CITY OF MERCED
Site Plan Review Committee
MINUTES
Planning Conference Room
(via Teleconference)
November 18, 2021
Chairperson MCBRIDE called the meeting to order at 1:32 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Chief Building Official Frazier, City Engineer Beltran, Director of Development Services
McBride
Committee Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Planning Manager Espinosa, Senior Planner Nelson, and Associate Planner/Recording
Secretary Mendoza-Gonzalez
MINUTES
M/S FRAZIER/BELTRAN, and carried by unanimous voice vote, to approve the Minutes of October 21, 2021, as submitted.
3. COMMUNICATIONS
None.
ITEMS
4.1 Site Plan Application #484, submitted by MG Star, LLC on behalf of Bellevue Ranch Paseo, LLC, property owner. This request allows minor modifications to change the land use from zero-lot line single- tamily homes to detached single-family homes and modify the setback, lot coverage requirements, and parking requirements for 79 lots within Residential Planned Development (RP-D) #63, located at the Northwest Corner of Bellevue Road and G Street.
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Senior Planner NELSON reviewed the application. Refer to Draft Site Plan Resolution #484 for further information.
Jim XU, Golden Valley Engineering, asked about Condition #9 regarding the requirement for public improvements to be repaired or replaced if the cost of the project exceeds $100,000. Peter LAU, property owner, also had questions regarding this question and questioned having to install new landscaping that had previously been installed. There was a discussion between staff, Mr. Lau, and Mr. Xu regarding these issues. Mr. Lau and Mr. Xu agreed to the conditions of approval as proposed.
M/S BELTRAN-FRAZIER, and carried by the following vote, to approve Site Plan Application #484, subject to the Findings and seventeen (17) Conditions set forth in Draft Resolution #484:
AYES: Committee Members Frazier, Beltran, and Chairperson McBride
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
4.2 Site Plan Application #485, submitted by Jim Powell, applicant for Merced Mall, LTD, Partnership, property owner. This request allows the development of a 6,572-square-foot restaurant Olive Garden) located at 721 W. Olive Avenue, within a zoning classification of Planned Development (P-D) #1, with a General Plan designation of Regional/Community Commercial (RC).
Associate Planner MENDOZA-GONZALEZ l reviewed the
application. Refer to Draft Site Plan Resolution #485 for further information.
The applicant and his design team were in attendance and made themselves available for questions from the Committee.
M/S FRAZIER - BELTRAN, and carried by the following vote, to approve Site Plan Application #485, subject to the Findings and thirty-two (32) Conditions set forth in Draft Resolution #485:
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AYES: Committee Members Frazier, Beltran, 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.
6. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairperson MCBRIDE adjourned the meeting at 2:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kim Espinosa, Secretary
Merced City Site Plan Review Committee
APPROVED:
Sit sorte
Scott McBride, Chairperson/
Director of Development Services
Merced City Site Plan Review Committee