5-28-2024 PC Presentations
Planning Commission
Meeting
May 28, 2024
Presentations
Item 2
Lawrence-Mitty Park and Trail
project Final Conceptual
Design General Plan
Consistency and Initial
Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration.
Planning Commission meeting
May 28, 2024
Lawrence-Mitty Park and Trail Project
General Plan Consistency and Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration
Subject: Capital Improvement Programs’ Lawrence-Mitty Park and
Trail project Final Conceptual Design and Initial Study/Mitigated
Negative Declaration.
Recommended Action:
That the Planning Commission:
1.Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 1) finding that the Lawrence-
Mitty Park and Trail project Final Conceptual Design is consistent
with the City's General Plan; and
2.Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 2) recommending that the City
Council adopt the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
for the Lawrence-Mitty Park and Trail project.
Tonight’s Action
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Lawrence –
Mitty Park and
Trail Project
Agenda
1.Final Concept Plan Overview
2.General Plan Alignment
3.CEQA Summary
Final Concept Plan Overview
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Final Concept Plan
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Final Concept Plan
General Plan Alignment
•Goal RPC-3: Preserve and enhance access to parks that have significant natural
resources. Preserve natural areas, utilizing natural features, topography, natural
habitat, native planting and by establishing Nature Play Areas.
•Goal RPC-4: Integrate parks and public facilities within neighborhoods and areas.
•Goal RPC-5: Trails: create an interconnected system of multi-use trails and provide
safe pedestrian and bicycle access through the City and connections to local nodes
and destinations.
•Goal RPC-7:Provide high-quality, flexible, and well-maintained community facilities
that meet the changing needs of the community and are a source of community
identity.
General Plan
CEQA Summary
CEQA Process
•Draft Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND)
•30-day Public Review Period: 2.12.24 – 3.13.24
•Four Comment Letters Received
•Final IS/MND, Responses to Comments, Mitigation Monitoring
and Reporting Program
•Planning Commission Recommendation to City Council
•Adoption of MND by City Council
Environmental Impacts
Mike to add
overview bullets
Less than Significant or No ImpactLess than Significant with
Mitigation Incorporated
•Mineral Resources
•Noise
•Population &
Housing
•Public Services
•Recreation
•Transportation
•Utilities & Service
Systems
•Wildfire
•Aesthetics
•Agriculture & Forest
Resources
•Air Quality
•Energy
•Geology and Soils
•Greenhouse Gas Emissions
•Hazards and Hazardous
Materials
•Hydrology & Water Quality
•Land Use & Planning
•Biological Resources
•Cultural Resources
•Tribal Cultural Resources
Western Pond Turtle
•Conduct Pre-construction Survey
•Worker Environmental Awareness Program
•Install Wildlife Exclusion Barrier
•Construction Monitoring
San Francisco Dusky-Footed Woodrat
•Conduct Pre-Construction Survey
•Relocation of Woodrat Houses
Bats
•Conduct Pre-Construction Survey
•Conduct Acoustic Survey
•Create Roost Buffer
Mitigation
Nesting Birds
•Conduct Pre-Construction/Pre-Disturbance Survey
Cultural Resources
•Note on excavation plans of the potential for exposing buried cultural
resources (incl. Native American burials)
•Implement a Worker Awareness Training (WAT) program for cultural resources
prior to the start of ground disturbing activities
•Retain professional archaeologist on an on-call basis during construction
•Protocols for discovery of unrecorded human remains
Tribal Cultural Resources
•Native American monitoring required in the event that Native American
archaeological resources are discovered, or suspected to have been
discovered before further ground disturbance is allowed
Mitigation (cont.)
Next Steps
•Final IS/MND, Responses to Comments & Mitigation Monitoring
and Reporting Program prepared for PC and CC hearings
•PC hearing for recommendation of adoption of MND to CC
•CC adoption of the MND and approval of the project
Subject: Capital Improvement Programs’ Lawrence-Mitty Park and
Trail project Final Conceptual Design and Initial Study/Mitigated
Negative Declaration.
Recommended Action:
That the Planning Commission:
1.Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 1) finding that the Lawrence-
Mitty Park and Trail project Final Conceptual Design is consistent
with the City's General Plan; and
2.Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 2) recommending that the City
Council adopt the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
for the Lawrence-Mitty Park and Trail project.
Tonight’s Action
Thank You!
Planning Commission
Meeting
May 28, 2024
Presentations
Item 3
Consider Municipal Code
Amendments to Chapter 19.48
(Fences), Chapter 19.08
(Definitions).
Planning Commission
May 28, 2024
MCA-2024-001 – Fence Ordinance
Chapter 19.48 Background
●Fence ordinance last modified in 2011
●Potential to streamline City review
●Updates for consistency with State law and
internal practices/policies
●Minor corrections or edits included
Fence Locations and Height
In R1, RHS, R2, and R3 (up to Four Units)
●Height increased from 6 feet to 7 feet (CBC)
●In RHS, reduced area of non-open fencing
(GP consistency)
●Minor ornamental entry features allowed
Design Standards
●Fencing materials identified
●Allowed e.g. engineered plastic, brick
and stone, wood, and wrought iron
●Prohibited e.g. barbed wire and chicken
wire, cloth, and plywood
●Design Review applicability clarified
●Maintenance requirements (i.e. maintain in
good condition)
Roadway and Driveway Gates
●Current standards require a Fence Exception
for all driveway gates
●Proposed standards allow driveway gates in
most zones through Building Permit
●Standards added for location and design of
gates:
●Allow gates on residential properties
setback 20’ or behind building wall line
●Allow gates in other development when
separating private uses and setback
Definitions
●Modified
●“Accessory Structure,”
●“Fence,”
●“Fence Height,”
●“Residential District,” and
●“Sidewalk Site Triangle”
●“Hedge” defined
Recommended Actions
Adopt the draft resolution (Attachment 1)
recommending that the City Council adopt an
ordinance to amend:
1.Chapter 19.48, Fences
2.Chapter 19.12, Administration
3.Chapter 19.08, Definitions
Planning Commission
Meeting
May 28, 2024
Presentations
Item 4
Sign Exception Permit to consider
a ground sign with LED lighting
and three wall signs exceeding
200 square feet in an area where
only one is allowed at an existing
service station.
Planning Commission
May 28, 2024
EXC-2023-010 – Sign Exception
Project Site
Address
10490 S De Anza Blvd
Zoning District
P(CG)
Request
LED ground sign and
two additional wall
signs
P(CG)
P(OP)
P(CG)
P(CG)
Background
76 gas station approved in 2018 (DP-2017-02)
New service station and convenience market
Approved hours of operation: 24 hours, 7 days/week
Currently under construction
Proposed Signage
●Three canopy signs (two with illuminated logos)
●One ground sign with LED price numerals
Fuel
Canopy
Market
Municipal Code Standards – Wall Signs
●One wall sign allowed; maximum area is 200 s.f.
●Consistent with Municipal Code standards, there
will be:
1.No more than one sign per frontage
2.Located below roof (i.e. on canopy)
3.Located outside of public right of way
4.Consistent with design criteria
Municipal Code Standards – Ground Sign
●Consistent with Municipal Code standards,
there will be:
1.One ground sign
2.Less than 43 s.f. in size
3.Less than 8 feet tall
4.At least one foot from public right of
way and outside of sight triangle
●Exception requested to allow a directly
visible light source (LED price numerals)
Previous Gas
Station Sign
Exceptions
Recommended Actions
Adopt the proposed draft resolution with an amendment
to Page 1, as follows: