City Council - Regular Meeting

Good evening. Welcome to the meeting, the Planning Commission meeting on Monday, July 13th, 2026. It's now 6 o'clock. Anybody wishing to speak on any item on the agenda tonight, please fill out one of the speaker slips over there and give them to Yesa Benson, our secretary. And please note that you have three minutes to speak and you cannot put your minutes onto somebody else to let them speak. With that, we'll get to our roll call. Can we get a roll call, please?

CHRISTIE WOODARD- Commissioner Brittingham?

MIKE BOYLE- Here.

CHRISTIE WOODARD- Commissioner Enciso? Commissioner Key?

MIKE BOYLE- Here.

CHRISTIE WOODARD- Vice Chair Newcomb? MIKE BOYLE- Here.

CHRISTIE WOODARD- And Chair Barron? MIKE BOYLE- Here. Thank you. Our staff, we have community development director, Kelly Lucia. We have our senior planner, Celine Sevilla. We have Assistant Attorney Catherine Reed and Mike Thornton, our engineer, and the Commission Secretary, Yasa Benson, and our city manager hiding back there in the corner. With that, can we please stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance? Ready? Begin.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, to the republic, to the states, one nation under God,

Not seeing any public speakers here. Do we?

I receive no public comments on non-agenda items.

And item number one is our action minutes from June 22nd, 2026. I have a motion to approve.

A motion to approve.

Get a second? Second. Second. First and a second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. All right. Number two, public hearing. Mason Verde's specific plan amendment number two, environmental assessment, EA 2302, development agreement general plan amendment number 2301, and specific plan amendment 2301, zone change number 2301, and tentative track map 33931, revision two, environmental assessment number 253, tentative track map 39068 through 39091, development plan reviews 2406 through 2411, and conditional use permits 2405 through 2410. With that, we'll go to our

Thank you, Chair. Item number two is being continued to the regular meeting of August 10th, 2026. OK.

I can open the public hearing.

Mr. Chair, you'll need a motion and a second to continue the meeting.

Need a motion to move that to the August meeting. I'll make a motion to move that to August meeting. I'll second. All in favor? Aye. Here we go. Now I can do that. OK. Do we have anybody who wanted to speak on this item tonight? Hearing none, seeing none. We'll leave that open, okay. So we will postpone that until the August meeting. So then we'll go right into item number three, public hearing for environmental assessment EA-2603, conditional use permit 2602, and a major development plan review number 2504 relating to the operation and construction of a new 3,366 square foot quick flat car wash facility.

out thank you chairman our uh senior planner celine sevilla will be handling this item sorry about that thank you

Good evening, Chair, members of the commission, public. Thank you for being here this evening. Tonight we are holding a public hearing for, coincidentally, a new Kwik Kwik Car Wash project. This one is located at the corner of Cherry Valley Boulevard and Desert Lawn Drive. The applications that will be presented before you this evening are Development Plan Review 25-04, Conditional Use Permit 26-02, and Environmental Assessment 26-03. So starting off with the project location, as I mentioned, it is located at the corner of Cherry Valley Boulevard and Desert Lawn Drive. It is generally within the southeastern area of the city, and it is also within an existing commercial retail shopping center known as the Marketplace at Cala Mesa. So as you can see here within the shopping center, there is an underutilized pad area that Quick Quack is proposing to develop. So moving on to the zoning and surrounding land uses, this project site is located within the Summer Wind Ranch specific plan area, with a zoning designation of TC8, that is short for Town Center 8, that is a commercial land use. To the north, we have also TC8 zoning designation, that is a 711 with fuel cells. To the south, we have single family residential uses, That has a bungalow zoning designation, also within the SP. To the east, we have more commercial. That is a Panda Express TC-8 zoning designation, also within the SP. And finally, to the west, we have more single-family residential uses, and that is villas zoning designation. So just to kind of summarize all that for you, everything that is outlined there in yellow, that is all within the Summer Wind Ranch specific plan area, except that parcel to the east that is in residential low medium zoning. Okay, so as always, we do like to give you guys a little bit of background. The shopping center was originally approved back in 2018 under separate site plan approvals. That allowed for a subdivision of approximately 16.75 acres into nine lots. It allowed 111,000 square foot commercial uses. It approved conditional use permits to allow operation of a fueling station, drive-through facilities, and alcohol beverage sales. A variance was also approved as part of a signed program for this area. So some of the tenants in this shopping center, again, is the 7-Eleven with fuel sales. We have a Stata Brothers as the anchor store, Panda Express, and a Starbucks, just to name a few for you guys. Okay, so again, the project does consist of three applications. So the first will be a major development plan review, which is for the site design and architecture, conditional use permit for the operation of the drive-thru car wash use, and an environmental assessment for a sequence consideration. So we're starting off with the development plan review application. Quick Quack is proposing to construct a 3,366 square foot automated express car wash tunnel. It will have a three lane vehicle queuing area, 25 vacuum stations with a canopy structure, a 234 square foot quarterback station, a trash and vacuum station enclosure, and parking and landscaping improvements. Okay, so because the project is located within the Summerwind Ranch at Oak Valley specific plan, it is subject to the specific plan's design guidelines. Because of that, the project did incorporate metal roof elements and tree focal points. And overall, it does maintain compatibility with the existing center. So there we have the elevations. Okay, moving on to the conditional use permit. The CUP would authorize the operation of the drive through car wash use. The automated car wash facility is proposing to operate daily between the hours of 7 AM to 9 PM. It will employ approximately 18 individuals and two to three employees will be on site per shift. The proposed project is consistent with the Kelamesa General Plan and the Summer Wind Ranch at Oak Valley specific plan. It complies with all the development standards of the Muni code. Staff has determined that proposed drive-thru use is conditionally permitted within the zoning district and appropriate for the subject site due to its location within the established commercial shopping center, its prominent location in the corner of Cherry Valley Boulevard and Desert Lawn Drive, and its proximity to the I-10 freeway. So lastly, for the environmental assessment, EA 26-03 determined that the proposed project is within the scope of the certified Summer Wind Ranch at Oak Valley specific plan environmental impact report. Staff found that the project would not result in any new or significant environmental impacts. Therefore, no subsequent environmental review is required under CEQA guidelines section 15162. Staff determined that the project also qualifies for the class three new construction and class 32 infill development categorical exemptions, excuse me. In support of these findings, a noise study, an air quality memo, a traffic memo were also prepared and included in your planning commission packet for review. That staff is making the recommendation that the Planning Commission find that the proposed project is within the scope of the previously certified Summer Wind Ranch Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report, and that no further secret review is required, and adopt Planning Commission Resolution Number 2026-17, approving the proposed project. This concludes my presentation. I'm happy to answer any questions the Planning Commission may have. The applicant's team is also present this evening and available to answer any project-specific questions.

Thank you. Thank you. I need to open the public hearing for that one too, right?

Yeah. Mr. Chair, if the commissioners have questions for staff only right now, you don't have to open the public hearing yet.

We need to fix this. Okay, um staff have any questions for Any questions for you? Okay All right We'll open the public hearing. I don't have any speaker slips for this item other than the ones we were given the emails and

I did receive seven comment letters from a Joaquin Reyes, a James Marchman, Princess Charles Johnson, Elena Sherratt, Lisa Ramos, and a Thomas Schultz. I have provided them with all the commissioners, and they will be recorded into the record.

Great. Thank you. Do we need the applicant? Do you have anything to add to this? And now it just went back off. Can you hear me now?

Yeah. Members of the Planning Commission, my name is Jeff Kristof, and I'm with Catalyst Commercial Group, the applicant for this development. Don Shively is also here representing Quick Quack. I'd first of like to thank staff, Celine especially and Kelly. They worked hard on this deal over several months and I can't be more pleased with their efforts. I've worked on a lot of projects in quite a few cities They're by far some of the most responsive staff that I've worked with, so I really appreciate that. With that said, if there's any questions of me on the development side, Don can speak to the operations if there are any questions. I've got one. Go right ahead.

The quick quacks, all of them, the other ones out of state and everything too, like in Utah and stuff, you guys all use the same equipment, right? Pretty much the same manufacturers.

Yes. Same manufacturers, most of it's us.

That's what I needed to know. Thank you. Other than that, anything else? Anybody else have a question for him?

No?

Thank you. I'll be here. OK. Hearing none, seeing none, we can close public hearing, and then we'll go back to commission. Questions, comments, or anything? Discussion? No questions. Okay. Mike?

I do. I'm just curious about where it's sitting on the property with this inset right now, so I can see.

This was the old CVS property. It's right here. But all the access is off by the hands there. No street access at all.

Okay.

Yeah, that's it.

Cool.

Mike? My only comment I guess would be some of the people that we saw sent in notices or letters and I was just noticing the way the layout was in the plants and the trees as well as the driveway going in there. I think we've done everything to minimize the effects that's gonna be on the residents in that corner. So I think they did a good job at modifying that and making that fit. I don't see this being any burden for anybody. And originally, when we approved that development, it had a car wash. So kind of full circle. On the other side, yeah? On the other side. So that's all I've got. Thank you. John?

I have nothing. I have nothing. All right. Then I'll call for a vote, a motion and a vote. I'll make a motion to the public hearing, let's see. I'll make the motion that the Planning Commission adopt PC resolution 2026-17, approving environmental assessment 2603, major development plan review 2504, conditional use permit CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2602 FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPERATION OF A 3366 SQUARE FOOT DRIVE THROUGH AUTOMATIC EXPRESS CAR WASH FACILITY INCLUDING ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES LOCATED ON THE VACANT PAT AREA WITHIN THE EXISTING MARKETPLACE OF CALAMESA. the Commercial Retail Shopping Center in finding that the proposed project is within the scope of the previous certified Summer Wind Ranch at Oak Valley Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report, and no further CEQA review is required. Can I get a second? Second. Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Okay. Good, there. That was quick. Commissioner comments and reports. Lewis, got anything? No, sir.

Just a thank you to the staff for the information.

Nothing from Mike?

Yeah.

Mike?

As always, thank you, staff, for getting us prepared for everything. And quick quack, it's number two in the city. So for some people, in case they're watching or wondering why we didn't have a lot of questions, it's because we just had one go through us for another week. Location in the city. So we're well well versed on it. So and it's another great addition.

Thank you John Follow those remarks exactly and I appreciate staff and they're all their work as usual Absolutely.

Thank you very much. We do appreciate our staff. They are the best so with that how about we go to Kelly and our development director reports and comments and

Thank you, Chairman. So I did want to note for folks that may have come in a few minutes late in case you're here to hear the Mesa Verde project, that hearing was postponed to August the 10th, same time, same place. So if you are interested in participating in that public hearing, please do so on that date. And second, I wanted to give a huge thank you to Commissioner John Keith for all of his many, many years on the Planning Commission and working on Public Works. This is going to be his final Planning Commission meeting with us. So thank you. Thank you so much for all of your time and all of your service to the city.

Thank you. That concludes your report. Okay. Then with that, we will adjourn to our next meeting of August 10, 2026 at 6 p.m. in this room. Thank you all for coming. Thank you.