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Home My WebLink AboutMIN 2001 0827 PC REGPlanning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of August 27, 2001 Page 1 The Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission was held on August 27, 2001, in the City Council Chambers, Moorpark Civic Center, at. 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California 93021. 1) CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Parvin called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. 2) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Haller led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3) ROLL CALL: Janice Parvin, Chairperson William F. Otto, Vice Chairperson Mark DiCecco Paul Haller Kipp Landis Commissioner's Landis, Haller, DiCecco, Vice Chair Otto, and Chairperson Parvin, were present at the meeting. Staff' attending the meeting included Wayne Loftus, Director of Community Development; John Libiez, Planning Manager; Walter Brown, City Engineer; Paul Porter, Principal Planner; Laura Stringer, Senior Management Analyst; and Gail Rice Secretary II. 4) PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: None 5) REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA: None 6) CONSENT CALENDAR: A) Planning Commission Minutes of July 23, 2001. Commission Otto questioned the 3:1 vote on Item B.A., should be corrected to 3:0, as Commissioner Landis abstained from voting. Commissioner Landis requested clarification of his comments under Item 9.A. M:1 CLatleur\ M1PC- minutes12001minutes1010827 pcm.doc Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of August 27, 2001 Page 2 MOTION: Commissioner Landis moved and Commissioner Otto seconded a motion to approve the minutes of July 23, 2001 with corrections as noted. Motion passed with a unanimous 5:0 voice vote. 7) PUBLIC COMMENTS: None 8) PUBLIC HEARINGS: A) Commercial Planned Development Permit No. CPD 2000 -02 for a Jack -in- the -Box Restaurant with drive - through service and two -story retail /office building (Applicant: Jack -in- the -Box and Acres Realty). Planning Commission action is a recommendation to the City Council who will take final action. Staff Recommendations: 1) Accept public testimony; close the public hearing. 2) Consider the Mitigated Negative Declaration prior to making a recommendation. 3) Direct the preparation of a Resolution recommending to the City Council denial of Commercial Planned Development No. 2000 -02, based upon inadequate access and circulation and other findings as may be appropriate. (Continued from July 9, 2001, public hearing open). Wayne Loftus, Community Development Director gave the staff presentation. Reference: Staff Report, dated August 24, 2001. Commissioner Landis requested clarification of Parcel A ownership and relationship of potential access easement to Pacific Communities project, with Mr. Loftus responding. Mr. Landis further questioned the process for pursuit of the easement across the Mobil property. Commissioner DiCecco questioned the access opportunities that had been explored. Mr. Loftus responded that only the agreement had been evaluated since the last meeting, previously various M:\ CLatleuWPC- minutes12001minutes1010827 pcm.doc Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of August 27, 2001 Page 3 access options had been reviewed including a U -turn on Los Angeles Avenue (not preferred) and westerly access adjacent to the residential project. Commissioner DiCecco commented to automobile stacking issues. Testimony was received from: Mike Palmer, RA, representing Jack -in- the -Box, 100 N. Barranca Avenue, #200, West Covina, CA. Mr. Palmer commented to the issues relating to limited access to the site, including no access from Leta Yancy Lane and restricted access from Los Angeles Avenue. He also commented to conclusions of his Traffic Consultant relating to potential circulation conflicts, and his desire to have the project move forward to City Council whether the recommendation is approval or denial. Commission questions and comments to staff and the applicant included: • Entrances from Los Angeles Avenue and resulting conflicts with traffic moving in various directions. • Turning radius change. • Possibility of westbound traffic left turn into the site • U -turn opportunity at Shasta for westbound traffic • Opportunity that left turn restrictions for westbound traffic on Los Angeles Avenue would be disregarded. • Continued pursuit by applicant of access across the Mobil property. Mr. Palmer, Mr. Loftus and Mr. Brown responded. Joe Ahearn, 484 E 93021. M:\CLafieur\MkPG-minutes\2001minuteskOlO827pcin.doc Los Angeles Avenue, Moorpark, CA Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California f Minutes of August 27, 2001 Page 4 Mr. Ahearn commented to Jack -in- the -Box being the applicant (not Acres Realty) , and on the issue of applicant or City responsibility to pursue enforcement of access per the recorded agreement affecting Parcels A and B, and the desire to move forward to City Council. Commission questions focused on ownership change and the access agreement. Chairperson Parvin closed the Public Hearing. Commission discussion included the following: Commissioner Otto voiced concern relating to circulation, if no southerly access to the east to Leta Yancy is achieved. Commissioner Landis commented on the problems with inadequate access and Parcel A access agreement ambiguity, agreeing with Commissioner Otto's comments. Commissioner Haller commented to concerns with the second (2"d) easterly access, agreeing with Commissioner Otto's comments. Commissioner DiCecco's comment was in agreement with other Commissioners and remained uncomfortable with the design of the office building and buffering of the adjacent residential area. Chairperson Parvin commented on changes to circulation required for the project. Discussion followed regarding access options with the conclusion that an additional traffic study should occur regarding options, should the preferred access from Leta Yancy not be viable. These options included: • Access via a u -turn at Shasta Avenue. • Restricting access from Los Angeles Avenue to the westerly curb -cut. MOTION: Commissioner Landis moved and Commissioner Otto seconded a motion to approve the staff recommendation, recommending approval to City Council C M:\ CLafleur \M\PC- minutes\2001minutes \010827 pcm.doc B) Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of August 27, 2001 61 with modifications to incorporate revised wording regarding access and modifications concerning architecture from the June 11 and July 9, 2001, Planning Commission meetings. Access to the proposed site shall include a driveway and access easement to Leta Yancy Road near the southerly property line. The access easement and proposed joint curb cut at Los Angeles Avenue between the Mobil Oil facility and the subject property shall be eliminated and the subject property shall take access to Los Angeles Avenue only at the proposed curb cut near the west property line of the proposed development. Should access to the subject property from Leta Yancy Road via an easement driveway adjacent to the south property line not be achievable, sole access from Los Angeles Avenue via U- turns at Leta Yancy and Shasta Avenue may be considered, provided that a traffic study indicating there is no impact to Los Angeles Avenue (SR 118) traffic flow resulting from the U -turn required for access to this project at Leta Yancy Road and Shasta Avenue. The study shall meet the requirements of the Director of Community Development and City Engineer, and shall be completed and accepted by them prior to a determination of acceptability by the City Council. Also, approve change to Condition of Approval No. 16.E. to include the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Standards (NPDES) requirements (Conditions of Approval #16.E.) which was recommended by Walter Brown, City Engineer, including adding a floor drain within the trash enclosure that will connect to the sewer system. Motion was passed with a 5:0 voice vote. ider a General Plan Amendment to Ado Housing Element 2000 -2005; General Plan Amendment 2000 -02 (Applicant: City of Moorpark)_. Staff Recommendations: 1) Open the public hearing; receive report from staff and consultant; receive public comment and testimony; close public hearing. 2) Consider Negative Declaration. 3) Adopt Resolution No. M: 1CLatteur\ M1PC- minutes12001minutes1010827 pcm.doc Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of August 27, 2001 G PC- 2001 - recommending adoption of a Revised Housing Element to the Moorpark General Plan. (Continued from June 25, 2001, public hearing open - new legal notice posted.) Wayne Loftus, Director of Community Development provided the staff presentation. John Libiez, Planning Manager and Project Manager for the Housing Element, together with the City's consultant, Mark Hoffman were introduced. Reference staff report, dated August 21, 2001. Public Hearing continued open. Commissioner Haller commented to various issues relating to the use of current data, inconsistencies in information and typographic errors. Mr. DiCecco commented to the difficulty in determining what was new information, what had changed, and were comments from the last meeting addressed. Mr. Loftus responded that Commission comments would be included in an addendum memo when the Housing Element is forwarded to the City Council. Commissioner Otto commented to difficulty in determining new material and cited inconsistencies in information in the revised document. Commissioner Landis commented to questions regarding target groups. Chairperson Parvin commented to trying to determine what changes were made, and how word was getting out to the public regarding affordable housing opportunities. Nancy Burns responded to several affordable housing questions. Commissioner DiCecco commented on several sections regarding; design review, history of affordable housing, identity of CPD lots for housing opportunities, target dates and the five (5) year objective. M:\CLafteuAM\PG-minutesVOOlminutes\010827pcm.doc Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of August 27, 2001 Page 7 Testimony was received from the following: Bernardo M. Perez, 11011 Azahar Street, Moorpark, CA 93021 Mr. Perez stated that is was sad that we have to reference data in the Draft Element from ten (10) years ago. He identified various pages with data and charts that contained typographical errors or inaccurate data and asked that these items be corrected before the adoption of the Revised Housing Element. Eloise Brown, 13193 Annette, Moorpark, CA Ms. Brown commented to the lack of figures, also. She also commented that Specific Plan should be amended to pedestrian- oriented mix of business, residential uses. She would like to se, more of this mix. 93021 accuracy of the Downtown encourage a offices and Moorpark do rChairperson Parvin closed the Public Hearing. Discussion followed regarding the desire to move the Housing Element Update forward to the City Council with data updates and corrections as noted and Commission comments provided to the City Council as an Addendum. MOTION: Commissioner DiCecco moved and Commissioner Haller seconded a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2001- 412, recommending approval of the Housing Element Update, with incorporation of data corrections and Planning Commission comments from the Planning Commission meetings of June 25, 2001 and August 27, 2001. Motion passed with a 5:0 voice vote. C) Parcel Man No. 5316 (Applicant: USA Properties Fund, Inc.) . Consider a request to subdivide an existing 325,178 square foot parcel of land into two parcels of 87,085 square feet and 238,093 square feet, located south of Los Angeles Avenue, north of the Arroyo Simi and east of Park Lane (Assessor's Parcel Number: 506- M: \CLafleur\M\PC- minutes\2001 minutes \010827 pcm.doc Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of August 27, 2001 Page 8 0- 050 -470) . Staff Recommendation: 1) Open the public hearing, receive public testimony and close the public hearing. 2) Determine that the proposed use is exempt from CEQA as a Class 15 Exemption. 3) Adopt Resolution No. PC 2001 -_1 approving Tentative Parcel Map No. 5316. Wayne Loftus, Director of Community Development provided the staff presentation. Reference staff report, dated August 27, 2001. Commissioner Otto requested review of finding number 9 in the Resolution, regarding public waterways. Commissioner Landis requested clarification of Parcels A and B related to zoning. Testimony was received from the following: Eldon C. Schierman, Hall & Foreman, Inc., applicant's representative Mr. Schierman requested revision to the following conditions: • C. E. Condition No. 8 regarding utilities to be undergrounded, believed to be within the Archstone Communities property. • C. E. Condition No. 10 regarding Calleguas Municipal Water District release. Staff responded that both conditions would be reviewed and modified or deleted, if they were not applicable, since this map is dividing land only with future development required to follow a separate entitlement process. MOTION: Commissioner Landis moved and Chairperson Parvin seconded a motion to adopting Resolution No. 2001 -413 with revisions to the Conditions of Approval for Conditions No. 8 and No. 10, approving Tentative Parcel Map No. 5316. Motion passed with a 5:0 voice vote. t M:\ CLaBeur\ M\ PC- minutes \2001minutes \010827pcm.doc Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California Minutes of August 27, 2001 Page 9 9) DISCUSSION ITEMS: A) Consider a Continued Workshop to Discuss the OSCAR Element Graphics and Minor Textual Changes. Staff Recommendation: 1) Conduct continued workshop and review revised OSCAR language and suggested graphics and provide final comments and direction for corrections or inclusions thereto; 2) Direct staff to set a public hearing for the September 10, 2001 Planning Commission meeting. (Continued from June 25, 2001.) John Libiez, Planning Manager provided the staff presentation. Reference staff reports, dated August 23, 2001 and August 13, 2001. Discussion with regards to moving the OSCAR forward to Public Hearing on September 10, 2001, if possible. MOTION: Commissioner Landis moved and Commissioner Haller seconded a motion to approve staff recommendations to set a public hearing for September 10, 2001 or September 24, 2001. Motion passed with a 5:0 voice vote. B) Consider Review of the Proposed Acquisition by the Moorpark Unified School District of a Twenty -two (22) Acre School Site in the Future Moorpark Highlands Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 2). Staff Recommendation: Following discussion of this request, approve the Planning Commission Chair to sign the letter to the Moorpark Unified School district concerning review and investigation of the Moorpark Highlands School Site. Wayne Loftus, Community Development Director provided the staff presentation. Reference staff report, dated August 22, 2001. MOTION: Commissioner DiCecco moved and Commissioner Haller seconded a motion to approve the Planning Commission Chair to sign the letter to the Moorpark Unified School district concerning review and investigation of the Moorpark Highlands School Site. M:\ CLaHeur \M \PC•minutes\2001minutes \010827 pcm.doc Planning Commission, City of Moorpark, California (� Minutes of August 27, 2001 Page 10 Motion passed with a 5:0 voice vote. C) Consider change in the P1 Commission Time. Staff Recommendation: Direct staff as deemed appropriate. Wayne Loftus, Community Development Director provided the staff presentation. Reference staff report, dated August 22, 2001. CONSENSUS: By consensus, the Commission agreed that the Planning Commission start time would remain at 7:00 p.m. 10) ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Wayne Loftus announced that an Affordable Housing Workshop for September 2001 and that the date would be confirmed. The start time will be 7:00 p.m. Arrangements for various guest; speakers are currently underway. 11) ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Parvin motioned to adjourn the meeting ® 10:50 p.m. and Commissioner Otto seconded the motion. Motion passed with a 5:0 voice vote. 6W-4 �- ZA'- ce Parvin, Chairperson ATTEST: aura Stringer Senior Management Analyst M: \CLafleur\M\PC- minutes \2001minutes\010827pcm.doc