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Home My WebLink About03-24-2003ACTION MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA MARCH 24, 2003 1 LJ CALLED TO ORDER 5:05 P.M. City Hall Ross Annex First Floor Conference Room #1600 2 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ATTENDANCE COMMISSIONERS Present: Alexander Nalle, Chairman Don Cribb, Vice Chair Harvey De La Torre -- 5:21 Christopher Leo -- 5:10 Tom Lutz -- 5:17 Glenn Mondo Kimberly Sinclair STAFF PRESENT Cynthia J. Nelson, Deputy City Manager Joseph Edwards, Planning Manager Benjamin Kaufman, Chief Assistant City Attorney Manuel Gomez, Transportation Manager Mike McCoy, Police Department Laura Johnson, Recording Secretary CONSENT CALENDAR Motion to approve staff recommendations on the following Consent Calendar items. MOTION: Mondo SECOND: Cribb VOTE: AYES: Cribb, Mondo, Nalle, Sinclair (4) NOES: None (0) ABSENT: De La Torre, Leo, Lutz (3) A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES RECOMMENDATION: Approve the minutes from the regular meeting of March 10, 2003. B. RECORDING SECRETARY REPORT Pursuant to the Brown Act and the Maddy Act, the March 10, 2003 Agenda for the Regular Meeting was posted on the door of the City Hall Council Chambers at 22 Civic Center Plaza on March 7, 2003 at 8:19 a.m. RECOMMENDATION: Instruct the Commission Secretary to enter posting into the minutes. * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR BUSINESS CALENDAR C. COMMISSIONER COMMUNICATION DISCLOSURE (REGARDING AGENDIZED PROJECTS) There were no disclosures from Commissioners. Chairman Nalle requested that Item D be moved to the end of the Work Study Session. E. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT N0.2002-24 (Verny Carvajal) (Public hearing opened and closed. Continued by fhe Planning Commission on January 13, 2003 to February 10, 2003. Continued by the Planning Commission on February 10, 2003 to February 24, 2003. Continued by the Planning Commission on February 24, 2003 to March 24, 2003.) Filed by Sikh Center of Orange County to allow the expansion of an existing church use at 2530 West Warner Avenue. PUBLISHED IN THE REGISTER: January 3, 2003 PUBLICLY NOTICED: December 31, 2002 RECOMMENDATION: Approve and adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration and Monitoring Program for Environmental Review No. 2002-128. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2002-24 as conditioned. Joseph Edwards, Planning Manager, provided an update on the issue and advised that an agreement on all outstanding issues had been reached with the neighborhood and additional landscaping would be added. Jeff Hamilton, Morning Sunwood Neighborhood Association, spoke in support of the project. Commissioner Sinclair noted that she had listened to the tape of the public hearing that had been held on January 13, 2003. Discussion held regarding additional landscaping. Motion to: Approve and adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration and Monitoring Program for Environmental Review No. 2002-128. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No, 2002-24 as conditioned. MOTION: Mondo SECOND: Nalle VOTE: AYES: Cribb, Leo, Mondo, Nalle, Sinclair (5) NOES: None (0) ABSENT: De La Torre, Lutz (2) F. APPEAL OF PLANNING MANAGER'S DECISION NO. 2003-01 (Lucy Linnaus) (Continued by fhe Planning Commission on February 24, 2003 to March 24, 2003.) Filed by Jack and Linda Russell to appeal the Planning Manager's decision to deny the construction of an addition with a bathroom on a detached accessory structure at 410 West 19th Street. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 2 MARCH 24, 2003 RECOMMENDATION: 1. Receive and file the Categorical Exemption for Environmental Review No. 2003-05. 2. Adopt a resolution denying Appeal of Planning Manager's Decision No. 2003- 01. Lucy Linnaus, Associate Planner, provided an update on the issue. She noted that staff had provided Mr. & Mrs. Russell with other options for consideration but they preferred to continue with the original request. John Ahern, Architect, discussed the impacts of AB 1866 and outlined the proposed project. Discussion held regarding AB 1866. Ben Kaufman, Chief Assistant City Attorney, provided a brief outline of the legislation and advised that it would take effect on July 1, 2003. He noted that standards are being drafted to assist staff when considering applications. Commissioner Mondo noted that this is a project where exception to the current legislation is warranted. He made a motion that the project be approved without a shower and a covenant recorded prohibiting residential use. Discussion held on how the recording of a covenant would affect the project. The motion died for lack of a second. 3. Motion to: Adopt a resolution approving Appeal of Planning Manager's Decision No. 2003-01 with recordation of a covenant prohibiting residential use. MOTION: Cribb SECOND: Leo VOTE: AYES: Cribb, De La Torre, Leo, Lutz, Nalle (5) NOES: Mondo, Sinclair (2) ABSENT: None (0) WORK STUDY SESSION G. EXPANSION OF C3-A ZONE DISTRICT Lucy Linnaus, Associate Planner, outlined the current C3-A zoning district and what the original intent had been. She provided an outline of the projects that had been developed in the early stages, the Artists Live/Work project, proposed expansion areas, and potential reuse. Discussion held regarding neighborhood outreach efforts and additional uses that would be allowed in the area. Discussion held regarding potential buyers of existing Downtown buildings, naming of the additional areas, and boundaries. H. SECOND DWELLING UNITS (AB1866) Maya DeRosa, Senior Planner, provided a brief outline and history of the legislation. She noted that the main intent of the legislation was to increase affordable housing. She outlined the potential impacts on parks, schools, and public services. She advised the Commission that development standards were being drafted that would include standards for parking, open space, unit and lot size. Discussion held regarding open space and potential parking restrictions. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 3 MARCH 24, 2003 D. APPOINTMENT TO HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION Appoint Planning Commission representative for the Historic Resources Commission for the year 2002. Motion to nominate Commissioner Lutz as the Planning Commission representative to fhe Historic Resources Commission for the year 2003 replacing Rob Richardson. Appointed by acclamation. MOTION: Nalle SECOND: Mondo VOTE: AYES: Cribb, De La Torre, Leo, Lutz, Mondo, Nalle, Sinclair (7) NOES: None (0) ABSENT: None (0). PROCEDURAL RULES 6:10 P.M. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2003-05 AND MINOR EXCEPTION NO. 2003-02 Filed by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange to allow a church at 288 South Harbor Boulevard located in the North Harbor Boulevard Specific Plan (SP-2) zoning district and to allow shared parking between various church uses. ~, u PUBLISHED IN THE REGISTER: March 14, 2003 PUBLICLY NOTICED: March 12, 2003 RECOMMENDATION: 1. Approve and adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration and Monitoring Program for Environmental Review No. 1999-179. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2003-05 as conditioned. 3. Adopt a resolution approving Minor Exception No. 2003-02 as conditioned. Commissioner Cribb left the meeting at 6:15 p.m. Vince Fregoso, Senior Planner, provided the staff report and noted that the neighborhood is in favor of the project. Discussion held regarding parking, the types of uses, and the times of those uses. Joe Novoa, Construction Manager for the Diocese, spoke in support of the project and noted that the parish hall is not used at the same time as the church. He noted that the same parishioners attend the different functions and that there is no overlap. He also noted that the church has an agreement with the adjacent property owner for overflow parking. Father Bill Barman, Pastor, spoke in support of the project and outlined what the actual parking and meeting room needs were. He also provided the hours that church services were scheduled. Discussion held regarding potential parking issues, concurrent meetings, parking lot exit, project phases, and amount of time between services. The item was laid on the table to allow staff and legal counsel to draft modifications to conditions. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 4 MARCH 24, 2003 Motion to: 1. Approve and adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration and Monitoring Program for Environmental Review No. 1999-179. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2003-05 as conditioned. 3. Adopt a resolution approving Minor Exception No. 2003-02 as conditioned with the following modifications: a. Add to the end of Condition No. 4 "except that break-outs from services can be held as long as the break-out begins and ends with each church service' b. Add to the end of Condition No. 6 "except for break-out sessions for meeting rooms and parish hall that begins and ends with each church service". c. Addition of Condition No. 7 which would require atwo-hour separation between the commencement of each church service. MOTION: Leo SECOND: Lutz VOTE: AYES: De La Torre, Leo, Lutz, Mondo, Nalle, Sinclair (6) NOES: None (0) ABSENT: Cribb (1) COMMENTS 2. Public Comments None 3. Staff Comments Joseph Edwards • Advised of the Commissioner workshop scheduled for April 12. • Noted that staff had attended the Floral Park Neighborhood Meeting to answer questions regarding the placement of properties on the Historic Register. 4. Planning Commission Comments Commissioner Lutz • Noted that he had gone on the Chamber trip to China and had been impressed with the high-rise structures he had observed in Shanghai. Chairman Nalle • Noted that Garden Grove's ordinance regarding Cyber Cafe's had been reversed and that Anaheim's hotel/motel ordinance may be reversed. ~l 5. Excuse of Absences -None 6. Adjournment - 8:06 P.M. The Planning Commission adjourned to 8:00 a.m. on April 12, 2003 in Conference Room 1600 of the City Hall Ross Annex located at 20 Civic Center Plaza. Recording Secretary PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 5 MARCH 24, 2003