HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-24-17 PC MINUTESMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
CALLED TO ORDER
ATTENDANCE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
JULY 24, 2017
COUNCIL CHAMBER
22 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
5:31 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS Present:
LYNNETTE VERINO, Chair
MARK MCLOUGHLIN, Vice Chair
PHIL BACERRA (5:37 p.m.)
ERIC ALDERETE
BEATRIZ MENDOZA
COMMISSIONERS Absent:
CYNTHIA CONTRERAS-LEO
KENNETH NGUYEN
STAFF Present:
CANDIDA NEAL, Acting Executive Director
RYAN HODGE, Assistant City Attorney
MELANIE MCCANN, Senior Planner
IVAN 0ROZCO, Assistant Planner//
ESTEFANIA CERVANTES, Planning Intern
ROSA BARELA, Acting Recording Secretary
Chairperson Verino
PUBLIC COMMENTS (on non -agenda items) - None
CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION: Approve staff recommendation on Consent Calendar Items A -B.
MOTION: McLoughlin SECOND: Mendoza
VOTE: AYES: Alderete, McLoughlin, Mendoza, Verino (4)
NOES: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
ABSENT: Bacerra, Contreras -Leo, Nguyen (3)
A. MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 10, 2017
MOTION: Approve Minutes.
B. EXCUSED ABSENCES
MOTION: Excuse absent commission members: (Contreras -Leo and Nguyen).
* * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * *
BUSINESS CALENDAR ITEMS
1. SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 2017-05
(Applicant: Carlos Bustamante representing Urban Living Properties, LLC)
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2.
3.
Senior Planner McCann provided a presentation providing background information on the
project noting the Commission directed staff to meet with applicant and French Park
Neighborhood Architectural Review Committee to identify a compromise, provided revised
plans that restores the character defining features and preserves the historical integrity of
the property.
MOTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2017-24 approving Site Plan Review No. 2017-05
as conditioned adding to condition the submittal of color component.
MOTION: Alderete SECOND: Bacerra
VOTE: AYES: Alderete, Bacerra, McLoughlin, Mendoza, Verino (5)
NOES: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
ABSENT: Contreras -Leo, Nguyen (2)
PUBLIC HEARING - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NOS. 2017-17 AND 2017-19
(Applicant: Juvenal Barajas representing Mariscos El Capitan)
Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on July 14, 2017 and notices
mailed on July 13, 2017.
Planning Intern Cervantes provided a presentation which included a project description,
site description, site and floor plan, and project analysis. Discussion ensued regarding an
entertainment permit, security and after-hours. Applicant spoke in support of the matter
adding they plan on applying for an entertainment permit and will provide security. Chair
Verino opened the public hearing. There were no additional speakers and the public
hearing was closed.
MOTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2017-25 approving Conditional Use Permit No.
2017-17 and Conditional Use Permit No. 2017-19 as conditioned with added
condition that an entertainment permit must be secured prior to the allowance of
the alcohol or after-hours operations.
MOTION: Bacerra SECOND: Mendoza
VOTE: AYES: Alderete, Bacerra, McLoughlin, Mendoza, Verino (5)
NOES: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
ABSENT: Contreras -Leo, Nguyen (2)
PUBLIC HEARING - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2017-18
(Applicant: Thomas Magsaysay representing ArrowTag OC)
Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on July 14, 2017 and notices
mailed on July 13, 2017.
Commissioner McLoughlin disclosed he met the business owner's mother.
Assistant Planner Orozco provided a presentation which included a project description,
site description, site and floor plan, and project analysis. Discussion ensued on Condition
No. 2. Applicant spoke in support of the matter. Chair Verino opened the public hearing.
There were no additional speakers and the public hearing was closed.
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MOTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2017-26 approving Conditional Use Permit No.
2017-18 as conditioned and strike out Condition No. 2.
MOTION: Bacerra SECOND: McLoughlin
VOTE: AYES: Alderete, Bacerra, McLoughlin, Mendoza, Verino (5)
NOES: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
ABSENT: Contreras -Leo, Nguyen (2)
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
4. AMEND SECTION 12(b) OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION BYLAWS
5. ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE 2017-2018 TERM
MOTION: Continue Agenda Items No. 4 & No. 5 to the next scheduled meeting.
MOTION: Alderete SECOND: Bacerra
VOTE: AYES: Alderete, Bacerra, McLoughlin, Mendoza, Verino (5)
NOES: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
ABSENT: Contreras -Leo, Nguyen (2)
COMMENTS
6. STAFF COMMENTS
Planning Manager Neal:
• General Plan Update Status —Announced the General Plan Advisory meeting was held
on July 19, 2017 and will not meet in August.
• California Lodge Hotel Update — Announced there will be a major code enforcement
effort on July 25 with all code enforcement officers participating along with
representatives from the Police Department and will provide an update at the next
meeting.
• Noted at a future meeting staff will bring a request to amend the zoning code so that
the responsibility for historic preservation issues be presented to the Historic
Resources Commission for action.
7. PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS
Commissioner Mendoza:
• Expressed concern on entertainment permits and possibly have a discussion to set a
precedence for future requests in order to be fair to all business owners.
Vice Chair McLoughlin:
• Requested that the meeting be adjourned in honor of Charlene Hanson, a 71 year old
postal worker, who served the Floral Park neighborhood and other neighborhoods for
many years.
Commissioner Bacerra:
• Thanked Verny Carvajal on all his work with the General Plan Advisory Group and
keeping them on track.
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ADJOURNED 6:27 P.M. - The next meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for
Monday, August 28, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic
Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California.
( i40 M
Rosa Barela
Acting Recording Secretary
Adjourn Meeting in Memory of
Charlene Hanson
and
Ferny(Fernando)Lopez
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