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Home My WebLink About06/09/2008MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA JUNE 9, 2008 CALLED TO ORDER: 5:41 P.M. CITY HALL ROSS ANNEX FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM 1600 20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Eric Alderete Harvey De La Torre, Vice Chair (arrived 5:50 p.m.) Victoria Betancourt James Gartner Christopher Leo, Chairman Sean H. Mill Mike Munoz STAFF PRESENT: Jay Trevino, Ex. Dir. Planning & Building Agency Karen Haluza, Planning Manager Kylee Otto, Assistant City Attorney Martha Ramirez, Recording Secretary CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Approve staff recommendations on the following Consent Calendar. MOTION: Mill SECOND: Alderete VOTE: AYES: Alderete, Betancourt, De La Torre, Gartner, Leo, Mill, Munoz (7) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: None (0) A. MINUTES RECOMMENDATION: Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of May 27, 2008. Commissioner Munoz abstained from the Minutes. B. RECORDING SECRETARY REPORT Pursuant to the Brown Act, the May 27, 2008 Agenda for the Regular Meeting was posted on the door of the City Hall Council Chambers at 22 Civic Center Plaza on May 23, 2008 at 8:26 a.m. RECOMMENDATION: Instruct the Commission Secretary to enter posting into the minutes. C. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2008-08 Filed by Lorena Chaparro, to allow a Type 41 ABC license, for on-sale beer and wine, at Las Brisas Restaurant at 719 East First Street, Suite A, located in the Arterial Commercial (C5) zoning district. Planning Commission Minutes 1 June 9, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Confirm the Zoning Administrator's action approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2008-08 as conditioned. * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR BUSINESS CALENDAR D. COMMISSIONER COMMUNICATION DISCLOSURE (REGARDING AGENDIZED PROJECTS) Commissioners Gartner and Mill met to discuss Item 1 -Conditional Use Permit Nos. 2008-15 and 2008-16. WORK STUDY SESSION E. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO ALLOW INDOOR RECREATIONAL USES IN THE M1 -LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE Assistant Planner Matt Foulkes provided a discussion regarding the update to the Zoning Ordinance Amendment to allow indoor recreational uses (limited to sport uses only) as a conditionally permitted use in the Light Industrial (M1) zone. Public Comments: Mike Tardif spoke in support of the proposed ordinance amendment concept. ~_ 1 F. Recess to Council Chambers 6:04 p.m. Planning Commission Minutes 2 June 9, 2008 CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 22 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER 6:17 P.M. ROLL CALL -Same staff was present PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG LED BY CHAIR LEO PROCEDURAL RULES PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2008-15 AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2008-16 Filed by Kerr Project Services, to allow a Type 47 ABC license (on-sale general eating place) and to allow after-hours operation at the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant located at 1945 East Seventeenth Street, Suite 101 in the Arterial Commercial (C5) zoning district. PUBLISHED IN THE ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER: May 30, 2008 PUBLICLY NOTICED: May 30, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: 1. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2008-15 as conditioned to allow after hours operation. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2008-16 as conditioned to allow a Type 47 Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) license. Assistant Planner Matt Foulkes presented the staff report and recommendation. Written communications received from: Jose A. Diniz and Carolyn A. Diniz, Jimmy H. Kabaian, Muriel McCormick, Thomas and Nadine Accongio, George R. Staff, Maria Cabrera, Bradley Day, Celesta and Michael Seversten, Lee Ingersoll, Richard Legowski, Betsy Perlman, Stephen V. Morris, Spencer Huang, Milo Van Beek, Mike Tardif, Masoumeh Ghobadi, Thomas J. Childress, Kathleen Ingersoll and Neighborhood Petition dated June 8, 2008. Public Hearing opened. Leo Nava, Kathleen Ingersoll, Andres Martinez, Tom Childress; Masoumeh Ghobadi, Jim Kabaian; Brad Day; Dawn Bleckey, Mike Tardif, Christine Staff, Richard Legewski; Jose Diniz, Lee Ingersoll spoke in opposition to the after hours operation and alcoholic beverage control license. Patricia Kane, Shawn Pierno, Stephanie Holland, Mary McKee, Deborah Kerr, Randy Yamamoto and Peter Blied spoke in support of the after hours operation and alcoholic beverage control license. Public Hearing closed. MOTION: Adopt a resolution denying Conditional Use Permit No. 2008-15 as conditioned to allow after hours operation. Modified the hours of operation from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and opened 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. MOTION: De La Torre SECOND: Betancourt MOTION DIED DUE TO LACK OF VOTE Planning Commission Minutes 3 June 9, 2008 SUBSTITUTE MOTION: 1. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2008-15 as conditioned to allow after hours operation. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2008-16 as conditioned to allow a Type 47 Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) license. The Planning Commission added conditions to modify the hours of operation on Sunday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. The Planning Commission also added conditions requiring that a gate be installed to restrict parking in the rear of the property in the evening and to provide additional landscaping along the northern and western property lines. MOTION: Munoz VOTE: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: 2. SITE PLAN REVIE RECOMMENDATION: Filed by Commonwealth Audi c/o Lyle Hutson, to allow the addition of 23, 500 square feet and renovation of an auto dealership within the Santa Ana Auto Mall for Commonwealth Audi at 1425 Auto Mall Drive located in the Specific Development No. 60 (SD-60) zoning district. PUBLISHED IN THE ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER: PUBLICLY NOTICED: 1 MOTION: Approve and adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program, Environmental Review No. 2007-60. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Site Plan No. 2008-03 as conditioned. Associate Planner Bill Apple presented the staff report and recommendation. No written communications received. Public Hearing opened. No public members spoke. Public Hearing closed. 1. Approve and adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program, Environmental Review No. 2007-60. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Site Plan No. 2008-03 as conditioned. MOTION: Mill VOTE: AYES: Alderete, Betancourt, Gartner, Leo, Mill, Munoz (6) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: De La Torre (1) left at 8:51 p.m. 3. Public Comments (for items not on the agenda) SECOND: Betancourt Alderete, Betancourt, De La Torre, Gartner, Leo, Mill, Munoz (7) None (0) None (0) None (0) :W NO. 2008-03 SECOND: Alderete May 30, 2008 May 30, 2008 No public members spoke. Planning Commission Minutes 4 June 9, 2008 STAFF AND COMMISSION COMMENTS 4. Staff Comments No comments were made. 5. Planning Commission Comments Commissioner Munoz • Announced his resignation due to relocation from Santa Ana and thanked the commission for the valuable experience. Commissioner Betancourt • Thanked Commissioner Munoz for his service. • Encouraged attendance to the free USGBC-OC seminar on June 20, 2008. • Requested to be excused from the June 23 meeting as she will be on vacation. Commissioner Gartner • Requested to be excused from the June 23 meeting as he will be on vacation. • Thanked Commissioner Munoz for his service. _J Commissioner Alderete • Commented on the monthly development activity report. Mr. Trevino provided information. • Thanked Commissioner Munoz for his service. • Commented on the traffic backups at SR22/15. Principal Civil Engineer Taig Higgins provided information. Chair Leo • Requested that Commissioner Munoz submit a forwarding address and thanked him for his service. • Requested to be excused from the June 23 meeting as he will be attending a national conference. 6. Excuse of Absences 7. Adjournment 9:04 p.m. Martha Ramirez Recording Secretary Planning Commission Minutes 5 June 9, 2008