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PC MINS 20150310 V- ` /ç"Approved pril 14, 2015 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES REGULAR MEETING MARCH 10, 2015 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Leon at 7:04 p.m.at the Fred Hesse Community Room, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chris Gaily of Boy Scout Troop 128 led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance. ATTENDANCE Present: Commissioners Cruikshank, Emenhiser, Gerstner, James, Leon, Vice Chairman Tomblin, and Chairman Nelson. Absent: None Also present were Community Development Director Rojas and Senior Planner Kim. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was unanimously approved as presented. COMMUNICATIONS Director Rojas stated there were no items to report from the last City Council meeting or for the upcoming City Council meeting. Director Rojas distributed one item of late correspondence related to agenda item No. 6. Commissioners Cruikshank, Emenhiser, and Tomblin thanked the City for the opportunity to attend the recent Planning Commission Academy. Chairman Leon thanked the Commission for the last year that he has been Chairman of the Planning Commission. SELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION Commissioner Emenhiser nominated Commissioner Tomblin as Vice Chairman of the Planning Commission. Commissioner Tomblin was unanimously selected as Vice Chairman. At this time Vice Chairman Nelson took over as the new Chairman of the Planning Commission, and Commissioner Tomblin became the Vice Chairman. COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE (regarding non-agenda items) Chris Gaily of Boy Scout Troop 128 spoke about their troop's activities. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Approval of February 10, 2015 Minutes Commissioner Emenhiser moved to approve the minutes as presented, seconded by Commissioner James. Approved, (5-0-2) with Commissioner Gerstner and Vice Chairman Tomblin abstaining since they were absent from that meeting. 2. Approval of February 24, 2015 Minutes Chairman Nelson noted typos on pages 2 and 6 of the minutes. Commissioner James noted a typo on page 3 of the minutes. Commissioner Leon moved to approve the minutes as amended, seconded by Commissioner Cruikshank. Approved, (6-0-1) with Commissioner Gerstner abstaining since he was absent from that meeting. CONTINUED BUSINESS 3. Appeal of Grading Permit— 29073 Palos Verdes Drive East Director Rojas presented a brief staff report, noting the applicant has submitted a revised project to staff, however there are additional plans that are needed. The applicant has requested additional time to prepare these plans, and with that staff is recommending the public hearing be continued to April 14, 2015. Vice Chairman Tomblin moved to continue the public hearing to April 14, 2015, seconded by Commissioner Cruikshank. Approved without objection. PUBLIC HEARINGS 4. General Plan Update — "Draft text of the climate change discussion in the Open Space Conservation Element. Senior Planner Kim presented the staff report, noting the draft before the Commission is a collaborative effort between staff and the Planning Commission sub-committee of Commissioners James and Cruikshank. She noted the air quality discussion is only Planning Commission Minutes March 10, 2015 Page 2 required within the Open Space Conservation Element, therefore staff is proposing that all text related to air quality and climate change within the Safety Element be omitted in its entirety, as it is repetitive of the more detailed discussion in the Open Space Conservation Element. In addition, she explained that staff is doing a final review of the General Plan in regards to the 2013 updates and staff has found some changes that have occurred within the past two years that need to be reflected in the text. She stated those changes will be brought to the Commission at a future hearing when the entire package is before the Commission for review. She also noted an additional land use change that should be made in the Eastview area, and with that staff is proposing this be done at the first meeting in April. In doing so, the date for the final review of the General Plan will have to be pushed back to the first or second meeting in May. Chairman Nelson noted a typo on page two and asked for clarification. Director Rojas clarified that the text should read, "with the rare exception of off shore wind conditions". Chairman Nelson asked how many vacant lots are left in the City. Director Rojas explained that staff does not keep any type of inventory of vacant lots in the City, but estimated less than one hundred. Commissioner Leon moved to approve the recommended Open Space/Conservation Element and Safety Element pertaining to climate change, seconded by Commissioner Gerstner. Commissioner Cruikshank referred to page 2 of the staff report and the discussion regarding air quality stations and the comparison of 2011, 2012, and 2013. He asked staff if these standards change and get more stringent over the years. Senior Planner Kim answered that the standards are relatively the same over the years. Commissioner Cruikshank asked that staff confirm that the standard has stayed relatively the same and at least mention this in the report. Commissioner Cruikshank referred to page 3 of the staff report and the discussion on fine particulate. He asked if the number of days exceeded could be rounded to a whole number. Senior Planner Kim stated that could be done. Commissioner Cruikshank referred to the climate change policies on page 5 of the staff report. He thought it might be interesting to break that into two sections, one section discussing what the City is doing and one section discussing what might be recommendations for the residents to do. Planning Commission Minutes March 10,2015 Page 3 Commissioner Cruikshank then noted items 11 and 12, and felt they were redundant and that possibly No. 12 was not needed. Commissioner Leon moved to include the revisions suggested by Commissioner Cruikshank in his motion, and therefore approve the Open Space/Conservation Element and Safety Element as revised, seconded by Commissioner Gerstner. Approved, (7-0). 5. Outdoor lighting (Case No. ZON2014-00320): Director Rojas explained that staff has been working on the draft language, and is now ready to present the draft language to the sub-committee early next week. He felt that staff and the sub-committee should be ready to present this item to the Commission by the April 14th meeting. Therefore, staff was recommending continuing the item to the April 14th meeting. Commissioner Gerstner moved staff's recommendation to continue the item to the April 14, 2015meeting, seconded by Commissioner Emenhiser. Approved without objection. NEW BUSINESS 6. General Plan Annual Update Director Rojas presented the staff report, explaining this is a procedural item before the Commission every year. He explained there is a State law that says that cities are to report to the State on how they implement their General Plan. With that, staff prepares this yearly report and staff is recommending the Commission approve this list and forward the report on to the City Council for their approval. Commissioner Emenhiser moved to approve staff's recommendation, seconded by Commissioner Gerstner. Commissioner James did not feel that in the mention of Trump National, the words "formerly known as Ocean Trails" were necessary and that language should be removed. He also felt that the driving range should be mentioned along with the 18- hole golf course in the description of Trump National. Director Rojas agreed. Commissioner Emenhiser moved to amend his motion to approve staffs recommendations, as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Gerstner. Approved without objection. 7. Housing Annual Update Planning Commission Minutes March 10,2015 Page 4 Director Rojas presented the staff report, explaining this too is a procedural item, and is an annual report on the implementation of the City's Housing Element. He stated that staff is recommending the Planning Commission approve and accept this report and forward it to the City Council. Commissioner Tomblin stated that with the disbandment of the Redevelopment Agency, he would like staff to give a brief comment on how staff is recommending the City meet some of these low income housing requirements. Director Rojas explained that the City's current Housing Element identifies the approval of second units as a way to meet the requirements. In addition, the Housing Element includes a proposal for mixed use on a parcel on Western Avenue to help meet the numbers. Commissioner Emenhiser moved to approve staff's recommendation, seconded by Commissioner Cruikshank. The motion was approved without objection. ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON FUTURE AGENDAS 8. Pre-Agenda for the meeting on March 24, 2015 Chairman Nelson noted that staff was recommending the March 24th meeting be cancelled, and asked the Commission if they felt there was a reason to hold a meeting on that date. The Commission agreed that the next meeting be held on April 14, 2015. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m. to April 14, 2015. Planning Commission Minutes March 10, 2015 Page 5