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Home My WebLink About11/08/2010MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 8, 2010 CALLED TO ORDER CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER 22 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA ' SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 5:33 P.M. ATTENDANCE COMMISSIONERS Present: FRANK ACOSTA ERIC ALDERETE, Chairman VICTORIA BETANCOURT MARIO TURNER PATRICK YRARRAZAVAL COMMISSIONERS Absent: JAMES GARTNER, Vice Chairman MICHAEL WALTERS STAFF Present: JAY TREVINO, Ex. Dir. Ping. & Bldg. Agency KAREN HALUZA, Planning Manager RYAN HODGE, Assistant City Attorney MARTHA RAMIREZ, Recording Secretary ' PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY CHAIRMAN ALDERETE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS MOTION: Approve the staff recommendations for the October 25, 2010 Minutes. MOTION: Yrarrazaval VOTE: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN ABSENT: A. MINUTES RECOMMENDATION: SECOND: Betancourt Acosta, Alderete, Betancourt, Turner, Yrarrazaval (5) None (0) None (0) Gartner, Walters (2) Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of October 25, 2010. B. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2010-22 Filed by George Bardossas with the Daily Star Bristol, LLC, to allow a Type 41 ABC license (on -premise sale of beer and wine for bona fide eating place) at the DX ' Peruvian Restaurant at 3930 South Bristol Street, Unit 107 located in the Commercial Residential (CR) zoning district. RECOMMENDATION: Confirm the Zoning Administrator's action approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2010-22 as conditioned. MOTION: Confirm the Zoning Administrator's action approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2010-22 as conditioned. Planning Commission Minutes 1 November 8, 2010 MATIr1N• Vrorr... -1 MOTION: Yrarrazaval SECOND: Betancourt VOTE: AYES: Acosta, Alderete, Betancourt, Turner, Yrarrazaval (5) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Gartner, Walters (2) * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * BUSINESS CALENDAR No disclosures were made. PROCEDURAL RULES PUBLIC HEARING 1. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2010-21 (Continued by Planning Commission: October 25, 2010 to November 8, 2010) Filed by Willard Fesler, representing Grewal Foods, to allow a Subway Restaurant at 3835 West First Street, Unit D-1 located within the North Harbor Plan (SP2) zoning district. PUBLISHED IN THE ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER: October 15, 2010 PUBLICLY NOTICED: October 14, 2010 RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2010-21 as conditioned. Principal Planner Vince Fregoso presented the staff report and recommendation. In response to Commissioner's questions, City Attorney Fletcher clarified that the condition prohibiting human signs was related to the conditions of approval for the specific land use. No written communications were received. Public hearing was opened. No public speakers spoke. Public hearing was closed. MOTION: Commissioner Betancourt moved to adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2010-21 as conditioned. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Acosta. Motion failed for lack of a vote. SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2010-21 as conditioned. Planning Commissioner Yrarrazaval recommended excluding Planning Condition A-3. ' Motion failed for lack of a second. FINAL MOTION: Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2010-21 as conditioned. MOTION: Acosta SECOND: Betancourt VOTE: AYES: Acosta, Alderete, Betancourt, Turner, Yrarrazaval (5) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Gartner, Walters (2) Planning Commission Minutes 2 November 8, 2010 2. ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2010-02 Filed by the City of Santa Ana to request an amendment to Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) in order to create a definition for equipment rental yards and to establish operational standards for such facilities. PUBLISHED IN THE ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER: October 27, 2010 RECOMMENDATION: ' Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2010-02 to amend Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code in order to establish a definition and operational standards for equipment rental yards. Planning Manager Karen Haluza presented the staff report and recommendation. No written communications were received. The public hearing was opened. No public members spoke. The public hearing was closed. MOTION: Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2010-02 to amend Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code in order to establish a definition and operational standards for equipment rental yards. MOTION: Yrarrazaval SECOND: Acosta VOTE: AYES: Acosta, Alderete, Betancourt, Turner, Yrarrazaval (5) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ' ABSENT: Gartner, Walters (2) 3. ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2010-03 Filed by the City of Santa Ana to request an amendment to Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) in order to establish a process whereby persons with disabilities may request deviations from the City's development standards in order to ensure that they may have equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling. MOTION: Continue the public hearing to December 13, 2010. MOTION: Acosta SECOND: Betancourt VOTE: AYES: Acosta, Alderete, Betancourt, Turner, Yrarrazaval (5) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Gartner, Walters (2) 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS )for items not on the agenda) ' No public members spoke. 5. STAFF COMMENTS Planning Manager Haluza provided an update on the SCAG Compass Blueprint study for Harbor Boulevard. and announced the cancellation of the November 22 Planning Commission meeting. Planning Commission Minutes 3 November 8, 2010 6. PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS Commissioner Betancourt expressed concern with the decision to install artificial turf on the Bristol Street project. Principal Civil Engineer Taig Higgins commented that the decision was a cost and water savings measure, indicated it's the first time that artificial turf is used on a large scale on the public right-of-way. Commissioners Betancourt and Turner recommended consideration of alternative options. Executive Director Jay Trevino recommended to agendize a report for the Planning Commission at a subsequent meeting. 7. EXCUSE OF ABSENCES Commissioner Acosta made a motion to excuse the absences of Vice Chairman Gartner and Commissioner Walters. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Betancourt and unanimously approved by the Commission with a vote of 5:0. ADJOURNMENT 6:15 P.M. artha Ramirez Recording Secretary Planning Commission Minutes November 8, 2010