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Home My WebLink AboutPC Resolution 2020-0004,1 V 061 12020 PC RESOLUTION 2020-0004 CITY OF ATASCA®ERO PLANNING RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN EXPANSION TO THE EXISTING EL CAMINO VETERINARY HOSPITAL EL CAMINO VETERINARY HOSPITAL EXPANSION 1380 E1 Camino Real (AMND19-0092) WHEREAS, an application has been received from Steve Robinson, 1380 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422 (Veterinary Hospital) (applicant/owner) to consider AMND19- 0092 for an Amendment to Conditional Use Permit 16-86 to allow for an increase of the existing Veterinary Hospital at 1380 El Camino Real El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422 (APN 049- 131-022); and WHEREAS, the site's current General Plan Land Use Designation is Commercial Park Zone (CPK); and WHEREAS, the site's current Zoning District is Commercial Park Zone (CPK); and WHEREAS, Veterinary Hospitals require approval in the form of a Conditional Use Permit; and WHEREAS, Expansions of facilities under a conditional use permit require a Planning Commission approval; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission approved Conditional Use Permit 16-86; and WHEREAS, the Design Review Committee reviewed the physical design of the project at a timely and properly noticed meeting on November 13, 2019; and WHEREAS, the proposed project qualifies for a Categorical Exemption consistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301: existing facilities; and WHEREAS, the laws and regulations relating to the preparation and public notice of environmental documents, as set forth in the State and local guidelines for implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) have been adhered to; and WHEREAS, a timely and properly noticed public hearing was held by the Planning Commission of the City of Atascadero at which hearing evidence, oral and documentary, was admitted on behalf of said amendment; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Atascadero, at a duly noticed public hearing held on April 21, 2020, studied and considered AMND19-0092. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Planning Commission of the City of Atascadero: SECTION 1. CEQA. The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code § § 21000, et seq., "CEQA") and CEQA Guidelines (Title 14 California Code of Regulations §§ 15000, et seq.) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, as it relates to Class 1 minor modifications to an existing facility not resulting in additional environmental impacts. SECTION 2. Facts and Findings. The Planning Commission makes the following findings, determinations and approvals with respect to the Zone Text Amendment: A. Findings for Approval of a Conditional Use Permit Amendment FINDING: The proposed project or use is consistent with the General Plan. FACT: A veterinary hospital is consistent with the General Plan. The expansion is part of an existing veterinary hospital located adjacent to the Highway 101 corridor and El Camino Real. FINDING: The proposed project or use satisfies all applicable provisions of the Zoning Regulations of the Atascadero Municipal Code. FACT: The proposed tower facility meets all applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance as a conditionally allowed use in the zoning district. FINDING: The establishment, and subsequent operation or conduct of the use will not, because of the circumstances and conditions applied in the particular case, be detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the general public or persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the use, or be detrimental or injurious to property or improvements in the vicinity of the use. FACT: The proposed modifications to the existing veterinary facility include an expansion of the facility and minor improvements to the property. The expansion of the facility will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the general public or nearby residences. FINDING: The proposed project or use will not be inconsistent with the character of the immediate neighborhood or contrary to its orderly development. FACT: The existing facility is designed to be consistent with the character of the immediate neighborhood. The facility is located on a property adjacent to Highway 101 and El Camino Real and surrounded by moderate vegetation and screening. The proposed expansion will not be inconsistent with the character of the surrounding area. FINDING: The proposed use or project will not generate a volume of traffic beyond the safe capacity of all roads providing access to the project, either existing or to be improved in conjunction with the project, or beyond the normal traffic volume of the surrounding neighborhood that would result from full development in accordance with the land use element. FACT: The expansion of the existing facility does not generate any traffic beyond the normal traffic volume of the surrounding neighborhood. SECTION 3. Approval of Use Permit Amendment. The Planning Commission of the City of Atascadero, in a regular session assembled on April 21, 2020, resolved to amend Conditional Use Permit 16-86, subject to the following: 1. EXHIBIT A: Conditions of Approval 2. EXHIBIT B: Project Plan Exhibits On motion by Commissioner Zirk, and seconded by Commissioner Anderson, the foregoing resolution is hereby adopted in its entirety by the following roll call vote: AYES: Anderson, Keen, Shaw, Wolff, Zirk, van den Eikhof, Dariz (7) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: None (0) ADOPTED: April 21, 2020 CITY OF ATASCADERO, C -Z� ark Dariz Planning Commission Chairperson Attest: Phil Dunsmore Planning Commission Secretary Exhibit A: Conditions of Approval AMND 19-0092 Conditions of Approval Timing Responsibility AMND 19-0092 /Monitoring PS: Planning Services 1380 EI Camino Real BL: Business License GP: Grading Permit BS: Building Services FD: Fire Department BP: Building Pem-t PD: Police Department EI Camino Veterinary Hospital FI: Final Inspection TO: Temporary Occupancy CE: City Engineer WW: wastewater F0: Final Occupancy CA City Adomey Standard Conditions 1. Conditional Use Permit 16-86 shall be amended to allow for expansion of 2,927 square feet as described in Exhibit B located at 1380 EI Camino Real (assessor's parcel number 049-131-022), regardless of owner. 2. The amendment of this use permit shall become final and effective for the BP PS purposes of issuing building permits, provided the required conditions of approval have been satisfied, fourteen (14) days following the Planning Commission approval unless prior to the time, an appeal to the decision is filed as set forth in Section 9-1.111(b) of the Zoning Ordinance. 3. Approval of this use permit amendment shall be valid for twenty —four (24) BP PS months after its effective date. At the end of the period, the approval shall expire and become null and void unless the applicant has received a building permit or applied for an extension of entitlement. 4. The Community Development Department shall have the authority to BP PS approve minor changes to the project that (1) increase the square footage of the project by less than 10%, (2) result in a superior site design or appearance, and/or (3) address a construction design issue that is not substantive to the Conditional Use Permit. 5. The applicant shall install landscaped screening on the north side of the FI PS property to achieve one hundred percent (100%) of total view blockage within thirty-six (36) months of planting. PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS 6. All street tree and vegetation requirements for frontages are to be located BP CE on private property and outside the City right-of-way unless specifically approved by the City Engineer as part of an Encroachment Permit. 7. The applicant shall construct frontage improvements in accordance with BP CE City Standard Specifications and drawings and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. Frontage improvements shall include an integral 6 -feet wide curb, gutter, and sidewalk, street pavement widening to accommodate three 12 -foot travel lanes (one southbound, one northbound, one two-way left turn lane), an 8 -feet wide parking lane, and a 5 -foot bike lane. The frontage improvements may be deferred upon the execution of a covenant, to be recorded against the subject property. Exhibit B: Project Plan Exhibits AMNO 19-0092 SITE PLAN fit 1 g iii ,��:1� !i! •! 1 t int �i i ti#1#tii 1t "",I fit i « t�sistts�stssts ss�st I LANDSCAPE PLAN rsmraioaru. �a�ws+ca+ AtiXV.NiI�i, �1 OIIVu' 3 l3 in 9 4. sh 9 11 3 9 1 9 ! .Aiim�a O tl