CITY OF MERCED
Site Plan Review Committee
MINUTES
V ia Teleconference
June 16, 2022
Chairperson MCBRIDE called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Plans Examiner Brown, for Chief Building Official Frazier, City Engineer Beltran, Director
of Development Services McBride
Committee Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Planning Manager Espinosa and Senior
Planner/Recording Secretary Nelson
2. MINUTES
M/S BELTRAN/BROWN, and carri ed by unanimous voice vote, to approve the Minutes of May 19, 2022, as submitted.
3. COMMUNICATIONS
None.
4. ITEMS
4.1 Extension of Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map (VTSM) #1291 (“Bright Development”), for 161 lots on 39.8 acres, located at the northeast corner of G Street and Merrill Place.
Senior Planner NELSON reviewed the application, including public comment received prior to the meeting from Rick TELEGAN . For further information, refer to the memo to the Site Plan Review Committee dated June 16, 2022.
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David BUTZ, representative for Bright Development, w as in attendance and asked that the Site Plan Committee grant the requested extension.
Rick TELEGAN, expounded on the emails he sent regarding the request for an additional condition to be added requiring Bright Development to dedicate right -of-way for Merrill Place within 10 days of the approval of the requested extension. Mr. TELEGAN stated that he was not opposed to the extension. Mr. TELEGAN also confirmed that he believes if the extension is granted, it would be the 4 th extension, not the 5 th, as the Memo to the Site Plan Committee stated.
Ms. NELSON explained that the City Attorney had reviewed Mr.
TELEGAN’s request to add a condition and concluded that the City could not add conditions unless specific findings as outlined in Government Code Section 66498.1(c) are made. I n this case those findings don’t apply nor does the other code sections Mr. TELEGAN referred to apply. Ms. NELSON continued that she has referred the question about whether this would constitute the 4th or 5th extension for this map to the City Attorney’s office and would provide an update to the Site Plan Committee at the next meeting if they choose to approve the request.
M/S BELTRAN-BROWN , and carried by the following vote, to approve a one-year extension of VTSM #1291 with direction to staff to provide an update at the next meeting on whether this is the 4 th or
5th extension for this map, so it can be noted in the minutes.
AYES: Committee Members Brown, Beltran, and Chairperson McBride
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
4.2 Extension of Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map (VTSM) #1312 (“Palisades”), for 140 lots on 29.35 acres, located on the east side of G Street at Foothill Drive.
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Senior Planner NELSON reviewed the application . For further information, refer to the memo to the Site Plan Review Committee dated June 16, 2022.
Rick TELEGAN, applicant, indicated that the City had provided more than one-year extensions previously and asked for approval.
M/S BELTRAN -BROWN, and carried by the following vote, to approve a six-year extension of VTSM #1312.
AYES: Committee Members Brown, Beltran, and Chairperson McBride
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
4.3 Site Plan Application #497, submitted by Rashell Butler on behalf of Ashley Investments, LLC, property owner, to allow modifications to the existing parking lot and remodel of the existing 18,709 square - foot building located at 3275 R Street. The site has a General Plan designation of Regional/Community Commercial (RC) and is zoned Planned Development (P-D) #8.
Senior Planner NELSON reviewed the application. For further information, refer to Draft Site Plan Resolution #497.
The following people spoke in favor of the project:
Isaac SARGIZ, property owner
Ted TZEGIANNAKIS, U.S. Foods
City Engineer BELTRAN advised that public improvements may be required to comply with handicap accessibility requirements.
M/S BELTRAN -BROWN, and carried by the following vote, to approve Environmental Review #22 -27 (CEQA Section 15162 Findings) and Site Plan Review #497 , subject to the conditions in Resolution #497: