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IT'S 2:00 PM UH, WELCOME TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 2023.
CAN STAFF PLEASE CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL? COMMISSIONER PECK PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER ORIAN COUNCILMAN, COURAGE CHAIR.
UH, PRESENTLY ALL ITEMS ARE ON, UH, CONSENT FOR TODAY.
UH, BUT I, UH, WE DO HAVE SOME FOLKS
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TO SPEAK TODAY.SO I WILL ASK, UM, MARIA GOMEZ, UM, DID YOU WANNA SPEAK? YOU? YOU OKAY? SO IS THAT, IS THAT FIDEL? YES.
CAN WE HAVE THE SPANISH LANGUAGE INTER INTERPRETER PLEASE.
SHE NEEDS TO ANNOUNCE THE SPANISH TRANSLATION SERVICES.
IF YOU COULD JUST STATE HIS NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE TWO 15 FERRIS AVENUE.
SIR, MY PURPOSE OF VISIT TODAY IS TO FIND OUT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPERTY THAT IS, UH, ADJACENT TO MINE.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO SELL LIQUOR OR WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS THEY'RE GONNA OPERATE THERE.
IS THAT A, IS THAT ALL? AND IF THEY, IF THEY'RE GONNA HAVE ANY KIND OF BUSINESS, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A HIGH FENCE BECAUSE I HAVE A LITTLE KIDS IN MY, IN, IN MY HOUSEHOLD.
UH, IS THE APPLICANT HERE? THE APPLICANT IS NOT YET HERE THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY.
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HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR WANNA MAKE A CHANGE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE, I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE THIS CASE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.SO, UM, ALL ITEMS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSENT, UH, EXCEPT FOR ITEM NUMBER 10.
SO WE'RE GOING TO, UH, VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THEN WE'LL GET A PRESENTATION ON THE ITEM THAT YOU'RE HERE.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA.
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GOOD AFTERNOON.MY NAME IS ADOLFO GONZALEZ, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER 10 IS LOCATED AT 2 0 7 FERRIS AVENUE REQUESTING TO AMEND THE ARENA DISTRICT SLASH EASTSIDE COMMUNITY PLAN LAND USE CLASSIFICATION FROM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
THERE WERE 49 NOTICES SENT OUT.
ZERO OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM COLISEUM WILLOW PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE PROPOSED LAND USE AMENDMENT TO THE ARENA DISTRICT EAST SIDE COMMUNITY PLAN FROM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL IS REQUESTED TO REONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY TO NC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL FOR THE ATTENDED USE OF A GROCERY STORE.
MOST OF THE LAND USE IN THE AREA IS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THE PROPOSED LAND USE WILL BREAK UP THE LAND USE AND ALLOW FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD APPROPRIATE LAND USE OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ON A CORNER.
LOT TO OFFER GOOD SERVICES TO SURROUNDING RESIDENTS.
ADDITIONALLY, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL LAND USE CLASSIFICATIONS ARE INTENDED TO BE ESTABLISHED IN AN AREA WHERE EXISTING COMMERCIAL USES HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.
THERE IS A LARGE CHURCH ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PROPERTY THE APPLICANT INTENDS ON UTILIZING THE EXISTING STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY FOR SMALL SCALE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, COMMERCIAL USE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS, UH, IS IS NOT HERE YET.
UH, MAYBE A QUICK COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.
UH, ON UNDER NC, WOULD ALCOHOL SALES BE PERMISSIBLE? YES.
ALCOHOL SALES WOULD BE PERMITTED WITH NC.
AND WHAT OPTIONS ARE THERE? ZONING OPTIONS? IS THERE A C TWO N A? IS THERE AN NA UH, I KNOW THAT'S NOT OUR PURVIEW, BUT I WILL HAVE TO CONFIRM.
UM, I BELIEVE THAT THERE COULD BE, UM, AN NC NA.
BUT I NEED TO CONFIRM WITH THE U D C REAL QUICK.
AND THEN ALSO, UM, JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE ACROSS THE STREET FROM A CHURCH, THE T T A B C WILL HAVE, UM, THEY'LL HAVE TO GET AN ALCOHOL VARIANCE IF THEY WERE TO SELL ALCOHOL.
BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE APPLICANT'S INTENTION IS.
UM, ANOTHER QUESTION FOR STAFF.
SO IF THEY WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN THAT VARIANCE, WOULD THE ORDINANCES PERMIT CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES OF ALCOHOL? THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD, UM, THEY, THEY COULD MAKE A CONDITION THAT IT COULD BE SOLD BUT NOT CONSUMED ON THE PROPERTY.
UM, MOST OF YOUR UH, SALES ARE, UM, LIKE I SAID, RESTRICTIVE SALES.
SO LIKE I SAID, IT COULD EITHER BE A N C R OR AN N C N A R RESTRICTS THE SALE.
THEY JUST CAN'T CONSUME ON THE PROPERTY.
NA IS OUTRIGHT DENIAL OF ANY SALES.
ADDITIONALLY, A MR. UH, GOMEZ MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT THE HIGH FENCE IS, UM, WHAT IS THE CODE ON THE FENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT? FOR COMMERCIAL, THERE IS A SIX FOOT.
UM, THEY'RE TYPICALLY PERMITTED SIX FOOT.
UM, ALSO THERE THE, THERE IS A BUFFER, A LANDSCAPE BUFFER THAT'S NORMALLY, UH, REQUESTED WHEN YOU HAVE A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEXT TO A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL OR ANY RESIDENTIAL USES.
SO, UM, AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY COULD POSSIBLY GO UP TO EIGHT FEET, UM, IF NEEDED WITH COMMERCIAL NEXT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
I GUESS WE REALLY NEEDED THE APPLICANT TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
IS DID THIS GET APPROVED BY ZONING YESTERDAY? YES, IT DID.
SO THEY GOT THEIR NC MONO, WHATEVER IT WAS, E P ONE, M O D THREE, MLR TWO, OR WHATEVER IT WAS? YES.
UH, ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR THIS ITEM.
SO WITH THAT ZONING APPROVAL, IT DIDN'T HAVE THE NA OR ANYTHING ON IT.
SO CAN YOU DESCRIBE THAT PROCESS IF THEY WALK, BEING THAT IT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM A CHURCH, SO THEY'LL HAVE TO GET A SPECIAL PERMIT, RIGHT.
IS THAT A FUNCTION OF THE ZONING OR IS THAT A DIFFERENT FUNCTION? UM, IT DOES GO THROUGH ZONING, BUT IT HAS, SO TYPICALLY PEOPLE WILL SUBMIT THE ALCOHOL VARIANCE APPLICATION.
UM, WE CREATE THE STAFF REPORT AND PRESENT IT TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND CITY COUNCIL ARE THE FOLKS THAT HAVE TO, UM, GIVE APPROVAL.
I DO ALSO BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET, UM, A LETTER OF APPROVAL FROM THE CHURCH AS WELL.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? IF I COULD JUST, UM, ASK FOR CLARIFICATION.
I THINK THAT YOU SAID A MINUTE AGO THAT A LANDSCAPE BUFFER IS REQUIRED, BUT A FENCE.
IS THE FENCE ALSO REQUIRED OR IS IT JUST THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER THAT'S REQUIRED? GIMME ONE SECOND.
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UH, CHRISTIE IS TEXTING ME AS WE SPEAK 'CAUSE SHE'S WATCHING.UM, SHE SAYS YOU CANNOT DO NA.
SO THE NON ALCOHOL ALCOHOLIC SALES IS NOT AN OPTION.
UM, AND SHE'S CHECKING WITH THE CODE AMENDMENTS.
SO JUST A FEW MORE MOMENTS PLEASE.
WHILE WE'RE WAITING, IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER'S, UH, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I MEAN, HONESTLY, YOU KNOW, THE ITEM BEFORE US TODAY IS TO, UH, IS TO, YOU KNOW, IS WHETHER NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL IS APPROPRIATE USE OR, UH, YOU KNOW, LAND DESIGNATION IN THAT AREA.
SO I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING TODAY.
OUR CONSIDERATION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ALCOHOL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.
UH, FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER PECK.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL.
UM, THIS ITEM WILL STILL GO IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL, SO YOU'LL STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO, UH, DISCUSS THE ITEM THERE.
I ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TALK TO THE APPLICANT ABOUT THEIR PLANS AND, AND WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM.
SO THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY.
CAN STAFF REACH OUT TO THE APPLICANT AND LET HIM KNOW THAT HE NEEDS TO COORDINATE WITH MR. UH GOMEZ? GOMEZ? WILL DO, WILL DO.
AND, UH, WE, WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AND THE CONSENT? CORRECT.
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DIRECTOR'S REPORT? JUST SO IT'S ON THE RECORD? WE WILL BE HAVING THE APPOINTMENTS AT THE FEBRUARY 22ND PLANNING COMMISSION FOR UM, COMMISSION MEMBERS.ACTUALLY CLARIFICATION, YOU SAID FEBRUARY 22ND, THAT'S ORIENTATION, RIGHT? THAT'S THE NEXT MEETING THAT'S SWEARING IN.
THE ACTUAL ACTION MEETING ORIENTATION WILL BE THE 16TH ACTION BY CITY COUNCIL FOR THE PC APPOINTMENTS WILL HAPPEN ON FEBRUARY 9TH, WHICH IS TOMORROW.
ANY OTHER REPORTS? SO THE 22ND IS THE NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO THAT'S WHEN WE'LL DO THE SWEAR SWEARING.
AND ORIENTATION WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE 22ND? RIGHT.
WITH NO, UH, FURTHER BUSINESS, IT'S TWO 13 AND WE'RE ADJOURNED.