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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes 03-06-07CITY OF ATASCADERO PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Regular Meeting Tuesday, March 6, 2007 — 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson O'Keefe called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and Vice Chairperson Fonzi led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Heatherington, Jack, Marks, O'Grady, Fonzi, and Chairperson O'Keefe Absent: Commissioner Slane (excused absence) Others Present: Recording Secretary Grace Pucci Staff Present: Community Development Director Warren Frace, Public Works Director Steve Kahn, Deputy Community Development Director Steve McHarris and Assistant Planner Callie Taylor. PLANNING COMMISSION BUSINESS APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: By Commissioner Jack and seconded by Vice Chairperson Fonzi to approve the agenda. Motion passed 6:0 by a roll -call vote. PC Minutes 03/06/07 Page 1 of 8 DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS: ■ Commissioner Heatherington: Prior to the meeting she spoke with Monica (no last name given) but did not discuss any project. ■ Commissioner Jack: Visited the Coromar Avenue property, met with Mike Healy, applicant's brother, and toured the property. ■ Vice Chairperson Fonzi: Received two emails one from Graham and one from Vile but did not respond to either, and spoke with David Lowe. ■ Commissioner Marks: Spoke to several members of the public while viewing the Santa Ysabel property. PUBLIC COMMENT Eric Greening thanked staff for organizing the site tour of Rancho de Paraiso, and spoke about the City Council's recent Strategic Planning Session. He suggested any Planning Commission agenda items that were not discussed at the session, and are of importance to the Commission, be taken up at the next joint meeting with the Council. Sorrel Marks played a recording, which she had made in her garden, of the noise made by motorcyclists on an adjoining property and asked for reconsideration of the issue of motorcycle tracks and excessive noise. Chairperson O'Keefe closed the Public Comment period. MOTION: By Commissioner O'Grady and seconded by Commissioner Heatherington to agendize a discussion on all issues related to motorcycle riding within the city including reconsideration of the ordinance. Motion passed 6:0 by a roll -call vote. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON FEBRUARY 6, 2007. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION RANCHO DE PARAISO SITE TOUR ON FEBRUARY 8, 2007. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 20, 2007. 4. APPROVAL OF TIME EXTENSION ON TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 2001-0011, TRACT 2445, 6340 ALCANTARA AVE., (LORAINE RUSSELL) PC Minutes 03/06/07 Page 2 of 8 5. APPROVAL OF TIME EXTENSION ON TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 2003-0039, TTM, 2004-0064,2555,2605,2705 EL CAMINO REAL (PETER LAUGHLIN) 6. APPROVAL OF TIME EXTENSION ON TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 2004-0048, 5310 CARRIZO ROAD, (FRED MACHADO) 7. APPROVAL OF TIME EXTENSION ON TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 2002-0028, 9230 VISTA BONITA (MICHAEL FREDERICK) 8. APPROVAL OF FINAL MAP 2005-0116, 7392 SANTA YSABEL AVE., (PATRICK KENNEDY) 9. APPROVAL OF FINAL MAP 2006-0146, 6004 SAN PALO ROAD (SCHNEIDER) Items pulled: Chairperson O'Keefe, Item #7. MOTION: By Vice Chairperson Fonzi and seconded by Commissioner Jack to approve Items #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9. Motion passed 6:0 by a roll -call vote. Item #7: Chairperson O'Keefe expressed her concerns regarding Parcel No. 1 and an earlier Planning Commission decision which had allowed it to be developed as a residential parcel, although the environmental impacts had never been looked at on this highly visible site. She stated that the City Attorney had recommended that this item be continued while staff looks into the best way to approach this issue. Community Development Director Warren Frace reviewed the options available to the Commission for this item and suggested continuing it and providing direction to staff and the applicant in terms of their concerns. Chairperson O'Keefe commented that if this is continued, provision should be made to access to the site. Director Frace indicated staff could make arrangements for Commissioners to tour the site. Commissioner O'Grady stated he was concerned with another extension given the visibility of this site. Vice Chairperson Fonzi expressed concern with the suitability of the site for residential development, accessibility for the Fire Department, and the suitability for sewer and water service. She would also like information on the background of the road. PUBLIC COMMENT PC Minutes 03/06/07 Page 3 of 8 Michael Frederick, owner, explained that he is requesting the time extension to address the gradient of the road and landscaping. He spoke about the problems he has had at the site, and requested that landscaping be done with the building permit. Chairperson O'Keefe closed the Public Comment period. MOTION: By Commissioner O'Grady and seconded by Commissioner Heatherington to continue this item to a date certain of April 3, 2007, with the request for additional information. Motion passed 6:0 by a roll -call vote. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF REPORTS PUBLIC HEARINGS 10. SANTA YSABEL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PD 25, ZCH-2005-0110, TTM - 2005 -0081, CUP -2005-0174 Owners: Paritosh Patel, 930 Wigeon Way, Arroyo Grande CA 93420 & Niral Patel, 175 S. Mesa Road, Nipomo CA 93444 Project Title: PLN -2099-0792, Zone Change 2005-0110, CUP 2005-0174, TTM 2005-0081, PD -25 Project Location: 7298 & 7312 Santa Ysabel Avenue, Atascadero, CA 93422 (San Luis Obispo County) APN 030-121-003 & 004 Project An application for a Zone Change, Conditional Use Permit, and Tentative Tract Map for Description: the construction of 12 new single-family attached homes on individual lots that will be developed under the requirements of Planned Development 25 overlay district within the RMF -16 Zoning District. Proposed homes range in size from 1512 to 1602 square feet of living space plus one or two -car garages. The project includes attached units with one home per lot. Additional parking is included in each driveway and four guest spaces are also provided on site. There are no native trees on site. The project includes a parking court which will take access off of Santa Ysabel Ave. General Plan Designation: High Density Residential (HDR) Zoning District: Residential Multi -Family -16 (RMF -16) Proposed Based on the initial study prepared for the project, a Mitigated Negative Declaration is Environmental proposed. The proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration is available for public review from Determination: at 6907 EI Camino Real, Community Development Department, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Assistant Planner Callie Taylor and Deputy Community Development Director Steve McHarris gave the staff report and answered questions of the Commission. PUBLIC COMMENT Gilbert Rodriguez, project designer, spoke about the project and answered questions of the Commission. Mr. Rodriguez stated the applicant is open to working with staff on any additional conditions. PC Minutes 03/06/07 Page 4 of 8 Brian McMillian, applicant's Civil Engineer, spoke to the issue of utilizing parking spaces on the street, and explained that pushing the sidewalk back will create a waterfall effect, pushing everything else back. Eric Greening asked if the back of the site could accommodate a pedestrian gate that could allow passage through to public transit and retail. David Lowe stated he owns the apartment complex across the street from this project. He expressed concern that there is not enough parking on the site and this will impact parking along his side of Santa Ysabel. He strongly urged the Commission to change the parking for the project and allow for street parking. Russ Stewart stated he lives across the street from the project and is very concerned about the lack of parking. Chairperson O'Keefe closed the Public Comment period. There was Commission discussion regarding the following concerns: ■ On site trash disposal and pickup ■ Parking on site ■ Parking on Santa Ysabel ■ Project setbacks Chairperson O'Keefe reminded the Commission that the applicant has created less density then they could have, and more parking than is necessary. She commented that it was not right at this point to ask for a total engineering redesign on this project. She is satisfied with the parking and stated that the applicant has met his responsibility. MOTION By Commissioner Marks and seconded by Vice Chairperson Fonzi to continue this item to a date uncertain to allow staff and the applicant to work on parking, trash disposal and pick up, the grading change and its effect on porches and landscape, and to explore the concept of pedestrian access to the shopping center at the back of the project. Motion passed 6:0 by a roll -call vote. Chairperson O'Keefe recessed the hearing at 8:57 p.m. Chairperson O'Keefe called the meeting back to order at 9:04 p.m. PC Minutes 03/06/07 Page 5 of 8 11. TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 2005-0073, 8200 COROMAR AVE. Owner: Kevin Healey, PO Box 282, Templeton CA 93465, Phone: 460-0350 Project Title: TPM 2005-0073: PLN 2099-0207; minor subdivision on >10% slopes. Project Location: 8200 Coromar Avenue, Atascadero, CA 93422 (San Luis Obispo County) APN 056-091-047 Project The project consists of an application to subdivide an existing 1.51 (net and gross) acre Description: lot into two (2) lots. Parcel 1 is proposed as a flag lot consisting of 0.79 net (0.88 gross) acres and Parcel 2 is proposed at 0.63 (net and gross) acres. The site contains several native oak trees and is currently vacant. Proposed Parcel 1 contains a 14.3% average slope; Proposed Parcel 2 contains average slope of 17.2%. Building envelopes are included on both proposed parcels. An access road and development of the two single family residences will result in the removal of 17 Live Oaks, 7 Blue Oaks, 1 Valley oak, and 1 Tyrone ranging in size from 2 -inches to 21 -inches. An additional thirty one (31) native trees will be impacted during construction (approximate). Parcel 2 will have access to Coromar Avenue by an access easement located on the flag portion of Parcel 1. The subject site is within a sewer service area. General Plan Designation: SFR -X Zoning District: RSF-X Proposed Based on the initial study prepared for the project, a Mitigated Negative Declaration is Environmental proposed. The certified Mitigated Negative Declaration is available for public review at Determination: 6907 EI Camino Real, Community Development Department from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Assistant Planner Callie Taylor gave the staff report and answered questions of the Commission. Ex -Parte Communication ■ Chairperson O'Keefe stated she spoke to the arborist regarding this project. PUBLIC COMMENT Kevin Healey, applicant, answered questions of the Commission. Sandra Rackstraw, neighbor to the project, commented that this site is a wildlife area with a protected habitat and she does not want to see any development on the lot whatsoever. Eric Greening stated he was concerned with trying to mitigate blue and valley oaks on site because there is not enough light. He would prefer to see some of the mitigation moved off-site rather than paying mitigation or planting on site. Steven Alvarez, project arborist, addressed questions raised by the Commission. Chairperson O'Keefe closed the Public Comment period. PC Minutes 03/06/07 Page 6 of 8 Commissioner O'Grady stated he was concerned with the amount of tree removals and would like to minimize the impacts to trees from the driveway by working with the property next door at 8100 Coromar. MOTION: By Commissioner Heatherington and seconded by Chairperson O'Keefe to adopt Resolution PC 2007-0010 certifying the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration 2006- 0040 and approving Tentative Parcel Map 2005-0073, a request to subdivide one lot totaling 1.51 acres (net and gross) into two (2) parcels containing 0.79 net (0.88 gross) acres and 0.63 (net and gross) acres each, and approving 233 inches of tree removals, based on findings and subject to conditions, and that the condition for replanting be removed and that the appropriate funds be put into the tree fund. Motion passed 5:1 by a roll -call vote. (O'Grady opposed) COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND REPORTS Vice Chairperson Fonzi stated she would like to see a future agenda item that would address driveway widths and the possibility of variances for sensitive locations. Director Frace stated that those standards are dictated by the Uniform Fire Code and the Fire Chief is steadfast against deviating from them. There was further Commission discussion and Director Frace stated he would pass on the Commissions' comments and concerns to the Fire Chief and ask him what sort of information would be useful to the Commission. Commissioner Heatherington asked how staff is addressing the Cool Cities Agreement and smart growth issues in their planning. Director Frace explained that many of those issues are state law, and that staff has not developed any new policies beyond what existing state and local standards dictate. Vice Chairperson Fonzi asked about recycling materials from demolished houses. Director Frace stated the Council adopted an Ordinance last year requiring mandatory recycling of construction debris. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Community Development Director Frace reported on the League Planning Commissioner Training Conference on March 21St and announced that the next Commission meeting will be moved to Monday, March 19th because of that meeting. PC Minutes 03/06/07 Page 7 of 8 Other items discussed included: the City Attorney is looking at April 25th to do Brown Act Training for the Commission, the Oak Seedlings brochure has been updated and is being sent out, the agenda for the next Commission meeting was reviewed, and an update was given on the Printery Building. Director Frace announced that the Public Works Department will be conducting a downtown walking tour on Thursday, at 3:30 to discuss streetscapes in the downtown. The Commission, Council and public are invited to attend. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson O'Keefe adjourned the meeting at 10:17 p.m. to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission on Monday, March 19, 2007. MINUTES PREPARED BY: Grace Pucci, Recording Secretary \\Cityhall\cdvlpmnt\— PC Minutes\PC Minutes 07\PC Minutes 03-06-07.gp.doc PC Minutes 03/06/07 Page 8 of 8