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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-27-17 PC PACKETSi tiene preguntas en español, favor de llamar a Narcee Perez al (714) 667-2260. Nếu cần liên lạc bằng tiếng Việt, xin điện thoại cho Tony Lai số (714) 565-2627. If you need special assistance to participate in this Planning Commission meeting, please contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 647-5624. Please call prior to the meeting date, to allow the City time to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility to this meeting. [Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II, 28 CFR 35.102] City of Santa Ana Planning Commission Meeting Agenda FEBRUARY 27, 2017 City Council Chamber 22 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, California 5:30 P.M. LYNNETTE VERINO, Chair Ward 2 Representative MARK McLOUGHLIN, Vice Chair Citywide Representative ERIC ALDERETE Ward 1 Representative KENNETH NGUYEN Ward 3 Representative PHIL BACERRA Ward 4 Representative CYNTHIA CONTRERAS-LEO Ward 5 Representative BEATRIZ MENDOZA Ward 6 Representative Lisa E. Storck Legal Counsel Hassan Haghani, AICP Executive Director Sarah Bernal Recording Secretary The Planning Commission Agenda can be found online at http://www.ci.santa- ana.ca.us/pba/documents/agenda_pc.pdf PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA FEBRUARY 27, 2017 Basic Planning Commission Meeting Information Five-Year Strategic Plan (2014-2019) Detailed information at: http://www.santa-ana.org/strategic-planning/ Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles - The City of Santa Ana is committed to achieving a shared vision for the organization and its community. The vision, mission and guiding principles (values) are the result of a thoughtful and inclusive process designed to set the City and organization on a course that meets the challenges of today and tomorrow. Vision - The dynamic center of Orange County which is acclaimed for our: •Investment in youth •Safe and healthy community •Neighborhood pride •Thriving economic climate •Enriched and diverse culture •Quality government services Mission – “To deliver efficient public services in partnership with our community which ensures public safety, a prosperous economic environment, opportunities for our youth, and a high quality of life for residents.” Guiding Principles •Collaboration •Efficiency •Equity •Excellence •Fiscal Responsibility •Innovation •Transparency Strategic Plan Goals/Objectives/Strategies: Goal 1 - Community Safety Goal 2 - Youth, Education, Recreation Goal 3 - Economic Development Goal 4 - City Financial Stability Goal 5 - Community Health, Livability, Engagement & Sustainability Goal 6 - Community Facilities & Infrastructure Goal 7 - Team Santa Ana ********* Code of Ethics and Conduct - The people of the City of Santa Ana, at an election held on February 5, 2008, approved an amendment to the City Charter which established the Code of Ethics and Conduct for elected officials and members of appointed boards, commissions, and committees to assure public confidence. A copy of the City’s Code can be found on the Clerk of the Council’s webpage. The fo llowing are the core values expressed: Integrity · Honesty · Responsibility · Fairness · Accountability · Respect · Efficiency Agenda Information - The agenda descriptions provide the public with a general summary of the items of business to be considered by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission is not limited in any way by the “Recommended Action” and may take any action which the Commission deems to be appropriate on an agenda item. Except as otherwise provided by law, no action shall be taken on any item not listed on the agenda. Public Comments/Public Input - Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54954.3, the public may address the Planning Commission on any and all matters within the Commission’s jurisdiction. At the discretion of the Chair, at the first Public Comment portion of the meeting, all comments may be considered jointly. The public will be given the opportunity to speak on any and all matters contained on any of the Consent Calendar and Business Cale ndar items and/or on issues of public interest within the jurisdiction of the Commission. Members of the public shall be given three (3) minutes for each duly noticed hearing (unless the matter is continued prior to taking public testimony). All requests to speak shall be submitted in writing to the Commission Secretary at the beginning of the meeting and before Public Comments begin. Speaker forms will be available at the meeting. REQUESTS TO SPEAK SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION BEGINS WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR. When speaking, all persons addressing the Planning Commission shall follow the rules of decorum as detailed on the back of the speaker form. The presiding officer shall have the power and responsibility to enforce decorum and order of the meeting as set forth in Section 2-104(c) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Consent Calendar - All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the Planning Commission and will be enacted by one motion without discussion unless a member of the Commission “pulls” an item(s) from the consent calendar for a separate vote. Senate Bill 343 - As required by Senate Bill 343, any non-confidential writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission members regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Planning & Building Agency during normal business hours. Agenda & Minutes - Staff reports and documents relating to each agenda item are on file in the office of the Planning & Building Agency and are available for public inspection during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday and alternate Fridays. The Planning & Building Agency is located in City Hall Ross Annex, 20 Civic Center Plaza, 2nd Floor, Santa Ana, California, (714)667- 2700. Council meeting agendas, staff reports, and minutes are available the Friday before a Planning Commission meeting at the following website address: www.santa-ana.org PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA FEBRUARY 27, 2017 CITY OF SANTA ANA PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA FEBRUARY 27, 2017 5:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 22 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER CHAIR VERINO COMMISSION MEMBERS ALDERETE, BACERRA, CONTRERAS-LEO, MCLOUGHLIN, MENDOZA, NGUYEN ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. PUBLIC COMMENTS (on non-agenda items) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve staff recommendation on the following Consent Calendar Item: B. B. MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2017 {STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 1} Item carried forward due to the cancellation of the February 13, 2017 meeting. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Minutes. * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA FEBRUARY 27, 2017 COMMUNICATION DISCLOSURE Commissioner communication disclosure regarding agendized projects. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. PUBLIC HEARING – MODIFICATION TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2005- 29 {STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3, 2} (Jerry Guevara) Joseph Rodriguez, representing El Calamar Restaurant, is requesting approval of a modification to Conditional Use Permit No. 2005-29 to upgrade an existing Type 41 (on-sale beer and wine) alcohol license to a Type 47 (on-sale general) alcohol license at an existing restaurant at 315 West Seventeenth Street located in the Community Commercial (C-1) zoning district. Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on February 17, 2017 and notices mailed on February 17, 2017. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving modification to Conditional Use Permit No. 2005-29. * * * END OF BUSINESS CALENDAR * * * 2. EXCUSED ABSENCES RECOMMENDED ACTION: Excuse absent Commission members. 3. STAFF COMMENTS  General Plan Update Status (Candida Neal) 4. PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS BUSINESS CALENDAR ITEMS ABSENCES COMMENTS PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA FEBRUARY 27, 2017 ADJOURNMENT - The next meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Monday, March 13, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  Filed by the City of Santa Ana to amend various sections of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code pertaining to Two Family Residences, site plan review, development project approval, parking, and other administrative items.  Leon Felus, representing Gardena Group Holdings, LLC is requesting approval to change the existing zoning district of General Commercial (C-2) to the Light Industrial (M-1) zoning district, in addition to approval of two separate conditional use permits to allow a carwash facility, and a drive-thru for a proposed restaurant located at 2603 South Main Street.  Phillip Kwan, representing 515 N. Main LLC, is requesting approval of a conditional use permit to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption (Type 47 ABC license), to allow after hours operation until 2:00 a.m. and allow a banquet use at the McFadden Public Market at 515 North Main Street located in the Specific Development No. 84 (SD-84) zoning district.  Michael Cho, representing Black Bear Diner, is reque sting approval of a conditional use permit to allow the on-premise sale and consumption of beer and wine (Type 41 ABC license) for an existing eating establishment at 3355 S. Bristol Street located in the zone C1 zoning district.  Gregg Hanour, representing Buccaneer Pizza, is requesting approval of a conditional use permit to allow the on-premise sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages (Type 41 ABC license) for an existing eating establishment at 2757North Grand Avenue located in the zone C5 zoning district. This page left blank intentionally. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 1 JANUARY 23, 2017 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA JANUARY 23, 2017 CALLED TO ORDER COUNCIL CHAMBER 22 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 5:32 P.M. ATTENDANCE COMMISSIONERS Present: LYNNETTE VERINO, Chair MARK McLOUGHLIN, Vice Chair ERIC ALDERETE PHIL BACERRA CYNTHIA CONTRERAS-LEO BEATRIZ MENDOZA KENNETH NGUYEN COMMISSIONERS Absent: None STAFF Present: HASSAN HAGHANI, Executive Director CANDIDA NEAL, Planning Manager LISA STORCK, Assistant City Attorney ROSA BARELA, Acting Recording Secretary PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairperson Verino A. PUBLIC COMMENTS (on non-agenda items) - No public comments CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Approve the Consent Calendar item per staff’s recommendation. MOTION: McLoughlin SECOND: Nguyen VOTE: AYES: Alderete, Bacerra, Contreras-Leo, McLoughlin, Mendoza, Nguyen, Verino (7) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: None (0) B-1 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 2 JANUARY 23, 2017 B. MINUTES MOTION: Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of January 9, 2017. * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * BUSINESS CALENDAR COMMISSIONER COMMUNICATION DISCLOSURE (REGARDING AGENDIZED PROJECTS): No disclosures made. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2016-03 AND AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. 2016-03 (Applicant: Parks, Recreation & Community Services Agency – 415 & 423 South Raitt Street) Matter continued from the January 9, 2017 Planning Commission meeting. Legal notice published in the Orange County Register on December 30, 2016 and notices mailed December 29, 2016. A project overview was provided by Jerry Guevara, Assistant Planner I. In the presentation, Mr. Guevara explained that the properties were owned by the Successor Agency to the City of Santa Ana Redevelopment Agency. The proposed actions would allow development of the land for parks. The new park would be used to meet National Park Service requirements to allow continued use of 2.6 acres in Centennial Park by Rancho Santiago Community College District. Chairperson Verino opened the public hearing. The following members spoke on the proposed open space designation:  Jose Arguello, representing Youth Empowerment Network at Kidworks spoke in support.  Annie Tran, representing S.A. Health & Nutrition Advocates - Youth Empowerment Network at Kidworks spoke in support.  Marcos Rodriguez, representing Youth Empowerment Network at Kidworks spoke in support.  Maria Ruvalcaba, Youth & Community Engagement Coordinator for Active Transportation in the Youth Empowerment Network at Kidworks, spoke in support.  Lynnete Guzman, resident, spoke in support. B-2 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 3 JANUARY 23, 2017  Isuri Ramos, resident and representing the Kennedy Commission, spoke in support.  Edwin Ruiz, representing Youth Empowerment Network at Kidworks, spoke in support.  Michelle Zuniga, researcher from University of California, Irvine, spoke in support.  Leon Jacobs, representing Bella Vista, Central City, MidCity Neighborhood Associations expressed concern of placing a park in the area with the recently passed marijuana initiative, the city’s sanctuary city designation, gangs in the area and not enough police coverage.  Grace Aguilar, resident, advocates for the youth and having a safe environment but expressed concern of adjacent residents to the property, the high activity of drugs in the area and questioned if that area would be safe.  Maritza Urquza, resident, spoke in support.  Josue Cruz, representing S.A. Health & Nutrition Advocates, spoke in support.  Jose Bustamante, representing S.A. Health & Nutrition Advocates, spoke in support. There were no other speakers on the matter and the hearing was closed. Commissioners thanked speakers for attending. Commission discussion ensued on skate parks, community outreach meetings, the education center and public outreach. Sylvia Vazquez, Community Development Analyst, noted the zone change will not affect the funding as the city had acquired the sites through CDBG (Community Development Block Grants) and proceeds went into the housing fund for the development of affordable housing. Commissioner Contreras-Leo noted concern on the changing of zoning without a community outreach program. MOTION: Recommend that the City Council: 1. Adopt a resolution approving General Plan Amendment No. 2016-03. 2. Adopt an ordinance approving Amendment Application No. 2016-03. MOTION: Bacerra SECOND: McLoughlin VOTE: AYES: Alderete, Bacerra, McLoughlin, Mendoza, Nguyen, Verino (6) NOES: Contreras-Leo (1) ABSTAIN: None (0) B-3 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 4 JANUARY 23, 2017 ABSENT: None (0) WORK STUDY SESSION 2. CODE ENFORCEMENT & REVOCATION PROCEDURES Ms. Neal noted Study Session is being continued to a future meeting. ABSENCES 3. EXCUSED ABSENCES - None COMMENTS 4. PLANNING MANAGER UPDATES Candida Neal  Introduced and welcomed the new Planning Commission Secretary, Sarah Bernal, who transferred from the Community Development Agency.  General Plan Status Update – Completed the Request for Proposal process for consultants to assist with the technical studies with the General Plan Update; and announced the first General Plan Advisory Group (GPAG) meeting will be held the first week in February.  Thanked Commissioners for their interest in the Planning Commissioners Academy. 5. PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS  All Commissioners welcomed Sarah Bernal. ADJOURNED 6:48 P.M. - The next meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Monday, February 13, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California. Rosa Barela Acting Recording Secretary B-4 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 This page left blank intentionally. 1-6 1-7 This page left blank intentionally. 1-8 1-9 This page left blank intentionally. 1-10 1-11 This page left blank intentionally. 1-12 1-13 This page left blank intentionally. 1-14 1-15 This page left blank intentionally. 1-16 EXHIBIT 6 1-17 1-18 1-19 1-20 1-21 This page left blank intentionally. 1-22