CITY OF MERCED
Site Plan Review Committee
MINUTES
Planning Conference Room
(via Teleconference)
August 13, 2020
Chairperson McBRIDE called the meeting to order at 1:33 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Chief Building Official Frazier, Land Surveyor Cardoso (for City Engineer Beltran), and
Director of Development Services McBride
Committee Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Planning Manager Espinosa, and Associate Planner/Recording Secretary Mendoza-
Gonzalez
MINUTES
M/S FRAZIER - CARDOSO, and carried by unanimous voice vote, to approve the Minutes of July 30, 2020, as submitted.
COMMUNICATIONS
None.
4. ITEMS
[Secretary's Note: Due to technical issues, Item 4.2 was moved ahead of Item 4.1]
4.2 Site Plan Review Application #460, submitted by Pete Rodriguez, applicant for Ronald and Betty Cornacchini, property owners, to allow a food truck on the same parcel as a automotive repair shop located at 601 E. Main Street, within Thoroughfare Commercial (C- T) Zone with a General Plan designation of Thoroughfare Commercial (CT).
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Associate Planner MENDOZA-GONZALEZ reviewed the
application. Refer to Draft Site Plan Resolution #460 for further information.
M/S CARDOSO - FRAZIER, and carried by the following vote, to adopt Environmental Review #20-17 (Categorical Exemption) and approve Site Plan Application #460, subject to the Findings and nineteen (19) Conditions set forth in Draft Resolution #460.
AYES: Committee Members Cardoso, Frazier, and
Chairperson McBride
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
4.1 Modification of Site Plan Review Application #459, Fawas Eltareb, property owner, to modify the interior/exterior of an existing building to allow two commercial suites (either retail or office) at 1145 Martin Luther King Jr Way within a General Commercial (C- G) Zone, with a General Plan designation of General Commercial (CG).
Associate Planner MENDOZA-GONZALEZ reviewed the
application. Refer to Draft Site Plan Resolution #459 for further information.
The applicant and his engineer were in attendance to answer questions from the committee.
Committee Member CARDOSO mentioned that one of the frontage streets, Martin Luther King Jr Way, is actually overseen by CalTrans and any frontage improvements along this road would require approval from the State. He recommended modifying Condition #18 to reflect this.
Chairperson McBRIDE noted that parking for this site is currently provided through the adjacent parcel to the south. He recommended adding Condition #21 to require recording a parking and access agreement between the subject site and the parcel to the south.
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Committee Member CARDOSO noted that the circulation to the site would be improved if the driveway along Martin Luther King Jr Way is designed to be entrance access only. He recommended adding Condition #22 to reflect this.
M/S FRAZIER - CARDOSO, and carried by the following vote, to adopt Environmental Review #20-16 (Categorical Exemption) and approve Site Plan Application #459, subject to the Findings and twenty (20) Conditions set forth in Draft Resolution #459, modifying Condition #18, and adding Conditions #21 and #22:
(New language underlined, deleted language strikethrough.) "18. To install canopies over the sidewalk along Martin Luther King Jr Way, the applicant shall work with the Engineering Department California Department of Transportation during the building permit stage to obtain an agreement to use public right-of-way.
21. The applicant shall record a parking access agreement to utilize parkin on Assessors Parcel Number 031-332-007.
22. The driveway on Martin Luther King Jr Way shall be entrance only."
AYES: Committee Members Cardoso, Frazier, and
Chairperson McBride
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
INFORMATION ITEMS
5.1 Calendar of Meetings/Events
There was no discussion regarding the calendar of meetings/events.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairperson McBRIDE adjourned the meeting at 2:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kim Espinosa, Secretary
Merced City Site Plan Review Committee
APPROVED:
Scott McBride, Chairperson/
Director of Development Services
Merced City Site Plan Review Committee