[1. CALL TO ORDER ]
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CALL THIS MEETING OR THE MERCED COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION.
LET'S SEE. CAN WE ALL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
OKAY. CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL OF COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE? GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS.
CHAIRMAN, YOU DO HAVE A QUORUM.
OKAY. THANK YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE SOME, UH, MINUTES ON THE AGENDA FOR APPROVAL.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ]
I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
OKAY. CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS.
AT THIS POINT IN THE MEETING, ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA TODAY PLEASE DO SO NOW STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, I'M NOT SEEING ANY.
I WILL CLOSE TO THIS COMMUNICATIONS AND GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR SINGLE ITEM TODAY.
[6.I. CUP22-013 - DICKEY'S PUMP SERVICE ITEM A. ]
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER CUP22-013 COUNT.THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS.
TODAY I'LL BE PRESENTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER CUP22-013 FOR DICKEY'S PUMP SERVICE.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO ADDRESS A MINOR TECHNICAL ERROR.
THE CEQA ANALYSIS SAYS THAT THERE WOULD BE FEWER THAN 110 TRIPS GENERATED PER DAY, MAKING ITS TRANSPORTATION IMPACT LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT PER THE THRESHOLD PROVIDED BY SB 743.
THE THRESHOLD IS PROVIDED BY THE OPR GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING SB 743 RATHER THAN SB 743 ITSELF.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, LET'S GO.
SO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION NUMBER CUP22-013 IS A REQUEST TO REUSE AN EXISTING 7000 SQUARE FOOT AGRICULTURAL STORAGE BUILDING FOR A PUMP REPAIR SALES AND SERVICE BUSINESS.
IT'S LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST OLIVE AVENUE, THE ATWATER ONE APPROXIMATELY 520 FEET WEST OF NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE IN THE ATWATER AREA, IDENTIFIED AS ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 143-240-026 AND ITS DESIGNATED AGRICULTURAL LAND USED FOR THE GENERAL PLAN AND ZONED A1 GENERAL AGRICULTURAL.
HERE'S AN AERIAL MAP OF THE PROJECT SITE.
THE PROJECT CITY AND SURROUNDING AREA IS CHARACTERIZED BY AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS AND HIGHWAY 99.
THIS IS THE TENTATIVE MAP FOR THE PROJECT SITE.
THE BUSINESS WILL BE MOBILE WITH THE OPERATIONS TAKING PRIMARILY TAKING PLACE PRIMARILY OFF SITE.
FLEET VEHICLES WILL BE STORED INSIDE THE BUILDING, AND PARKING IS AVAILABLE UNDER THE OVERHANG ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING THAT IS RIGHT THERE. SO THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH GENERAL PLAN GOALS AND POLICIES REGARDING AGRICULTURALLY ZONED PARCELS.
GOAL LU-2 AND RELATED POLICIES CALL FOR THE RESTRICTION OF USES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND TO AG AND AG RELATED ENTERPRISES, WHICH INCLUDES AG PUMP BUSINESSES. GOALS AG-1 AND 2 CALL FOR THE PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN THE COUNTY AND GOAL ED-3 CALLS FOR THE SUPPORT AND RETENTION OF LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH DICKEY'S PUMP SERVICE HAVING BEEN OPERATING IN THE COUNTY FOR DECADES.
BUSINESSES ARE PERMITTED IN THE A-1 GENERAL AGRICULTURAL ZONE WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
HENCE WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION NUMBER CUP22-013 CAN BE FOUND EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTION 15061B3 COMMON SENSE EXEMPTION OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES FINDINGS SUPPORTING THE CONCLUSION ARE AVAILABLE IN THE STAFF REPORT.
NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE PROJECT SITE ON OCTOBER 14, 2022, AND ON THE SAME DAY WERE PUBLISHED IN THE MERCED SUN STAR AND WE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS.
WITH THAT, STAFF HAS TWO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COMMISSION.
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CUP22-013. THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION AND I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.THANK YOU. DOES THE COMMISSION HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
THANKS AGAIN. AT THIS POINT, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM.
ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS PROJECT.
PLEASE DO SO NOW AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
CALEB COHEN, OWNER OF DICKEY'S PUMP SERVICE, AND JUST APPRECIATED THE WAY IT'S BEEN REPORTED HERE.
[INAUDIBLE] SAID DICKEY'S PUMP SERVICE HAS BEEN OPERATING IN MERCED COUNTY, SINCE 1980.
THOSE OF YOU THAT WOULD KNOW ROBERT WEIMER PASSED AWAY HERE RECENTLY.
WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING OUT OF HIS FACILITY FOR THE LAST PROBABLY 10 TO 15 YEARS AND AFTER HIS PASSING, THE FAMILY CHANGES THERE WITH THE BUSINESS. WE FOUND IT NECESSARY TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER LOCATION, HENCE OUR REQUEST TO MOVE TO THIS NEW LOCATION.
SO WE JUST WANT TO KEEP ON DOING BUSINESS LIKE WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN.
ANYBODY ELSE NOT SEEING ANY? I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM AND COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR A DISCUSSION OR A MOTION.
I'D BE HAPPY TO MAKE THE MOTION.
AND THANKS AGAIN FOR DOING BUSINESS SO LONG IN MERCED COUNTY.
WE'VE USED YOU. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION, THE CEQA DETERMINATION MOTION FINDING THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTION 15061 COMMON SENSE EXEMPTION OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES BASED ON THE FINDINGS INCLUDED IN THE STAFF REPORT.
OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THE PROJECT AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE PROJECT DETERMINATION MOTION PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVES CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUP22-013 BASED ON THE FINDINGS IDENTIFIED IN THE STAFF REPORT SUBJECT TO THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE PROJECT.
CHAIR ALSO VOTES AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU.
ITEM SEVEN COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS. NOTHING ADDITIONAL, SIR.
[8. DIRECTOR'S REPORT ]
DIRECTOR'S REPORT. JUST VERY QUICKLY, AS OUR COMMISSIONER JUST SAID, THANK YOU FOR DOING BUSINESS, MERCED COUNTY.WITH THAT, WE'LL ADJOURN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.