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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 1990 1008 PC REGPlanning Commission. City of Moorpark, California Minutes of October 8, 1990 The regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Moorpark, California was held on October 8, 1990 in the Council Chambers of City Hall of said City, located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California. 1. CALL PO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. by Chairman John Wozniak. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairman Wozniak. 3. ROLL ALL PRESENT: Commissioners William Lanahan, Michael Scullin, Roy Talley, and John Wozniak. ABSENT: Commissioner Glen Schmidt. OTHER CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Patrick J. Richards, Director of Community Development; John Knipe, City Engineer; Pat Dobbins, Assistant City Engineer; Mark Wessel, Traffic Engineer; Debbie Traffenstedt, Senior Planner; Celia LaFleur, Administrative Secretary. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES None. 5. PROCLAMATIONS COMMENDATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS None. 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 7. CONSENT CALENDAR None. 8. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA None. Planning Commission Minutes of October 8, 1990 PUBLIC HEARINGS Page 2 A. General Plan Amendment No. GPA -90 -3 Macleod Construciton Comoanv Request is to revise the Circulaiton Element (corridor map and text) to identify that Gisler Road will now be shown as Liberty Bell Road and Shall not extend beyond Lassen Avenue. The notherly portion of Liberty Bell Road will extend from Los Angeles Avenue on the south to Lassen Avenue on the north, and will lie west of Park Lane and east of Sierra Avenue. Presented by Debbie Traffenstedt, Senior Planner; reference: Staff Report dated October 2, 1990. Testimony received by the following: Ken Macleod, 169 Teloma Drive, Ventura, CA. Representing Macleod Construciton Company. Mr. Macleod addressed the Commission in stating that GPA -90 -3 had transpired at the recommendation of the City Council in the need to address public input and necessity. His concerns were to compromise and to allow the project to move forward and not let the commercial project trail behind. Mr. Macleod concured with zeor lot line /condominums housing mix. At most, Mr. Macleod gave his general consensus in reaching an agreement. Svliva Witaker, 461 Cornett, Moorpark, CA 93021. Ms. Witaker was very much concened with the additional traffic that would be generated. Ms. Witaker explained that during the peak hours of the day the traffic circulation is at it's worst by means of Chapparal Middle School, Moorpark Avenue onto Poindexter, and Los Angeles Avneue onto Poindexter Avenue from the Tierra Rejada Road bridge area. Barbara Schultz, 116 Sierra Avenue, Moorpark, CA. Ms. Schultz concerrns related to additional traffic generated on Sierra Avenue by means of the residential and commercial use if developed. Ms. Schultz quoted from a traffic analysis provided for the project by the firm of Austin Faust. Mark Wessel responded in an explanation of the analysis provided for the proposed development. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 7:40 P.M. Motion: Commissioner Lanahan moved and Commissioner Scullin seconded a motion to to recommend that the City Planning Commission Minutes of October 8, 1990 Page 3 Council approve an amendment to the Circulaiton Element to change Gisler Avenue to Liberty Bell Road and to identify that Liberty Bell Road shall not serve as a direct connector road between Los Angeles and Poindexter Avenues. The exact width and alighment of Liberty Bell Road shall be determined by the City Council prior to approal of either a subdivision map or planned developmetn permit for the properties zoned RPD -15 Units /Acre and located adjacent to Liberty Bell Road between Lassen and Poindexter Avenues. The motion was approved with the following roll call vote. Commissioner Talley: Yes Commissioner Lanahan: Yes Commissioner Scullin: Yes Chairman Wozniak: Yes Motion_: Commissioner Lanahan moved and Commissioner Scullin seconded a motion to approve Resolution No. PC -90- 224 as submitted. The motion was approved by voice vote. 10. PLANNING COMMISSION DISCUSSION /ACTION ITEMS A. Landscape Guidelines The Director gave an oral presention of the City's review standards for landscaping and how it related to project development. The developer at the request of the city is to provide conceptual landscape for review as it applys to drought resistant plants, slope areas, screening, and maintenance. Another implementation process would is the draft Hillside Ordinance, which is still under review by the City. The Commission expressed concerns in creating community landscape standards providing for major streets, residenital areas, commercial and industrial. A form of guidelines for developers to insure proper planting, which would include mature trees, drought resistent planting; maintenance, in the proper selection in the variety of planting, to be more specific in the results the City may want to accomplish. Planning Commission Minutes of October 8, 1990 11. COMMISSION COMMENTS Page 4 Commissioner Lanahan directed staff to examine the probability of Southern California Edsion station providing additional landscaping. To elude from the graffiti writing on the walls of the building. 12. STAFF COMMENTS 13. Requested the consensus of the Commission to cancel the meeting of October 15, 1990. There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED 11-5-'70 BY: qt6 - < Celia LaFleur, Secretary CHAIRMAN John Wozniak