Remarks by Michael Cramer
40 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“I'll make a motion to approve the meeting minutes from the July 21st, I'm sorry, September 1st, 2026 planning and zoning committee meeting.”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“I attended National Night Out last week, which if you haven't done, is a really great moment for our community. It's sponsored by the Claremont Police Department, the Fire Department, and all of our local first responders were there. And when I first moved to Claremont from living over in the Mount Verde area, it was the first event that I had attended. And it really gave me a sense of community pride to see such great turnout from the community and our police force out there. It really was a... great experience and also nice to support the police and and the fire department i also want to…”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“Well, if you don't go through, I'm going through my questions.”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you. Jimmy, I get this one. And I'm just going to clarify that your primary entrance and exit used 100% of the time, unless in an emergency, would be from Oakley Seaver.”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“That only in an emergency would they have access through the Hunt Trace Senior Living Facility, correct?”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“Exactly. But this is a code requirement for all of our commercial properties that we have two accesses. Yes, sir. one quite obvious and sometimes only obvious to people that, because this is, to me, it doesn't seem like an obvious entrance to go through the senior living facility. And yes, people will figure it out. I know that people will figure it out. But even then, I know this area really well. I live in this area and doctors right there and things. And I just couldn't imagine anybody going, wow, there's a hell of a shortcut through the senior living. I will slow down, drive around it. Or…”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“But even still, not a lot of traffic on Hunt Trace Boulevard any day. So once I've turned on to Oakley Seaver and I head back, you know, behind the Home Depot and everything, it's like la-dee-da, la-dee-da. Now I absolutely get Commissioner Dodona's concern because he's got a family member there. And he had boots on the ground there. He knows what it's like. I certainly appreciate that concern. But I don't share that concern because I understand – I understand your primary entrances on Oakley Seaver the secondary emergency entrance would be through the senior living so I get that and that if…”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“landscape the interior anyway so we're fine with that excellent i get that okay um i for me i have a seemingly a different view i i kind of like what's going on here so thank you thank you commissioner hoisington”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“Vince, I'll give it a try. I'll try to make a motion to approve ordinance number 2026-006 with the following conditions. No conditions. No conditions. OK, no conditions.”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“I'll try this one again. This is item number three, ordinance number 2026-007, with the conditions that the required cross access through the Hunt Trace Senior Living be secured for only access by emergency person or vehicles or emergency.”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“Amended to require for both exits and entrances. It's not in writing. It never happens. Not the primary one. And then also a requirement that all canopy trees are replaced on a one-for-one basis at the discretion of the developer where it goes. I got it.”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“Well, Jimmy, I have a few questions. So if our own staff is saying that a 31% parking reduction could leave residents without parking spaces, why would this commission knowingly approve a problem that our own professional staff is already warning us could occur?”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“I counted six significant deviations from our normal development standards, height, grading, retaining walls, landscaping, and the 31% parking reduction that I just spoke of.”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“But what I'm trying to understand, we're redesigning our standards to make 317 units fit on a site that may not be able to appropriately accommodate 317 units. So that's what I'm trying to wrap my head around.”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“Well, maybe that will change in the future. Lake County staff previously reviewed this proposal for approximately 300 multifamily units on this property and found it inconsistent with the Claremont JPA land development regulations and comprehensive plan. What materially has changed that makes essentially this level of multifamily development appropriate now? Lake County doesn't want it. We're saying no and then. Here we are.”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“Well, I have one more question. Cause right now we're working on our comprehensive plan, but our, but it says currently PUD flexibility should produce a better outcome in mobility, open space, infrastructure, and community design. So identify specifically what Claremont's receiving here that is sufficiently exceptional to justify the deviations from our standards and the 300. I mean, what, What makes this special that we would want to approve this? Because you're asking for a lot here. This is separate from what we just discussed a minute ago.”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“So we feel like that's unique. So, you know, we're working on this new comprehensive. You feel this is a good fit? based on what that future plan is going to be that our new comprehensive plan, looking at what Claremont is going to be for the next decade or two. You feel that that's a good fit based on that plan?”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“I asked why would Claremont annex property and grant substantially greater development flexibility when Lake County staff previously raised consistency concerns about a roughly 300-unit multifamily proposal on this property?”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“I'll second. I'll second a motion to approve ordinance number 2026-034.”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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“I have nothing to report tonight. Thank you.”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 1, 2026
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“I'm pretty good, except I actually found something. Christian, you're on the line, right?”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 1, 2026
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“Excellent, because this one's for you. So... And actually it's weird because it kind of ties into the second thing we're going to talk about tonight as the commission. So I want to clarify something because when I was going through this, you guys are citing, or let me go back to the page. Staff's report that on page 12, staff report, it says, I want to clarify this resolution 2026. section 86-144D as the source for the CUP criteria. But the ordinance that we're discussing tonight identifies those criteria under section 101-212C. And the reason I ask this is back in April, the Emanuel Temple…”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 1, 2026
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“anything in the 80s in our code okay so we need to make a correction to this resolution then before we move forward because we're citing on page 14 section 86-144 and then later tonight we're also discussing discussing 101-212 for the same four cup findings so is that something we need to correct before it goes to council”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 1, 2026
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“Okay. Um, Thank you, Christian. I appreciate you answering that. It caught my eye because we've talked about it in the past. No other questions, Chair.”
Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 1, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 1, 2026