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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC_2024-05-07_Agenda CITY OF ATASCADERO PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA HYBRID MEETING INFORMATION: The Planning Commission meeting will be available via teleconference for those who wish to participate remotely. The meeting will also be held in the City Council Chambers and in -person attendance will be available at that location. HOW TO OBSERVE THE MEETING REMOTELY: To participate remotely, residents can livestream the meeting on Zoom, The video recording of the meeting will repeat daily on Channel 20 at 1:00 am, 9:00 am, and 6:00 pm and will be available through the City’s website and on the City’s YouTube Channel. To participate remotely using the Zoom platform please visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83250238111 Planning Commission – Meeting ID: 832 5023 8111 (No Passcode Required) HOW TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comment may be provided in-person or remotely. Call (669) 900-6833 (Meeting ID: 832 5023 8111) to listen and provide public comment via phone or via the Zoom platform using the link above. Written public comments are accepted at pc-comments@atascadero.org . Comments should identify the Agenda Item Number in the subject line of the email. Such comments will be forwarded to the Planning Commission and made a part of the administrative record. To ensure distribution to the Planning Commission before consideration of an item, please submit comments not later than 12:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. All correspondence will be distributed to the Planning Commission, posted on the City’s website, and be made part of the official public record of the meeting. Please note, comments will not be read into the record. Please be aware that communications sent to the Planning Commission are public records and are subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act and Brown Act unless exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Communications will not be edited for redactions and will be printed/posted as submitted. AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT ACCOMMODATIONS: Any member of the public who needs accommodations should contact the City Clerk’s Office at cityclerk@atascadero.org or by calling 805-470-3400 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or time when services are needed. The City will use their best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to afford as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety in accordance with the City procedure for resolving reasonable accommodation requests. Planning Commission agendas and minutes may be viewed on the City's website: www.atascadero.org/agendas. Copies of the staff reports or other documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the Agenda are on file in the Community Development Department and are available for public inspection on our website, www.atascadero.org. Contracts, Resolutions and Ordinances will be allocated a number once they are approved by the Planning Commission. The Minutes of this meeting will reflect these numbers. All documents submitted by the public during Planning Commission meetings that are either read into the record or referred to in their statement will be noted in the Minutes and available for review by contacting the Community Development Department. All documents are available for public inspection during City Hall business hours by appointment. WEBSITE: www.atascadero.org http://www.facebook.com/planningatascadero @atownplanning Scan this QR Code with your smartphone to view the Planning Commission Website. CITY OF ATASCADERO PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, May 7, 2024 6:00 P.M. City Hall Council Chambers 6500 Palma Avenue, 4th Floor Atascadero, California 93422 CALL TO ORDER Pledge of Allegiance ROLL CALL: Chairperson Tori Keen Vice Chairperson Jeff van den Eikhof Commissioner Jason Anderson Commissioner Victoria Carranza Commissioner Greg Heath Commissioner Randy Hughes Commissioner Dennis Schmidt APPROVAL OF AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT (This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter not on this agenda and over which the Commission has jurisdiction. Speakers are limited to three minutes. Please state your name for the record before making your presentation. The Commission may take action to direct the staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda.) CONSENT CALENDAR (All items on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and non-controversial by City staff and will be approved by one motion if no member of the Commission or public wishes to comment or ask questions.) 1. APPROVAL OF THE DRAFT MINUTES OF APRIL 16, 2024 • Recommendation: Commission approve the April 16, 2024 Minutes. City of Atascadero Planning Commission Agenda Regular Meeting May 7, 2024 Page 2 of 3 WEBSITE: www.atascadero.org http://www.facebook.com/planningatascadero @atownplanning Scan this QR Code with your smartphone to view the Planning Commission Website. PLANNING COMMISSION BUSINESS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF REPORTS None PUBLIC HEARINGS (For each of the following items, the public will be given an opportunity to speak. After a staff report, the Chair will open the public hearing and invite the applicant or applicant’s representative to make any comments. Members of the public will be invited to provide testimony to the Commission following the applicant. Speakers should state their name for the record and can address the Commission for three minutes. After all public comments have been received, the public hearing will be closed, and the Commission will discuss the item and take appropriate action(s). DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS: Prior to a project hearing, Planning Commission Members must disclose any communications they have had on any quasi-judicial agenda items. This includes, but is not limited to, Tentative Subdivision Maps, Parcel Maps, Variances, Conditional Use Permits and Planned Development Permits. This does not disqualify the Planning Commission Member from participating and voting on the matter, but gives the public and applicant an opportunity to comment on the ex parte communication. 2. OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS The project includes amendments to Title 9 to establish objective design standards and property development standards. (CPP21-0053). • CEQA: The proposed Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public resources Code Section 21000 et seq., because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the enactment of this Ordinance would have a significant effect on the environment (Pub. Resources Code § 21065; CEQA Guidelines §§ 15378(b)(4), 15061(b)(3). • Recommendation: Staff’s recommendation is for the Planning Commission to adopt the Draft Resolution recommending that the City Council introduce an Ordinance for first reading, by title only, to establish Objective Design Standards for multi-family and mixed-use developments and update existing development standards in Title 9 for consistency. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND REPORTS DIRECTOR’S REPORT ADJOURNMENT The next regular meeting will be on May 21, 2024 at City Hall, Council Chambers, 6500 Palma Ave., Atascadero, CA. Please note: Should anyone challenge in court any proposed development entitlement listed on this Agenda, that person may be limited to raising those issues addressed at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, this public hearing. City of Atascadero Planning Commission Agenda Regular Meeting May 7, 2024 Page 3 of 3 WEBSITE: www.atascadero.org http://www.facebook.com/planningatascadero @atownplanning Scan this QR Code with your smartphone to view the Planning Commission Website. City of Atascadero WELCOME TO THE ATASCADERO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING The Planning Commission meets in regular session on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, Council Chambers, 6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero. Matters are considered by the Commission in the order of the printed Agenda. Copies of the staff reports or other documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the Agenda are on file in the office of the Community Development Department and are available for public inspection during City Hall business hours at the Front Counter of City Hall, 6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero, and on our website, www.atascadero.org. All documents submitted by the public during Commission meetings that are either read into the record or referred to in their statement will be noted in the minutes and available for review in the Community Development Department. Commission meetings are audio recorded, and may be reviewed by the public. Copies of meeting recordings are available for a fee. Contact the City Clerk for more information at (805) 470-3400. TO SPEAK ON SUBJECTS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA Under Agenda item, “PUBLIC COMMENT”, the Chairperson will call for anyone from the audience having business with the Commission to approach the lectern and be recognized. 1. Give your name for the record (not required). 2. State the nature of your business. 3. All comments are limited to 3 minutes. 4. All comments should be made to the Chairperson and Commission. 5. No person shall be permitted to make slanderous, profane or negative personal remarks concerning any other individual, absent or present. This is when items not on the Agenda may be brought to the Commission’s attention. A maximum of 30 minutes will be allowed for Public Comment Portion (unless changed by the Commission). TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS (from Title 2, Chapter 1 of the Atascadero Municipal Code) Members of the audience may speak on any item on the agenda. The Chairperson will identify the subject, staff will give their report, and the Commission will ask questions of staff. The Chairperson will announce when the public comment period is open and will request anyone interested to address the Commission regarding the matter being considered to step up to the lectern. If you wish to speak for, against or comment in any way: 1. You must approach the lectern and be recognized by the Chairperson. 2. Give your name (not required). 3. Make your statement. 4. All comments should be made to the Chairperson and Commission. 5. No person shall be permitted to make slanderous, profane or negative personal remarks concerning any other individual, absent or present. 6. All comments limited to 3 minutes. If you wish to use a computer presentation to support your comments, you must notify the Community Development Department at (805) 461-5035 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Digital presentations brought to the meeting should be on a USB drive or CD. You are required to submit to the Recording Secretary a printed copy of your presentation for the record. Please check in with the Recording Secretary before the meeting begins to announce your presence and turn in the printed copy. The Chairperson will announce when the public comment period is closed, and thereafter, no further public comments will be heard by the Commission. HOW TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT: If you wish to comment, please email public comments to: pc-comments@atascadero.org by 12:00 pm on the day of the meeting. Such email comments must identify the Agenda Item Number in the subject line of the email. The comments will be forwarded to the Planning Commission and made a part of the administrative record. If a comment is received after the deadline for submission but before the close of the meeting, the comment will still be included as a part of the administrative record of the meeting but will be forwarded to the Planning Commission the next business day. Please note, email comments will not be read into the record. AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT ACCOMMODATIONS: Any member of the public who needs accommodations should contact the City Clerk’s Office at cityclerk@atascadero.org or by calling 805-470-3400 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or time when services are needed. The City will use their best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to afford as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety in accorda nce with the City procedure for resolving reasonable accommodation requests. Planning Commission agendas and minutes may be viewed on the City's website: www.atascadero.org. Copies of the staff reports or other documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the Agenda are on file in the Community Development Department and are available for public inspection on our website, www.atascadero.org. Contracts, Resolutions and Ordinances will be allocated a number once they are approved by the Planning Commission. The Minutes of this meeting will reflect these numbers. All documents submitted by the public during Planning Commission meetings that are eithe r read into the record or referred to in their statement will be noted in the Minutes and available for review by contacting th e Community Development Department. All documents are available for public inspection during City Hall business hours by appointment.