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Home My WebLink AboutMIN 1999 0830 PC SPCPlanning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of August 30, 1999 1 The Special Meeting of the Planning Commission was held on August 30,. 1999, in the City Council Chambers located at the Moorpark Civic Center, 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California, 93021. 1. CALL TO ORDER: CHAIRMAN DICECCO CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:09 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: COMMISSIONER OTTO LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. 3. ROLL CALL: Mark DiCecco - Chair Janice Parvin - Vice Chair Paul ]caller Kipp Landis William F. Otto ALL COMMISSIONERS WERE PRESENT. STAFF ATTENDING THE MEETING INCLUDED WAYNE LOFTUS, ACTING DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PAUL PORTER, PRINCIPAL PLANNER, JOHN LIBIEZ, PRINCIPAL PLANNER, DIRK LOVETT, ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER, AND CELIA LAFLEUR, ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY. 4. PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: NONE 5. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA: NONE 6. CONSENT CALENDAR: A. AUGUST 9, 1999 - PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF AUGUST 9, 1999, CONTINUED TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS: NONE 8. PUBLI," HEARINGS: A. Consider Development Agreement No. 98.01 for No. 2 - Moorparkc Hignianas on cne appi.icacion or mvxxiavav FOUNTAINWOOD AGOURA. This Specific Plan, for which the proposed Development Agreement has been prepared, that proposes 652 dwelling units on 445 acres. Also included as !� part of the project is a proposal to dedicate a 20.3 acre 990830 -pcm Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of August 30, 1999 2 school site, an 11 acre park site, reserve rights -of -way for the State Highway 118 Bypass and State Highway 23. A 93 acre Open Space Conservation Easement and creation of Habitat Conservation Plan for several threatened species and the designation of approximately 82 acres as private open space have been evaluated. The project site to be included in the Development Agreement is located north of the intersection of Spring Road and Charles Street, east of Walnut Canyon Road and westerly of Happy Camp Canyon Regional Park in the City of Moorpark. Staff Recommendation: 1) Open the public hearing, accept public testimony, and close the public hearing. 2) Approve staff recommendation and adopt Resolution No. PC -99 -382 recommending City Council approval of Development Agreement No. 98.01. PRESENTED BY JOHN LIBIEZ, PRINCIPAL PLANNER. STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 26, 1999. TESTIMONY RECEIVED FROM THE FOLLOWING: MICHAEL GREYNALD, APPLICANT, 711 DAILY DRIVE #110, CAMARILLO, CA. SUPPORT PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 7:23 P.M. MOTION: COMMISSIONER HALLER MOVED AND COMMISSIONER OTTO SECONDED A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. PC -99 -382 RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 98.01. MOTION PASSED WITH A UNANIMOUS 5:0 VOICE VOTE. B. Consider Residential Planned Development Permit No. 98.01. A proposal to construct 80 single family airspace condominium dwelling units on the application of FAR WEST HOMES. The proposed units will be two story and range in size from 1300 to 1750 square feet. The project is located on a parcel on the south side of Los Angeles Avenue (SR- 118), easterly of Moorpark Avenue, westerly of Spring Road, and north of the Arroyo Simi in central Moorpark. Staff Recommendation: 1) Open the public hearing, accept testimony and close the public hearing. 2) Consider the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the requested entitlements prior to making a recommendation to the City Council. 3) Adopt Resolution No. PC -99 -383 recommending to the City Council approval of Residential Planned Development Permit 98 -01 and Tentative Tract Map 5133 on the application of Far West Homes. PRESENTED BY PAUL PORTER, PRINCIPAL PLANNER. REFERENCE: STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 30, 1999. 990830 -pcm Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of August 30, 1999 Page 3 WRITTEN STATEMENT CARD RECEIVED FROM THE FOLLOWING: MICHAEL SECREST, 150 E. LOS ANGELES AVENUE, MOORPARK, CA. OPPOSE TESTIMONY RECEIVED FROM THE FOLLOWING: ERIC LIEBERMAN, REPRESENTING FAR WEST HOMES, 14549 ARCHWOOD, VAN NUYS, CA. SUPPORT JOHN NEWTON, 165 HIGH STREET, MOORPARK, CA. SUPPORT. ERIC TAYLOR, CIVIL ENGINEER, VTN WEST INC., 6634 VAL JEAN AVENUE, VAN NUYS, CA.91406. SUPPORT RONALD SCHNOEBELEN, REGAL PARK HOA BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 150 MAJESTIC COURT, MOORPARK, CA. SUPPORT TERENCE O'NEILL, 150 E. LOS ANGELES AVENUE #105, MOORPARK, CA. OPPOSE PLANNING COMMISSION CONCERNS WERE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1) WIDTH OF PROPOSED -A" STREET (CONNECTS LOS ANGELES AVENUE TO MAJESTIC COURT). STAFF RECOMMENDED 36 FEET CURB TO CURB. APPLICANT REQUEST: 32 -FEET CURB TO CURB. PLANNING COMMISSION DID NOT SELECT A WIDTH, BUT FELT MORE LANDSCAPING WAS NEEDED ON THE WEST PROPERTY LINE. 2) ADEQUACY OF RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE FACILITY. STAFF RECOMMENDED THAT THE AREA (6,100 SQ. -FT. INCLUDING PARKING FOR FOUR CARS) BE INCREASED IN SIZE; A STAFF EXHIBIT INDICATING APPROXIMATELY 12,000- SQ.FT. WAS PROVIDED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. APPLICANT PROPOSED 6,100 AND BELIEVES IT IS ADEQUATE. PLANNING COMMISSION SAID TO EXPAND THE AREA BUT GAVE NO DETAILS. 3) LOTS 37 -43 OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ALLOW VEHICLE ACCESS ONTO "A" STREET, A PROPOSED PUBLIC STREET SERVING AS A COLLECTOR. STAFF RECOMMENDED THAT THIS DESIGN BE AMENDED TO ALLOW A MODIFICATION TO HAVE SIDE YARDS ON THIS PORTION OF THE STREET THE SAME AS THE BALANCE OF THE PROJECT NORTH OF MAJESTIC COURT. SETBACKS TO GARAGE ENTRANCE ARE CURRENTLY PROPOSED AT 5 -FT. OR 10 -FT. FROM PROPERTY LINE. APPLICANT DISAGREES. 990830 -pcm Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of August 30, 1999 4 PLANNING COMMISSION TOOK NO POSITION ON DIRECT ACCESS TO THIS PROPOSED PUBLIC STREET, BUT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT REDUCED SETBACKS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. 4) GUEST PARKING IS PROVIDED CONSISTENT WITH THE CODE REQUIREMENT OF '',t SPACE PER DWELLING, HOWEVER, THE LENGTH OF THE SPACE REQUIRED CLARIFICATION. IT IS PROPOSED AT 20.5 FEET, THE CODE REQUIRES 24.5 -FT. PARKING IS PROPOSED AT THE CURB OF A 36 -FT. CURB TO CURB PRIVATE STREET WITH NO SIDEWALKS. DRIVEWAY APRONS ARE 20.5 FEET APART ON THE CUL -DE -SAC (HAMMERHEAD) STREETS. THE DWELLING FRONT YARD SETBACKS RANGE FROM 5' TO 10.5', AND AS A RESULT THERE APPEARS TO BE NO EXTRA PARKING OR OUTDOOR AREA TO TEMPORARILY PARK A CAR OTHER THAN THE GUEST SPACE. APPLICANT FEELS THAT THE PROJECT IS ADEQUATELY PARKED AT ''e GUEST SPACE PER UNIT. PLANNING COMMISSION HAD CONCERNS BUT TOOK NO ACTION. 5) THE CUL -DE -SAC STREETS DO NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS. THE PLANNING COMMISSION NOTED A CONCERN AND INDICATED THAT THEY SHOULD BE PROVIDED ON AT LEAST ONE SIDE OF THE CUL -DE -SAC STREETS, BUT DID NOT RECOMMEND A CONDITION. 6) DURING THE COURSE OF THE HEARING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AREA REQUIRED FOR DEDICATION ALONG LOS ANGELES AVENUE FOR STREET WIDENING WAS NOT COMPLETELY SHOWN. AN EXISTING DEDICATION OF 8 -FEET IS NOTED, HOWEVER 19 -FT. (11 -FT. OF ADDITIONAL DEDICATION) IS REQUIRED. THE RESULT OF REQUIRING THE ADDITIONAL 11- FT. OF STREET DEDICATION REDUCES THE LANDSCAPED SETBACK ALONG LOS ANGELES AVENUE FROM 20 -FT. SHOWN TO 9 -FT., HOWEVER, THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK HAS BEEN REQUIRED TO BE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY ON OTHER SIMILAR PROJECTS, THEREFORE, IT APPEARS THAT NO LANDSCAPING WOULD BE PROVIDED. NO DECISION WAS MADE CONCERNING THIS ISSUE OR WHAT IMPACT, IF ANY WOULD OCCUR TO THE PROJECT. APPLICANT BELIEVES THE DRAWING IS ACCURATE BUT ANNOTATED INCORRECTLY. PLANNING COMMISSION DID NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE. 7) ARCHITECTURAL ISSUES WERE ADDRESSED WITH AGREEMENT THAT THEY NEED ATTENTION. DIRECTION WAS GIVEN THAT ALL WINDOW ELEMENTS SHOULD LOOK THE SAME AS OTHERS IN THE PROJECT AND ADDITIONAL DETAIL IS NEEDED. NO CONDITION WAS ESTABLISHED. 990830 -p= Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of August 30, 1999 Page 5 8) THE HAMMERHEAD TURNAROUNDS ARE NOT ACCURATELY DRAWN TO MEET CURRENT FIRE DEPARTMENT CRITERIA. HOWEVER, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS STATED THAT THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED A REVISED DRAWING THAT SHOWS THE CORRECT DESIGN. THE CORRECT DESIGN DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE PROJECT APPLICATION DRAWING. THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID NOT EVALUATE THIS REVISION TO DETERMINE WHAT IMPACT IF ANY OCCURS TO THE PROJECT. 9) ARCHITECTURE OF THE STRUCTURES WAS DISCUSSED AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH MORE DETAIL ESPECIALLY TO THE ZERO USE LINE WALL WERE SUGGESTED THROUGH A COMMENT THAT ALL WINDOWS SHOULD MATCH. APPLICANT AGREED COMMISSION DID NOT ESTABLISH A CONDITION 10) PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT ALL AFFORDABLE UNITS REQUIRED BY THIS APPLICATION BE PROVIDED ON- SITE. MOTION: COMMISSIONER OTTO MOVED AND COMMISSIONER HALLER SECONDED A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. PC -99 -383 RECOMMENDING TO CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 98.01 ON THE APPLICATION OF FAR WEST HOMES. ROLL CALL VOTE: COMMISSION LANDIS: NO COMMISSIONER PARVIN: NO COMMISSIONER OTTO: YES COMMISSIONER HALLER: NO COMMISSIONER DICECCO: YES MOTION: COMMISSIONER LANDIS MOVED AND COMMISSIONER HALLER SECONDED A MOTION TO RECOMMEND PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMIZE CONCERNS AT CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING OF RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 98.01 AND THAT COMMISSIONER DICECCO ATTEND THE MEETING TO EXPLAIN THE COMMISSION'S POSITION ON THESE ISSUES REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF FAR WEST HOMES. MOTION PASSED WITH A UNANIMOUS 5:0 VOICE VOTE. 9. DISCUSSION ITEMS: NONE 10. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: NONE 990830 -p= Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of August 30, 1999 Ej 11. ADJOURNMENT: CHAIRMAN DICECCO MOVED AND COMMISSIONER LANDIS SECONDED A MOTION TO ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 11:55 P.M. MOTION PASSED WITH A 5:0 UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. MARK DICECCO, CHAIRMAN ATTEST: CELIA. LAFLEUR, SECRETARY TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION 990830 -pcm