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Home My WebLink AboutMIN 2007 0322 PC REGPlanning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of May 22, 2007 Regular Meeting The Regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held on May 22, 2007, in the City Council Chambers; Moorpark Civic Center; 799 Moorpark Avenue; Moorpark, California; 93021. 1. CALL TO ORDER: Chair Taillon called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Vice Chair Peskay led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. ROLL CALL: Present: Planning Commissioners Di Cecco, Hamous, Landis, Vice Chair Peskay and Chair Taillon. Staff present: Barry Hogan, Community Development Director; Joseph Fiss, Principal Planner; Joseph Vacca, Principal Planner and Gail Rice, Administrative Assistant. 4. PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: None. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. 6. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None. 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND REPORTS ON MEETINGS /CONFERENCES ATTENDED BY THE COMMISSION: (Future agenda items are tentative and are subject to rescheduling.) A. May 23, 2007 • Joint City Council /Planning Commission meeting at 6:45 p.m. followed by the Budget Workshop at 7:30 p.m. B. June 12, 2007 Special Meeting • Amendments to Ordinances 346 and 347: Development Agreements for Expansions to Moorpark Country Club Estates C. June 26, 2007 • RPD No. 2004 -06; Essex Moorpark Apartments SACommunity Development \COMMISSION \MINUTES\2007 Fina1\07_0522_pcm.doc Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of May 22, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 2 • CUP No. 2007 -04; 6593 Collins Drive (Circle K) Mr. Hogan announced there will be a joint City Council and Planning Commission meeting on May 23, 2007 and discussed .future agenda items. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (next Resolution No. PC- 2007 -515) A. Consider Conditional Use Permit No. 2007 -03, to Allow On- Premises Sale and Consumption of Beer and Wine in Conjunction with A Proposed Restaurant (Viva La Pasta), at 252 Los Angeles Avenue (Moorpark Grove), on the Application of Ernesto Di Vito. (Staff: Joseph Fiss) Staff Recommendation: 1) Open the public hearing, accept public testimony and close the public hearing; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. PC -2007- conditionally approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2007 -03. Mr. Fiss gave the staff report. The Commission had no questions of staff. Chair Taillon opened the public hearing. Ernesto De Vito, applicant representative, spoke in favor of the project and stated he was available for questions the Commission may have. Keith Palmguist, applicant's representative, spoke in favor of the project and stated he was available for questions the Commission may have. The Commission had no questions of applicant. Chair Taillon closed the public hearing. The Commission discussed whether there would be enough parking for two restaurants at the site with one serving all alcoholic beverages and applicant serving only beer and wine. MOTION: Commissioner Landis moved and Commissioner Di Cecco seconded a motion to accept staff recommendation and adopt Resolution No. PC- 2007 -515. The motion carried by a 5:0 voice vote. Planning Commission approval of this item is final unless appealed within ten (10) days. The Planning Commission is final approval for this project. B. Consider Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2006 -02 — Amending in its Entirety the Moorpark Municipal Code Section 17.32: Off - Street Parking Requirements, to Clarify, Organize and Revise Parking Standards, including Parking /Storage Requirements for Recreational Vehicles in Residential Areas (Staff: Barry Hogan) Staff Recommendation: 1) Open the public hearing, accept public testimony and close the public hearing; SACommunity Development \COMMISSION \MINUTES\2007 Fina1\07_0522_pcm.doc Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of May 22, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 3 and 2) Adopt Resolution No. PC -2007- recommending to the City Council approval of ZOA 2006 -02. Mr. Hogan gave the staff report. The Commission questioned staff on the parking ratios, recreational vehicles being stored in side yards with three foot setbacks and additional screening, the width of the parking stalls on High Street and the addition of drive through and bike lanes. Chair Taillon opened the public hearing. Osama Aouda, resident, spoke against the current Municipal Code Section 17.32 specifically the provision of driveways on lots less than 100 feet wide and stated he was available for questions the Commission may have. Chair Taillon closed the public hearing. The Commission discussed guest parking in residential planned developments and 2 -way aisles, car stacking, current parking for office spaces on High Street, various gating systems, the city offer offering preference parking for electric vehicles, clarification of the High Street parking table and related fees, screening of recreational vehicles from neighbors when stored in side yards, heights of walls around stored recreational vehicles, and timetable requirement for compliance with the new requirements for recreational vehicle owners. MOTION: Commissioner Di Cecco moved and Commissioner Hamous seconded a motion to accept staff recommendation and adopt Resolution No. PC- 2007 -516 with recommended changes to the High Street parking section for greater clarity; allowance of a second driveway for residences if the lot width is less than 100 feet but at least 85 feet wide through an Administrative Permit process; and the addition of required landscape screening in sideyards where recreational vehicles are stored. The motion carried by a 5:0 voice vote The City Council is final approval for this project. 9. DISCUSSION ITEMS: A. Consider City of Moorpark, Mission Statement, Priorities, Goals and Objectives for FY 2007/2008 (Staff: Barry Hogan) Staff Recommendation: Consider proposed City of Moorpark, FY 2007/2008 Mission Statement, Priorities, Goals, and Objectives for discussion at the May 23, 2007 Special Joint City Council /Planning Commission meeting. Mr. Hogan briefly discussed the Commission's input to the city's priorities, goals and objectives. By consensus, the Commission approved staff recommendation (Unanimous voice vote). SACommunity Development \COMMISSION \MINUTES\2007 Final\07_0522_pcm.doc Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of May 22, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 4 B. Consider Schedulinq of a Summer Meetinq Recess to Coordinate with City Council Recess (Staff: Barry Hogan) Staff Recommendation: Direct staff to post a notice of meeting cancellation for the August 28, 2007, regular meeting. By consensus, the Commission approved staff recommendation (Unanimous voice vote). 10. CONSENT CALENDAR: A. Regular Meeting Minutes of March 27, 2007 MOTION: Chair Taillon moved and Commissioner Di Cecco seconded a motion to approve the consent calendar. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote. 11. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Taillon adjourned the meeting at 8:33 p.m. Mark Taillon, Chair Barry KI Hogan; Community Development Director SACommunity Development \COMMISSION \MINUTES\2007 Fina1\07_0522_pcm.doc