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Planning
Commission Meeting Update
July 22, 2009
Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL:
Commissioners Michael Boswell, Michael Draze, Eric Meyer, Mary
Whittlesey, Vice-Chairperson Michael Multari, and Chairperson
Charles Stevenson
ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA:
Agenda was accepted.
MINUTES:
Minutes of July 8, 2009. Accepted as
presented.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1.
11980 Los Osos Valley Road.
GPA/R/ER/MS/ANNX/U 7-07: Review of the Final EIR for a project to
annex and develop vacant agricultural land along Los Osos Valley
Road with a new retail center (Prefumo Creek Commons); a request to
amend the General Plan from Interim Open Space to General Retail; a
request for a Use Permit to allow a retail store up to 140,000 sq.
ft.; and a request to subdivide the property into 4 lots with a 5th
lot for open space; Irish Hills Plaza East, LLC, applicant.
(Continued from July 8, 2009, meeting)
(Phil Dunsmore)
Phil Dunsmore,
Associate Planner,
presented the staff report, focusing on answering questions from the
previous hearing. Tim Bochum, Deputy Director of Public Works,
discussed responses to some of the traffic-related questions. The
Commission began their discussion by clarifying project and EIR
questions with staff and announced that the General Public Comment
period was closed at the previous hearing. Commissioner Multari
then presented an alternative site plan to staff and the Commission,
discussing how the alternative increased General Plan Consistency
and reduced potential environmental impacts while potentially
allowing a future housing project. The Commission opened up public
comment, restricting comments to the alternative only. Following
additional staff discussion on the alternative, the Commission
discussed the EIR mitigation measures in detail and recommended
minor edits to the language.
On motion by Commissioner Multari, the Commission
voted 6:0 to recommend the City Council certify the EIR (Resolution
A).
On motion by Commissioner Multari, the Commission
voted 6:0 to recommend the City Council approve the General Plan
Amendment consistent with Commissioner Multari’s alternative which
includes text changes to General Plan Land Use Element policy 8.7
reserving approximately 3.5 acres as interim open space with the
future potential for housing and eliminating Anchor C from the site
plan.
On motion by Commissioner Draze, the Commission voted
6:0 to recommend the City Council approve a use permit to allow a
large retail store up to 140,000 square feet. The Commission removed
the approval of the tentative map from the resolution.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION:
2. Staff
a.
Agenda
Forecast:
Deputy Director
Davidson provided the agenda forecast.
3. Commission
a. Mayor’s
Advisory Body Quarterly Luncheon:
Report from
Vice-Chair Multari
ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m.
Any writings or
documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission
regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public
inspection in the Community Development, 919 Palm Street, during
normal business hours.
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