CITY OF MERCED
Site Plan Review Committee
MINUTES
Planning Conference Room
(via Teleconference)
February 17, 2022
Chairperson MCBRIDE called the meeting to order at 1:32 p.m.
1. 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 , Development
Services Technician II /Recording Secretary
Davis, Fire Inspector I Abeyta, Public Works
Director Elwin, Deputy Public Works Director
Angulo, Public Works Water Manager Baptista,
Public Works Water Quality Control Technician
Padilla, and Deputy City Attorney Madayag
2. MINUTES
M/S BELTRAN/FRAZIER, and ca rried by unanimous voice vote, to approve the Minutes of January 20, 2022, as submitted.
3. COMMUNICATIONS
None.
4. ITEMS
4.1 Site Plan Application #490, submitted by Thai Cuisine II, applicant on behalf Promenade Center Limited Partnership, property owner, to allow the expansion of the existing outdoor patio area, previously approved, to service the bar and restaurant. The proposed property is Site Plan Review Committee Minutes
February 17, 2022
located at 7 79 East Yosemite Avenue (Suites F and G), within Planned Development (P-D) #48, with a General Plan designation of Neighborhood Commercial (CN).
Development Services Technician II, DAVIS reviewed the application. Refer to Draft Site Plan Resolution #4 90 for further information.
Michelle ESQUIBIAS , a representative for the property
management company, was in attendance with the applicant, Bobby BOUABOUNMY, and made themselves available fo r questions from the Committee.
Ms. ESQUIBIAS asked the Committee questions about standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Chief Building Official FRAZIER and City Engineer BELTRAN confirmed the proper distance needed for path of pedestrian travel along the sidewalk.
Director of Development Services McBRIDE confirmed the hours of operation of the patio with the Applicant and requested a modification to Condition #25 to allow outdoor seating using tables from inside the restaurant.
Fire Inspector ABEYTA requested a modification to Condition #24 to include the approval of a storage location for required propane tanks.
M/S FRAZIER - BELTRAN, and carried by the following vote, to approve Site Plan Application #4 90, subject to the Findings and twenty-seven (27) Conditions set forth in Draft Resolution #4 90, with the modifications to Conditions #24 and #25 as follows:
(Note: Strikethrough deleted language, underline added language.)
“24) The four proposed above -ground-mobile heaters, and any other outdoor heating units, shall need to be listed and approved by the Fire Department . including
approval for storage of the propane tanks.