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Home My WebLink About05/17/2018 Planning Commission - Special Meeting AgendaSelect Language Powered by Translate SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Thursday, May 17, 2018 6:30 PM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL 7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA 95020 Commissioners: Manny Bhandal manny.bhandal@cityofgilroy.org Stefanie Elle stefanie.elle@cityofgilroy.org Joan Lewis joan.lewis@cityofgilroy.org Annedore Kushner annedore.kushner@cityofgilroy.org Adriana Leongardt adriana.leongardt@cityofgilroy.org Kelly Ramirez kelly.ramirez@cityofgilroy.org Michelle Montez michelle.montez@cityofgilroy.org Staff Liaison: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director | sharon.goei@cityofgilroy.org Written comments can be submitted by email to planningdivision@cityofgilroy.org Please note that written comments will not be read out loud, but will be part of the written record. Comments by the public will be taken on any agenda item before action is taken 11/4/24, 11:44 AM Meeting https://gilroy.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=2212 1/5 by the Planning Commission. Persons speaking on any matter are asked to state their name and address for the record. Public testimony is subject to reasonable regulations, including but not limited to time restrictions on particular issues and for each individual speaker. A minimum of 12 copies of materials should be provided to the Clerk for distribution to the Commission and Staff. Public comments are limited to no more than three-minutes, at the Chair ’s discretion. Comments on any agenda item may be emailed to the Planning Division at planningdivision@cityofgilroy.org or mailed to the City of Gilroy, Community Development Department at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, CA 95020. Comments received by the Planning Division by 1:00pm on the day of a Planning Commission meeting will be distributed to the Planning Commissioners prior to or at the meeting and are available for public inspection at the Planning Division counter at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street. Any correspondence received will be incorporated into the meeting record. Items received after the 1:00pm deadline will be provided to the Planning Commission as soon as practicable. In compliance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), the City will make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk 72 hours prior to the meeting at (408) 846-0491. A sound enhancement system is available in the City Council Chambers. If you challenge any planning or land use decision made at this meeting in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing held at this meeting, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Please take notice that the time within which to seek judicial review of any final administrative determination reached at this meeting is governed by Section 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedure. Persons who wish to speak on matters set for Public Hearing will be heard when the presiding officer calls for comments from those persons who are in support of or in opposition thereto. After persons have spoken, the hearing is closed and brought to the Planning Commission level for discussion and action. There is no further comment permitted from the audience unless requested by the Planning Commission. A Closed Session may be called during this meeting pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1) if a point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the City on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the City. 11/4/24, 11:44 AM Meeting https://gilroy.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=2212 2/5 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE GILROY OPEN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, task forces, councils and other agencies of the City exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE OPEN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, TO RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF THE ORDINANCE OR TO REPORT A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, CONTACT THE OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION STAFF AT (408) 846-0204 or by email at cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org. Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Planning Commission after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection with the agenda packet in the lobby of Administration at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street during normal business hours. These materials are also available with the agenda packet on the City website at www.cityofgilroy.org I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. REPORT ON POSTING THE AGENDA AND ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Meeting Minutes April 19, 2018 IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Convert a planned cut through collector street into a cul-de-sac at Silacci Way, south of Holloway Road. The 2020 General Plan Circulation Plan Map shows Silacci Way as a collector street running from Pacheco Pass Highway (State Route 152) to Venture Way. Therefore, the general plan will need to be amended to revise this map. 1. Staff Report: Sue O'Strander, Interim Development Center Manager 2. Public Comment 3. Planning Commission Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications 4. Possible Action: Recommend City Council approve the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Downtown Specific Plan allowing ground-level office uses by right within the Downtown Historic District areas north of 4th Street and south of 6th Street. B. Variance (V 18-01), Tentative Map (TM 17-02), and Architectural and Site Review (AS 17- 04) request for a 2.23-acre residential site located along Third Street within the East 11/4/24, 11:44 AM Meeting https://gilroy.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=2212 3/5 Residential Cluster of the Hecker Pass Specific Plan area. The applications support development of the residential site with a cul-de-sac neighborhood, referred to as Heartland Triangle, to include 9 single-family residential lots, public landscaped areas along Third Street, and a public street. The residential lots vary in size from 3,800 SF to 20,200 SF with the buildable square footage ranging from 3,300 SF to 9,100 SF. A variance from Hecker Pass Specific Plan setback and lot size requirements is requested to accommodate a zipper lot configuration for the nine lots. 1. Staff Report: Sue O'Strander, Interim Development Center Manager 2. Public Comment 3. Planning Commission Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications 4. Possible Action: Recommend City Council approve the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Downtown Specific Plan allowing ground-level office uses by right within the Downtown Historic District areas north of 4th Street and south of 6th Street. Motion to recommend that the Planning Commission: 1) Consider and recommend that the City Council adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared for the project, based on findings required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and 2) Adopt a resolution approving the Variance (V 18-01) as requested, subject to certain findings and conditions; and 3) Adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council approve the Tentative Map (TM 17-02) as requested, subject to certain findings and conditions; and 4) Adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council approve the Architectural and Site Review (AS 17-14) as requested, subject to certain findings and conditions. (Roll Call Vote) C. Z 18-01 (zone change for a PUD) requests approval of a Zoning Amendment to establish a Planned Unit Development for this 22.44 acre site, commonly known as the Hecker Pass North Residential Cluster. The project is located within the Hecker Pass Specific Plan area, north of Hecker Pass Highway and immediately east of the Gilroy Municipal Golf Course(APN 783-04-023). TM 18-01 (tentative map) requests approval of a subdivision consisting of 72 single-family residential lots, 7 open space parcels, 2 private street parcels, and 2 public street parcels. AS 18-03 (architecture and site review) requests approval of the architectural details and site improvements associated with the development of a 72 unit single-family residential subdivision. 1. Staff Report: Brad Evanson, Planner 2. Public Comment 3. Planning Commission Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications 4. Possible Action: 11/4/24, 11:44 AM Meeting https://gilroy.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=2212 4/5 Recommend City Council approve the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Downtown Specific Plan allowing ground-level office uses by right within the Downtown Historic District areas north of 4th Street and south of 6th Street. D. Consideration of Text Amendments to Zoning Ordinance Section 19.10 (c)(2) and Downtown Specific Plan Chapter V Land Use Page 55 to Page 60, to temporarily allow ground floor office uses by right in area north of 4th Street and south of 6th Street within the Downton Historic District (DHD). The temporary allowance is for a period of two years. 1. Staff Report: Pamela Wu, Senior Planner 2. Public Comment 3. Planning Commission Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications 4. Possible Action: Recommend City Council approve the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Downtown Specific Plan allowing ground-level office uses by right within the Downtown Historic District areas north of 4th Street and south of 6th Street. V ADJOURNMENT h N M i f J 2018 6 30 P M 11/4/24, 11:44 AM Meeting https://gilroy.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=2212 5/5