Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Hearing none and opposed. Agenda is approved. Okay, madame clerk, are there any questions to speak on nonaggenda items? We have none. Thank you. Okay, so let's go to the approval of the minutes. There is one set of minutes for the planning commission's approval. Does the planning commission have any modifications? None. Okay. Could I ask the planning commission for an all in favor to approve the May 14th, 2025 minutes? I yes I hearing no no proposals minutes are approved. Okay. There are no consent calendar items. Okay. Before um we begin the public hearing, I'd like to briefly explain the procedures. Following the staff presentation and any questions from the commission, I will open the public hearing. The applicant will then have an opportunity to speak, followed by members of the audience who wish to address the commission. Each speaker will be given up to three unrupted minutes to provide their comments. Please note that the commission will not be able to respond to comments or questions posed during the public comment portion, but may raise questions or issues with staff or the applicant after the public hearing is closed. Um the now we're uh Kaiser Permanente item 9.1. Could the acting community development director please introduce the item? Good evening, Chair uh Madrid, uh members of the commission. The following item, we're excited to present it for you today and uh Brandon Clear, our senior planner, our associate planner, is going to present it today. Brandon, good evening, chair and commissioners.

Uh the project before you is the Kaiser Permanente Medical Office plot plan number PLN24-0103, master sign program PLN24-193, and minor exception PLN24-201. Uh the project is located at the northeast corner of Rouse Road and Encanto Drive. The general plan and zoning designation uh for this project site is commercial office uh for which uh medical offices are a permitted use. The project proposes a three-story 50,800 ft² non-emergency medical office building. Uh 262 parking stalls are proposed where 254 are required to be there. Access to the site will be from Rouse Road to the south and encounter drive to the west. Uh the project also proposes a master sign program and minor exception which I will uh discuss in a few slides. Uh the building was positioned on the west side of the project site to create a more prominent corner um statement and to reduce the privacy impacts to the residential on the east side of the project. For the architecture, the main features include a glass entrance, uh perforated metal art piece, which is the uh gray and red um tower that's kind of at the center of the front of the building, and metal panels with uh contrasting windows and bands wrapping around the sides of the building. And here's a more photorealistic picture uh taken from the 215 freeway um kind of southwest of the project site and also at the main entrance off of Rouse Road.

Um as you can see uh there's the glass entrance uh with the um perforated metal tree art feature. The as I mentioned earlier the project also proposes a sign program uh due to the types of signs being proposed their locations and their sides. Uh the signs include one art sign, two monument signs and four wall signs. Uh the purpose the purpose of a sign program is to allow greater flexibility and creativity on a project specific basis um that may not necessarily um comply with the current sign code. Uh the the master sign program allows the city to uh approve uh signs that are not necessarily in compliance with the sign code to be more consistent with the project and um be more uh flexible towards its architectural character. Um ideally uh the signs would still be appropriately scaled and designed for this project site. The welcome art sign will be located in the drop off loading area in front of the building. Um it will include uh a 76 foot welcome sign with aluminum letters. Um art style signs are permitted with the proposal of a sign program. Uh two monument sites are proposed on the Encanto Drive frontage. Um the southern one will have the non-emergency services in bold to help highlight that and then the north one will have uh directional information to uh receiving in the main entrance. The sizing of both signs are 32 square feet which does meet the municipal code. Um the parts that do not currently meet the municipal code is the uh location. So generally the sign code

allows one monument sign per street frontage. However, due to the location and proximity to the freeway, uh it was felt that having two monuments and directional signs located on KTO where most of the traffic will be entering from uh was a preferred alternative. Uh additionally, due to the limited uh depth of the project site, um the code currently requires uh 300 feet between monument signs. This project proposes them at 225 ft. Two of the four wall signs uh will state uh Kaiser Permanente will be located on the north side of the building and the west side. Uh they will be 105 square ft. The north uh wall sign will be approximately 29 square feet larger than what the current code allows, but it is still in keeping with the uh design of the building and is appropriately scaled for the size of the building. The uh Kaiser Permanente sign on the west side of the building meets the code. And there are two additional wall signs that are uh much smaller. Um they'll be located on the south and east sides of the building to uh highlight the uh community area and pharmacy area. Um and are meant a little bit more for uh directions internal to the project site. Um the pharmacy sign will be 9 square feet and the community sign will be 13 ft. A total of 45,475 square feet of landscaping is proposed with an outdoor plaza area with uh seating and stage structures. Additionally, an outdoor employee break area will be located on the north end of the building uh which also includes

seating and shaded areas. Additionally, we have uh 45 48 inch box trees located on the eastern property uh line to help screen the existing residential. Uh for the minor exception I mentioned earlier, uh the project proposes to reduce the minimum required landscaping by 5.75%. Uh currently it is a 25% minimum requirement. Uh so this would bring it to 19.25%. 25% in order to accommodate uh solar canopies over 105 parking stalls. The the code allows a minor exception to be approved for an up to 10% reduction. So this reduction will be just a little over half of what the allowance is. In exchange, the site will get additional shading due to the solar canopies. And the project is proposing enhanced pedestrian walkways to increase connectivity and pedestrian safety. For the environmental determination, uh the city determined that the project will be exempt from SQUA uh due to uh 15332 infill development. Uh the project is required to be consistent with the general plan and zoning code within city limits and less than five acres, has no value as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species, and has no significant impact to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality, and is served by all utilities. Uh for this project uh we had our consultant prepare reports for traffic, biology, cultural, noise, air quality, hydrarology, and water quality to support the exemption uh from SQUA. Uh the project was noticed on May 18th for today's planning commission meeting, including newspaper mailings and on-site postings. Uh we received one

letter of support from Charles Rutder, which is in your blue folders. Staff's recommendation is to adopt a resolution approving plot plan number PLN24-0103, master sign program PLN24-0193 and minor exception number PLN24-0201 and direct staff to file a notice of exemption for the Kaiser Permanente Medical Office building located at the northeast corner of Rouse and Encanto Drive. This concludes staff's presentation. Um, we are available for any questions as is the applicant and our environmental consultant. Thank you, Associate Planner Brandon Clary. Uh, planning commissioners, do we have any questions for staff? I don't have any questions for staff. I do have questions and comments after the applicant makes a presentation. Tammy, no, I don't have any questions. Michael, I just want to verify the the landscaping uh 43,745 ft of landscaping are required. Um because of the solar canopies, uh we're reducing that by 2,673 feet of landscaping, which is just a fraction of the landscaping. That's correct. Okay. Thanks. I just want to verify those numbers. Yeah. Going back to that, Brandon, what um what are are we required to do this by by city ordinance or state law or anything? Or is this just a good idea to have solar and less 2600 square foot of landscape? I'm just curious how effective those canopies are. Just asking. Um the general plan encourages um

alternative energies where possible. Um so the applicant is proposing to put in solar canopies because it'll help um power their business as well. Um it is not a requirement to have solar canopies. Um the only requirement uh for alternative energy infrastructure is for um electric vehicles, charging stations. Okay. I was just just asking um and I saw you said so the building uh isif 50 foot's the height and it's really 53 but you get 15 feet for allowance for equipment on the roof. So we're we're pretty well covered. Yes, the the 3T in height that's over it is just for the mechanical equipment enclosure on the roof. um there's no usable um indoor square footage above the maximum height of uh the zone. Okay. And then my last question is what do you use for the sign program to what criteria to I mean it looks it works great and I'm glad you you're lenient on working on it. But we use the current municipal code as the the guiding um requirements for the sign program. And then we take into account the project's location, the architecture of the building, and trying to see what the applicant is trying to accomplish with their um signage. Great. Did a good job. Thank you. Are there any more questions for staff? Okay. So then I will open the public hearing at 6:14 p.m. Um Madame Clerk, can you confirm that the item was legally noticed and if any correspondence has been received? The item was legally noticed. No other correspondence other than what uh Mr. Clearary has already mentioned. Thank you. Okay. I'd like to invite uh the applicant to the podium to speak, please.

Hello, applicant. Good evening. Uh commissioners. button on the side. Oh, okay. Is that okay? It's up to you. It's up to you. Okay. Good evening, planning commissioners. My name is Deborah Wong and I'm the senior senior land use manager for Kaiser Permanente's um Riverside area and I'm so pleased to be before you presenting our project or rather um representing our project. Brandon did a great job of um kind of outlining our project. Um we're very eager to be um uh well, we've been a part of the community, but now we'll have a physical building within your city limits. We're very excited about that. I hope you all are excited about that. Um I have to say that uh city uh staff has been so helpful and efficient and being responsive to to us. I know you all are very busy here. um but they've really taken the time to walk us through the process and get us on the agenda and um prepared a great staff report. So kudos to to the city for all that. Um we're very eager to get started. Uh if you were to approve this project, we will uh work uh uh very quickly and trying to get our permits. In fact, we're actively working um on those uh you know grading permit sets now. And uh we are very eager to get started. Um, I know that the area has seen a lot of construction, so uh, we would like to get out there and and start the work and be done as as soon as possible and be operational. Um, we typically take between 12 to 18 months. We certainly hope it's closer to 12 months, but um, we're just very happy to be uh, here in Meny and excited for this new project. It's a beautiful building and um, staff did a great presentation. So, I'm just here for for any other questions that you may have for us. Thank you. Commissioners have any questions? Uh, hi Deborah. Thanks for uh for being here tonight. I just It's not required,

but just out of curiosity, is this a lead building? Well, I you know, we we try we certainly try. It's we won't know till we get through the construction documents. It's been designed that way though. We certainly try for for for lead silver. Yeah, that's kind of our our goal. Yeah. Well, I I I will tell you I'm uh the the architecture and I mean this in a positive way. The architecture is very Kaiseresque. Uh I I like the architecture. Um the use of the PVs I think has other benefits besides uh generating power is uh they they keep my truck cooler when I park under the PVs when I have to go in the mob. Um I like the sizes on the box trees. I did take note of that that you're using 48s and 30 36s. I assume you're going to write that into the code in the future that everybody has to use for I'm kidding. Um, but I'm very pleased to see that. Um, so I'm I uh I like uh I like the the site plan uh and the architecture of the building. Um I think you guys have done a have done a good job with that. All right, Commissioner RmIrez, you have any questions? I echo what what Commissioner Holler says and I also took note of the box and I was like okay if Holler approves it's good. Um I would like to learn more about your ride share opportunities and I know that's something that Kaiser promotes. Um can you tell us a little bit more about that and how many employees and patients take advantage of that? Yes, actually Riverside uh service area has a pretty robust um we call like you know transit incentive program and so it is um administered out of the Riverside Medical Center as part of their the facilities team and so in their monthly meetings I actually saw the report um

they uh we are part of the IE commuter program or rather um the Riverside version of the commuter program. helps with uh guaranteed ride home and uh it incentivizes uh employees to use transit by way of like you know raffles and there's a lot of marketing material. We do have um monthly um as part of the monthly facilities meetings they do provide a report that helps outline you know how many miles were saved when people log in their car poolool um days or if they've biked or or ride shared uh uh to work walked to work whatever that may be. and it outlines how um we reduce the vehicle miles traveled for our employees on a monthly basis and it it really helps to see those numbers and they're very you know they really uh are great proponents of that and it's for the entire it's in for the entire service area. So we'll we'll definitely be looking to do that extending that to this uh to this medical office building. Yeah. Thank you. Are you gonna are you requiring your employees to live in Meny? Is that a condition of approval? I'm kidding. Yeah. Mr. Night. Good evening. Um you want to fasttrack this this project. Um I read somewhere in the uh paperwork um you're anticipating fall of 2027. Is that still reasonable or when the time that was written things have changed. Well, let's see. I think that's a safe assessment. I certainly think that we can and and we'll certainly try to get it online faster. I mean, we're we're very much um eager to get it online sooner than later. Um I know that uh the project management and construction teams are actively working on trying to uh uh

submit our package for the permits. Um which takes some time. Um so I don't want to see on the record that'll be soon that. But I I really think that we will be ahead of that and that we'll try our best to do that. Yeah. Um I thought I saw it somewhere or heard it somewhere, but I I double checked triple checked. I couldn't find it anywhere. Uh how many providers are going to be in this center? approximately. David, do you know? I I don't know the number off the top of my head. Somewhere somewhere else I read there was 43 staff. Seems kind of light to me. Well, it's definitely in the traffic report. I I'd have to look in there to see what what numbers we provided um to the traffic engineer. [Music] Um that might I'm not sure. I have to check that. I would think it might be a little bit higher, too. Yeah, for this size medical office building. And that decorative mural, did I see trees, branches? Well, that's um it's a conceptual. We don't know what it's going to look like yet. So, uh we call it, uh it's not really a super. We call it a supergraphic internally. It's typically it's a perforated metal and it's lit from the back. It depends on the community, but it could be a tree. Um in Hisparia it was a Joshua tree uh in Wdemar Marriotta have similar it's either an oak tree or something like that. We don't know what it looks right now and it looks like poppies and wild flowers but but it's not it doesn't have the perforated steel. It looks like it's just kind of shaded up there. Um I like the perforated steel and uh just whether you do it or not it's not going to bother me. um that we have a history of oak trees here in Meny. Okay. So, noted. That in mind. All right. That's all I got. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Michael.

Yeah, this is a great project. Um I'm looking at level one, two, and three floor plans. Are you really going to provide those services? Yes. That that are shown on Yes, that's correct. Really nice. Okay. No, I'm I'm good. I don't have any any other questions. Anyone? Okay. Thank you very much. Oh, are you uh agree with the conditions of approval? Yes. Yes, we're in agreement with them. Okay. Great. 100 staff and positions. So, yeah. Yeah. Thank you, David. Thank you very much. Um, Madame Clerk, are there any requests to speak or would anyone in the audience like to make a public comment? I have no requests. Okay. So, now we'll close the public hearing at 6:23. Um, commissioners, any more comments or discussion? None. Okay. There's Okay, I'll take it. Okay. Um uh first of all this is a beautiful building. I think I think it's an upgrade from the Wdemar location. Um city of Meny we desperately need doctors, health care, prescriptions. Um right aid just closed a few days ago. Um those people the the seniors are struggling to find where they're going to go now for the prescriptions. Um I I think this is much needed and um I'm going to support this project and vote yes. Thank you, Michael. Okay. Any other questions,

commissions? Okay. Well, I was going to say there's one resolution for adoption, but you beat me to it. Okay, we got a motion and we got a second. Right. Motion by uh Commissioner Holler and second by uh Commissioner Ramirez. Congratulations. Look forward to you getting started and opening up. That motion pass. Welcome to Meny. Yeah, please say hi to Skyler. Thank you, Brandon. Okay, discussion item 10.1, amendments to municipal code, title five, business regulations, title 7, subdivisions, and title 9, development code. So, this is item 10.1. Could the community development director please introduce this item? Thank you chair. Um if I can provide a little bit of background uh this is a work a significant work effort by the department. Uh obviously most of the heavy lift that was done by uh uh Doug Darnell and and Kimberly Luna who's uh going to be presenting the item before you today. But I just wanted to um let the commission know that um most of uh most of the amendments that we're recommending are dictated by the state as a result of different uh assembly bills or senate bills that were adopted and we're um bringing our code up to date. Um, and some of the other amendments are uh things that we've identified over the years that either don't make sense or that we feel need to be more clear and we took this opportunity to to do that. So again,

it's been a tremendous amount of work that's been done over the last year, year and a half to put this before you today. So, uh, just wanted to provide a little bit of the background and I'm going to hand it over to, uh, Kim who knows the amendments, uh, uh, more than I do. So, um, I'll hand it over to her. Thank you, Orlando. Uh, good evening, chair, members of the commission. Um, tonight's item is on municipal code amendment planning case number LR24-0135. And um just preferencing what Orlando said. Um tonight's uh presentation is a city initiated effort to update the munathy municipal code with recent state legislation. And beyond the legal compliance, we're also updating it to streamline procedure, clarify standards, and improve the usability of the code for the residents, applicants, and staff. And we will be covering title five, seven, and nine. Uh we'll start with title five which covers the business regulations. Uh these amendments update the city's municipal code to align with SB 1186. Uh previously mobile dispensaries were prohibited under our code. And now with this bill, cities can no longer enforce any regulation that prohibits the delivery of medical cannabis to qualified patients or their primary caregivers. And so the proposed changes update the language in these chapters to allow for the retail sale of medical cannabis by delivery. It's important to note that the city's current limitations on non-medical cannabis will remain unaffected by the proposed modifications. This includes continuing to prohibit recreational cabinet sales for recreational use. In addition, um businesses establishing a physical delivery logistics location um will need will be subject to a special business license requirement and this will work

in tandem with the land use updates in title 9 which we will talk about later in the presentation and overall these updates will bring us into compliance with the state. Could I interrupt you just for a second? So yeah, while while we're on on this item, uh specifically the delivery logistics site, I know that this is going to be uh also in your development code. Um only because there's a number of amendments here. Would it would it really screw you up if you jumped to just the the delivery logistic sites for um uh medicinal cannabis and discuss that because I have a I may have a couple of questions for Captain Gutierrez while he's here and then if we can get that out of the way maybe maybe he can you know get out of here a little bit early. Abs. Absolutely. We can we can go ahead and uh uh jump to that section and or or we can wait till the very end. It's I mean it's a really up to you know the the captain was so excited to be here and he was hoping to stay here the entire night. Yeah. Okay. Um yes. So these are the amendments to title 9 um which we are updating an existing chapter. Um and these also will bring us into compliance with um 1186. Again um this law prohibits cities from banning the delivery of medical cannabis. Um, again, we're not changing um the existing rules on recreational cannabis. Storefront retail and adult use cannabis sales will remain prohibited under the code. And this amendment to this chapter will allow medical cannabis delivery

logistics centers um and specifically in the business park zone and they will be required to have a CUP. Um, so we did add a new section into this chapter that sets the standards for these businesses. And one of those standards is they'll need to have a 500 foot buffer from sensitive receptors. Um, is there more questions? Um, I I did I wondered uh so I see it's it's regulated with a use permit. Um, one of the one of the concerns not so much with the delivery but with the logistics center. So this is in a business park. Marijuana is still cannabis. I'm going to call it marijuana just for ease of conversation this evening. Uh it's still a cash business. So you have in a business park you have cash and marijuana stored. Um are there any additional security measures that you're proposing or that you would propose um through the use permit because that's obviously a a potential safety concern. I know I've dealt with this in other jurisdictions. Um, uh, PD had similar concerns. So, that that was my question. Are you proposing to do anything else because I just see you have a buffer requirement. Excellent question, Commissioner Holler. I'll I'll start answering the question, then I'll I'll ask uh, Captain to u perhaps add additional information if necessary. Um the the the code does not list any specific um requirements as it relates to that. Uh staff felt that uh requiring the CUP was going to give us the ability to analyze on a case-byase basis um the business and the operation of the business and what would be required to make that business uh say from a PD

perspective. So we we know that every case is different and the every building is different and a specific set of requires may be efficient or may not be efficient to every single case. So we left it open. Uh the cup give us the ability to add uh conditions, restrictions and and to design it in a way that is appropriate and safe from a PD perspective. But if if the captain would like to add any additional information, we can we can do that as well. Good evening, chair uh commission. Um Dave Cuteras, one of the captains for the Mini Police Department. So we did work um on several occasions with staff regarding these amendments and specifically speaking to security. I mean there is the requirement for surveillance videos to cover all ingress and egress uh points of access to and from the building um as well as the parking lot. We believe that is extremely important. um as well as requiring um a background check on on the owners and operators of this business to make sure that you know there's no potential for them to have been involved with other nefarious type of operations. Um in addition to that, you know, we as a police department um are building a real-time crime center. Um we're we're beginning the the foundational stages of that now. And with that, we'll have the ability to monitor live feed videos um with the community. Um so if a a store of any type wants to partner with us, they can give us access to their cameras and we can see live what's going on in there. And so if there's no reservations from the the city attorney or otherwise, I think a CUP uh condition to allow the police department to have live feed into those places because of the potential for uh crime and and other things to happen at that location. I think that would be prudent uh upon the city to to

do that as an extra measure of security. Katherine, that's I appreciate you offering that. That's one of the questions that uh that I had. But I'm not not maybe as concerned as much about the operators as of the of the business as somebody coming in knowing that they were they were there. Um and and obviously I would defer to you operationally. Uh but one other thought might be um whether or not you could um as a part of the use permit uh locate a flock camera somewhere near the business. I don't know where that would end up obviously in the network, but but that might be another uh another opportunity. as certainly there could be a requirement for the owner of that business to purchase and maintain a flot camera which would have automated license plate reader technology built in. So if unfortunately something did occur at that location, it would give our investigators and our patrol officers a much needed investigative um resource to to solve that crime. Um, one other thing that, uh, we do with other types of businesses that can bring, you know, illicit type, uh, behavior, um, is requiring, um, an ability to go on site and do an inspection either by code enforcement or the police department, um, just to make sure the business is operating as expected um, through the CUP and and the in the ordinance and the development code. So, that that's a a potential option as well. Thank Thank you, Captain. And I I want to follow up um uh with director. Uh do you have the tools that you need if you were to write these additional things into a template for a use permit? You have the tools that you need to be able to do that given the amendment that's proposed in the code today. That that's correct. I think uh we in in discussion and and working with PD we feel that uh what we have proposed it's adequate to allow us to move forward and regulate these type of businesses. Okay.

Thank you. That that's all I have. Thank you captain. Hey captain. Um hey captain. Uh this is for businesses that are inside of Meny. What about delivery guys that are coming from our neighboring cities delivering medicinal cannabis to patients? What how do you cover those people? Could be challenging. What what I would say is that our officers are very um skilled uh investigators at communicating with people and checking, you know, the legitimacy of what folks are doing. Um, so if if they were to be coming from a different jurisdiction delivering into our city, unless we were able to prohibit that, which I don't think we are, um, you know, I we would rely upon our our officers investigative skills, you know, to whatever the information they receive from the driver, hey, I'm delivering marijuana. We would have the ability to, you know, check and verify th those facts. Okay. To the best of our ability. Yeah. Thank you. So, Captain, this isn't something PD's really excited about, right? That's part of the job, but yeah, I mean, it comes with the job and and we respect everybody's rights under under the law. Um, but this is a concerning thing for us because unfortunately, anytime you involve marijuana, our experience tells us that there's potential for criminal behavior to to go behind that and for people to take advantage of the law. But I believe staff has done a great job in in in writing a code that we we can help, you know, support and defend and enforce. Um and so we'll we'll stay on top of it. Is this prescription stuff? This is for

Yeah. medicinal marijuana. So they would have a a doctor's prescription um to to ingest marijuana or medicinal purposes. But in the whole grand scheme of things, this really is no different than a liquor store selling to miners. They can do it. They're not supposed to. You just got to keep an eye on things. Yeah. And we do things to combat that, too. Our POP team just did an ABC uh operation where we did, you know, arrest a few people to uh for furnishing alcohol to minors. And and this is a a business where we would, you know, stay on top of and make sure that they know we're there to partner with them, but hold them accountable if things go arai. Your presence will help a lot. Uh, Commissioner RmIrez has a question for you. I'm not sure who to direct this to. Um, is there regulations that prohibit the smoking of the product on site in terms of like the delivery aspect of it on on the, you know, of is it prohibited? I'm not sure. Yeah. Because it's in a business park, I don't know that you that use would be allowed. I would assume. So hi there you cannot uh there's no retail sales. So even if you have a logistics location they have to deliver to the to the caregiver or the patient and then they use it in within their facility their home basically. Yeah. You you can't use any medical cannabis outside of a logistics facility at all. That would be prohibited. Yeah, they will. Any other questions for Captain? No, I I thank you, Captain. I appreciate it. You're welcome. So, I just want to re again just confirm that based on the

discussion here this evening. There's a few other things that that um if you get an applicant for a use permit um you know video surveillance with a live feed doesn't maybe PD doesn't quite have that capability yet but that's that sounds like it's coming if it's an appropriate location and if PD recommends it a flock camera. Um so just a couple of other things um like that. I don't know if there's limits on hours of operation. And I don't know if so I haven't it just there's not a lot of detail here. So that those are my question but you can you can achieve all of those. That's correct. That's correct. It could be new technology you know six months from now that would uh facilitate us uh you know monitoring these type of establishments as well. So obviously all of that will be analyzed if a CUP is proposed. Thank you. I I appreciate you indulging my questions now. Thank you Mr. Chair. I think um I think we're good then. Thank go ahead. Uh there we go. Yeah, Kimberly, thank you. You can keep going. Okay, so moving next to our um title 7 um subdivisions. Um here we're doing updates to two chapters. Uh one is on tentative maps. are doing an amendment to clarify the findings for tentative map approvals and the other amendment is on grading regulations and these are to just do updates to the code to be more in conformance with the California building code and the California residential code. Uh next moving to our title N um here's a brief overview of the proposed sections and chapters being amended. All of the proposed redline changes are included in your pocket. And for the presentation tonight, I'll only highlight the key changes in the state law updates. Uh first, I'll walk through the updates for to four zoning chapters that address both cleanup items and policy

updates. Starting with our agricultural and rural residential zones. Here we've added a note to clarify that residential dwellings can be built on non-conforming lots. This clarification ensures that smaller parcels can contribute to new housing. Then in our residential zones chapter, we've removed duplexes and multifamily allowed uses from the LDR1 and the LDR2 zones to align with the general plan which call for single family residents. Then in our commercial and industrial zones, we've made several updates. I won't discuss all. Um, one of them is to remove the minimum floor area ratio for business park and heavy industrial zones. And lastly, in our EDC chapter, these mirror a lot of the updates in the commercial and industrial zones uh with the addition of the removal of the standalone residential standards. Uh, next we'll look at the updates on the general development and accessory structure standards. We've made several improvements for clarity and better organization to both chapters. Uh this is to provide clearer guidance to both the public and the staff. Um I won't discuss all of these here, but one item we did update was the removal of the plot plan requirement for accessory structures and this will streamline the process for residents. And then one key item responding to a planning commission request is a revision to how we regulate metal shipping containers. Instead of the previous 50 foot setback which places the metal shipping container kind of in the center of the lot, we've updated this to the standard setback of the zone. Um, so it could be 10 15 feet depending on the zone and we've also increased the maximum length for the shipping container from 10 ft to 20 ft. Next, I'll cover four amendments to

our special use standards. Um, as requested by planning commission back in 2022, staff looked into the potential of increasing the number of dogs allowed per the property and after consulting with Animal Friends of the Valley. We recommend no change, they ask that the city maintain the current one to four dogs as this is consistent with all the jurisdictions that they serve. And then with our alcohol beverage sales chapter, um the current code only allows bars, tasting rooms, and other uses if they are incidental to a primary use like a restaurant, a nightclub, a comedy club. And this amendment will remove that restriction and allow standalone alcohol serving establishments like bars, wineries, and these will operate with the CUP. Excuse me, it's a lot. And then with the outdoor cells display chapter, um this is also a response to request by the commission um to expand the outdoor display allowances. This amendment will increase the allowed display area from 25% to 40% of the storefront frontage or 10 linear feet, whichever is greater. And then for the larger retail stores that are 50,000 square feet and above, they can um apply um for additional display allowance through an amendment through their PL plan. And finally, with tattoo establishments, we're promo proposing to eliminate this chapter entirely. After doing research with uh nearby cities, they now treat these tattoo shops as a normal personal service use um without any special restrictions. This change will simplify the process by removing the CUP requirement. Next, we'll talk about this legislation from the state requiring uh the city to update the code. And we've already talked about SP

1186. Um so for SB 1211 here, this is related to ADUs. Um this law was signed um in September of 2024 and it took effect this year. Under previous state law, existing and proposed multifamily dwellings could only have up to two detached ADUs. And with SB 1211, this expanded that to the existing multifamily dwellings, and they can now build up to eight detached ADUs with the condition that the total number of ADUs doesn't exceed the number of existing units on the lot. This provision only applies to the existing multifamily and not the proposed. So those would still be limited to two ADUs. Uh the next item is a proposed amendment on urban lot splits and two-unit developments which was originally added to our code early last year and these implement the provisions of SB9. Um the state then passed SB 450 which modified and expanded the requirements of SB9. There were minor changes. Um, as you can see here, there were three minor changes. So, we've updated that to be in compliance with the state. Um, next, I'm be discussing the legislation related to small lot subdivisions. Um, specifically SB 684 and 1123, which are reflected and proposed in the development code as a new chapter. Um SB 684 was signed into law in October of 2023 and this became effective in July of last year. Uh this bill allows for the subdivisions of parcels zoned for multifamily residential uses providing that they are less than 5 acres in size and the law uh under this law the qualifying parcels can be subdivided into 10 lots with each lot having at least a minimum size of

600 square feet. C. Can I uh can I just make sure that I point out you just said a lot size of 600 square feet. Not an accessory dwelling unit size, but a lot size. That's correct. I want to This is This is in my opinion that is just absolutely craziness. 600 square foot lot size. What are you going to put on that? Come. Thank you. I know you're just doing your job. Commissioner, when we first when we first read the uh the bill as well, we had the same reaction and similar to this, there's there's other legislation that has come down from uh the state that doesn't make sense to us, right? Obviously, it's tailored to maybe certain areas of the state and they apply a a you know uniform approach to everybody which doesn't make sense, but it's something that we have to deal with unfortunately. Yes. So those lots created um and the number of units are allowed aren't mutually exclusive. So you could have a property that divides um is divided into four lots and you can still have eight units on those lots as long as they're able to meet the parcel size of the 600 square feet and um the density requirements. Um and then in moving on um in September of 2024 uh with SB 20 1123 um these expanded the provisions to the single family residential uses. Um they have to be vacant parcels up to one and a half acres and here um they have to have a minimum lot size of 1,200 square ft. Um and these are intended to encourage smallcale infill housing. And we there was a small change that we added to this chapter and that's

included in your blue folder as [Music] well. And then um as for the environmental review, the project is exempt um from SQA per section 1561, the common sense exemption. Um, and in conclusion, staff recommends that planning commission find municipal code amendment number LR24-0135 exempt from further environmental review under SQUA and adopt a resolution recommending that city council adopt an ordinance approving municipal code amendment number LR24-0135 to amend title 5, 7, and 9 of the Menathy Municipal Code. This concludes staff's presentation and with that staff is happy to answer questions. Thank you, Associate Planner Kimberly Luna. Uh, commissioners, do we have any questions for staff? I just have one more. So, on one of I know on one of the slides you said you removed a plot plan requirement for accessory structures. So, is that all accessory structures like a patio cover? And how do you determine lot coverage um without a plot plan or are you going to pick that up in building? That's correct. Um so we did remove the plot plan from the accessory structures. Um and all of the accessory structures will be reviewed under the building permit. Um so we will still be able to catch um the size and of those and the setbacks in those. So they still have to submit a site plan because you have to show setbacks on that. So you eliminated Yep. I'll call it a redundant plot plan. Okay. one if if I can add to that as well. Commissioner Holler, I it's most cities don't require a planning process for for that type of accessory structure, right? So, uh we felt it was put in

more extra work for the resident to you know build a small accessory structure. So, they usually go straight to building and safety and planning does verify the standards and requirements through that plan check process. Can't wait to what you submit to see what you submit to us. Any other questions, commissioners? Thanks again, Kimberly. Okay, Madame Clerk, is there any correspondence received on this item or are there any requests to speak? There are none. Okay. Commission, have any more comments you'd like to discuss? I I have one more comment. I understand that most of these changes are driven by the state. Um, in spite of how I might vote on this, I don't like a lot of them. I just want to go on record and saying some of these things are just crazy and ridiculous. Nevertheless, I do understand why they're here. Okay, I echo that. Any questions? So there's no vote though, Ivan. Oh, yeah, there is. Is there? Yeah, there's one. Oh, just a vote on whether or not one one resolution. Take it to city council. We have one resolution for adoption. Can I get a motion in a second to adopt the resolution as presented by staff? Make a motion. Chair, may I confirm that that motion also includes that the project is exempt from SQA? Yes. So, we pass. You voted.

We're leaning on your on our planning department on that one. So, Moving on. Community development director comments. So, community community development director, do you have any updates? No updates for the commission. Just want to thank Captain Gutierrez for uh being here today and assisting us in the process. So, it's uh hopefully he can come back and visit again. Thank you. Okay. Does um planning commission have anything to report on committee activities? You eyeballing me. I might as well just say Michael. This should just be item 12, Mike's speech. That's what I'm uh Anyways, uh I want to make a comment about last last week's city council meeting. Um and actually I I I want to thank Orlando. you know, you're going to get props tonight um for explaining AB 98. Um so precisely and so I mean it was like you talked for like three minutes but it was it made it so that everybody in the room understood what was going on. Um, so I just want to thank you for the the clarity and you could have made that a lot more complicated than what it was. And uh, so I don't know, you get a gold star somewhere. Commissioner Night, I appreciate the comments. I I do want to report to the commission that we do plan to come back and give you a report on that as well and and uh you know pretty much give you the same presentation as as we promised before. So, thank you for the comments. And

uh uh secondly, on the 23rd, I attended uh one of the new live jam events over at the uh Center for Spiritual Living, and I was joined over there with former planning commissioners, uh Zimmerman and Carwin. They don't get that title too often. And on the 26th, I attended the Memorial Day remembrance celebration. That's all I got. Thank you for representing us, Michael. Okay. Um, do we have any uh requests for future agenda items? We're still waiting on a couple. So, keep that in the back of your mind that we made before. Okay. If there's anything else, I journ this meeting at 6:56 p.m. Thank you everybody. [Music]