
scheduled for Monday, April 22, 2002, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Council Chamber at 300 Centennial Way.
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