[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR OCTOBER 13TH.AND COULD I GET EVERYBODY TO STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER AGUILERA.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 22ND OF THIS YEAR.
UNANIMOUS. OK, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO MAKE A STATEMENT OR BRING UP SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE DO SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
[6.I. MAJOR SUBDIVISION NO. MAS19-002]
BRING IT BACK UP.PUBLIC HEARING, DIANA, YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH US.
GOOD MORNING CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS.
AGENDA ITEM A IS MAJOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION NO.
IT'S A REQUEST TO SUBDIVIDE AN EXISTING SEVEN POINT FOUR ACRE PARCEL INTO AN 18 RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION.
THE BACKGROUND THIS PROJECT SITE HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO TWO PRIOR ENTITLEMENTS.
IN 1994 A MINOR SUBDIVISION CREATED A ONE ACRE PARCEL IN A 7.4 ACRE PARCEL AND THEN MAJOR SUBDIVISION. NO. MAS 01-009 WAS A REQUEST TO DIVIDE THE PARCEL INTO A 21 LOT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION THAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN DECEMBER OF 03.
THE MAP WAS SUBJECT TO NUMEROUS EXTENSIONS, FOUR OF WHICH WERE DISCRETIONARY, AND FIVE WERE STATUTORY GIVEN BY THE STATE.
AND THAT MAP EXPIRED IN DECEMBER OF 2018, WHICH REQUIRED THE APPLICANT TO APPLY FOR ANOTHER MAJOR SUBDIVISION OR A NEW MAJOR SUBDIVISION.
THE PROJECT IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE, EXCUSE ME, THE SOUTH SIDE OF OLIVE AVENUE.
IN THE COMMUNITY OF WINTON, IT'S APPROXIMATELY FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE FEET EAST OF JONES ROAD, AND IT'S NEXT TO THE WINTON COMMUNITY PARK.
THIS IS A VIEW OF THE PROJECT SITE LOOKING SOUTHEAST.
THIS IS VIEW LOOKING NORTHWEST FROM THE PROJECT SITE.
AGRICULTURE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, AND THIS IS A VIEW OF THE PROPERTY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROJECT SITE AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROJECT SITE, HERE IS THE PROPOSED TENTATIVE MAP. IT SHOWS THE PROPOSED 18 LOTS.
IT ALSO SHOWS THAT LOT ONE AND LOT 18 ARE SUBJECT TO THE 200 FOOT AGRICULTURAL SETBACK, WHICH YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HERE AND NOT A CONDITION OF OUR CODE THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN.
AS EXPLAINED IN THE STAFF REPORT, THE PROJECT CAN BE FOUND CONSISTENT WITH THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND THE WINTON COMMUNITY PLAN.
FROM THE LAND USE ELEMENT, WE HAVE GOAL LU2 A RANGE OF RESIDENTIAL LAND USES AND POLICY LU2.1 A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES AND FROM THE WINTON COMMUNITY PLAN.
THE PROJECT CAN BE FOUND CONSISTENT WITH GOAL C3 ROADWAY CONNECTIONS GOAL C5 PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE FACILITIES, SPECIFICALLY POLICY C-5.3 PRIORITIZING SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS.
THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ZONING REGULATIONS THEY ALLOWED AND PERMITTED USES THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARD.
IT IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE SUBDIVISION MAP ACT.
THE CEQA FILINGS ARE OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT.
HOWEVER, TO SUMMARIZE, STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT MAJOR SUBDIVISION MAS 19-002 DOES NOT
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REQUIRE FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNDER SECTION ONE FIVE ONE EIGHT THREE PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY PLAN OR ZONING MAJOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION IN MAS 19-002 IS CONSISTENT WITH THE WINTON COMMUNITY PLAN.NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED ON THE PROJECT SITE OR THE SURROUNDING AREA SINCE THE COMMUNITY PLAN WAS ADOPTED AND THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT WAS CERTIFIED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
THERE ARE NO PROJECT SPECIFIC, SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS AND NO NEW SUBSTANTIAL INFORMATION, WHICH WAS NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME THAT THE WINTON COMMUNITY PLAN FEIR WAS CERTIFIED HAS COME UP.
NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE MERCED SUN-STAR AND MAILED TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300 FEET ON OCTOBER 1ST.
THE STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY WRITTEN OR VERBAL COMMENTS PRIOR TO COMPLETING THE STAFF REPORT AND WITH THAT STAFF HAS TWO RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE FIRST IS THE CEQA RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COMMISSION FIND THAT MAJOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION NO.
MAS 19-002 REQUIRES NO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE FIVE ONE EIGHT THREE PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY PLAN OR ZONING BASED ON THE FINDINGS IN THE STAFF REPORT AND TWO THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED MAJOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION NO. MAS 19-002.
BASED ON THE FINDINGS INCLUDED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. THANK YOU.
DIANA, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE. ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS, PLEASE DO SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
YEAH., DWAYNE [INAUDIBLE] WITH GOLDEN VALLEY ENGINEERING, WHERE THE ENGINEERS FOR THIS PROJECT. I JUST WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING THAT I THINK DIANA MAY HAVE MISSED.
WE WENT TO THE WINTON MAC AND WE HAD FULL SUPPORT THERE.
AND THIS IS THE THIRD GENERATION MAXWELL THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME AND TO THEM, THIRD GENERATION MAXWELL BUILDING.
SO THEY'VE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE ALL OF THEM.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
QUITE A HISTORY. A LOT OF HISTORY, I'M GETTING OLD JACK.
OH WELL, I NEED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
OK. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS BY THE PC? OK. ANY MOTIONS? YEP. I'LL MOVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, FIND MAJOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION NO.
MAS 19-002 REQUIRES NO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTION 15183 PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY PLAN OR ZONING BASED ON THE FINDINGS IN THE STAFF REPORT.
OK, I HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.
OK, SO I'LL MOVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVES MAJOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION NO.
MAS 19-002 BASED ON THE FINDINGS INCLUDED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
AYE. CHAIR VOTES AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.
[6.II. MINOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION No. MS21-014 And MINOR DEVIATION APPLICATION NO. MD21-002]
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GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS, TODAY I WILL BE PRESENTING MINOR SUBDIVISION NUMBER MS 21-014 AND MINOR DEVIATION NUMBER MD 21-002 FOR ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ.THE REQUEST IS TO SUBDIVIDE A 3.3 ACRE PARCEL INTO TWO PARCELS, RESULTING IN PARCEL SIZES OF PARCEL. ONE IS TWO ACRES AND PARCEL TWO IS 1.3 ACRES AND TO DEVIATE FROM THE REQUIRED THREE TO ONE DEPTH TO WIDTH RATIO FOR NEWLY CREATED PARCELS.
THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTH BEAR CREEK DRIVE, TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY FEET WEST OF NORTH PIRA DRIVE AND IS DESIGNATED LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE IN THE GENERAL PLAN AND IS ZONED R-1.
HERE IS THE VICINITY MAP OF THE PROJECT SITE.
THE PROJECT SITE OUTLINED IN RED IS CHARACTERIZED BY VACANT LAND AND IS ADJACENT TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS.
THE BROKEN YELLOW LINE REPRESENTS THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE CITY OF MERCED AND THE COUNTY.
HERE WE SEE A CLOSER AERIAL IMAGE OF THE PROJECT SITE.
THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF ONE EXISTING HOME AND A FEW ACCESSORY BUILDINGS.
THIS PHOTO OF THE PROPERTY WAS TAKEN FROM BEAR CREEK, LOOKING NORTH TOWARDS THE PROJECT SITE. IT SHOWS WHERE PARCEL PROPOSED PARCEL ONE IS LOCATED IN.
THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN FROM BEAR CREEK LOOKING NORTH.
IT SHOWS THE EXISTING HOME ON THE PROPOSED PARCEL ONE.
THIS IS THE TENTATIVE MAP FOR THIS SUBDIVISION, WITH PROPOSED PARCEL ONE SHADED IN BLUE AND PROPOSED PARCEL TWO IS SHADED IN RED.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A MINOR DEVIATION FOR PARCEL TWO TO DEVIATE FROM THE REQUIRED THREE TO ONE DEPTH TO WIDTH RATIO.
PROPOSED PARCEL TO CANNOT MEET THE THREE TO ONE RATIO DUE TO THE EXISTING DOMESTIC WELL ON THE PARCEL, ONE THAT REQUIRES A 15 FOOT SETBACK FROM NEWLY CREATED PARCEL LINES.
THE ZONE CODE ALLOWS FOR A 15 PERCENT REDUCTION IN WIDTH.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A 10 FOOT REDUCTION, WHICH IS AN EIGHT PERCENT REDUCTION.
THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN GOALS AND POLICIES REGARDING RESIDENTIAL ZONE PARCELS AND IS CONSISTENT WITH PROVISIONS OF THE SUBDIVISION MAP ACT TITLE 17 AND THE MERCED COUNTY ZONING CODE.
STAFF HAS FOUND THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTION 15315 MINOR LAND DIVISIONS AND SECTION 15305 (A) MINOR ALTERATIONS IN LAND USE LIMITATIONS OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES.
NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE PROJECT SITE ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2021 AND PUBLISHED IN THE MERCED SUN-STAR ON THE SAME DATE.
WITH THAT STAFF HAS TWO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COMMISSION MOTION TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND MOTION TO APPROVE MINOR SUBDIVISION NO.
MS 21-014 AND MINOR DEVIATION NO.
MD 21-002 THAT NOW CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
OK, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? LIKE TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING TO STATE, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME.
SEEING NONE, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY QUESTIONS BY THE COMMISSION.
[INAUDIBLE] MOTION. I WILL MOVE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE PLANNING COMMITTEE, I WILL MOVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT THE PROJECT EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTION 15315 MINOR LAND DIVISIONS AND SECTION 15305 (A) MINOR ALTERATIONS IN LAND USE LIMITATIONS.
AND NOW THE PROJECT DETERMINATION.
I'LL MOVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE MINOR SUBDIVISION NO.
MD 21-002 BASED ON THE FINDINGS IDENTIFIED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND SUBJECT TO THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED. AGAIN, UNANIMOUS.
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TIFFANY, THANK YOU.[6.III. MAJOR SUBDIVISION NO. MAS21-003]
THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN ACHESON, GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS.MY NAME IS TIFFANY HO. I'M A PLANNER FOR MERCED COUNTY AND I AM PRESENTING MAJOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION MAS 21-003 FOR THE APPLICANT WBL SBE III LLC.
THE REQUEST IS TO SUBDIVIDE TWO PARCELS TOTALING 17 ACRES INTO EIGHTY FOUR LOTS.
THE LOTS RANGE FROM SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SQUARE FEET TO ABOUT ELEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SQUARE FEET. WATER SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED BY CALIFORNIA AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, AND SEWER SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED BY FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT.
SOME BACKGROUND ON THIS PROJECT.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION A FEW TIMES IN DIFFERENT ITERATIONS.
IN 1989, IT WAS APPROVED WITH SEVENTY SEVEN LOTS AND THEN MOST RECENTLY IT WAS APPROVED IN 2019 WITH SIXTY EIGHT LOTS.
THOSE MAPS HAVE SINCE EXPIRED AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE AGAIN TODAY.
HERE IS A VICINITY MAP OF THE PROJECT SITE, WITH THE PROJECT SITE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED.
YOU CAN SEE THAT IS LOCATED SOUTH OF DIANE WARD, WHERE COWDEN AVENUE STUBS OUT AND NORTH OF [INAUDIBLE] AVENUE.
IT'S LOCATED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF FRANKLIN BEACHWOOD AND IS SURROUNDED BY RESIDENTIAL USES TO THE NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST, WHEREAS THE WEST IS JOSEPH [INAUDIBLE] ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. HERE IS A PICTURE OF AERIAL IMAGERY TAKEN FROM GOOGLE MAPS THAT SHOWS THAT THE PROJECT SITE IS PRIMARILY VACANT AND ABUTS [INAUDIBLE] ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
HERE IS A PHOTO OF THE PROJECT SITE FROM [INAUDIBLE] AVENUE LOOKING NORTH NORTHWEST.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S PRIMARILY VACANT, JUST GRASS, AND THAT THERE ARE SOME RESIDENTIAL USES NORTH OF IT. HERE'S A SLIDE WITH THE PROPOSED TENTATIVE MAP AND PREVIOUS ITERATIONS, THE MAP HAD CUL DE SACS, BUT NOW THAT THERE ARE 84 LOTS, THERE'S A BIT OF BETTER INTERNAL CONNECTION AND YOU CAN SEE THAT AN AVENUE IS BEING CONSTRUCTED AS A THROUGH STREET THAT WILL CONNECT [INAUDIBLE] TO [INAUDIBLE] AVENUE.
ADDITIONAL DESIGN REVIEW WILL BE SUBMITTED BY THE BUILDER ONCE THE ENTITLEMENTS ARE OBTAINED, AND AT THAT TIME, THEY WILL BE SUBJECT TO SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEW.
THIS PROJECT SITE IS DESIGNATED LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE IN THE GENERAL PLAN, AS WELL AS IN THE FRANKLIN BEACHWOOD COMMUNITY PLAN AND ZONED R-1 SINGLE FAMILY.
IT CAN BE FOUND CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN, AS WELL AS THE FRANKLIN BEACHWOOD COMMUNITY PLAN, SPECIFICALLY MORE ABOUT SERVING THE VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES, AS WELL AS CONNECTING TO PUBLIC SERVICES.
FOR THE ZONING THE APPLICABLE LOT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ARE WHAT ARE FOUND CONSISTENT.
FOR THE COMMUNITY PLAN THE PROJECT SITE IS CONSISTENT WITH VARIOUS LAND USE AND HOUSING GOALS, AS WELL AS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, REVOLVING DENSITY, NEW DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SUBDIVISION MAP ACT AND MERCED COUNTY CODE TITLE 17.
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW STAFF HAS FOUND THAT NO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 15183 PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH A COMMUNITY PLAN OR ZONING OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES. AND TO SUMMARIZE THE REASONS FOR THIS IS BECAUSE THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY OF FRANKLIN BEACHWOOD AND THE PROJECT PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT.
SORRY, EXCUSE ME, PREPARED FOR THE 2030 GENERAL PLAN, ANALYZE THE BUILD OUT OF EXISTING USES, INCLUDING THOSE IDENTIFIED IN ADOPTED COMMUNITY PLANS, AND FOUND THAT IMPACTS RELATED TO RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS IN COMMUNITY PLAN AREAS COULD BE AVOIDED OR MITIGATED WITH GENERAL PLAN POLICIES OR MITIGATION MEASURES ADOPTED AS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
THOSE CONDITIONS THAT ARE RECOMMENDED TODAY INCLUDE THOSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE PROJECT SITE AND PUBLISHING THEM IN THE MERCED SUN-STAR ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2021.
NOT INCLUDED HERE, WE ALSO PRESENTED THE ITEM AS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM TO THE FRANKLIN BEACHWOOD MAC ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2021.
NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED, BUT WE DID RECEIVE A PHONE CALL ABOUT REGARDING QUESTIONS ON THE PROJECT SITE, BUT THEY DID NOT EXPRESS EITHER SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TOWARDS THE PROJECT. WITH ALL THAT SAID, STAFF HAS TWO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PROJECT.
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THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION IS TO DETERMINE THAT NO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED AND THEN THE SECOND RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE COMMISSION APPROVED MAJOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION.THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, STAFF CAN ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU, TIFFANY.
ANY QUESTIONS COMMISSION? SEEING NONE. I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER MAY DO SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY QUESTIONS BY THE COMMISSION.
FOR THE CEQA DETERMINATION, I WOULD MOVE THAT WE DETERMINED NO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 15183 PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY PLAN OR ZONING OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE MAJOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION.
NO. MAS 21-003 BASED ON THE FINDINGS AND SUBJECT TO THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. I HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.
OK, COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS, MR. CHAIRMAN, NOTHING ADDITIONAL AT THIS TIME.
[8. DIRECTOR'S REPORT]
NO REPORT. JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON NEARLY COMPLETING YOUR FIRST MEETING AS CHAIR. YOU DID GOOD. IT'S NOT EASY CHAIRING A MEETING, AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS TODAY. THANK YOU.COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.