Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Commissioner Vanderm present. Commissioner Murphy here. Commissioner Edsil here. Vice Chair Davidson here. Chair Leone here. Great. Thank you. Okay. Now I'll ask everyone to stand for the pledge of allegiance and Commissioner Davidson was is going to lead us. Hands over your hearts and pledge to the flag of the United States of America and to the stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Okay. So, um I want to just comment how beautiful the new chambers are and thank you to the staff and everyone at the city who worked to make sure that we have this benefit for our city. Um we'll go on to the the consent calendar. Uh the next item is or on the consent calendar we have the meeting minutes from our last meeting. Um and I believe that is it. Is there a motion to approve the consent calendar? I'll make a motion to approve the consent calendar. I'll second. Can you please call for a vote? Right. Commissioner Edel, yes. Vice Chair Davidson, yes. Chair Lemon, yes. Commissioner Murphy, yes. Commissioner Vandermillan, yes. Thank you. So, we'll move on to public comment for items that are not listed on tonight's agenda. I don't see any speakers, but I want to make sure that there aren't any. Okay, great. And we do have a public comment that came in through email. Is that right? Yes, that's correct. Um, it was

distributed to planning commissioners. Okay. Yeah, I see it here actually. Okay. So uh it's regarding space the rent space stabilization ordinance proposal and this was submitted u by Elizabeth and Jeff Martinez Deorga Paluga. Um does the staff would the staff like to comment on this this public comment that we received since the item is not on the agenda? Um we don't have a comment. Okay. Thank you. And there are no other comments. So we will move on to our uh public hearing agendaized items. The first is the landmark committee training. Thank you Chair Leone. This training will be presented by our associate planner Melissa BB. Good evening members of the planning commission. We're going to go over the duties and abilities of the landmark committee as well as some general information on historic preservation to prepare for the first ever meeting of the Camaro landmark committee on May 6th. The city's historic preservation section of the municipal code does several things, including defining terms like landmark and historic preservation, establishing that the planning commission acts as the landmark committee, stating the powers and duties of the landmark committee, and outlining procedures for the designation of landmarks, and for approval of permits for work affecting landmarks. A historic resource is a building, property, or area that is important to the history, architecture, archaeology, or culture of a community, state, or nation. It may be by association with significant events or activities, association with important people, distinctive physical characteristics, or potential to yield important information. A historic resource can be designated at the federal, state or local level. The federal level is the National Register of Historic Places. The state level is the California Register of Historical Resources. And the local level is

Ventura and Camaro's Register of Landmarks. Camaro does not have any properties designated yet. Each register has its own criteria that historic resources must meet in order to be added to that register. Camaro's municipal code uses historic resources as a general term to refer to buildings and structures of historical significance to the city which may be recommended for designation as landmarks. And the municipal code defines landmarks as buildings and structures of significant historical importance which have received the designation of landmark by resolution of the city council and whose demolition or destruction would constitute an irreplaceable loss to the quality and character of the city. These are the terms used by the city, but other organizations may use other terms to describe properties listed for historic preservation. I will be using the city's definitions for the rest of this presentation. A historic resource may be designated as a landmark in Camaro if it meets one or more of the following criteria. It is associated with people or events significant in local, state, or national history. It reflects or exemplifies a particular period of local, state, or national history. It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, style, or period of architecture or a method of construction. An application for landmark designation may be made by the property owner, landmark committee, planning commission, or city council. The landmark committee provides a recommendation to city council based on the criteria we discussed in the previous slide. And within 30 days of receiving the recommendation, the city council must approve or deny the landmark designation. After being designated as a landmark, approval from the landmark committee is required before any construction, alteration, restoration, relocation, or demolition of the landmark can occur. The committee must hold a public hearing to approve or deny the permit application. But for for ordinary repair or maintenance that does not involve a change in the design, material, or external appearance of the landmark, the

community development director can provide that approval instead. The owner, occupant, or person in charge of the landmark must keep all exterior portions in good repair. Let's look at some examples. So, the Camrio Ranch House, which was registered in the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 due to its association with Adalfo Camrio, a very influential person in Ventura County history, as well as the house being what the register describes as an outstanding example of its period and style of architecture. It's also registered in the uh Ventura County register of landmarks. The eucalyptus trees along Highway 101 east of Lewis Road were planted in 1892 as a windbreak for the Camrio Ranch and were designated as a historical landmark by the county in 1978. The St. Mary Magdalene Church in Oldtown was built in 1913 and designated as a historical landmark by the county in 1972. Built as a chapel for the Camrio family, it became a parish church in 1940. The next meeting of the landmark committee will be for the Shley Farmhouse located near Highway 101 in Springville Drive. The developer is required to rehabilitate the house to satisfy an environmental mitigation measure, which was required for approval of the Lenar Homes housing development, which is where the farmhouse is located. The rehabilitation plans have been reviewed by historical architects to confirm that they comply with the secretary of the interior standards for rehabilitation. The developer is also required to request a landmark designation from the city as a mitigation measure for the LAR homes project. The Shley farmhouse is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of history and cultural heritage in Ventura County. In particular, the agricultural development of the Springville area. It's also a rare example of a late 19th century century Italian8 cottage which is directly associated with the agricultural history of Ventura County and the German community in the Springville and Pleasant Valley

areas. This project will be brought forward and discussed and discussed in detail at the next meeting where you will be making a recommendation on this project so you can all think about our landmark criteria in the meantime. Thank you for your time. Are there any questions? Commissioners, any questions for staff? Um, is the criteria posted online? Yes, it's in our municipal code which is available online. Municipal code. Okay, thank you. Are these properties tied into the Mills Act at all or is that totally separate for another type of historic properties? Uh if a property is listed uh as a landmark, it is then eligible for a a Mills Act contract um after it's been listed. Okay. Any comments or questions? Okay, great. Thank you. And this uh well, thank you so much for your presentation. This item does not require any action. Um so we will move on to the next item which is the assignment of the architecture committee. Uh so uh we have two commissioners who generously volunteered to um to staff the committee. Commissioners Vandermillan and Murphy. So they uh are appointed to serve on the committee. Great. And no objections. I have no objection. Okay. I have no objection. I wholeheartedly support the appointments. And I wholeheartedly accept. Same. Thank you for your service. Okay. Um and that uh closes the public hearing and we'll go on to the director's report. Just a brief report this evening. Uh we have an item trending for the next planning commission meeting as well as

an item trending for the next landmark committee meeting. Great. Any questions? All right, moving on. The next item is a for commissioner comments. Does any commissioner have a comment? Just said it's nice to be back in city hall and the library was nice and we were guest of them, but this is nice to have it and the nice remodel. So, looking forward to serving in this location again. Me, too. It's an impressive looking remodel. Very nice. Yeah, the remodel's nice. It's nice that we're all here for a change, too, to open our meetings in the new auditorium. And um have to really thank the city for all that went into the remodel to put into this. It's a lot. Great. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you again for all of your service and ensuring that we're always prepared for these meetings. Okay. Well, um, seeing no further comments, we will adjourn. Thank you all very much. Have a good evening.