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Good evening. We will go ahead and call
the meeting to order. It is uh 5:00 pm.
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Roll call.
>> Chairman Ferris
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» here.
>> Commissioner [clears throat] Haymon
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» here.
>> Commissioner Mont Dragon
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» here.
>> Commissioner Poxis
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» here.
>> For present. We have a quorum.
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» All right. If you all rise for the
pledge of allegiance, please.
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» Ready to begin. I pledge algiance to the
flag of the United States of America and
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to the republic for which it stands. One
nation under God, indivisible, with
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liberty and justice for all.
>> Thank you.
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I am requesting a motion um for approval
of the agenda.
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» So moved.
>> I'll second.
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» Ferris
>> I.
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» Haymon. I
>> M dragon
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» I
>> I
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» motion carries.
>> Okay. Um we are
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swearing in a new commissioner,
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» Mr. Bowen.
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Raise your right hand.
>> I state Oh, [snorts] sorry. I, Eric,
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» doly affirm affirm
>> that I will support and defend
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» that I will support and defend
>> the Constitution of the United States
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» Constitution of the United States
>> and the Constitution of the State of
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California
>> and the Constitution of the State of
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California
>> against all enemies
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» against all enemies,
>> foreign and domestic.
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» foreign and domestic.
>> That I will bear true faith and alian
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true faith and allegiance
>> to the Constitution of the United States
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» to the Constit Constitution of the
United States
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» and the Constitution of the State of
California.
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» Constitution of the State of California.
>> That I take this obligation free
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» that I take this obligation freely
>> without any mental reservation
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» without any reservation
>> or purpose of evasion
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» or purpose of evasion. and that I will
well
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» and that I will well
>> and faithfully discharge
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» and faithfully discharge
>> the duties upon which
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» the duties upon which
>> I'm about to enter
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» I'm about to enter
ma'am
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» thank you all thank you Eric
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um we will um make a motion to approve
the minutes at the next meeting
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um non-aggenda the public comments. Uh,
persons wishing to address the
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commission on matters that are within
the commission's jurisdiction and do not
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already appear on the agenda may do so
at this time. Pursuant to the Brown Act,
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the planning commission may not take
action on an item that that does not
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appear on this agenda. Oh, I'm sorry.
Speakers are limited to five minutes.
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The public comment section of the agenda
is limited to a total of one hour. Each
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speaker is asked to provide his or her
name.
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Hello there. My name is Kelly Betts.
Last Wednesday, the issue of backyard
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poultry was brought before the city
council and they agreed to add it to the
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agenda for discussion at a next city
council meeting. At the request of
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Councilman Blades, I am here today
before the planning commission to
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discuss the current municipal code and
possible amendments that could be made
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to accommodate backyard poultry
following a future decision by the city
[3:39]
council. The current municipal code does
not contain any specific language as to
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the allowance or forbiddance of backyard
poultry in residential zoning. This lack
[3:50]
of communication has led the public to
believe that poultry is allowed in
[3:53]
Ridgerest, and countless citizens
already own backyard chickens, ducks,
[3:58]
quails, and other birds.
Recent events have brought this into
[4:02]
question as some residents have been
told that they must remove their birds
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from the pre premises without warning
and any chance of remediation.
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The current municipal code requires
cleanliness of all animal habitations
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regardless of species and it forbids
loud and continuous animal noises such
[4:20]
as barking and crowing. I agree with
these requirements. However, this does
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not specifically say that backyard birds
are not allowed under any circumstance.
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even when cleanliness and noise are not
in question. I propose that we amend the
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current municipal code to include
allowances and limitations regarding
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poultry just as we have these
specifications for cats and dogs. I have
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taken an active part in community
discussion regarding this issue,
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including online and in person at
community events. I have personally
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spoken with hundreds of residents about
their thoughts on this issue. Our
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petition already has almost 400
signatures in only one week.
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The most common comment that I have
heard from residents is that they
[5:01]
thought owning backyard chickens was
already allowed. Common concerns were
[5:06]
that there should be limits to the
number of birds you can have and that
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roosters should not be permitted in
residential areas. I personally agree
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with this. My opinion and suggestion is
that a resident shall own no more than
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eight female chickens or four ducks and
no specified limit on quailes due to
[5:22]
their very small size. This number is
based on the number of eggs that a
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typical family would need for personal
use and is based on the fact that chicks
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must be purchased in quantities of four
from local suppliers. I also suggest a
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ban on the commercial sale of eggs and a
complete ban of roosters in residential
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zones unless explicit permission is
granted from the city based on lot size
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and other requirements. I believe that
making these changes to the municipal
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code will save the time, money, and
resources of animal control and code
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enforcement officers by giving them
discretion to act on situations and
[5:57]
complaints that actually constitute
animal care negligence versus having to
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respond to every tip that a chicken
simply exists. I would be happy to hear
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any concerns that you might have
concerning this request and will gladly
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respond with ideas on how to address any
potential conflicts. I respectfully ask
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that you begin looking into the current
civil code and contemplate ways that it
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could potentially be amended following a
decision decision by our city council
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members at a future city council
meeting. Thank you for your time.
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» Thank you.
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» Are we engaging questions or no?
>> No. Okay. Thank you.
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» Comment.
>> Any other public comment?
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Okay. Moving on, we will go ahead and
open the uh public hearing. This is an
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abatement of APN 34304234-0000-5,
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a consideration of an abatement to the
property due to buckled and obstructed
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sidewalks RMC 14-59
and 11-3
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uh 3C. Property owner uh Dan Wyn, APN
343 04234-0000-5
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staff report.
[7:27]
Good evening. Tonight, I am requesting
approval to abate a buckled sidewalk and
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vegetation obstructing the sidewalk at
the intersection of East Church Avenue
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and South Lincoln Street. APN 343 042
34005.
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As you can see, this portion of the
sidewalk is entirely unusable, forcing
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pedestrians to step off of the sidewalk
and into the roadway to navigate around
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this obstacle, which is not only
dangerous, but may be difficult, if not
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impossible, for those with physical
limitations.
[8:00]
Since the case was initiated on August
21st, 2025, I have made repeated efforts
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to contact the property owner. Six
notices have been mailed, three
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citations have been issued, and numerous
telephone calls have been placed. In
[8:15]
addition, I've utilized multiple
available resources to research updated
[8:19]
mailing addresses for the property
owner. Despite these efforts, I have
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received no response from the property
owner. Additionally, I've attempted to
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contact who is believed to be relatives
and associates of the property owner via
[8:32]
phone. Unfortunately, many of these
telephone numbers were either
[8:37]
disconnected, no longer belonged to the
intended individuals, or did not result
[8:41]
in contact with anyone responsible for
the property.
[8:45]
Based on these efforts, I believe every
administrative approach available to the
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city has been exhausted. With the
violations remaining uncorrected, we are
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requesting the removal and replacement
of the buckled portion of the sidewalk
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as well as the complete uprooting of the
tree to ensure that this issue does not
[9:03]
occur again. With that, I'm available to
answer any questions you may have.
[9:10]
» Thank you. Uh, commissioner comments,
Mr. Bruin, we'll start with you.
[9:15]
» Uh, just this is actually we we had
trimmed this bush back previously before
[9:19]
we started this abatement. Correct. And
it went through like a parks uh a
[9:24]
streets maintenance trim back back in 23
I believe. Uh this this existed with the
[9:30]
same lot. I'm just putting written that
on record that thank you guys for coming
[9:34]
forward. Thank you. Very thorough
abatement, very thorough process, but
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this is not something that just came up
in 25. This person's ignored it for
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easily a good three to six years at this
point. Um and I applaud your efforts in
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getting it moving forward. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[9:52]
I'm curious how many or how many years
the person has owned this lot. I'm
[9:57]
assuming a very long time if we can't
get a hold of them.
[10:02]
From what I from what I remember, I
believe it said as early as 2005.
[10:08]
The property owner used to be a resident
of Ridgequest uh Rididgerest and
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obviously they are no longer. However,
they still do own this lot.
[10:18]
I think what uh looking at especially
the picture that's on the screen there
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like it's not worn down. Obviously
there's not a lot of foot traffic or
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anything that uh because people can't
walk by there.
[10:30]
» Uh not questioning your means and
methods and everything you did. I think
[10:33]
you're all doing a great job, but I'm
just curious how many other parts of the
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sidewalk on vacant lots around the city
that might be damaged due to the
[10:41]
earthquake
or old trees that used to be on
[10:45]
properties. Um, so it almost it almost
seems like you're going to be chasing
[10:51]
your tails for a very long time uh
around the city. So I'm curious if this
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is something that the public works
department can maybe go around and look
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and maybe
one week out of the year they go around
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and they try to do the best they can at
least on the brush. The cost of
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repairing sidewalks is expensive.
So [clears throat]
[11:12]
on that note, we did talk, code
enforcement and I did talk previous to
[11:16]
this on the state because we do have a
sidewalk survey that was done. So we
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know all of the sidewalks that need to
be repaired and as of
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this this year um they sent out
44 cases um that have had up to the 30
[11:35]
days, right? So, [clears throat] there's
still more that are outstanding, but
[11:38]
they haven't even had the notice for 30
days. So, out of those 44 cases, 30
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people have already fixed the sidewalks.
Um, the vacant properties, they are a
[11:48]
continuous issue because people don't
live here. So, they may not even know.
[11:52]
They don't know the sidewalks broken.
They don't know that the weeds are
[11:54]
overgrown. But we have been working on
that for all of this year to get those
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trimmed and getting those uh property
owners, which has actually spurred them
[12:05]
to decide whether or not they want to
continue keeping this property or
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whether they're ready to list it. So,
it's kind of advantageous to us to get
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them to pay attention to their property.
Um the abatement will be just to fix the
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sidewalk and remove that. It's not a
hugely costly thing, but it is costly to
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our community.
And hopefully we can get those that
[12:28]
haven't responded, hopefully we can get
multiple of them together so that when
[12:31]
we get people to go out and get fix
them, it could potentially lower the
[12:35]
cost. And if memory serves me right,
especially for the residents, if uh they
[12:40]
get a break on the permit for doing
this, right, since they've had a
[12:44]
citation,
uh I don't think they pay full cost. I
[12:49]
don't think it's a complete discount,
but they don't.
[12:52]
» So, they do receive a discount on the
permits uh because it is a code
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enforcement case.
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» I didn't know you had a sidewalk survey.
So
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» yes,
>> I like it.
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» Our good our good packed volunteers.
>> That's all I have.
[13:12]
» Um, so on the final abatement notice,
was that mailed or was that posted on
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the property?
>> This was mailed to the uh owner's
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mailing address on file.
>> Does it have to be posted on the
[13:22]
property or
>> if if there was actually a structure on
[13:26]
the property? Yes. However, this is a
vacant lot, so it is not required.
[13:32]
Okay. Cuz I'm just thinking if we post
it [clears throat] in this case, it
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probably wouldn't make a difference, but
if you post it on the property, maybe
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there's a neighbor that knows or a
friend that drives by and sees it and
[13:44]
could contact the owner. But I think
this is beyond that point at this point.
[13:48]
Um, my other question is I see there's
like multiple pictures with different
[13:54]
dates. Um, has the city done anything to
like warn the public, hey, there's a
[13:59]
trip hazard. go around maybe like safety
cones, a sign.
[14:04]
» Nothing that I'm aware of.
>> Okay. I think we should consider when
[14:08]
it's like something like this that's
critical. Someone can just be walking
[14:12]
down the street and trip. So, and code
enforcement sees it, maybe put out like
[14:17]
a cone or even I mean even just trim the
tree back. It's you know just a pair of
[14:22]
clippers. trim them back a little bit so
that it's not it's obviously a hazard,
[14:26]
but if we can do something about it to
prevent an accident, we should.
[14:31]
» Thank you.
[14:37]
» Uh gentlemen in uh code enforcement. I
think you guys are doing a great job. I
[14:41]
appreciate the uh the thoroughess of
your report. Provides a level of clarity
[14:46]
that makes this side fairly easy. So,
thank you for for that. have a feeling
[14:51]
you had a really good teacher. Um, we'll
take a public comment right now if we
[14:56]
have any.
[15:00]
No.
All right. At this time, I'd like to
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request a [clears throat] motion um to
approve this abatement.
[15:08]
» All motion.
>> Second.
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» Ferris.
>> I
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» I
>> Mond Dragon
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» I.
>> Foxes.
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» I
>> bre
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» I
>> Five eyes. Motion.
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» You said Eric had to start there.
>> The new guy.
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» Thank you.
>> All right. Thank you, sir.
[15:29]
» Thank you, Officer Capelli.
>> Uh
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brings us to parcel map uh waiver 26-01.
Uh Tvali Center. uh consideration of a
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parcel map waiver to subdivide two
parcels into three parcels zoned general
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commercial 1400 North Norma Street APN
419-020-41
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staff report. [clears throat]
>> So this is a parcel map waiver to divide
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the existing
uh parcel. This [clears throat] parcel
[16:03]
is completely developed. So that's why
we do a parcel map waiver, not a track
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map um or a parcel map. all of the uh
infrastructure that serves this is
[16:12]
already in existence. Um so this is on
North Norma Street. Um there's a gas
[16:19]
station, the happy hours,
and a couple of other existing tenants.
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So this is how they're proposing to
divide this. So then you would have
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three separate parcels on here um for
tenants
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um for just the ease of dividing it.
It would also um include the CCNRs as
[16:46]
usual for these where there is that
reciprocal access agreement for the
[16:50]
different businesses and then it lays
out exactly who's responsible for which
[16:54]
portions of the parking lot and stuff
like that. So that helps us with
[16:58]
maintaining these things should they
become an issue in the future. The
[17:03]
applicant is on the phone, so if we have
questions for him, you guys can reach
[17:08]
out. Um staff is recommending that we do
this parcel map waiver. Um any
[17:13]
questions?
[17:18]
» I have one.
How are they handling the three parking
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spots at the intersection of the three
lots?
[17:28]
It's uh if you look at line uh where the
we know this is the gas station, the
[17:34]
office space and the the restaurant.
Those are the three, you know, complexes
[17:38]
there. Um I can understand how they've
drawn the line uh in the north line um
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0626 East. That's clearly the back of
the building. And I can see how they
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tried to create the um other subdivide
line, but it ends up subdividing
[17:55]
uh slightly three parking spots on the
corner
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that technically fall within both parcel
three and parcel one. And I'm just
[18:07]
curious if that those have been
designated for the the gas station,
[18:11]
designated for the office building, or
has there been some discussion in terms
[18:14]
of who has the uh maintenance and and um
towing rights and all the above for for
[18:20]
those three spots?
[18:23]
» So, the the developer or developers rep
is on the phone.
[18:29]
» Yes. Um can you hear me?
>> Can you hear?
[18:32]
» Yes, sir.
>> Um yeah, absolutely. the uh three
[18:35]
parking spaces was given to parcel one
to accommodate the amount of square
[18:39]
footage necessary for the parcel map
waiver. So the responsibility is on the
[18:45]
uh mini mart or gas station that is
there uh in that partial one.
[18:51]
» Thank you sir.
>> You're welcome.
[18:57]
So based on the occupancy load of the
restaurant area, uh that building should
[19:04]
have somewhere in the ballpark of 45 to
60 parking stalls. So you don't have
[19:10]
anywhere near that. And
my understanding in this case, same
[19:16]
owner, one parcel turning into three.
What happens when one of the parcels
[19:21]
sells at some point? Maybe it's a year,
maybe it's a hundred years from now, but
[19:25]
either or the new uh owner, if it were
to ever sell, now doesn't have the
[19:30]
required parking spaces available. So,
in all honesty, the the parking section
[19:37]
needs to be expanded for that uh
restaurant area to include a lot more
[19:42]
parking spaces
because if that ever were to sell, it
[19:48]
won't have the necessary amount that it
has. uh the three parking stalls for the
[19:55]
um
gas station. Is there no parking stalls
[19:59]
directly in front of the store? I'm
assuming no.
[20:01]
» There is.
>> Okay.
[20:04]
So, are the are those three in that
little bubble are those the ADA uh
[20:11]
required parking spots?
>> No, those are in front of the store.
[20:15]
» Okay. I will say the CCNR generally is
going to lay out the percentage that
[20:20]
each parcel is responsible for. So that
and that will travel with the land that
[20:27]
will not be struck and no matter how
this is sold and I have not personally
[20:31]
seen the CCNRs. That's a Travis review,
not me. [clears throat] But we can make
[20:36]
sure that the CCNRs does lay out that
they are responsible for
[20:41]
the percentage that would meet the need
of that current use. But that doesn't
[20:45]
mean it's always going to be that use.
[clears throat]
[20:48]
But the whole the whole three parcels
are going to be responsible in some way,
[20:54]
shape or form for the entirety of the
parking. So even though parcel 3 is
[20:58]
heavy on the parking right now,
usually that reciprocal agreement is
[21:03]
going to include what percentage they're
all. And so in the future, you know, if
[21:08]
parcel 3 still owns, you know, still has
the major portion of the parking,
[21:13]
they're going to negotiate with that
tenant based on what that tenant needs,
[21:16]
right? So that's probably in the
tenants's lease. Um, that's how we've
[21:21]
seen it in the past. So that could very
well be the case here, but I have not
[21:25]
reviewed that document.
[21:29]
Yeah, the the agreement's one thing, but
uh
[21:34]
if it changes ownership, that agreement
doesn't has to be re rewritten and
[21:39]
redone.
>> It would probably be in their lease
[21:42]
because the CCNR will always stay
recorded with the the actual
[21:49]
uh parcel map waiver. So on that parcel
map waiver, you'll see that CCNR, it's
[21:54]
going to have that agreement no matter
how it changes hands. Um, but it would
[21:59]
be, yeah, it would need to be negotiated
with them because that could not, that
[22:04]
could not be a restaurant tomorrow and
then it could be an office and maybe
[22:08]
that parking works. But whoever's
managing that property is going to have
[22:12]
to determine the use for their tenants
and make them responsible for whatever
[22:16]
portion of that parking lot as far as
repairs because the CCNRs is going to
[22:22]
determine, you know, you're responsible
for 50% of the repairs or and they're
[22:27]
responsible for 25, right?
But in our current in its current
[22:34]
occupancy, how many parking spots should
that
[22:38]
» I would have to know the size of the
dining room.
[22:40]
» So it's uh one parking space per 300
square foot of dining. So not the whole
[22:46]
building, just the dining.
[22:52]
» Thank you.
>> But yeah, thank you.
[22:56]
» Sure. Uh, no I don't have any questions.
I just what Cody was asking about the
[23:02]
parking spots. So I hope they have a
good agreement so that uh if parcel 3
[23:09]
ends up being empty and the other two
parcels have tenants then if the parking
[23:15]
lot needs to be fixed or repairs done
that we don't get into a situation where
[23:20]
well I don't have any tenants or in
income coming in so I'm not going to fix
[23:23]
it. So, I hope there's something in
there that addresses that.
[23:27]
» Okay.
[23:31]
» All right. [clears throat] I think that
those would be addressed by the land
[23:35]
owner, the landlord. And so, it really
isn't a and then Yeah. And then again,
[23:40]
to Eric's point, code enforcement to
make sure that that's brought up to
[23:44]
standard. So, I don't think that's
something that as a planning commission
[23:47]
we need to necessarily
um worry ourselves with necessarily. I I
[23:53]
am a little concerned that
to Cody's point, if if part of these if
[24:00]
this parcel sells, that really does make
that a a a tough spot for that
[24:06]
restaurant right now. But I guess that's
that's up to them. Um, and it really
[24:11]
isn't isn't the the role of the planning
commission to to pre-negotiate that
[24:18]
based on something that might happen in
the future. So,
[24:23]
um, do we have public comment? Any
comment from the developer,
[24:30]
sir?
>> No.
[24:32]
» No. Okay. At this time, I'd like to
request a motion for approval.
[24:38]
I'll make a motion for approval of the
recommendation of the staff report.
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Specifically, since they gave me
language, I move that the planning
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commission adopt a resolution finding
that the project is exempt from SQA and
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approve parcel map waiver 2601 subject
to the findings and conditions of
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approval contained in the draft
resolution.
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» I'll second
>> Ferris
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» I.
>> Heymon
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» Iregan
>> I
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» ruin
>> I.
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» Five eyes. Motion carries.
Okay, we will go ahead and close the uh
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public hearing
and move on to discussion and other
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action items. Um,
this is committee assignments.
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» So, we have one vacancy
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on committees um
right now.
[25:34]
Also, if anybody wants to move because
there is infrastructure, economic
[25:39]
development and then quality of life.
Um, the vacancy is on quality of life. I
[25:45]
am assuming that Breuan is able to fill
that spot.
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» Volunte.
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» So, that meeting is on the first Tuesday
of the month at 5:30 p.m. and they meet
[26:01]
over in the Ker McGee Center. Um, and
then
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» from here
>> No, we're still here.
[26:06]
» Yeah. When when did we
>> Their agenda says they're at the Kirby
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Center. So,
>> but I will update that on my list. So,
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they meet in this room.
>> Okay.
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» And then I think we're good for now.
That was it. Does anybody Everyone else
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is good. No schedule changes. Good for
now.
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» Good for now.
>> Okay. Thank you, Eric, for taking that
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on.
>> Happy to do it.
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» Um, commissioner comments and committee
reports. I have nothing to report and no
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comments.
>> I have nothing.
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» I have nothing.
>> Nothing to report. Infrastructure is
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done until tomorrow.
>> Very good.
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» Uh, I have two things. Everyone, I
wanted to uh make sure that a compliment
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went out to the city uh for the work
that's being done on uh the medians and
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the trees. Um everything that we are
continuing to do to improve the
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appearance and quality of our community
is always a positive and I think that's
[27:08]
a very good positive step forward. Um,
second, I just want to echo my thanks
[27:13]
and appreciation for the opportunity to
serve uh the city again, and I look
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forward to serving on quality of life
and uh seeing us uh strive towards a
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summer date that I look forward to
seeing.
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» Thank you. Staff items.
Um, as you are probably already aware,
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the
um, state department of housing
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community development, they did approve
our housing elements. So, we now have a
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certified housing element. Yay. Um, so
the next thing is prepare yourselves for
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about 40 um, code amendments. Uh, you're
welcome. We will try to do them as
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as much as we cover, right? Because I
don't want to just bring 40 to you in
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one motion and there's not really any
kind of discussion of but we will not
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break them into 40 different meetings.
Um
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» how long do we have to put them in in
effect by the
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» by January?
>> By January.
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» Okay.
>> So
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» 10 10 a month for the next
>> So just like right now. Um yes. and it
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just takes
three meetings in six months to do it.
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So, it should be fine. Um,
and the next thing that you guys will
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see will be um zone changes because we
have a lot of zones that we have known
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needed to be corrected. Um, so that will
be coming now that our housing element
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is adopted. Um the reason for holding
off is the housing element includes the
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vacant sites. Um and also all of our
figures for meeting the arena. So our
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our regional housing allocation um is
all based off of the zoning. Um we'll
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still meet RENA. That's not there's
things like professional office with
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apartments in it. Um which is fine
because it is a conditional use. But the
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the big problem is is when people try to
purchase these things, they're not
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necessarily financable or title doesn't
want to do it. Um so it becomes an issue
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when they are existing multifamily
structures. There's no reason for the
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zoning to stay professional office. Um
some other things, there's things that
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are in the flight path. Um
and I had talked to the developer about
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two years ago and so they were happy
with the idea proposed. So, we'll see
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that come. Um, and also potentially
agricultural zone will change to match
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the same zone as that property um that's
out there on Brady, Mayan, Richest
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Boulevard, and Los Flores because that
is the um largest impact. Um, however,
[30:02]
due to state housing laws, when we
downzone something, which that has to be
[30:07]
downzoned. Um, when we downzone
something, we have to swap. So, we have
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to make it up. Even though we far exceed
our reena numbers, um, as far as
[30:16]
vacancy, we don't build to meet the
reena numbers. So, we still have to
[30:21]
swap. So, I can't get rid of
an estate lot and create what
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essentially would be half the density
um, without swapping for something else.
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So that's where the professional office
and all of those things that are kind of
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corrections will come in handy in this
process. So you will see that probably
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at the beginning of next year um we'll
get through the holidays. But I look
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forward to everyone's input and if you
have anything else that you and even the
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public if you know of something you hear
of something um and you're watching we
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are you know looking at different sites.
So, if there's something that you know
[30:58]
of that we may not um this will be more
of a conversation. It'll be more
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interactive. Um and we'll have more time
to deal with that as well so that it
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doesn't come as a surprise to any
property owners. Um but that's it.
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That's all I have.
>> Thank you, Heather.
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Anything from you gentlemen?
All right. We will go ahead and adjourn
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the meeting at 5:31. Thank you all.
Thank you, sir.