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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 1 - Draft Minutes for ApprovalCITY OP CHUTAMSiIA Plannin,a Commission it, fes REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA January 11, 2017 Council Chambers 6•00 p.m.276 Fourth Avenue, z Chula Vista, CA CALL TO ODDER MEMBERS PRESENT: Anaya, Calvo, Nava, ZakerYanChair Gutierre"' MEMBERS ABSENT: Fuentes, Livag MOTION TO EXCUSE Motion by Zaker; Secondy Nava Motion passed 5-0-2-0 OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Director `�,of Deve.l.opment FServices Kelly Broughton, Asst. Director ofDev SrvsT�ffariy Allen, Sr. Planner Michael Walker, Principal 1 ,n;i'er Steve Power, Principal Planner Scott ~ 96naghe, Mic6el Brekka — Douglas Wilson Company, Steve Levenson Ho dPed, Derek Empey - Applicant PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OPENING STATEMENT. 1. Approval of Minutes . November 9, 2016 Motion by�Za'.' r; Second by Gutierrez Motion pas ed 5-0-2-0 2. Appointment of GMOC representative Motion to continue item to a meeting when all Commissioners present made by Calvo; Second by Nava Passed 5-0-2-0 -�3-• Planning Commission Minutes January 11, 2017 Page 12 PUBLIC HEARINGS The following item(s) have been advertised as public hearing(s) as required by law. If you wish to speak on any item, please fill out a "Request to Speak" form and submit it to the Secretary prior to the meeting. 3. PUBLIC HEARING: MPA16-0006 Consideration of a Master Precise Plan for Otay Ranch Village 3 North and a Portion of Village 4 Applicant: FlomeFed Village III Master, LLC AL Project Manager: Janice KluttVPrvject Coordinator Staff Recommendation: That the Planning Commission adopt, ion MPA16-0006 Commissioner Calvo recused herself on this item Janice Kluth, Project Coordinator, gave a presentation to -ii c ude slides of theZlocation and a location map. She presented the proposed Master Precise Plan for the Villager,Core within Otay f=: Ranch Village 3. The Master Precise Plan works m conJunctians with the Village 3 SPA Plan, Planned Community District Regulations and Village; DesgnPlan. The Master Precise Plan includes site plan elements, design guidelines and design eview check lists. Individual projects will be evaluated for consistency with 1) Bugling Design and Siting 2) Pedestrian, Bicycle, Vehicular & TrasrtAccess and 3)Urban Character, Architecture & Landscape Architecture.`" The core is divided into 3 districts: the Vit Green the Secondary Village, and the Office District. In the Village Green district, there y would also be 30 moderate income affordable housing units. A description of ach section was provided, along with slides of amenities, 4Y ' landscaping and furnishigs nalong mam entries" Information regarding single and multi -family homes was presented to the`6,oznnission along'with parking, requirements. QUESTIONS Q. How muc"retail space A. Approximately 20,000 Q. How close is M A. Within walking Steve Levenson representing HomeFed spoke in support of the project. PUBLIC HEARING OPENED There were no speakers PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED DELIBERATIONS BY COMMISSION There were no additional questions Motion made by Nava Second by Gutierrez Vote: 4-0-2-1 a Planning Commission Minutes January 11, 2017 Page 13 4. PUBLIC HEARING DR16-0029 Consideration of a Design Review Permit to construct a two- story 104,424 square -foot building for a senior care facility with assisted living and senior housing, and associated uses and open space on approximately 4.5 acres in Otay Ranch Sectional Planning Area One, Village Five, CPI= -5 site. Applicant: Douglas Wilson Companies Applicant: Douglas Wilson Companies Project Manager: Caroline Young, Associate Planner Staff Recommendation: That the Planning Commission adopt R.e o dtion DR16-0029 approving the proposed project, bas6d on the findings and subject to the conditions contained there n. Senior Planner Stan Donn gave the presentation as Cai presentation included slides of photos of the proposei renderings of the buildings, floor plans of the facilityto incl living wing. Also shown were drawings of the out side"af tl the assisted living courtyard, an outdoor dining area, pic wall. QUESTIONS TO STAFF: Q. Is there a color/sample board? A. One was provided 10 Q. It seems that the plar�s1show the A, Most of the buildingis a single,,s1 with wood accents to keeph Brekka from,the Doul fas Wilson.�l neYoung was "'not.�a`vailable. The which showed th.e'elevated grades, e.the memory wing and the assisted war `facility, the memory care courtyard, ►sed architecture, and the retaining `tucco as all.o`n'e color— is that correct? iecocolor�`ith strategically placed a lighter stucco color along the Contemporary Mission style of the building per Michael ompany. Q. At the corner of the buildiri'g — isth,re a walkway down to Palomar Street? A. Yes —a runcl;the left side of the rendering of the tower there is a walkway that is an egress up to East Palomar where there isa. bus stop and a SILT stop. Q. It looks like there is`'a';retaining wall propping up the walkway, correct? A. Yes —there is a 3 -ft e`iaining wall adjacent to East Palomar. There was more discussion about the wall and walkway at the corner of the building. The walkway would be wrapped around the corner of the building. There was a concern that, because it is a visible retaining wall, there was not a description of the treatment of the wall. Mr. Brekka advised the Commission of the type of wall and that there would be landscaping — a variety of shrubs and trees to include 24" box trees, and vines/bougainvillea. It was questioned whether bougainvilleas were the best choice of Vine. It was determined that they were chosen to help keep with the Mission style of the building/property. —5— Planning Commission Minutes January 11, 2017 Page 14 Q. How was it determined where the entrance would be —traffic study, or??? A. Could not access on to Past Palomar as there were too many limitations. There's a bus stop and topographic limitations, so it had to be on Past Palomar. Careful consideration was giving to not have it too close to the intersection while you can't go too far north due to the entrance to the neighborhood. They had 3 community meetings and finally determined the entrance by what would be the best visibility spot to enter and exit the driveway. The traffic from or to the units should be minimal as only about 5% of the residents will drive and staffing remains about 20 people per shift. Only 25-30 people coming in or going out daily. Q. Where is the pedestrian walkway to be located? A. It will be off Santa Rosa — there's a sidewalk left of the driveway walkway at the corner of the building down to Santa Rosa. Q. Wh( A. The) PUBLIC PUBLIC Comm Ther Motion Second decoral Commi S. PUBLIC andicdo accessible and the as a "service;` side. treet side have some sort of wall. 16-0010) for a 96 -unit 10 townhome buildings area, and associated open the Otay stanch Village to Village Partners LP Applicant: Montecito Village Partners LP Project Manager: Stan Donn, Senior Planner Staff Recommendation: That the Planning Commission adopt Resolution DR16-0010 to allow construction of a 96 -unit multi -family residential project at Neighborhood R-28, based on the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. Planning Commission Minutes January 11, 2017 Page 15 Sr. Planner Stan Donn gave a slide presentation on the 96 -unit multi -family residential project comprised of 10 townhome buildings with two (2) car attached garages, recreation area, and associated open space- on approximately 5.18 acres located in Otay Ranch Village Two, Neighborhood R-28 to include views of the project site, renderings of buildings and location maps. Q. Is it to be understood that these units will be rentals? A. These are not for -sale condos, but rental units. Q. There is no on -street parking; how many guest parking spaces? A. Twenty five (25) guest spaces. OPENED PUBLIC HEARING Derek Empey, representing the applicant, spoke in PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED COMMISSIONER DELIBERATIONS Nava: What is the number of 3 -bedroom and 4 -bedroom iti Donn: 18 4 -bedroom units; the remainderare13-bedrooms (7 MSC: Motion by Zaker; Second by Anaya Motion Passed: 4-0-2-1 (Fuentes; Livag al OTHER BUSINESS 6. DIRECTOR'S-COMME cussion" f City parker g requirements and an overview of future code endments'[n process. Attached is Chapter 19.62 of the Municipal Code. Responding`=to a recent request by the Commission regarding updating the Parking Codes, Developrright Services Director Kelly Broughton distributed a document titled "Code Update Work Program 2016". This document contained the titles of: Code Topics, the Municipal Code Reference, General Description and Target Date Scheduled to go to Council. (See Attachment) Broughton advised the Commission of the on-going parking challenges and the things that have been focused on to date; also challenges that will come up in the future. There was some discussion with the Commission about changes in parking i.e. compact car size spaces reverting to regular size, SPA plan requirements vs downtown parking, driverless cars, etc. They are going to focus on the residential parking standards. Due to Planning Commission Minutes January 11, 2017 Page �6 the never-ending changes in cars, their sizes, and how they're used, Broughton thinks this will be an on-going endeavor. Broughton also brought the list of upcoming code revisions to the attention of the Commission (the document attached) and gave a brief synopsis on each item. They included: Residential Parking Regulations Land Use Plan (General Pian, specific plan, etc) and rezoning initiation process Accessory Second Dwelling Units -- new state regulations Vending Vehicle Ordinance (Food Trucks) Supportive Residential Use Ordinance —new state regulatioris� Appeals Ordinance — consistency in the way the re'processed and costs Wireless Telecommunications — new state regulations There was discussion between Broughton ander e'Com�nission regard�n-gYhowthings in Development Service proceed and how the Commission can be kepuaware of them. He at also advised the Commission of an item th'went to;,Council for a Design Review for a 200,000 sq. ft office project in Millenia that did not come to the Planning Commission. It includes some unique architecture and also needi