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Home My WebLink About2015/06/10 Planninc Commission MinutesCliUTCITY A OF Planning Commission 1 hy MEETING OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA PLANNING COMMISSION June 10, 2015 Council Chambers 6:00 p.m. Public Services Bldg A 276 Fourth Avenue CALL TO ORDER Members Present: Commissioners, Fuentes, Gutierrez, Livag, Nava, and Chaim Calvo Members Absent: Commissioners Anaya, Fragomeno MOTIONS TO EXCUSE: Calvo /Gutierrez 5 -0 -2 -0 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE OPENING STATEMENT: 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: November 12, 2014 Calvo / Livag 5 -0 -2 -0 May 13, 2015 Livag/Calvo 4 -0 -2 -1 (Fuentes abstained) PUBLIC COMMENTS: Persons speaking during Public Comments may address the Commission on any subject matter within the Commission's jurisdiction that is NOT listed as an item on the agenda. State law generally prohibits the Commission from discussing or taking action on any issue not included on the agenda, but, if appropriate, the Commission may schedule the topic for future discussion or refer the matter to staff. Comments are limited to three minutes. Chula Vista resident Teri -Bristous approached the Commission regarding the demolition of two restaurants in the River Walk Center that would make way for the addition of a new CVS Pharmacy. She gave statistics regarding the number of pharmacy's already in the area (3 and 5 mile radius) and stated that, not only do they not need another pharmacy, parking during and after construction would be a huge problem as there is only one entrance /exit to the center. She had a petition with 2,000 signatures in opposition to the project and wanted the Commission to be aware of that fact and to inquire as to the next steps. She was advised that there had been no application yet so the petition should be directed to Sudberry Properties until such time one is made. Planning Commission Minutes J u n e 10, 2 0 1 5 Page 12 PUBLIC HEARINGS The following items) have been advertised a s p ublic hearing(s) as required bylaw. If you wish to speak on any item, please fill out a "Request to Speak" form (available in the lobby) and submit it to the City Clerk prior to the meeting. Notice of the hearing was given in accordance with legal requirements, and the hearing was held on the date and no earlier than the time specified in the notice. Chair Calvo recused herself at 6:15 p.m. and left the room. 2. PUBLIC HEARING: A. Public Hearing: DRC- 13 -26; Design Review consideration of a 4- story, 30,121 sq. ft. Residence Inn by Marriott hotel with 148 guest rooms, and associated recreation area on a 3.32 acre site located in the Otay Ranch Freeway Commercial, Neighborhood PA -12, Planned Community District (FC2) Freeway Commercial District 2 zone. Applicant: Baldwin & Sons, LLC. B. Public Hearing: PCC -14 -023; Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit to deviate from the maximum building height of 35 -ft. to allow a 58 -ft. building for the Residence Inn by Marriott hotel on a 3.32 acre site located in the Otay Ranch Freeway Commercial, Neighborhood PA -12, Planned Community District (FC2) Freeway Commercial District 2 zone. Applicant: Baldwin & Sons, LLC. Project Manager: Caroline Young, Associate Planner The Applicant has submitted a Design Review and Conditional Use Permit application for approval of a 4- story, 30,121 sq. ft. Residence Inn by Marriott hotel. The project includes 148 guest rooms with associated recreation area on a 3.32 acre site. The site is vacant and located within the Otay Ranch Freeway Commercial, Neighborhood PA -12 Caroline Young gave a PowerPoint presentation that included site location, renderings of buildings, landscaping, amenities, parking, etc. and also provided a materials board to the Cominission. Public )Clearing Opened — no one wished to speak Public Hearing Closed Commissioner's Questions\Discussion Commissioner Livag expressed his like of the design and had no general concerns, but asked about the entrance /exit to the hotel as it looks like access is one for both hotels to be built. Ed Batchelder advised the Commission that other options had been looked at and this one seemed to best fit the needs of both hotels (another to be built east of this at a future date). Commissioner Gutierrez thinks the project is well thought -out and that the design fits well into the surrounding area. Planning Commission Minutes J u n e 10, 2 0 1 5 Page 13 Commissioner Nava had a question regarding how traffic gets back to Olympic Parkway. Batchelder explained the route of egress and said that the south and east paths had not yet been determined due to the other pending hotel project. Nick Lee, from Baldwin & Sons, explained to the Commission that they had worked with Traffic Engineering and you will be able to travel south to a major intersection and from the east you can go left and right. Commissioner Livag asked if landscaping would be included on the slope on Olympic Pkway. Caroline Young stated that we had requested trees and landscaping on the lower walls. Lee said that they are doing extra planting and had decided to do landscaping in front of the walls instead of having "plantable walls" which a lot of times look like stripes. MSC (Gutierrez/Fuentes) (4- 0- 2- 1(Calvo abstaining)) that the Commission approves DRC 13 -26 the Design Review and PCC 14 -023, the Conditional Use Permit 3. * *PUBLIC HEARING: PCC -14 -054 Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit to install, use, and maintain an unmanned Wireless Telecommunications Facility consisting of sixteen (16) panel antennas and associated equipment housed within a 70 -foot high structure designed to resemble a monument tower Iccated within the existing commercial center at 2015 Birch Road. Applicant: AT &T. Project Manager: Jeff Steichen. Assoc Planner ** Staff Recommendation: That Public Hearing PCC 14 -054 be continued to a date not yet determined. OTHER BUSINESS 4. Appointment of Planning Commissioner as representative to the GNEOC for the 2015 Review Cycle Planning Manager Ed Batchelder let the Commission know that they need a representative from the Planning Commission to the Growth Oversight Management Commission. Mark Livag has served for several years and is relinquishing the role. He gave a brief oversight of what the Committee did and how much he had learned about the different facets of the city to include schools, water districts, departmental functions, etc. Commissioner Gutierrez volunteered to be the GMOC representative. 5. DIRECTOR'S REPORT: A) Approval of annual activity report to City Council The Commission reviewed the list of activities and asked that the Secretary look to see if there was something regarding the denial of a Village 2 project and, if so, add it to the list. Planning Commission Minutes June 10, 2015 Page 14 There was also extensive discussion about whether — or what — to comment and /or recommend to the City Council as part of this report. There was discussion amongst the Commission regarding the possibility of having a Workshop with staff regarding the process of making a staff report and how a recommendation is reached. It was felt that transparency needed to be shown and that perhaps the pros and cons of the project could be worked into the information given to the Commission. Public outreach and review was also addressed. Simon Silva, Deputy City Attorney, took the information requested by the Commission and will work out the formal wording, provide it to Ed Batchelder and the Secretary who can then e -mail it for the Commission's approval. Report deadline to the Mayor's office is June 25tH B) Designation of a Planning Commissioner to participate on a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) stakeholder advisory group. In Spring 2014, the City in partnership with SANDAG and the consulting firm KTU +A, held an introductory 2 -park workshop series on Transportation Demand Management (TDM) with staff and the development community. The purpose of the workshops was to develop an understand of TDM, and how TDM programs and policies could be implemented in the City of Chula Vista as a way to provide cost - effective solutions that reduce traffic congestion, parking demand, and help the environment through reducing vehicle miles traveled and associated GIG emissions. Phase Ii will include a series of workshops /discussions to shape the development of a formal transportation demand management program for the City of Chula Vista. The process will utilize a broad -based Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) to provide input to develop a roadmap for proposed TDM programs /provisions that will be presented to city Council for action. It has been suggested by the team that a member of the Planning Commission potentially participate as part of the SAG. There was some discussion about this committee and Chair Yolanda Calvo volunteered to be the Planning Commission representative. 6. COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS: There were none ADJOURNMENT: to the next Regular Planning Commission Meeting on June 24, 2015 at 7:20 p.m., in the Council Chambers. Sumitted by: it �t Pat Laughlin, Roi"trd Secretary Minutes Approved with corrections: July 8, 2015 MSC Fuentes /Livag 4 -0 -1 -2 with Fragomeno abstaining, Calvo and Nava absent