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Home My WebLink About09-11-17 PC PACKETCity of Santa Ana Planning Commission Meeting Agenda SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 22 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, California 5:30 P.M. MARK McLOUGHLIN Chair, Citywide Representative ERIC ALDERETE Ward 1 Representative LYNNETTE VERINO Ward 2 Representative KENNETH NGUYEN Ward 3 Representative PHIL BACERRA Ward 4 Representative CYNTHIA CONTRERAS-LEO Ward 5 Representative BEATRIZ MENDOZA Ward 6 Representative The Planning Commission Agenda can be found online at http://www.ci.santa- ana.ca.us/pba/documents/agenda_pc.pdf\ Si tiene preguntas en español, favor de llamar a Narcee Perez al (714) 667-2260. Nếu cần liên lạc bằng tiếng Việt, xin điện thoại cho Tony Lai số (714) 565-2627. If you wish to submit a comment on any item on the Agenda, please submit to eComments@santa-ana.org by 3 p.m. the day of the meeting; emails received after said time will be on file for public viewing the day after the meeting. If you need special assistance to participate in this Planning Commission meeting, please contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 647-5624. Please call prior to the meeting date, to allow the City time to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility to this meeting. [Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II, 28 CFR 35.102] Lisa E. Storck Legal Counsel Candida Neal, AICP Acting Executive Director Rosa Barela Acting Recording Secretary TELECONFERENCE INFORMATION: Commissioner Alderete will participate in the meeting via telephone conference call from The Clift Hotel Lobby, 495 Geary Street, San Francisco, California 94102. The agenda will be posted at the teleconference location and meeting will be conducted in a manner that protects the rights of any party or member of the public appearing before this legislative body. Basic Planning Commission Meeting Information Five-Year Strategic Plan (2014-2019) Detailed information at: http://www.santa-ana.org/strategic-planning/ Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles - The City of Santa Ana is committed to achieving a shared vision for the organization and its community. The vision, mission and guiding principles (values) are the result of a thoughtful and inclusive process designed to set the City and organization on a course that meets the challenges of today and tomorrow. Vision - The dynamic center of Orange County which is acclaimed for our: •Investment in youth •Safe and healthy community •Neighborhood pride •Thriving economic climate •Enriched and diverse culture •Quality government services Mission – “To deliver efficient public services in partnership with our community which ensures public safety, a prosperous economic environment, opportunities for our youth, and a high quality of life for residents.” Guiding Principles •Collaboration •Efficiency •Equity •Excellence •Fiscal Responsibility •Innovation •Transparency Strategic Plan Goals/Objectives/Strategies: Goal 1 - Community Safety Goal 2 - Youth, Education, Recreation Goal 3 - Economic Development Goal 4 - City Financial Stability Goal 5 - Community Health, Livability, Engagement & Sustainability Goal 6 - Community Facilities & Infrastructure Goal 7 - Team Santa Ana ********* Code of Ethics and Conduct - The people of the City of Santa Ana, at an election held on February 5, 2008, approved an amendment to the City Charter which established the Code of Ethics and Conduct for elected officials and members of appointed boards, commissions, and committees to assure public confidence. A copy of the City’s Code can be found on the Clerk of the Council’s webpage. The following are the core values expressed: Integrity · Honesty · Responsibility · Fairness · Accountability · Respect · Efficiency Agenda Information - The agenda descriptions provide the public with a general summary of the items of business to be considered by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission is not limited in any way by the “Recommended Action” and may take any action which the Commission deems to be appropriate on an agenda item. Except as otherwise provided by law, no action shall be taken on any item not listed on the agenda. Public Comments/Public Input - Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54954.3, the public may address the Planning Commission on any and all matters within the Commission’s jurisdiction. At the discretion of the Chair, at the first Public Comment portion of the meeting, all comments may be considered jointly. The public will be given the opportunity to speak on any and all matters contained on any of the Consent Calendar and Business Calendar items and/or on issues of public interest within the jurisdiction of the Commission. Members of the public shall be given three (3) minutes for each duly noticed hearing (unless the matter is continued prior to taking public testimony). All requests to speak shall be submitted in writing to the Commission Secretary at the beginning of the meeting and before Public Comments begin. Speaker forms will be available at the meeting. REQUESTS TO SPEAK SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION BEGINS WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR. When speaking, all persons addressing the Planning Commission shall follow the rules of decorum as detailed on the back of the speaker form. The presiding officer shall have the power and responsibility to enforce decorum and order of the meeting as set forth in Section 2-104(c) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Consent Calendar - All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the Planning Commission and will be enacted by one motion without discussion unless a member of the Commission “pulls” an item(s) from the consent calendar for a separate vote. Senate Bill 343 - As required by Senate Bill 343, any non-confidential writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission members regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Planning & Building Agency during normal business hours. Agenda & Minutes - Staff reports and documents relating to each agenda item are on file in the office of the Planning & Building Agency and are available for public inspection during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday and alternate Fridays. The Planning & Building Agency is located in City Hall Ross Annex, 20 Civic Center Plaza, 2nd Floor, Santa Ana, California, (714)667-2700. Council meeting agendas, staff reports, and minutes are available the Friday before a Planning Commission meeting at the following website address: www.santa-ana.org PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA 1 September 11, 2017 CITY OF SANTA ANA PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 5:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER CHAIR MCLOUGHLIN COMMISSION MEMBERS ALDERETE, BACERRA, CONTRERAS-LEO, MENDOZA, NGUYEN, VERINO ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENTS (on non-agenda items) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve staff recommendation on the following Consent Calendar Item: A - B. A. MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF AUGUST 28, 2017 {STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 1} RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Minutes. B. EXCUSED ABSENCES RECOMMENDED ACTION: Excuse absent commission members. * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA 2 September 11, 2017 PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 2017-08 AND DENSITY BONUS AGREEMENT APPLICATION NO. 2017-01 TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF AN AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING COMMUNITY AT 2222 EAST FIRST STREET – AMG & ASSOCIATES, APPLICANT {STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 3, 2; 5, 3} – Ali Pezeshkpour, Case Planner Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on September 1, 2017 and notices mailed on September 1, 2017. RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Adopt a resolution approving Site Plan Review No. 2017-08 as conditioned. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Density Bonus Agreement Application No. 2017-01 as conditioned. 2. ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2017-02 AND TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 2017-01 TO MODIFY THE EXISTING SD-4 ZONING DISTRICT IN ORDER TO ALLOW A 42-UNIT, SMALL-LOT SUBDIVISION PROJECT FOR SHEA HOMES AT 2001 WEST MACARTHUR BOULEVARD – GINA GORDON, APPLICANT {STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 3, 2; 3, 5; 5, 3} – Vince Fregoso, Case Planner Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on September 1, 2017 and notices mailed on September 1, 2017. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Recommend that the City Council: 1. Adopt an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2017-02. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Tentative Tract Map No. 2017-01 as conditioned. * * * END OF BUSINESS CALENDAR * * * BUSINESS CALENDAR ITEMS PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA 3 September 11, 2017 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 3. ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRPERSON FOR THE 2017-2018 TERM Consideration of the matter continued from the August 28, 2017 meeting. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Elect a Vice Chairperson of the Planning Commission for the 2017-2018 term. 4. URBAN DESIGN UPDATE - Jill Arabe, Senior Planner ***END OF WORK STUDY SESSION*** 5. STAFF COMMENTS 6. PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT - The next meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Monday, September 25, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2017-03 to amend existing Specific Development No. 60 to modify the allowable signage type in order to install a new 75-foot tall double face digital illuminated pylon sign at the Santa Ana Auto Mall located at 1505 South Auto Mall Drive. • Appeal No. 2017-02 of Minor Exception No. 2017-01 to exceed fence height standards for a single-family residence located at 1904 North Heliotrope Drive. WORK STUDY ITEM COMMENTS PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA 4 September 11, 2017 This page left blank intentionally. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 28, 2017 CALLED TO ORDER COUNCIL CHAMBER 22 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 5:32 P.M. ATTENDANCE COMMISSIONERS Present: LYNNETTE VERINO, Chair MARK MCLOUGHLIN, Vice Chair ERIC ALDERETE PHIL BACERRA CYNTHIA CONTRERAS-LEO (5:37 pm) BEATRIZ MENDOZA COMMISSIONERS Absent: KENNETH NGUYEN STAFF Present: CANDIDA NEAL, Acting Executive Director RYAN HODGE, Assistant City Attorney VINCE FREGOSO, Principal Planner JILL ARABE, Senior Planner ROSA BARELA, Acting Recording Secretary PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairperson Verino PUBLIC COMMENTS (on non-agenda items) - None CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Approve staff recommendation on Consent Calendar Items A-B. MOTION: McLoughlin SECOND: Mendoza VOTE: AYES: Alderete, Bacerra, McLoughlin, Mendoza, Verino (5) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Contreras-Leo, Nguyen (2) PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 1 AUGUST 28, 2017 A-1 A. MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 24, 2017 Item carried forward due to the cancellation of the August 14, 2017 meeting. MOTION: Approve Minutes. B. EXCUSED ABSENCES MOTION: Excuse absent commission member: Nguyen. * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * BUSINESS CALENDAR ITEMS PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. VARIANCE NO. 2017-01 (Applicant: GCF Bristol LLC representing Smart and Final) Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on August 18, 2017, and notices mailed on August 18, 2017. Senior Planner Arabe provided a presentation which included a project description, site description, site and floor plan, and project analysis. Ms. Arabe noted recommendation to delete Condition No. 3 since it is covered under Condition No. 1. Warner LeMénager, applicant, spoke in support of the matter and answered questions. Chair Verino opened the public hearing. There were no additional speakers and the public hearing was closed. MOTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2017-27 approving Variance No. 2071-01 as conditioned with the deletion of Condition No. 3. MOTION: Bacerra SECOND: McLoughlin VOTE: AYES: Alderete, Bacerra, Contreras-Leo, McLoughlin, Mendoza, Verino (6) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Nguyen (1) 2. VARIANCE NO. 2017-02 (Applicant: Mark Turpin representing Orange County School of the Arts) PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 2 AUGUST 28, 2017 A-2 Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on August 18, 2017, and notices mailed on August 18, 2017. Principal Planner Vince Fregoso provided a presentation which included a project description, site description, site and floor plan, elevations and project analysis. Discussion ensued on lighting in the public right of way and historic designations. Chair Verino opened the public hearing. There were no speakers and the public hearing was closed. MOTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2017-28 approving Variance No. 2071-02 as conditioned. MOTION: Alderete SECOND: Contreras-Leo VOTE: AYES: Alderete, Bacerra, Contreras-Leo, McLoughlin, Mendoza, Verino (6) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Nguyen (1) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 3. AMEND SECTION 12(b) OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION BYLAWS Consideration of the matter continued from the July 24, 2017 meeting. Acting Executive Director Candida Neal spoke on minor proposed amendment to bylaws to be in conformance with the Brown Act. Discussion ensued regarding language in the Brown Act related to placing a matter of business on a future agenda and making the proposed language clearer. Staff will bring back to Commission at the next meeting. MOTION: Continue to matter the September 11, 2017 meeting. MOTION: McLoughlin SECOND: Bacerra VOTE: AYES: Alderete, Bacerra, Contreras-Leo, McLoughlin, Mendoza, Verino (6) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Nguyen (1) PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 3 AUGUST 28, 2017 A-3 4. ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE 2017-2018 TERM Consideration of the matter continued from the July 24, 2017 meeting. Recommended Action: 1. Elect a Chairperson of the Planning Commission for the 2017-2018 term. 2. Elect a Vice Chairperson of the Planning Commission for the 2017-2018 term. 3. Elect a Representative from the Planning Commission to the Historic Resources Commission for the 2017-2018 term. Chairperson Verino called for nominations for Chairperson. Commissioner Alderete nominated Commissioner McLoughlin as Chairperson and the nomination was accepted. Hearing no further nominations, the nominations were closed without objection. MOTION: Elect Commissioner McLoughlin as Chairperson for the Planning Commission for the 2017-2018 term. MOTION: Alderete SECOND: Bacerra VOTE: AYES: Alderete, Bacerra, Contreras-Leo, McLoughlin, Mendoza, Verino (6) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Nguyen (1) Chairperson Verino called for nominations for Vice Chairperson. Commissioner Alderete nominated Commissioner Contreras-Leo as Vice Chairperson. Commissioner Mendoza nominated Commissioner Bacerra as Vice Chairperson. Hearing no further nominations, the nominations were closed. MOTION: Elect Commissioner Contreras-Leo as Vice Chairperson for the Planning Commission for the 2017-2018 term. MOTION: Alderete SECOND: Verino VOTE: AYES: Alderete, Contreras-Leo, Verino (3) NOES: Bacerra, McLoughlin, Mendoza (3) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Nguyen (1) Motion failed by a 3-3 vote. MOTION: Elect Commissioner Bacerra as Vice Chairperson for the Planning Commission for the 2017-2018 term. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 4 AUGUST 28, 2017 A-4 MOTION: Mendoza SECOND: McLoughlin VOTE: AYES: Bacerra, McLoughlin, Mendoza (3) NOES: Alderete, Contreras-Leo, Verino (3) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Nguyen (1) Motion failed by a 3-3 vote. Election of Vice Chairperson will be brought back to the next meeting. MOTION: Motion by Vice Chair McLoughlin and seconded by Commissioner Bacerra to elect Commissioner Contreras-Leo as Planning Commission representative to the Historic Resources Commission for the 2017-2018 term. Commissioner Contreras-Leo declined nomination. MOTION: Commissioner Contreras-Leo nominated Commissioner Nguyen as representative to the Historic Resources Commission for the 2017-2018 term. MOTION: Contreras-Leo SECOND: Verino VOTE: AYES: Alderete, Bacerra, Contreras-Leo, McLoughlin, Mendoza, Verino (6) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Nguyen (1) COMMENTS 5. STAFF COMMENTS Acting Executive Director Neal: • General Plan Update – Reported there was no General Plan Advisory Group meeting in August and will start meetings up again in September. • Announced General Plan and Zoning Ordinance Advisory Subcommittee meetings will be scheduled in the fall to discuss amendments to tattooing, bee keeping, accessory dwelling units and small lot subdivisions. 6. PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS Commissioner Mendoza: • Wished everyone a Happy Labor Day weekend. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 5 AUGUST 28, 2017 A-5 Commissioner Bacerra: • Congratulated Vice Chair McLoughlin on his appointment as Chairperson. Commissioner Contreras-Leo: • Apologized for arriving late to meeting. Commissioner Alderete: • Noted he was glad to attend meeting in person. Vice Chair McLoughlin: • Thanked everyone for their support on appointment of Chairperson and looks forward to doing the best he can. Chairperson Verino: • Congratulated Vice Chair McLoughlin. • Thanked everyone for their support and patience in her tenure as Chairperson adding it was a great experience, appreciates the guidance and also thanked staff. • Wished everyone a Happy Labor Day. ADJOURNED 6:07 P.M. - The next meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Monday, September 11, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California. 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