Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

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Good evening. Wow. Welcome to the City of Paris Planning Commission Meeting 05/06/2026. I know. And welcome and we're getting started with our roll call.

Commissioner Menez?

Here.

Commissioner Lopez?

Here.

Commissioner Jimenez? Here. Vice Chair Shively?

Here.

Chair Hammond?

Here. Range, I'm here. I have to say here and I'm announcing. I'm here.

At

this time, we have the pledge of allegiance by Commissioner Minas.

Please stand. Right hand over your heart. Ready, begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you very much. Item four is presentations. I don't believe we have any. So, we'll move on to item five, consent calendar, approval of planning commission minutes, 04/01/2026 meeting. Any corrections, additions, deletions, omissions.

Okay? Okay. I'm not sure who this is on the call. Oh, a Lopez person. Okay.

At this time, with no commit, no changes, no add ons or anything to be noted. We open it up for public comment on the consent calendar. Anyone public wishing to speak on item five A and I item five A only is welcome to come forward to the podium and speak. Seeing no comments, it goes to public common portion and bring it to commission for a motion.

Might have to do it verbally. Okay.

I guess we say, okay, whoever wants to do it might as well do it verbally. So, who who is there a movement to approve? Vice chair Shively is motioning to approve. There you go. There we go. And second.

A second.

And seconded by Commissioner Jimenez. There we go. Been a whole month, guys. It's been a while, hasn't it?

Commissioner Minas? Abstain? Commissioner Lopez? Abstain? Commissioner Jimenez?

Yes.

Vice chair Shively?

Yes.

Chair Hammond?

Yes.

With a vote of three and two abstain, this motion is approved.

Thank you very much. We move on to item six a public hearing and we open that public hearing at this time. It's approximately 06:07PM. Item A, development plan review twenty five dash zero zero zero five. A proposal to construct a 5,240 square foot business park building on point 44 acres.

Located in the South Side Of Commerce Drive between Paris Boulevard and Lakeview Drive in the light industrial zone of the Paris Valley Commerce Center specific plan. The applicant, Norman Pulliam of Quality Management. Requested action is the top resolution number 26Dash07. Find the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act review pursuant to section one five three three two, infill development projects. An approving development plan review 25Dash00, zero, zero, five, to facilitate development of a 5,240 square foot business park building on point 44 acres based on the findings contained herein and subject to the condition of approval in the ex parte communication site visits or other.

I have none.

I drive by the site frequently.

Also drive. I also drive by the site frequently.

And I drove by the site today. And with that, we go to the city presentation. Mister Peter Garcia, long time no see you. Yes. Okay.

Good evening, commissioners and city staff. Thank you, Chair Hammond for the introduction. Before we begin, I would like to bring to your attention that the resolution number for tonight's project was inadvertently entered as 26Dash7. The correct number is 20. The point four four acre project site is located on the South Side Of Commerce Drive between Paris Blvd and Lakeview Drive.

To the north the surrounding uses include to the north vacant land and business park buildings across Commerce Drive. To the east south and west it is surrounded by business park buildings. Here we have a photograph of the project site from Commerce Drive looking south. The property is located in the Paris Valley Commerce Center specific plan and has a zone and general plan designation of light industrial. The proposed Business Park building is allowed subject to development plan review approval.

The proposed Business Park building is 5,240 square feet and will be used by Synergy Companies. Synergy Companies is an energy efficiency contractor providing services including HVAC systems, water heaters, indoor air quality, insulation, and weatherization. The business operates Monday through Friday from seven a. M. To five p.

M. With three full time employees on-site. This new building will serve as an expansion of their existing business located at 90 Business Park Drive primarily functioning as an administrative dispatch office for company personnel. The site will support the storage of materials, equipment, and tools used by technicians for off-site installations. As you can see in this image the building is represented in blue and is located on the easterly side of the property with 15 parking spaces along the westerly side.

There are two at grade roll up doors on the west side of the building. The trash enclosure and employee break area are located on the westerly side of the property and are represented in purple. Vehicular access to the site is proposed from a two way driveway located along Commerce Drive to the north. This is the fence and wall plan for the project. There is an existing six foot high wrought iron fence along the front of the building represented by the blue lines.

An existing seven foot high block wall with a three foot high wrought iron fence on top is located along the east sides and rear of the property and is represented by the yellow lines and the existing building to the west at zero property line is represented by the green line. The proposed business park meets the light industrial development standards of the Paris Valley Commerce Center specific plan. It also meets the parking standards per the Paris Municipal Code and has a surplus of nine parking spaces. The proposed business park building is depicted at the top distinguished by a yellow entry arch. The image to the left shows the existing building located directly east of the project site featuring a blue entry arch.

And the image to the right shows the existing building directly west of the project site featuring the red entry arch. As you can see, the proposed building is designed to complement the surrounding development. Here we have the north and south building elevations. The building's architecture reflects the current industry standard for concrete tilted buildings. The design incorporates a combination of varying roof lines, cornice treatment, stone ledge veneer, aluminum windows, recess panels, and an architectural entry feature.

The proposed color palette are shades of gray, white, tan, and yellow to complement the entire building. Thanks. Sylvia is going to pass the material board. Here we have the east and west elevations which represent the side views of the building. And this is the conceptual landscape plan for the project which complies with the city's landscape ordinance.

The proposed landscape area totals approximately 2,500 square feet and accounts for 13.3% of the site exceeding the minimum required coverage of 12%. As shown landscaping is distributed throughout their property including the front, sides, and rear. The project is categorically exempt under the CEQA it's exempt from CEQA review pursuant to Section 15,332 infill development projects. Additionally, no concerns have been received by staff regarding the project. Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution 20 six-nine finding the project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to section 15,332 infill development projects and approving development plan review for the establishment of a 5,240 square foot business park building based on the findings contained in the resolution and subject to the conditions of approval.

This concludes my presentation. I am available for any questions you may have and the applicant is also here tonight. Thank you.

Thank you. And at this time if the applicant like to come forward and state your full name and make whatever presentation you would like to give to us, sir. My

name is Norman Pulliam, 1569 Nandina Avenue, Paris, California. Good evening, chair and vice chair, commissioners, and staff. Thank you for the opportunity to speak. I am the project manager and general contractor. We do not request any special considerations.

The synergy company, our client, begin their business at 90 Business Parkway in 2006, twenty years ago, and has operated there continuously. They are a small office based service operation. The subject project provides a valuable essential service for customers, saving energy. The project is small expansion of their business and will be used for office, scheduling, technicians, project review, reviewing reports, miscellaneous materials, storing miscellaneous materials and supplies, three full time employees reviewing and planning projects with the technicians. I request you base your decision today on laws, current laws.

I know you will, but I want to remind you that. And in the event you do not support this project, I would ask you to please provide the law or code you base that on and allow thirty days for Synergy Company to respond before making that final. I'm here to answer any questions you have. I have full authority to bind the synergy company with decisions that are necessary. Thank you all for your professional assistance and all you do to make Paris a great community for future generations.

Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. At this time, do we have any questions For the staff and or the applicant?

Thank you for the presentation. My first question is in regards to the type of vehicles that you guys will have on the property. What class of vehicles will you guys be having and will you guys be having overnight parking on this property?

They're the employees take their vehicles home and so there wouldn't be much very very little overnight parking and their their small pickup trucks and small vans for the service they use for service.

Got you. So, the the neighboring properties, they have a gate an electric gate to close the property. That won't be necessary for this project.

Well, at this time, we we don't feel it is but if it became necessary, we would do that.

Okay. And the yellow color, the color arch, is that part of your guys' branding, company branding, or is that just the thing not. For

It's not. And if if that color offends anyone, we're willing to change it. You pick out a color. We'll take it.

Yeah, I I I mean, I like the blue or the red. So, either one would look nice. Yeah. And it would be consistent with the. Yeah. The neighboring properties.

Well, just take a vote and choose the color you want.

Okay. Thank you. No further questions at the moment.

Okay. Thank you all for allowing me to speak and all you do.

Pete, I would like to make a get a clarification real fast. On the drawings and and in your presentation, you show existing six foot high rod iron fence. At the in highlighted in blue. However, the site plan document says existing seven foot right iron fence. I just want to clarify. Is it seven or six?

It's six feet high.

Six feet. Okay. So, his his drawings are incorrect.

I went to the site at six feet high. It's not seven.

And I'm curious of the yellow color. It's a it shows a Sherwin Williams color. Is it going to be painted aluminum architectural with aluminum cladding. Is the aluminum cladding painted or is it like a Carnar finish?

I'll I'll revert that to the applicant.

It is a painted color as it stands.

My my concern is normally a painted color fades really quick in the sun, especially a yellow, the blues and the reds. But if it's a Carnar finish, it lasts a long time.

Well, would it be acceptable to have a stucco color on it?

Well, the stucco I mean, the stucco is still gonna fade, but if it's the aluminum Well,

it has a dye in it dye in it, so it isn't just a paint, you know? Would be would be a more long long life than just the paint.

I I liked aluminum cladding. I think it probably matches the other two building as well. So, I I would suggest going with a more permanent carnar finish than just painting it, but that's my opinion.

Plating for the yellow entry arch.

What kind of cladding?

Aluminum.

Well, increases the cost and we're trying to hold the cost down is the problem. So the thing about it, commissioner, is we're trying to hold the cost down on it. And the other arches on the adjacent properties, they are a painted finish. And they haven't faded much. Maybe the different color stands up better than the yellow. No problem. But we'd like your consideration on that if possible. Just to hold the cost down.

When you say Rod Iron, you're talking about I didn't see where would they have okay, the front okay. And that's because the side interest is the other property with that blue okay, so we're talking their front, their front. Probably need a picture of the the front of the if there's an architectural rendering. I think there was a picture. Yeah.

IT, can I please have the elevations that show the three buildings?

Yeah, keep going. Keep going. Okay. Okay. Okay.

I guess where would the rod iron be? Would be in front. Am I missing something? Oh, okay. You just talk about that. Yeah. Go ahead. Don't forget it.

Excuse me. To make it easier, would you consider a aluminum finish on the column? Aluminum? Finish not not aluminum color, but a finish with a color that would be acceptable to you. It'd be a little more durable than paint.

Well, the call out call out, I think it's 10, actually calls for aluminum product that appears to be painted a William color yellow. I keynote 10 says architectural art architectural arch with aluminum cladding. Sherwin William Daisy Yellow.

I'm I'm so sorry Chair Shively. We we can't hear you.

So, the architecture keynote 10 says architectural arch with aluminum cladding. So, it's already specified as aluminum.

Keynote 10.

On A seven.

He's talking about this.

For an elevation.

With this. Aluminum. Cheroen leaves. Cladding. Color.

Okay, I stand corrected. Daisy color is the yellow color that he's picked out.

And it will be aluminum cladding.

Yeah.

So it is it going to be painted or is it gonna have a Carnot type

It's it's a factory finish on. Factory finish.

Durability is gonna be better.

Yes. Thank you.

I apologize in advance. I think my microphone is way too loud. Perfect. I'll be away. I wanted to revisit the the the gate fence the front section of the building or of the the property not having a fence or a gate. The existing synergy building, does that have a

Both of them do.

They do.

Both of

them do. Yes.

And that one serves a very similar function to what this one is being pro that this proposed one is. Correct? The storage, the dispatch space. The existing synergy building is very similar to what the Yes. It's been

proposed. Have a gate.

It does not have a gate? No. Have have

The buildings on each side of this do have a gate and fence.

Okay. And have

They haven't had a they haven't had a theft problem, and so they didn't feel like they needed a gate and a fence in front of this building. They have said that if they if that does become a problem, they will come and get a permit for their rod iron fence in their gate.

Okay. Yeah, I was curious if it was if it was a problem at the other Yeah.

That's location.

That's a good question. And

then I know you said this is an expansion of operations. And I read that there are three employees that are going to be full time employees on-site at this one. Are those going to be new hires or are they

New hires.

New hires? Yes.

Okay.

That answers my questions for now. Thank you.

Thank you.

Lupita, can you tell me how what the width is between, I guess, the parking stalls and the green property line for the one for the West? Yes.

I think that's five feet, right?

What was the question?

The distance right here.

Oh, it's five feet.

It's five feet.

Okay, because I saw there's going to be five trees proposed in that area. How are we going to, what kind of trees and are they going to fit there without hitting because that's a zero lot line?

They will. They're 36 or some 36 inch box trees and they'll go in that planter.

They will plant it where the tree wells are shown.

Okay, we're how deep are the tree wells?

It's your typical half diamond which is conventional for when you want to plant a tree in a parking lot. Okay. So, that's it's it's it's not a specific dimension that you know, for each parking lot, it's just a conventional dimension that it's typical of all parking lots.

Okay and we think that we still will be able to plant 36 inches trees there without it being compromising to the building next door?

Yes, The the the trees on the on the adjacent property line next door are also encroaching over both lines and it's pretty normal thing to happen. And the trees are that size to to produce the shading that the code requires.

Alright. Commissioner Jimenez, would you like the trees to be smaller?

I'm wondering because that says that's an adjacent building. That's your lot line. So there's a building, it's not a parking, it's not extra space, it's a building.

Yes, a solid wall.

That is why I'm asking if there's going to be room for the trees to grow. Know roots sometimes encroach, like I'm a little bit worried about that. Love, you know, I'm happy with the 13% landscaping. I'm just worried that it may not be the best place to have big trees.

Well, if if you want the trees 24 inch box, we're happy to do that. There's no problem.

Or something else working with staff maybe like an alternative to trees just so there is because I know it's greenery.

Yes, the type

of tree or

whatever. Yeah.

That and I also wanted to ask why we have the trash enclosure in the front. So close to the front.

So that the trash truck don't have to drive all the way in and back all the way out. And it's a it's an enclosed

structure. Place. They would have to back up. They, there's no way for them to turn around.

No, there's no turnaround in there and so we want it where it's easy access and easy out and the trash enclosure is fully enclosed. It's got a trellis over it and doors in front of it. So it's not exposed and it's not there welcoming somebody to come and dump their trash in.

But I did notice that the employee patio area is

also the

same location as the

other two. Yeah. It's also located the same as the other two buildings there.

But you have the employee patio right adjacent to it. We're not worried about the smell?

It's no. It's not not a problem and it's it's quite a ways separated from it.

How far away is it?

Oh, it's it's probably the width of the sidewalk at least.

Four, five feet.

Five, six feet.

Yeah, know. I know. It's just that little walkway.

The same thing on the other buildings, and there's never been any complaints on it.

I'm in that area a lot, and I never see employees using that area. I'm over there a lot. Our union office for the district for the teacher association is right across the streets. I'm over there a lot. I know exactly what you're talking about.

Good, yeah, it's good.

Yeah, a lot of landscaping hedging around it.

I think that would help to landscaping to ensure that the employees are using the space like they should.

Or some kind of shade structure like little canopy something just shading and I know it's not matching the other ones but we already don't have the front fence so having something a little bit nicer.

Yeah. Let's see.

Commissioner Jimenez, we do have a condition of approval 18 A.

We can move. We can move that.

Which requires evergreen trees to be planted around the employee patio area.

Okay. I saw that and it's on the dimensions. I just don't know if that's enough to deter the smell.

Norm, do you want to tell her? Commissioner Jimenez, the applicant states that if you would like the employee patio area to be moved further north, he's happy to work with staff to do that.

If staff feels like it's good because it's not going to have a gate in the front so it may be used by people walking by so just working with staff potentially just so that it's ideal. Yeah. And can we go back to the elevation that had all three buildings please again? That one. So the main entrance for the blue and red buildings is that through the glass doors, right? Correct. How about for the yellow one?

No, it's through the archway. It's the main the main Yes. Through the archway.

Is it also through the archway?

Yes. For this one.

For all three, it's under the archway.

Yes.

Okay. Look like it was all glass here and I was trying to

break that. Isn't depicted very well there but it is through the archway on all buildings.

Okay. Now I know these are, they're going be very close together. Are you open? I like the little trellis that is around that kind of indicates more. It's not just the archways, but that little, I don't know what it's called, it's like a laying down ladder. Just around, just so that it's consistent with the other two, I don't know if that's something that is super pricey.

What would it be?

Like a lattice cover. The lattice is that what it's called? It's a ladder. It's a it's a sideways ladder.

Projected over the yeah.

Over the Like the other ones? Yeah.

Like like this has. You see how you you see it on those two?

Yeah. Can make that work with staff.

Thank you. And I also am not a fan of the

yellow. Okay.

And I feel horrible saying that because a Colombian flag is these three colors. But on the on the buildings, I don't know something about yellow.

Just be consistent with

But even, like, the gray, just bringing that gray down because you were talking about maybe making it aluminum, something where maybe a dark, dark gray or something. I don't care about the color. Oh, I care about the color.

It's already aluminum.

It's already aluminum. You don't care about the color?

Well, do care about the color for sure. It's aluminum,

but

If it's aluminum, I do like aluminum color.

A different choice of colors would be fine. And then also looking at that, the applicant said that there is a door in that archway but if you look at the plans there's no door on that plan. It's to the right. Which actually there should actually be a canopy above the main entry as per Cal Green Building Code. Oh, it is the.

That door, right? Yeah.

Yeah, the door is.

The there on the site plan on sheet A three, there is a door facing North on Commerce and that's the main entry door and they the purpose would be for the entryway to lead to the front door like it does on the adjacent buildings.

It's not. It's not depicted correctly on the elevation, but that is a door in the center of that archway. The point of the archway would be to direct people that that was the entrance. So there will be a door there.

Okay. So it will then your plans will have to be modified. The floor plans will have to be modified to do such.

We'll do that with staff if that's Because currently

looking on sheet A five, that entry is the storefront box in front that's actually called out as an office space.

Yeah, right. Yeah. So, it should be right there into the lobby, the

office lobby. Yeah.

Vice Chair Shively, you are correct and we we will revise or the applicant will revise the plans during plan check but yes, the main door is going to lead to the main office instead of the little side office there that you see on the floor plan.

Yep. The center archway.

Mhmm.

Okay. And then also note that there should be a canopy above the door per Cal Green Building Code.

Okay.

After that, how can you follow? Yeah. Think they pretty much I'm glad you showed the other pictures so it'd be consistent with the other properties. Yes. Can we go back to the landscaping one? Because I only have a couple of questions and that's it. This is an engineering question, I'm gonna wake him up. So they have two by biodetention basins. Really? Is this a new requirement?

Because aren't they feeding into a line into commerce or where would they be? Or to Nuevo, actually, we'd be going into Red or Ryder into Nuevo. So wherever that line would go, they well, how would it connect you to basin zone? So they don't have how how does this set up in terms of the water in the.

So, the base. We would make the No, I'll I'll

let the applicant speak on. No. No. Go for it.

Go for No. Go ahead. I was gonna say

the bioretention basins are designed to capture all the on-site water, and then it flushes off to Commerce Street and then makes its way to Paris Boulevard ultimately. Okay. So it's just for on-site collection, and it's designed in a way where the two basins suffice instead of the one. They kinda split up the load. So that's pretty much it.

They're consistent with the other buildings that go into commerce because I thought it was all Ryder down to Ryder, but it's it's down commerce to Paris Boulevard.

Oh, this is too much.

It's it's too commerce. It's just for on-site.

No, I mean, feeding from the detention basin to underground. The pipes would go over the water would go to Paris Boulevard, the lines.

Yeah. The so the flow would eventually make its way to Ryder or Paris Boulevard.

Okay. That sounds funny. Ryder is the the traditional one I think.

But the purpose of these WMPA basins are to hold back the load of the water so there's no additional flows entering the street.

Okay. We're essentially talking rainwater other than because they don't have much. They're gonna be coming from unless it's toilet water. But not much irrigation because you're not gonna have a whole lot of issues there. Okay. Also, look at the picture because look at the EV stall next to the trash. Now there's an EV stall, but it also has a disabled parking sticker. How does that match? Because you have to have at least a disabled parking space, but you can't combine the two. So where's the disabled parking?

Let me go to the site plan.

Yeah. Okay. It better be real tiny probably.

So,

there is an ADA parking stall on the east side closest to the building. Not not along where the 15 parking stalls are but they're they're. In front of the building. Right,

right. Okay. But the other side it shows if you look at the plans it has an EV and then yeah so should that be off of there that ADA?

It it it's required for E. Station to also have a ADA.

Okay. I didn't see the other one. It's too small. So, that's. I see that.

Indicated there.

That's not where I put it but then I don't make the rules. Cross dashed. Okay. Yeah.

So, one EV parking, I'm sorry, one ADA parking stall on the East side. And then there is five EV parking state spaces. The first five on the West Side.

Okay, but there's an EV number one that's near the trash. Yeah. That's also an ADA.

Yes.

Okay. Is that a new thing?

Is this? No. No. That will be AV.

So, I think they're just

one. Yeah.

One. You see right here, it's in those 80.

And you can't park in space there.

Yeah, but then this this

is an 88.

I it requires two, doesn't it?

I don't

Okay. Whoever wrote that one out. Okay. So you have electric station and it I guess, but that's a long walk, so from there all the way to there. See, you know. Okay. Yeah. I have I have to talk to ADA people about that one myself. Can't heck with you guys. I'll discuss that one. Okay. I'll just get a clarification on that one because I really don't want a lot of ADA and LA City. No way would see this. But there's new rules. New rules. That's okay. Okay. I think that was it. Just clarification on that. And, obviously, it abuts the eastern property.

You already have that area with the employee area at the wall. It's gonna be there not. Yeah. Concern with that. I think the only other question would be, you might need to consider a fence just because the area, you know, it's it's the other properties have it. You know, it's open season. We're not seeing it ever happen but you wanna be 99% sure. So, that's and it's a funding issue but it might be one of the things to consider for safety purposes and you know, it does get dark in the winter. So, that's just that's a side issue for me. That's not really but I'm glad you brought it up because it it can be an issue because it's away from the main street Paris Boulevard.

So, this is off street. I'm over there a lot. That area too. If you haven't been over there at night, you have no idea what I'm talking about. But day is one time, nighttime is another thing. So people leave. It's pretty much nighttime. You know, there should be other things going on in that area, but right now, there isn't. So that's that's the only questions and and as far as I'm concerned, everything else. The the question I think that was answered was the the basins. And, three full time employees. I think that covers it. Okay. Anyone else have any other questions? Does anybody have any other issues with it?

Yeah. Mean, you bring up lighting. So I would like to see a photometric plan if it's not already required. That it's properly lit.

Vice Chair Shively, it is one of the conditions of approval.

Would it be attached to the building? The gooseneck type of lights attached to the building because it wouldn't be uplighting. There's not a whole lot of space for uplighting. So, if

if that's what the commission desires, the the photometrics is essentially to ensure that the parking lot is well lit. But if the commissioners would prefer also to include some lighting attached to the building.

I guess I guess what was the plan? Was the plan to have lighting on the outside the building that would light it up or?

Yes, the lights are on the outside of the building.

Okay. Okay. The standard lighting. Yeah. Mister architect.

I mean, it's it's common to have lighting on the exterior of the building but the photometrics were actually show if the those lights will actually provide the required amount of lighting in the spaces around the property.

Correct.

So if it doesn't satisfy the the need to change the lights or provide some pole mounted lights somewhere on the site.

And just to clarify, we do have condition of approval number 24 requiring requiring a photometrics plan.

I did want to add along the lines of the fencing, if not in front of the whole building, at least the back section. I know the area over there and have seen where people go behind the building because that's no longer because there is a lot of police security over there, but they can see behind buildings and that has been kind of like the issue in the surrounding buildings that don't necessarily have gates in the front is there's no longer a line of vision for officers when they're patrolling and driving by. So if not in the front at least that back section so that there is a clear protected line of vision.

Lighting along the back.

Oh, lighting. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah, from the building down to that green area or.

Yeah.

Because that's 28 feet. Right? The that's big in the loading area in the back. I would at least block that off just so that when there's officers patrolling, they have a clear vision into.

Well, put a light on the back of the building and address it with the photometrics.

She's talking about it. Yeah. Unless you have cameras.

Oh, across a line. I think she's talking. Are you Commissioner Jimenez, you're talking about a fence.

She's trying to.

In the back.

Across the back.

With the loading area, right? Yes. So, she's talking about if there's no fence here in the front to provide a fence here. So, in case the police is on the street they

So they don't have to look around the

They don't into the building? Yeah. Guess people can't hide behind the building.

Because I know that's been an issue over there for for buildings that don't have fencing or gates is there have been not good activity behind the

Well, if you required that, I believe that the client would probably

Prefer to do the first.

And the fence around the front. And that wouldn't necessarily have to be there if he does that, right? Give him the the choice to go one way or the other.

Right.

Yes, let's do that.

Yeah, one or the other. Whatever they prefer. I think they also prefer the front, if that's the case,

that's but probably the way they'll go.

Thank you very much. Are Okay. We required in a fence on the front?

We're going to give the option of fence in the front or just in that back area whatever the developer wants to do but one or the other if possible yes.

Okay. I think that ends it for the question. Discussion portion? Question portion? Yeah. Question never ends. Discussion. Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Okay. At this time, we open it up for public comment. On this agenda item and this agenda item only, and anyone wishing to address the Planning Commission on this agenda item is welcome to come to the podium and then has the potential of three minutes time, you can state your name. We don't need the address. We never want your address. But state your name, spell your last name for us. We close the public comment portion, and we move on to discussion. Evaluation. Annihilation. I'm just

saying. Annihilation. This is a very easy project for me. Besides the the color change that I I want to request, I have no issues with the project. They're very consistent with the surrounding developments and it's consistent with the the zoning. So, I have no issues with this one.

Remember, it's loud. I agree. It's consistent with the zoning. We've been asking for a variety within this specific zone and that's what you're giving us. This is a long standing tenant. Us with my biggest concern was the the security issue, but it sounds like we're having that mitigated pretty well. I don't have any issues with this project. And I'll go out on a limb. It well, it wasn't my favorite. I didn't hate the yellow. I I think it's because I love bees, but I didn't hate it but I'm open to changing it.

I don't have any issues with it. The applicant resolved my concerns with the colors in the canopies need to be added. However, I suggest that Isaac or Commissioner Lopez or Jimenez suggest a color or a range of colors for that canopy or for that archway.

Yeah, I'll I'll suggest the red, the the one that's consistent with the other development. I like that shade.

Yeah. Good with red or gray, whatever. Staphyles looks better. If we feel like it breaks it out where it's not red, red, blue, if it mixes it up, add a gray. Gray or red, I would be okay with, or even red and blue make purple like a

Wait a minute.

But no, purple like then you get tricky with the purples, never mind, gray or red. Too much. Lavender, royal purple. Also I think my concern was just the safety and then seeing those trees because I know that zero lot line just because you know, I know trees grow roots and they may cause other issues or trees may not get the proper lighting and grow appropriately. So I think working with staff just to see if a smaller tree would be best or if a different type of landscaping would also be good.

And if we're thinking trees, just trees that are native to the area, But other than that, it was just the safety, the color. Like I said, I'm over there a lot, never seen any issues or seen the staff from Synergy or anything be disruptive. For a while I thought they were not in business because they're so quiet. We don't I didn't even think they were there a lot because they're very quiet. They get there, do what they need to do and that's it.

They're also providing a service. We have been asking for different types of jobs within our city and opportunities and I think this lends itself to to that and providing not only those types of professions but also the services that are needed within our city. So, I think this is a great expansion within our city.

Yeah. This this one's a no brainer. I mean, is we pick it apart, but then that's the planning commission to Paris. We're gonna pick things apart. But this is this is an easy one. It's not even a problem. And it was never a problem from the beginning. Just we have to tweak things because repairs. But, yeah, it's very good. I think my concerns really main concern was defense and safety. I think the the fence with the front is actually the better. I think police department would love that too. Because it's not saying they're bad people, but there are bad people. And you when you wander off Main Street, look out. If you don't have the lighting, the security cameras, and things like that, things you think you don't need, and you're gonna find a GED.

So it's one of those that's a real light when compared to most of the other things consideration. One thing I know too would be as I end end this for me, see, I'm gonna pick on the city again. I like picking on the city. In the and I do read the public works reports guys and what else says I do. They have a landscaping planter.

As commission commissioner Menes would tell you that they use, we'd love to see this because I'd love to have seen it in conjunction with their native plants and we'd like to see that. I'm gonna bring that up later on during it but a landscaping planner since this is the landscaping commission technically also. It'd be nice to see that what kind of plans would be. They pick off a platter, a planter at public works and then send it to the city. Other departments, it would be nice to see that that what we pick what they pick from. And it's not saying they're bad. It's just we it'd nice to see it. So when we say, oh, let's add native. Okay. There's a lot of plants on their palate that we don't see.

So they it would be nice to see that planter coming up on future meetings, back to all future meetings. I'd like to see that. But when they pick a Chinese elm out of what other ones. Yeah. As long as it's not African sumac, I don't care. But that would be part of the thing, a consideration would have been nice for this because the twenties, 36 versus 24 inch box makes a big difference. The root system, you know, hangover from the other property. As if if this is personal property, you would never be able to do that. You could go in the other neighbor's yard and get luck with that one. You know, civil war.

But, that's why it's important more so because the tendency the type of tree that's picked will go will go over on the other side on this property. And since it's only a five foot space, you know what's gonna happen when it matures. Right? So that was that's the main concern. But otherwise, I'm I'm fine with this. And, no, they didn't have root pups sold. I'm surprised you didn't ask that one. But, other than that, I'm okay. So any other discussion questions that I brought up? Okay. Okay. Very good. And thank you for the presentation for both. And I also wanna thank the the, applicant for being flexible. And flexibility is very important with us.

Some are not. But we appreciate it because we, you know, we want the best thing for our city. We want to take it to the next level. So, we want its best even small projects. We take in. The same. Important. You know, whether it's harvest landing size or whether it's this size, it doesn't matter. We want the best for the city. And it could be 10,000 square feet. It doesn't matter. But we want that's what we're really pushing towards. And all projects are taken consideration. Okay. Did you have something?

Yes, mister, if I can just add other comments that were raised during the the discussion. Wanna make sure that we're covering all of the conditions of approval. So, revise the elevations to add an entry door in the center archway. Also revise the elevations to clarify to change the yellow color to a gray or red color subject to staff approval. Also revised the building elevations to add a lattice over the front area similar to the adjacent buildings.

Also revised the elevations to add a canopy over the entryway in compliance with the California building code. Provide either a fence along the front of the property to secure the site and this for consistency with the adjacent buildings. So, this would be a two year steel fence with a rolling gate or alternatively secure the rear of the site, the southerly portion of the building. Also work with staff on potentially locate relocating the employee area as far as possible from the trash enclosure. And those are the additional comments that I capture that were brought up by the commission.

We mentioned the consideration of 24 inches.

Yeah,

24 inches as opposed to 36 consideration anyway. Okay. Okay.

Yes. Thank you.

Okay. Well, I'm glad you take notes because I couldn't. Oh, you wouldn't wanna read my notes. It's because that way Yeah. I can't read my own notes. Will you okay. Are we good with that? Okay. Having said that, requested action I'll just piggyback. Requested action is the DOP resolution 26 zero nine.

Finally, the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act review pursuant to section one five three three two. In field development projects and approving development plan review 25 at zero zero zero five. The facilitated development of a 5,240 square foot business park building on point four four acres based on the findings seen herein and said the condition of as amended and heard for the record. Anyone want to cast a motion to approve.

I'll make a motion.

Commissioner Lopez.

I'll second.

Seconded by Commissioner Menez.

Commissioner Minas? Yes. Commissioner Lopez?

Yes.

Commissioner Jimenez? Yes. Vice Chair Shively?

Yes.

Chair Hammond?

Yes.

With a vote five to zero, this motion is approved.

Thank you very much and thank you and good luck. Okay. It wasn't too bad.

Okay.

With that, we move on to item seven, public comments. Anyone who wishes to address the Patent Commission regarding items not on the agenda may do so at this time. You're asked to walk up to the podium and wait for the chairperson to recognize you, to speak clearly, give your name and spell the last name, no address, recorded in the minutes. And the e speaker would be given three minutes to address the planning commission. We did get an item seven.

We have a I guess, assuming it's a letter from miss Sonia M. Lamas, if I'm saying it right. And I'm not gonna say it's all the people. But in other words, the city of Paris, a public comment submission, Sonia Lamas, AFO regarding nine two six Murrieta. Murrieta Road, I believe. Public comment submission. City of Paris County Commission, I won't go through that entire letter, but for the record, we have received it, and we'll receive it to file. I see that there's no point in discussion because it is public comment. And so we'll go on record as having recorded this letter, and we'll keep it on file for purposes of review at a later time. And if there'd be no objection to that, we close the public comment.

Okay. We move on to business items and seeing that there are none, unless there is some, it's not on here. Okay. No business items. We move on to item nine, commission updates, and announcements. Been a long time, guys. Since

our last meeting, I was able to attend the city of Paris five ks color run. It was a huge turnout like always. I'm just super excited to always be out there and and do the run. Some some people are out there like playing music, live music, and stuff. So, it was cool.

Seeing the huge crowd and being part of the community and going out there and just getting active. We also had a couple holidays. We had May 4 and we had Cinco de Mayo. So I just hope everybody was able to celebrate with their families and, you know, just enjoy the time these days that come up in May, and we got a few more weeks until the kids go out on summer break. And next week, we got triple digits and the from the weather. So, summer's around around the corner. So, I just hope everybody stays cool. Super excited to be back after a few weeks of of being gone. So, and I wish everybody a good night.

You didn't say who won. Do I think I know who won?

Definitely not me.

Oh, duh. I'm glad you can do it because I could look at you and wave and say, good job. This is about it. I

also had the pleasure of attending the annual five k fun run. It was super fun, super great. Every year, it's massive and amazing. I don't think I won, but I still did it. And that's what counts.

It was it was really, really amazing. There is something coming up on the horizon that I wanted to bring to everybody's attention being hosted by the city of Paris. Riverside County Department of Waste Resources is having a composting and vermicomposting workshop on May 16, Saturday, May 16. I have had the pleasure of attending their they have, like, a month like, a four or five different Saturday series learning how to compost and vermicompost, which is composting with worms. And it is so fun and amazing, and you're playing with dirt, but, like, in, like, a really cool way.

So you'll definitely catch me there. I think everybody should go. And it I don't know. It says, for more information, email growParis@cityofParis.org. But but I just really wanted to bring that to everybody's attention because my when I went, it was just such an amazing time. And you will definitely catch me there playing with the worms. So that's it for me.

Good. We're gonna trap you. We're taking pictures of you in dirt. So it's all over for her now. Yeah. No. No. No. No.

I didn't intend but I I noticed that the park is open and it's a very beautiful park. So, City of Paris did a very well good job updating the park, improving the park. So it's a nice park for the City of Paris and I see it's usually crowded all the time now, which is great. So I would love to attend your composting on the sixteenth, but I will actually be flying to Oklahoma to see my daughter's first bodybuilding competition. So, it'll be awesome.

I'm looking forward to that. Yeah, she does. So, we'll we'll see. Hopefully, she does well. I I know she will but I'm going there to root her on and support her.

So Tulsa?

Norman. Norman. Oh, yeah.

Well, we'll be all rooting for her from here. Couple of things. I went to the state of the city last week, and it was amazing. There is always, like, the mayor always comes up with like a creative way to embed and showcase what we have in Paris. And you know, the dirt bike riding was hilarious. I loved it. Another shout out to the performers that were there. We had a mariachi that were adorable. There was some cute, cute young ones and it was just amazing. A ballet for clorico that did phenomenal, but not that I'm biased, but the battery for the Rancho Verde Crimson regimen for the high school was there.

And I was like super excited, you can ask for it. I was like, that's my daughter. That's her right there. I told everybody that would listen. It was really nice to see them perform in that type of event because you usually don't see a drumline at those types of things but it was really nice to see them there.

And then I also wanted to say that on July 24 we're going to have at the Southern California Railway Museum, a Harry Potter, a Hogwarts Express adventure that I am super excited about. I heard about it before it was posted just because one of my friends, her daughter's gonna be working there, so I've been looking forward to that. So you will find me there, not in full robes and all, but I will 100% be there. Also, the Better Buzz, I think, is moving along because I've had a lot of questions. I haven't been down in that area, but I have had so many questions about what's going on over there.

If anybody knows, it's you. So yeah, Better Buzz, it seems like it's coming along. Super excited to see the outcome. And also, the Target sign is up. It looks like it's getting closer and closer to opening July hopefully. Hopefully before because I do like shopping at Target. So super excited for all the wonderful things that are happening and growing in our city. Like, it's so nice to see all the things that are becoming available to our community. So I'll see you maybe at that composting, but definitely at Harry Potter train.

Oh, good. Good. I can give you a quick rundown of what I've been to for the last month. Obviously, the park opening and I think one of the the best things of the year was the park opening.

Yeah.

There's a lot of people, a lot of questions, and I wasn't sure. Then there's also recreation center, which I wasn't sure what the building was. And so the recreation center was there. When inside, it could be used by anyone who wants to rent it. And there's an outdoor patio area, so we can have commission meetings. No. I'm just kidding. But, it's large enough to where if you really want to do it, it's well it's beautiful. A lot of places or you can go outside with your barbecue. And then there's a park. I was sitting behind Councilman Reb, and I said, is that artificial grass? It's actually real grass. I said, you gotta be kidding. The sprinklers came on throughout the week. I said, that's real you wouldn't know it was real grass.

You'd think it's artificial, but it's real grass. So maintain lots of people. The playground's put in a broad plank place. Yes. Then you have this skating rink, and you have the pickleball, and I don't about football. Fool I never heard of that, but that's another kind of thing. There's different things in the history of the football team for Paris in 1948, and I took pictures of that. Wow. And they were playing baseball that day at the time. It's pretty crowded. I'm right over that area. So, I'm five minutes away but it is well and they also park rangers who patrol guys. Security. Bottom line is security. And they're walking around and they're watching this thing and they even have a go to the website on on the YouTube on Paris and you'll see them walking around there.

That's really important because kid lots of kids are gonna use those. I'm not a kid, so I couldn't get up on the swing. Sorry. It would be hospital time and EMT. So, you don't want that. So, but I mean, extremely proud of the city of Paris when it comes to that one and I think too, it it's so nice to see this is several parks have been open but well attended but this one took it was really record time. It was like thirteen months or fourteen. You have to understand working with city government. Things don't move that fast. They just don't move that fast. So you're 10 years old. You gotta still build a park. You know? No. No. No. It got moved. They did it. It's beautiful. There's no complaints about it whatsoever.

And people I just walked up to people and say, man, I'm so proud of the day that says and such. I was here when oh, okay. And you gotta listen to that for twenty minutes. But that's fine, you know. What it was and what it is is totally different from whatever it was in the past. I'm here to tell you, it is not the same part. The only thing they were missing was a zip line. They couldn't put that in. Maybe later, not that I was gonna get on it, but that mean, it's just no complaints about it. It's absolutely beautiful. And people were doing it. As we were opening up, they were doing things. So that's that's a first rate thing there. And a lot of questions about Busbee. Yes. They're they're overdue, but they're gonna do it. And a lot of questions about Sam's Club. I mean, they're like, we want it tomorrow. I said, I don't do the building. I'm sorry.

No. We want it now. Okay. It doesn't work like that, guys. You know, you have to go through a process. No. And, not even talk about Dutch Brothers. Oh my gosh. Engineering's gonna have a nice time because you're gonna have some more cars than you even plan for. Because people are coming up to us saying, when does it open? And then in Target, Harjee. Target. For those That's fantastic. Yeah. Yeah. You bourgeois people. But the sign is up. You can't even drive around in there. But, I mean, July, I'm curious. I know people that wanna work there, and they've been signed up to work there starting July.

So July looks like the date. So a lot of great things. I'm only talking about some good positive things that are coming to Paris, and you probably have a few more. Thank you all. Been to quite a few events since that time, and I'm happy to go to them and say to the city she already said it. You know? I thought he was gonna ride the bicycle. Was getting a word. Because it's a little dangerous to go up and down the hills. What

do mean he was flying?

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. He stood there. Smartest thing to do. I would not take that chance but anyway, great job and we turn it over to our planning manager.

Thank you, mister chair and I do have to echo Foxfield Park is a beautiful state of the art park. Anytime of the day, you can see people enjoying the park, kids enjoying the park and and you're right. I I wish I was a kid again because I mean, the playground, the swings, everything is just beautiful, beautiful and and you can tell that the community takes pride and and they love it too. So, we're excited about that. Target, I can't wait for it to open.

July is the day, is the month when it's gonna open. So we're really excited. There's a lot going on in Paris. We have a lot of projects in the pipeline, commercial projects, better buzz. We can't wait for that to be built.

So there's a lot of excitement, a lot of growth, things that the community can look forward to. Also, on May 9, we're going to have what's called the Bengali New Year celebration here at City Hall. And, it's on Saturday, May 9 from 10AM to 10PM. And they're going to have all kinds of fun things. So, 10AM to 10PM on May 9.

Coming Saturday, yes. So and for the upcoming meeting on May 20, that meeting will be cancelled. So, we don't have any items for that meeting. Get the night off. And that's all I have to report. Thank you.

May 20 then. Yeah. We're just getting used to being off and now we'd be off again. Right? Okay. Well, thank you very much. Thank you, Sylvia. And I appreciate the if he's still there?

Yes, he's there.

Our interpreter. And thank those who are watching on YouTube T. Sorry you have to look at me, but there are some other handsome people up here. And with that, we've moved to adjournment. Unless staff had anything else, we moved to adjournment and there'd be no disagreement about that. So, you basically can choose anyone. Oh, I must say, she did a great job singing. Oh. A cappella there. She won't sing for us but she sings for the city, right? Great job. I mean, professional as the mayor said, professional. I said, oh, excuse me.

They're nice.

Thank you. We are adjourned. We are adjourned. Awesome.