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Home My WebLink About01 P.C. ACTION AGENDA 03-03-97ACTION AGENDA NO. 1 3-3-97 TUSTIN PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 24, 1997 CALL TO ORDER: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: 7:00 p.m., City Council Chambers Commissioner Steve Kozak INVOCAT I ON: ROLL CALL: Commissioner Dave Vandaveer Commissioners Present: Lou Bone, Chairman Howard Mitzman Leslie Pontious David Vandaveer Steve Kozak Staff Present: Elizabeth Binsack, Community Development Director Lois Bobak, Deputy City Attorney Daniel Fox, Senior Planner Greg Gubman, Associate Planner Barbara Reyes, Recording Secretary PUBLIC CONCERNS: (Limited to 3 minutes per person for items not on the agenda.) 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 February 10, 1997 Planning Commission Meetinq. Commissioner Pontious moved, Kozak seconded approval of the Consent Calendar. Motion carried 5-0. Planning Commission Action Agenda February 24, 1997 Page 2 PI/BLIC HEARINGS: · Vestinq Tentative Tract Map 14797, Hillside Review 96-001, Desiqn Review 96-045 And Conditional Use Permit 96-032 APPLICANT: OWNER: LOCATION: ZONING: ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: REQUEST: CATELLUS RESIDENTIAL GROUP THE IRVINE COMPANY LOT 11 AND PORTIONS OF LOTS KK, LL AND NN OF TRACT 13627; NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF PIONEER ROAD AND JAMBOREE ROAD MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (10 UNITS PER ACRE MAXIMI/M DENSITY)/HILLSIDE DISTRICT - EAST TUSTIN SPECIFIC PLAN (ETSP) THIS PROJECT IS COVERED BY A PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED EIR (85-2) FOR THE EAST TUSTIN SPECIFIC PLAN. NO ADDITIONALDOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED. 1. TO SUBDIVIDE A 29.47-ACRE SITE INTO 122 NUMBERED LOTS AND 36 LETTERED LOTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING 122 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; 3~ APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF THE PROJECT; 4. DETERMINATION THAT THE CONCEPTUAL GRADING PLANS, LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICIES AND GUIDELINES OF THE HILLSIDE DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS OF THE EAST TUSTIN SPECIFIC PLAN. Recommendation - That the Planning Commission take the following actions: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 3514 approving the Environmental Determination for .the project; 2. Adopt Resolution 35.15 approving Conditional Use'Permit 96-032, Design Review 96-045 and Hillside Review 96-001; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. 3516 recommending that the City Council approve Vesting Tentative Tract Map 14797. Presentation: Greg Gubman, Associate Planner Commissioner Pontious mo. ved, Vand.aveer seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 3514 approving the Environmental Determination for the project. Motion carried 4-0. Com'~issioner Mitzman abstained due to a conflict of interest. Planning Commission Action Agenda February 24, 1997 Page 3 Co~m!ssioner Pontious moved, Vandaveer seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 3515 approving Conditional Use Permit 96-032, Design review 96-045 and Hillside Review 96-001. Motion carried 4-0. Commissioner MitEman abstained due to a conflict of interest. Cow~issioner Pontious moved, Vandaveer seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 3516 recommending that the City Council approve Vesting Tentative Tract Map 14797 amended as follows: Exhibit A, Condition 8.1, add Item "Y" to read, "All streets within this development are private and shall be maintained by the Homeowners' Association. Should, at any time in the future, the Homeowners Association request that the City accept the streets as public streets, the Homeowners Association shall be responsible for modifying all streets tO meet the then most current'public street standards, including but not limited to: 1)removal of the vehicle gates; 2) Modification to the outside radius of the knuckles at corner intersections; 3) Addition of sidewalks in the private drives; and, 4) Compliance with the then current Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), particularly related to sidewalks, corner ramps and driveway aprons". Motion carried 4-0. Commissioner Mitzman abstained due to a conflict of interest. REGULAR BUSINESS: 3. Status Update On-Abandoned Sign Poles at 13922 Red Hill Avenue Presentation: Daniel Fox, Senior Planner, AICP Commissioner Vandaveer abstained from comment on this item due to conflict of'interest.- Lois Bobak, Deputy City'Attorney, noted that lack of enforcement of the provisions of the Sign' Ordinance which would require the removal of those pole signs, should not be interpreted as any guarantee or suggestion that staff will recommend approval of the project or that the'City will approve the project which contains those existing pole signs. By minute action the Commission. approved the 'recommendations contained in the report and requested that a status update be provided by staff at the first meeting of June 1997. Planning Commission Action Agenda February 24, 1997 Page 4 4. Status Reports Presentation: Daniel Fox, Senior Planner, AICP Commissioner Pontious moved, Vandaveer seconded, to receive and file this report. Motion carried 5-0. STAFF CONCERNS: · Report on Actions taken at the February 18, 1997 City Council Meetinq. Presentation Elizabeth A Binsack, Community Development Director The Director reported on the subject auenda. In response to the Commission request to be informed, staff reported that L.A. Cellular would be c0nductin~ radio tests at the Edin~er site, Tuesday, February 25, 1997 from 10:00 a.m. to noon. COMMISSION CONCERNS: Commissioner Pontious Stated she would be traveling to Scotland and although will be returning on March 10, 1997 and will try to attend that meeting. Commissioner Mitzman - Inquired about the closure of Chuy's Restaurant. The reason for the immediate and unannounced closure is not known by staff, however the Director will forward a letter of inquiry to them asking the reason for the closure. Commissioner Kozak Reported that he attended insurance and risk.management meetings in San Diego at which local agency liability and risk transfer for architects and engineers was discussed. Planning Commission Action Agenda February 24, 1997 Page 5 Requested an additional report from staff at the June 9, 1997 meeting concerning development opportunity, lot assemblage activities or improvements for the properties, 1) across from the Pankey site at the Old Texaco station; 2) at Nisson and Newport. across from the Carls Jr. development and, 3) at the'Alta Dena site on Newport. Staff will comply with this request. Inquired as to queuing information that he had requested from the Traffic Engineer at Newport and Holt and the driveway by the restaurant.. commissioner Vandaveer Reported that the property owner at 1111 E1 Camino Real had inquired as to why a bus shelter was being placed in front of his property. The concern is that the sidewalk is being restricted. Reported that Phil Cox had installed all the signs for Old Town and they have all withstood the recent winds. Commissioner Bone Would like to see the report on properties as requested by Commissioner KOzak to include the property behind Sizzler. He has observed trucks parked over the weekend at the dirt lot behind Sizzler and asked if Code Enforcement had a cellular phone so that they can be called on weekends. The Director stated that no cellular phone is available but that Code Enforcement can be contacted through the Police Department. She also reported that Code Enforcement Officer Mark Galvan has been out on medical'leave. Reported snipe signs on the telephone poles all the way' along Red Hill Avenue. Planning Commission Action Agenda February 24, 1997 Page 6 AD JOLrRlqMENT: Commissioner Vandaveer moved, Pontious seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 8:07 p.m. Motion carried 5-0. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission is on March 10, 1997 beginning at 7:00 p.m., Cityt Council Chambers, 300 Centennial Way, Tustin.