CITY OF MERCED
Site Plan Review Committee
MINUTES
Planning Conference Room
(via Teleconference)
September 17, 2020
Chairperson McBRIDE called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Chief Building Official Frazier, City Engineer Beltran, and Director of Development Services
McBride
Committee Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Planning Manager Espinosa, Principal Planner Hren, and Associate Planner/Recording
Secretary Mendoza-Gonzalez
MINUTES
M/S BELTRAN - FRAZIER, and carried by unanimous voice vote, to approve the Minutes of August 13, 2020, as submitted.
COMMUNICATIONS
None.
ITEMS
4.1 Site Plan Review Application #461, submitted by Pacific Gas & Electric, property owner, to construct a new 16,800-square-foot metal building for the existing PG&E Regional Service Center at 4155 E. Childs Avenue, within a Heavy Industrial (I-H) Zone.
The applicant and support staff were in attendance to answer questions from the committee.
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Associate Planner MENDOZA-GONZALEZ reviewed the
application. Refer to Draft Site Plan Resolution #461 for further information.
MIS CARDOSO - FRAZIER, and carried by the following vote, to adopt Environmental Review #20-19 (Categorical Exemption) and approve Site Plan Application #461, subject to the Findings and twenty-nine (29) Conditions set forth in Draft Resolution #461.
AYES: Committee Members Beltran, Frazier, and Chairperson McBride
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
4.2 Modification of Site Plan Review Application #458, submitted by Lamplight Capital & Asset Management, LLC, property owner. The applicant is requesting approval to construct an apartment complex (248 units) with associated amenities (pool, community room, playground, recreation lawn, dog park, etc.) at the northeast corner of Monaco Drive and Horizons Avenue, within Planned
Development (P-D) #50 with a General Plan designation of Village Residential (VR).
Associate Planner MENDOZA-GONZALEZ reviewed the
application and noted that staff recommends this item be continued to the Site Plan Meeting of October 8, 2020, to allow for additional time for staff research.
M/S BELTRAN - FRAZIER, and carried by the following vote, to continue Environmental Review #20-14 (Categorical Exemption) and continue Site Plan Application #458 to the Site Plan Review Committee meeting of October 8th.
AYES: Committee Members Beltran, Frazier, and Chairperson McBride
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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4.3 Site Plan Review Application #462, submitted by Michael Fillebrown, applicant for Wymond Real Properties II, LP, property owner, to modify an existing 2,410 S.F. building and convert it to a drive-through coffee shop at 575 W. Olive Avenue, with zoning of Planned Development (P-D) #5, with a Thoroughfare Commercial (CT) General Plan designation.
Principal Planner HREN reviewed the application. Refer to Draft Site Plan Resolution #462 for further information. Mr. HREN recommended that Condition #7 be removed from the conditions, as it was not applicable to this application.
The applicant, Mr. FILLEBROWN, and support staff were in attendance to answer questions from the committee.
Committee Member BELTRAN asked if the intention was to have space for in-store customers or if the site would only accommodate drive-through customers.
Mr. FILLEBROWN, applicant, and applicant's architect confirmed that there would be space for in-store customers.
M/S FRAZIER - CARDOSO, and carried by the following vote, to adopt Environmental Review #20-21 (Categorical Exemption) and approve Site Plan Application #462, subject to the Findings and twenty-seven (27) Conditions set forth in Draft Resolution #462, with the removal of Condition #7:
(New language underlined, deleted language strikethrough.) The property owner shall establish a cross access agreement with the proposed parcel and the adjacent parcel at APN 059- 430 019 to accommodate for the driveway and freight
vehicles encroaching on the parcel as shown in the site plan (Exhibit B)."
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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.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairperson McBRIDE adjourned the meeting at 1:52 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