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[0:00] Commissioner Ebook, and I have Commissioner Myers notice as running late, Vice Chair Owen, President, and Chair
[0:21] Schottwell. And then I have Commissioner Massaro noted as absent for today.
[1:21] Commissioner, any additional proposed changes to this evening's agenda?
[1:27] Great. Public comment provides an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the planning commission on items of interest, not otherwise loaded on the agenda.
[1:38] Each speaker's comments will be limited to three minutes and will comply with the rules of order for planning commission meetings.
[1:45] Do we have any members of the public who wish to provide public comments on non agenda items?
[1:52] Okay. Consent calendar. These routine items may be approved by a single vote, however, any member of the public or commissioner may remove an item for consideration during the public hearing portion of the agenda.
[2:06] This evening we are reviewing the planning commission regular meeting minutes for December 18, 20, 25 to have a motion to approve.
[2:15] I'll make a motion to approve.
[2:19] I need to abstain because I was not here, so you're not going to have a quorum on those.
[2:29] To the next meeting.
[2:30] Okay. We'll move on and we'll look forward to that one again.
[2:36] All right. We no longer have a consent hearing. Public hearings. These are items that are formally presented to the planning commission.
[2:46] I would like to remind you of the members of the public comment.
[2:50] Applicants for comments are a lot of 10 minutes to present testimony at the beginning of the public hearing.
[2:56] And if needed, five minutes to present the buttole at the end of the public hearing.
[3:00] All of their figures will be limited to three minutes.
[3:03] Tonight we have the following item.
[3:05] Item six, a 1765 Silverado Trail tentative parcel map.
[3:12] We'll start the commissioner and dispose your seats.
[3:18] I drove by the site.
[3:22] I drove by the site.
[3:24] I am familiar with the site. I met with the applicant a few months ago when it came to us before this and I also spoke with staff.
[3:34] Just briefly. I don't believe your microphones on.
[3:40] What about now?
[3:43] Thank you.
[3:45] All right. So we will now hear report from staff.
[3:49] Good evening. Everybody. I'll be presenting on the proposed tentative parcel map at 1765 Silverado Trail.
[3:57] The applicant requests a tentative parcel map design review permit and use permit to divide an existing.
[4:03] Approximately 0.91 acre parcel into one approximately 0.51 acre parcel and 1.40 acre remainder parcel.
[4:12] The applicant is Jorge Engel who is here tonight.
[4:16] The project is project site is located on the west side of Silverado Trail north of Lincoln adjacent to the Napa River.
[4:26] The site contains an existing single family home in some accessories structures.
[4:31] But beyond that, the site is mostly vacant containing a mix of native and ornamental vegetation.
[4:38] This is a view of the site from Silverado Trail.
[4:42] As you can see, a large hedge is present that would be removed with the project that's a condition of approval.
[4:51] The applicant requests to divide the parcel into one parcel one fronting Silverado Trail and a second remainder parcel at the rear of the site that would continue to house the single family home with the project.
[5:05] In addition to the tenant of the parcel map or the subdivision utility improvements are proposed with a project new water sewer gas electoral connections are proposed for the existing home and a new driveway is proposed to serve the existing home.
[5:20] What is not being considered tonight is a request for a development of multifamily units on personal one that would come at a later time under a different item completely separate from this request.
[5:36] The applicant has provided a development concept to illustrate that the property could be developed consistent with the high density residential general plan designation only it's not a request for development.
[5:50] The entitlements required for the project are a tentative parcel map to divide the parcel a use permit for the creation of a flaglot and a designer view permit for the design and layout of the proposed lots.
[6:05] Just some clarification on remainder parcels a remainder parcel is a portion of property not divided for the purpose of sale permitted by the subdivision map act.
[6:14] It's the applicant's intent to retain ownership of the remainder parcel and continue to live in a single family home and allow for the sale of the vacant parcel one for future development.
[6:28] This is the proposed tentative parcel map you can see the large open area at the front parcel one that would be able to be conveyed for future development and the existing home and garage and other structures to remain at the rear on the remainder parcel.
[6:44] This is a visualization of the project just you can see aerial view of the site with a approximation of the lot lines.
[6:55] As you can see the site is border by multi family.
[7:00] sites to the north in the south and would be ready for future proposed multi family development.
[7:10] To approve the project the planning commission would have to make the findings for a tentative parcel map for a design review permit and for a use permit.
[7:20] The staff makes the recommendation that the planning commission adopt a resolution approving a tentative parcel map and design review permit to to subdivide the parcel and use permit for the creation of a flaglot at.
[7:33] 1765 sort of trail and to also determine that the project is exempt from sequa.
[7:39] Thank you.
[7:41] Thank you Paul.
[7:42] All right and did the applicant wish to say anything or would we.
[7:50] Thank you.
[7:52] Any questions for staff or the applicant.
[7:57] Do you know that this time.
[7:59] Okay.
[8:02] Commissioner Abok.
[8:04] Do you have any questions.
[8:07] Okay.
[8:08] All right.
[8:09] timing.
[8:10] You may go ahead and ask.
[8:13] I had a question about the location of the new driveway.
[8:18] Has engineering or public work signed off on that.
[8:22] Yes, the public works department reviewed the project and they issued conditions of approval.
[8:29] I should clarify that the driveway extending all the way around the parcel is.
[8:36] Not proposed with this project only the driveway along the south to access the single family home.
[8:44] The northern portion of the driveway is up to the future multi family applicant.
[8:49] What they want to do, but it that area of the property would be reserved under easement.
[8:55] Okay.
[8:56] So at this time the driveway is not proposed to be changed unless they move forward with a similar development concept to what was shown.
[9:03] Where the driveway comes around on the north side in that curve.
[9:07] I know so the existing driveways at the center of the site.
[9:10] So a new driveway would be constructed along the southern end to access the single family home, but not the full.
[9:17] You know half shell driveway.
[9:19] Okay.
[9:20] And so has engineering looked at that configuration like the two drives in the distance between them.
[9:27] Yes.
[9:28] Okay.
[9:29] Thank you.
[9:32] Okay.
[9:33] Could you just go back on your slides because you pass through.
[9:39] One that had something to do with condominiums as after that.
[9:46] It was like here we go except for this right here.
[9:50] Can you explain the except for condominium conversion projects.
[9:57] Can you just explain it because you kind of breeze through that and I.
[10:01] Yes.
[10:02] So these are the findings to make.
[10:04] To approve a tentative parcel map.
[10:07] So if a project is proposing condominium conversion.
[10:11] You wouldn't need to make this finding because it's an existing building.
[10:14] A condominium conversions where an existing multi family building is converted.
[10:18] Understood.
[10:19] I just got it.
[10:20] Okay.
[10:21] Thank you.
[10:23] I saw that page and I and you didn't mention it.
[10:26] So I just wanted to go back and make sure there wasn't something that I was missing.
[10:30] Thank you.
[10:31] All right.
[10:32] I do not have any further questions.
[10:35] Okay.
[10:36] Great.
[10:37] So would anyone like to make a motion.
[10:41] Can you put your screen back.
[10:47] Yes.
[10:48] We don't have any public comment.
[10:50] That's why I'm not opening up public comment.
[10:53] I don't have any public here to comment, which is why I'm not opening public comment.
[10:59] Do we do we do we want to deliberate are we.
[11:02] Oh, I do we are we approve.
[11:04] You know, I feel like we're recommending for approval.
[11:07] We haven't heard any otherwise.
[11:08] Okay.
[11:09] Just making sure.
[11:10] Okay.
[11:11] I don't bravely need any.
[11:13] I'm happy to deliberate if needed.
[11:15] No.
[11:16] Okay.
[11:17] Just making sure you're okay.
[11:18] All right.
[11:19] Planning commission recommends to adopt a resolution of proving a tentative parcel map and design review permit to subdivide an existing approximately.
[11:26] Point nine one acre parcel into one parcel and a remainder parcel and a use permit for the creation of one flag.
[11:32] Lot for property located at 1765 silver on a trail and determining that the project is exempt from.
[11:37] Second.
[11:39] All in favor.
[11:40] I motion passes.
[11:43] Thank you.
[11:44] Thank you very much.
[11:45] You're so welcome.
[11:48] All right.
[11:49] So we have no administrative reports.
[11:53] Or do we has anything come up since this was written.
[11:57] Any comments by commissioners.
[12:00] Or staff.
[12:02] Yeah.
[12:03] A few announcements.
[12:04] So on February 5th we're still tracking to have PC chair and vice chair selection.
[12:10] Assuming wall of attendance, but regardless of attendance, but commissioners will move forward with that selection.
[12:16] As well as a brief overview of the PC bylaws policy resolution number 10 brown act in conflict of interest laws.
[12:25] A few things coming up in the forecast as well will be.
[12:31] Brief overview of quarterly development report quarter quarter quarter four of last year as well as presentation for the annual progress reports for the housing element in general plan that will go probably.
[12:46] Late February.
[12:47] It's not on the forecast right now, but we'll probably be tracking for that time.
[12:51] The other announcement, which another email that was sent out as well.
[12:56] Bond Mendez will be starting on Tuesday as an associate planner.
[13:00] So we're excited to have her.
[13:02] We'll probably.
[13:04] You know, either reintroduce or introduce her to everyone at the February 5th planning commission meeting.
[13:11] It's very exciting.
[13:12] We have Bond back.
[13:14] The only announcement that I wanted to make is I'm hoping that everyone attends the lighted art festival.
[13:22] And that was that's all I really wanted to mention and I'm excited for another great year here.
[13:29] Me too.
[13:31] All right anything else.
[13:34] All right, so.
[13:36] The next regular least scheduled meeting for the planning commission of the city of Napa is February 5th 2026.
[13:42] We are adjourned.
[13:44] That's.