CITY OF MERCED
Site Plan Review Committee
MINUTES
Planning Conference Room
2 nd Floor Civic Center
Thursday, February 2, 2023
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), and Director of Development Services
McBride
Committee Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Planning Manager Espinosa, Senior Planner Nelson, Development Services Technic ian II
Davis
2. MINUTES
M/S Frazier/Beltran , and carried by unanimous voice vote, to approv e the Minutes of January 12, 2023, as submitted.
3. COMMUNICATIONS
None.
4. ITEMS
4.1 Site Plan Application #511, submitted by Don Codding on behalf Merced Mall Ltd, a Partnership, property owner, to allow the construction of two new buildings totaling 15, 881 square feet adjacent to the existing Kohl ’s store at the southeast corner of the mall. The subject site is located at 861 and 871 W. Olive Avenue, and the site is zoned Planned Development (P-D) # 1, with a Regional/Community Commercial (RC) General Plan designation.
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Senior Planner NELSON reviewed the application. Refer to D raft Site Plan Resolution #511 for further information.
Don Codding and Bobby Gates with Codding Enterprises joined the meeting virtually.
The Committee discussed the relocation of the water and sewer lines and the need to dedicate new easements and abandon the existing easements for the lines. There was also discussion regarding the need for additional trash receptacles to comply with AB 1383.
M/S Frazier/Beltran, and car ried by the following vote to adopt a Categorical Exemption regarding Environmental Review # 23-01, and approve Site Plan Review #511, subject to the Findings and tw enty-seven (27) conditions set forth i n Draft Resolution #511, with the modifications of Conditions #10, #11, #19, and #21 shown below:
(underlined text is added text, strikethrough text is deleted text)
10) A properly sized grease control device shall be installed prior to occupancy of the restaurant tenant space. When sizing and locating the device, the developer should consider whether future tenants would need such a device and size and locate accordingly, but in no case shall it be smal ler than 1,000 gallons.
11) The existing water and sewer mains located in the main drive aisle adjacent to the mall building shall be relocated per the approved plans (see Permit 21- 2675) prior to occupancy of either of the new buildings. New easements for the relocated water and s ewer lines shall be de dicated and t he existing easements abandoned at the owner’s expense.
19) All signing shall comply with t he City of Merced Sign Ordinance in effect at the time of Building Permit submittal.
21) All refuse container locations shall be approved by the City of Merced Ref use Department at the building per mit stage.
All refuse containers shall be located within a refuse
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enclosure constructed per City Standards. The refuse
enclosure shall be designed to meet the City’s Engineering Standards for refuse enclosur es (R-4). Th e refuse enclosure shall be covered from above to prevent direct access to refuse. The applicant shall not install any posts in front of the refuse enclosure. A side gate shall be provided with
pedestrian access, as required by the City Engine ering Division. All receptac les required by AB 1383 shall be provided and included within the refuse enclosure.
AYES: Committee Member s Beltran, Frazier , and Chairperson McBride
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
4.2 Site Plan Application #5 12, submitted by Agaves Mexican Grill, applicant for Promenade Center Limited Partnership, property owner, to allow the operation of a restaurant establishment with on- site alcohol sales for the locati on of 779 East Yosemite Avenue (Suites A and B), within Planned Development (P -D) #48, with a General Plan designation of Neighborhood Commercial (CN).
Development Services Technician II, D AVIS reviewed the application.
Refer to Draft Site Plan Resolution #512 for further information.
The Applicant was not present at the meeting.
M/S Frazier/Beltran, and car ried by the fo llowing vote to adopt a Categorical Exemption regarding Environmental Review # 23-03, and approve Site Plan Review #5 12, subject t o the Findings and twenty-four (24) conditions set forth in Draft Resolution #5 12, with the addition of Condition #25 as follows:
25) Fire protection systems shall be monitored by fire alarm systems, or as otherwise required by the Fire Department, including fire suppression for Type I hoods.