Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

All right, we ready? Okay. All right, it's 6 o'clock. Um, good evening. Welcome to the regular meeting of the Cal Mesa Planning Commission, uh, Monday, April 13th, uh, 2026. is now 6:00. If you have a um any comments on any thing on the agenda, the slips are over there on the side and just get those filled out and get one here to Ya Benson, our secretary, and we'll call you up on the item that you want to be on. Um with that, we'll ask for the roll call.

Commissioner Bingham here. Commissioner and Cecil here. Commissioner Keith here. Uh, Vice Chair Nukem is absent. Um, I'm not sure is, but I don't know if you guys want to do a motion to approve to excuse his absent. Make a motion to excuse. I'll second it. Thank you. Thank you. And then me. Thank you. I'm here. Okay.

And with that, we'll we have uh our staff is community development director uh Kelly Lucia. We have her. We have our senior planner. She was I saw her her son. There she is. She's hiding over there. Slingia. Thank you. And the assistant city attorney, Katherine Reid. Thank you. And then our commission secretary, which is Jes Benson. And if you would all stand, please for the pledge of allegiance. Ready, begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag United States of America to the republic which stands one nationisible and justice for all.

I do not have any slips here for any public comment. So we don't have any email uh text message or emails for public comment. I've received none. Okay. Then we will bypass that. Go to our approval of our action minutes from March 9th. Any changes, corrections, or get a motion to approve? I'll make a motion to approve the minutes. I'll second. All in favor? I I

Okay. All right. That brings us to our business item extension of time 2601 vesting tenative track map number 38354. Thank you chairman. Our senior planner Selene Sevilla will be handling the item this evening.

Good evening chair, members of the commission. Thank you for being here this evening. Tonight I will be presenting two items for your consideration. Um the first is an extension of time and that is ext26-01. This is a request for a 12-month extension to tenative trackmap 38354 for the project known as summerwind common phase 2. Okay. So here I have the project location. Um as you can see this project is located in the summer ranch specific plan area specifically planning area TC7C. Um, it is adjacent to the Summerwind Commons phase one project, which as many of you know is the retail shopping center that is currently undergoing development. Okay, so here we have the map. Um, this map was originally approved by city council back in April of 2024 and is set to expire in April of this year. Um, the approval did allow for a 24.6 6 acre residential subdivision in 268 numbered lots and six lettered lots for single family development. Prior to the expiration, the applicant did submit a request for the one-year extension which be will be the first of up to six possible discretionary extensions allowed pursuant to Kalamisa Municipal Code. The justification for the request is due to delays in sewer sewer infrastructure, specifically a required lift station that will service um the broader specific plan area that is delaying the project. Staff has reviewed the request and determined that no changes have occurred to the general plan or municipal code um and no significant physical changes have occurred to the site. Therefore, the project remains consistent with its original approval. With that, staff is making the recommendation that the planning

commission adopt PC resolution 2026-04 approving a 12-month extension through April 15, 2020, sorry, 2027 for tenative track map 38354. And that concludes item number one. Available for any questions. Thank you. Any questions?

Yeah. Yeah. Let me pause this. Okay, Mike. Um, no, I'm good. I'm actually looking forward to it. We need the housing, especially in the high density area. It' be a great location for it, especially with the school. So, budget. I agree with that. Agree. Okay. back to you. I guess uh just after that one year extension, if it's not completed by then, then then it's just going to get extended additionally. They'll have to come back in and request another extension of time and that will come before you guys for consideration.

Okay. There's like no certain timeline at the moment when it's going to get resold. Um well, if they don't um complete development by April 15, 2027, they have 30 days prior to that expiration to submit an application to the planning department. I think it's four. Yeah, I think they have four.

Uh the municipal code allows up to six discretionary extensions. So, this is the first of six. I would like to note that um the state legislature often will grant automatic extensions for subdivision projects specifically also when they are housing um entitlements. State is very supportive of housing projects. And so um where the project has the ability to avail itself to up to assuming this extension is approved it would be five additional discretionary that means you can say no. Um there is a possibility for statutory exemptions that are typically automatic in nature. The de developer wouldn't have to submit an application or come to the city or take any action whatsoever. They would just as long as they were qualifying um be able to avail themselves to any potential future statutory extensions as well.

Thank you. Right. Good. Um, in that case and uh I'll make the recommendation that the planning commission adopt PC resolution 202604 approving extension of time 2601 for vesting tenative track map number 38 uh 38354 for 1 year until April 15, 2027. I get a second. I'll second. All in favor? Hi.

Hi. There's that one. Okay. This one is a public hearing. Going to open the public hearing. I did that right for once. And we'll give it to Kelly. Thank you so much. So, development plan review uh 2404. This presentation and public hearing will also be presented by Seline Sevilla. All right.

Thank you. Moving on to this item. Um, so this is a public hearing for development plan review 24-04 for the tractor supply located at 1060 Calamea Boulevard. So this project site is located again 1060 Calama Boulevard and it currently sits on a developed lot that is approximately 4 acres in size. Tractor Supply has been operating at this location since its development in 2016. Um, so here we have a aerial of the surrounding land uses. As you can see, it is within our downtown business district and has a downtown village commercial zoning designation. Um, and it does sit adjacent to our future city hall. Um, there is commercial development around this site. Um, and commercial retail is a permitted use in this zone. So, the existing use is consistent with the general planning zoning. So, for some background, um, this project was originally developed and approved in 2015 under site plan approval DPR15-03. That approval allowed for um an 18,800 ft building and designated outdoor displays areas for merchandise like fencing, feed, and storage items. The request tonight is for approval of major development plan review 2404 to modify the 2015 approval which would allow the addition of a 1,800 ft² addition um 14 additional parking stalls um and adjustments to meet the updated parking requirements because the addition exceeds 10% of the existing floor area. This triggers the de the major development plan review requirement.

Oh, and then also an interior rem interior remodel of the existing 18,800 foot commercial building. Okay. So, this slide shows the existing site plan. As you can see, it includes the building, the parking areas, and the designated outdoor merchandise display areas. And here we have the proposed site plan. So the main change is the addition which is located within the existing fenced area um highlighted there in blue. So overall you can see the site plan remains largely the same. Okay. So for design guidelines the addition is designed to match and complement the existing building. It includes similar materials, matching colors, and has architectural features like red accent banding and metal roofing, which is consistent with the city's downtown design guidelines. The addition is also designed to remain smaller in scale to the main structure, matches the height of the existing walls, but stays below the primary architectural features, so the main building remains dominant. As for the environmental assessment, staff has determined that the project will not have potential impacts on the environment and is found to be categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to section 15301 class one existing facilities. With that, I would like to make make the recommendation that the planning commission adopt PC resolution 2026-05 approving major development plan review 24-04 for the proposed addition um subject to the conditions approval and also find

the project categorically exempt from SQA pursuant to SECO guidelines 15301 class one. This does conclude my presentation. I am happy to answer any questions you guys have. Um the rep for tractor supply is also here um and can answer any questions you may have. Thank you. Thank you.

Okay. So, does the applicant have any uh thing they want to bring up to us? No. Okay. We don't have any testimony in public testimony on this. So, I'm going to close the public hearing. All right. And bring it back to us. Questions on this project? No questions. Okay. Looks very complete. A lot of work involved. Looks good though. Mike,

uh looking forward to the interior. It's going to be like Highland a few of their stores as well as the outside. It'll be a nice uh thing. Giving out a lot of out outside space. You're giving up a lot of space though for that interior. I just want to remind you of one caveat or caveat. Sorry, Bill. Um, when we initially approved your project, there's no hay sales as far as open hay. Just want to make sure we're still that everybody still knows that because we didn't want to offend your neighbor all seasons. We threw them that bone. Everything in a bag and everything else was good. But just want to make sure we know no loose haze coming to that new redesign outside. just be

Yep. As long as it's in a bag and pellets, I'm okay. As long as it's not loose, that's know we don't want the cat out of the bag and then come after you after that. That's So other than that, yes, you're, you know, shining star in the neighborhood. So, love you. Great. Okay. Thank you. Um, me I was I talked to Jeff, you know, the manager there and asked some questions that because as you can see the screens up there, some of these things are pretty hard to see and I did have a couple of questions about the tie-ins and things. So, he settled everything that I needed to know. So, so that was really good of him. I appreciated his time this afternoon. So, thank you. There's no more questions, any more comments?

I do have I do have one based on the discussion that's happening with the planning commission. Um, I think it would be prudent to add a condition of approval restricting hay sales um in the new outdoor area. Should the commission agree to make sure we read that? Yes. So, if the commission um agrees, we can revise the resolution to include a condition of approval restricting hay sales in the new outdoor area. Okay. And uh Mr. Chair, I would recommend reopening the public hearing so that we can get consent from the representative to the condition. I'll reopen that.

Okay. I'll close public hearing. Sir, what was your name for the record? Okay. Thank you. Get the spelling after. I'm sorry. I should have had you come up there. That was my bad. Yeah. Um, okay. So, with no hay sales, we just add that at the end of this end of the recommendations.

Yeah, we will probably add it under the general conditions at the beginning. Um but they'll need to revise it after the meeting to state that there will be no hay sales in the new um area. Okay. So then with that, can I get a motion? I will make a motion that we adopt the resolution 2026-04 plan review DBT DPR240-4 with the added of no loose hay sales or hay sales in the new build out. I'll second. All in favor? I I

Okay, good. Yeah. Commissioner reports and comments. John, I just want to thank Seline doing a very good job. Appreciate it. And uh good to see Kelly always there. That's it. Uh thank you staff as always for the great report. That's all I got. Great. Um thanks to to the staff as always, you know, always providing really good information. So thank you very much. Yep. We we very well have the best staff that anybody any city could have. So, and with that, we'll go to community development director's reports and comments. Miss Kelly.

Thank you, chair. I do have a couple of updates I'd like to share with the commission and the public. Um, you mentioned our podcast. So, I want to plug the city manager's podcast. There's some really good updates. He does those bi-weekly. I encourage everybody to check that out on YouTube. A number of um items of interest are covered on the podcast. So, um, I was a a guest on the podcast on the last episodes, episode 71, and I'm bringing it up because, uh, we presented a Argis story map to the public. Um, and I want to make sure that the commission knows, um, about this cool tool. It is a development update map. So, if you go to the city website um, on the initial page and on the planning department page, we have a link to our story map and it provides regular development updates. So, what you'll find is an interactive uh map tool that has dropped pins for each of the development projects in our city. You can navigate through those, click on them. There are images, elevation, site plans, project status provided. Um it's available to the public, to the commission, to the council, and it's meant to provide as a rolling um latest and greatest development update. At any point in time, if you think to yourself, where's the Mesa Verde project at in the process? Where's Summerwind? Where's, you know, any number of development projects that you've um approved or considered over the years, you can take a look at the story map, and there's going to be information on the status of grading, construction, and entitlement. Um so, please check it out. Um we'll be updating it um very often. Um after this meeting this evening, I'll update the the pen that's dropped on Tractor Supply. So, it's meant to be, you know, as as upto-date as possible. So, I hope it's a good resource for the commission. And as always, if anybody has questions, you can reach out to me at any time. Um, and I'd be happy to go over that

information with you. Also, we are having our budget workshop on April 27th at 5:00 p.m. here in this room. So, if you're interested in um the sausage making of city government and budgets, please come. It's a public workshop. And finally, um the pickleball courts over at Mountain View Park are now officially open. Um due to the rain, we weren't able to have the um soft opening kind of event that was planned over the weekend, but they are open. And please keep an eye on the city website and social media pages for um a grand opening which will occur once the entire um park expansion area is is open. My report, thank you.

Great. Thank you. Yeah, I'm very happy to see that we got that because I've been using Kypus forever following their stuff, what's going on over there on our borders and stuff and so it's pretty nice that we got one now. Thank you. Um, with that, since there's nothing else, we'll adjourn the meeting um to our next meeting May 11th, 2006 2026 here at 6 PM in this building. Thank you very much for all coming.