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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Packet February 8, 2021 Due to Governor Gavin Newsom's Executive Order and the City Council's Proclamation of Local Emergency, there will be no inperson meeting location for the community to attend public meetings. FOR VIEWING AND COMMENTING OPTIONS, PLEASE REVIEW THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED AT THE END OF THIS AGENDA To download or view the attachments (staff report and other supporting documentation) for each agenda item, you must select the agenda item to see the attachments to either open in a new link (the eyeball ) or download a pdf (the cloud symbol with the down arrow ). VIRTUAL MEETING MARK McLOUGHLIN Ward 4 Representative CYNTHIA CONTRERASLEO Vice Chair, Ward 5 Representative NORMA GARCIA Ward 1 Representative MIGUEL CALDERON Ward 2 Representative KENNETH NGUYEN Ward 3 Representative VACANT Citywide Representative THOMAS MORRISSEY Ward 6 Representative MinhThai Executive Director John Funk Legal Counsel Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP Principal Planner Sarah Bernal Recording Secretary In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting, contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supporting documentation can be found onthe City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings. CALL TO ORDER ATTENDANCE Commissioners Miguel Calderon Mark McLoughlin, Chair Bao Pham Isuri S. Ramos Executive Director Minh Thai Senior Asst. City Attorney John Funk Principal Planner Ali Pezeshkpour Planning Intern Fernanda Arias Recording Secretary Sarah Bernal ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENTS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 1.Minutes Recommended Action: Approve Minutes from the last meeting. 2.Excused Absences Recommended Action: Excuse Absent Commissioners. PUBLIC HEARING 3.Conditional Use Permit No. 202023 – Fernanda Arias, Case Planner Location: 3701 South Harbor Boulevard, Unit E located in the Light Industrial (M1) zoning district. Request: The applicant is requesting approval of a conditional use permit at an existing restaurant (Sushi 21 Express) to allow a Type 41 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license for the sale of beer and wine for onpremises consumption. Environmental Impact: The Planning Commission will consider a determination that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines – Class 1/Existing Facilities. Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review No. 202111 will be filed for this project. Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 202023 as conditioned. 4.Conditional Use Permit Nos. 202024 and 202025 – Ali Pezeshkpour, Case Planner Location: 2320 South Bristol Street located in the General Commercial (C2) zoning district. Request: The applicant is proposing to construct a new eating establishment (Tacos Gavilan). In order to facilitate the construction of the project, the applicant is requesting approval of the following land use entitlements: (1) a conditional use permit to allow drivethrough window service and (2) a conditional use permit to allow the restaurant to operate afterhours until 2:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Environmental Impact: The Planning Commission will consider a determination that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines – Class 3/New Construction. Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review No. 202023 will be filed for this project. Recommended Action: 1. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 202024 as conditioned to allow drivethrough window service. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 202025 as conditioned to allow afterhours operations within 150 feet of residentially zoned and used property. BUSINESS CALENDAR 5.Elect a Planning Commissioner to serve on the Historic Resources Commission for a partial term expiring in July 2021. Recommended Action: Elect a Representative from the Planning Commission to serve on the Historic Resources Commission for a partial term expiring July 2021. STAFF COMMENTS COMMISSIONER COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT MEETING INFORMATION If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, visit Zoom Video Tutorials. 1. Connecting directly from your computer: · Click on the link on top of this agenda OR · Go to Zoom.us and click "Join a Meeting" at the top. Enter the Meeting ID. The Meeting ID is listed at the top of this agenda. To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes. 2. Connecting via the Zoom App: · Download the free Zoom Cloud Meetings app from your favorite app store. · Launch the app and click on the blue Join a Meeting button. Enter the Meeting ID, your name, and the blue Join button. The Meeting ID is listed at the top of this agenda. To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes. 3. Dialing in from a mobile phone or landline: · Dial (669) 9009128. When prompted, enter the meeting ID. The Meeting ID is listed at the top of this agenda. To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is discussed, press *9 on your phone to virtually raise your hand. You will have 3 minutes. Submit a written comment You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways: · Visit the City’s Public Portal o Scroll down to the list of meetings and locate the meeting you are interested in. o Select the COMMENT icon to the right of “Meeting Title” (under the Options tab) and follow the prompts. · Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line. · Mail to Sarah Bernal, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza – M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Deadline to submit written comments is 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting.Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the Commission but will be made part of the record. APPEAL INFORMATION The formal action by the Planning Commission shall become effective after the tenday appeal period, unless the City Council in compliance with section 41643, 41644 or 41645 holds a public hearing on the matter, then the formal action will become effective on the day following the hearing and decision by the City Council. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Planning Commission may be made by any interested party,individual,or group. The appeal must be filed with the Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed,the final day to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please note: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in written correspondence received by the Planning Commission or City Council at or before the hearing. Planning Commission 1 2/8/2021