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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07 PC ACTION AGENDA 01-15-07AGENDA REPORT MEETING DATE: JANUARY 15, 2007 TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER FROM: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA ACTION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING TUSTIN PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 8, 2007 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER Given PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Present: Chair Floyd Chair Pro Tem Puckett Commissioners Lee and Nielsen Absent: Commissioner Kozak Puckett: Stated for the record that the U.S. Congress had the day off for the BCS Championship game, while the City's Planning Commission and staff were on the job. Staff present Elizabeth Binsack, Community Development Director Jason Retterer, Deputy City Attorney Christine Shingleton, Assistant City Manager Dana Ogdon, Assistant Community Development Director Scott Reekstin, Senior Planner Justina Willkom, Senior Planner Chad Ortlieb, Associate Planner Ryan Swiontek, Assistant Planner Eloise Harris, Recording Secretary None PUBLIC CONCERNS Action Agenda - Planning Commission 1-8-07 - Page 1 CONSENT CALENDAR Approved 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - NOVEMBER 27, 2006, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. PUBLIC HEARINGS Adopted Resolution Nos. 4047 and 4048, with one modification noted by staff 2. USE DETERMINATION 06-002 AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 06-022 TO ESTABLISH A PET HOTEL WITHIN A PET STORE AS A CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USE IN THE PLANNED COMMUNITY MIXED USE (PCMU) ZONING DISTRICT AND TO CONDITIONALLY PERMIT THE PROPOSED USE AT 2741 EL CAMINO REAL. IN ADDITION, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE AN OUTPATIENT VETERINARY CARE AND PET GROOMING BUSINESS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SAME PET STORE. RECOMMENDATION: That the Planning Commission: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 4047 approving Use Determination . 06-002. 2. Adopt Resolution No. 4048 approving Conditional Use Permit 06-022. Adopted Resolution 3. SIGN CODE EXCEPTION 06-002 TO REPLACE A No. 4046 MONUMENT SIGN FACE THAT CURRENTLY IDENTIFIES ONE BUSINESS WITH A SIGN FACE IDENTIFYING TWO BUSINESSES. THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED AT 13152 NEWPORT AVENUE IN THE PLANNED COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL (PC COMM) ZONING DISTRICT. RECOMMENDATION: That the Planning Commission' adopt Resolution 4046 approving Sign Code Exception 06-002. Adopted Resolution 4. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 06-01 RECOMMENDING No. 4049 THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 06-01 AND AUTHORIZE ITS EXECUTION. THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 06-01 IS TO GIVE THE DEVELOPER THE ASSURANCE THAT THE CITY WILL NOT REPEAL OR SUBSTANTIVELY AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC PARKING AREA ORDINANCE RELATED TO DESIGNATION OR DE- DESIGNATION OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AS A PUBLIC Action Agenda - Planning Commission 1-8-07 - Page 2 PARKING AREA IN ANY MANNER THAT MATERIALLY AFFECTS THE PROJECT AND TO GIVE THE CITY THE ASSURANCE THAT THE DEVELOPER SHALL WORK TOWARD AND COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT. RECOMMENDA TION: That the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 4049 recommending that the City Council approve Development Agreement 06-01 and authorize its execution. REGULAR BUSINESS Received and filed 5. 2005 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT YEAR IN REVIEW. The Community Development Department Activity - Year in Review briefly describes the total number of discretionary projects (Le. Conditional Use Permits, Design Reviews, Subdivision Maps, etc.), major accomplishments for various functional areas within the Community Development Department, and Building Division activity. RECOMMENDATION: That the Planning Commission receive and file. STAFF CONCERNS 6. REPORT OF ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE DECEMBER 4, 2006, AND JANUARY 5,2007, CITY COUNCIL MEETING. Director reported The City Council authorized execution of a Consultant Services Agreement with Katz, Okitsu & Associates to perform the Old Town Parking Study. Floyd Asked for clarification regarding the need for the parking study. Director Indicated the focus will be on the Overlay District; the City's current standards are very traditional and do not fit into Old Town's development area; the plan is to intensify development, but not to create a Beach Boulevard appearance. Director reported The City Council entered into another Mills Act agreement for a property in Old Town. Action Agenda - Planning Commission 1-8-07 - Page 3 Director continued The Sign Program was presented at the first City Council meeting in January and has been continued for at least 60 days; there were issues associated with various sections of the amendments. Floyd Mentioned that the Sign Program will be coming back to the Planning Commission; and, asked if staff plans to hold another meeting with the real estate community in order to come up with some new ideas. Director Answered that staff plans to meet with the Chamber and representatives of the real estate community to propose some alternatives and also propose other enforcement options for the Planning Commission to consider. COMMISSION CONCERNS Nielsen Asked for the status of the Zoning Code update. Reekstin Indicated that a consultant has been working on the update and has submitted an administrative draft; staff will be submitting comments to the consultant soon to resolve the final issues. Nielsen Asked if there is a timeframe for bringing the document before the Planning Commission. Reekstin Stated the hope is to have the document ready within the next few months. Nielsen Asked if the timeframe might be within 90 days. Reekstin Indicated that timeframe may be possible. Floyd Asked the Director about the change in meeting dates for the City Council and Planning Commission. Director Indicated that the City Council will take action at its next meeting to change the meeting dates from Mondays to Tuesdays. Nielsen Wished everyone a Happy New Year. Stated he is looking forward to a new and exciting year in the City. Lee Thanked staff for all their hard work. Puckett Indicated that on December 31St, he and Mayor Pro Tem Amante both attended the 125th anniversary of the Advent Christian Church, the oldest, continuously operating Protestant church in Orange County; the parsonage on the property was built with excess wood from the blimp hangers; Mayor Pro Tem Amante presented a Action Agenda - Planning Commission 1-8-07 - Page 4 proclamation to the pastor; a friend who has been a member of that church was a long time was celebrating her 94th birthday and was honored at a luncheon after the celebration. Reminded everyone that the 2nd Annual Mayor's Inaugural Dinner is scheduled for February 1 st at Tustin Ranch Golf Course. Added that this is his 32nd year in Tustin; it has been a wonderful city in which to live; this is also a great Planning Commission development staff and group of Commissioners. Floyd Noted that 2007 will be his 10th year in Tustin, the longest he has ever lived in a community. Wished everyone a Happy New Year. Thanked staff for their work and for keeping applicants in Tustin. Indicated he visited The Legacy over the weekend and was amazed by the development that is taking place. Asked if the current stores, such as Costco, Home Depot, Whole Foods, Target will remain at their present locations when The District is complete. Director Answered that staff does not know if Whole Foods is closing; it is staff's understanding that Costco will remain open and wait and see; if both can make it, things remain the same; if not, the present store could become a Costco Furniture or something else may occur thereafter; the facility at the District will be Lowe's, not Home Depot so the outcome is not known; the present Target is on the Irvine side so that outcome is not known at this time. Floyd Stated his understanding that Tustin will have the largest Costco in Orange County, including gas station bays; kudos to the City for that distinction. 8:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT The next regular meeting of the Planning Commission will be held January 22, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at 300 Centennial Way. Action Agenda - Planning Commission 1-8-07 - Page 5