Planning Commission Draft Action Minutes

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1 County of Ventura Resource Management Agency Planning Division 800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA (805) ventura.org/rma/planning 1. 8:37 A.M. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIR WESNER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 3. ROLL CALL Commission: Carin Kally District 1 Nora Aidukas, Vice-Chair District 2 Stephen Onstot District 3 Michael Wesner, Chair District 4 Richard Rodriguez District 5 County Staff: Kim Prillhart, Planning Director Jeffrey Barnes, Assistant County Counsel Linda Ash, Assistant County Counsel Rosemary Rowan, Long Range Planning Section Manager Winston Wright, Permit Administration Manager Shelley Sussman, Case Planner Kari Finley, Case Planner Ruchita Kadakia, Case Planner Elias Valencia, Case Planner Kristina Boero, Case Planner Anna Hall, Recording Secretary Denise Susi, Recording Secretary 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS None 5. APPROVAL OF JUNE 11, 2015, MINUTES Commissioner Onstot moved to approve the minutes. Motion was seconded. Motion passed CONSENT AGENDA ITEM #PL , Tierra Rejada Farms and Underwood Family Farms, applicants Planning Director, Kim Prillhart, spoke briefly regarding City of Moorpark s letter, Exhibit A. No fees are due by the county per the Regional Traffic Mitigation Agreement between the City and the County. Permit adjustment request is not an increase in this facility and traffic; therefore no fees are due as per the Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee to the City. County Counsel Jeffrey Barnes confirmed Planning Director Prillhart s statement. County Counsel Barnes clarified for the record that this is a consent item only. This consent item has a Conditional Use Permit renewal that has a condition that the Planning Division reports to the Planning Commission their intent and plans regarding the Permit use. If any party has any issues, they have the right to raise their issues to the Planning Director at the Planning Director hearing.

2 Page 2 of 5 Commissioner Wesner stated this item is not noticed for public to deliberate; this is received as an extension file. Commission will receive and file Planning Director s decision. 7. SATICOY AREA PLAN UPDATE, Ventura County Resource Management Agency, Michael Rolls, Charles Rogers, Gagandip Singh Sunner, applicants Rosemary Rowan, Planning Division Manager, Long Range Planning, presented an overview of the Saticoy Area Plan, asking the Commission for their recommendation on the Area Plan update, which will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors. Planning Division Planners Shelley Sussman, Ruchita Kadakia, and Kari Finley presented and outlined the Saticoy Area Plan, the Old Town Saticoy Development code, and the Environmental Impact Report. Staff made the following recommended actions: 1. CERTIFY that the Commission has reviewed and considered the staff report and all exhibits thereto, including the Final EIR (Attachments 7 and 8 of the staff report) and the CEQA Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations (Attachment 9 of the staff report) and has considered all comments received during the public comment process; and 2. ADOPT a resolution recommending that the Board of Supervisors take the following actions: a. CERTIFY that (1) the Final EIR (Attachments 7 and 8 of the Staff Report) has been completed in compliance with CEQA; (2) the Final EIR was presented to the Board and that the Board reviewed and considered the information contained in the Final EIR and all comments and testimony prior to approving the project; and (3) the Final EIR reflects the County s independent judgment and analysis; and b. ADOPT the Mitigation Monitoring Program (Attachments 7 and 8 of the staff report) and the CEQA Findings, Mitigation Measures and Statement of Overriding Considerations (Attachment 9 of the staff report), based upon the substantial evidence contained in the record, including the staff report and all public comment and testimony in the record; and c. FIND based on the substantial evidence presented in Sections A, D and E of the staff report, and the entire record, that PL is in the interest of public health, safety or general welfare, and good zoning practice, and is consistent with the Ventura County General Plan; and d. ADOPT a resolution APPROVING and ADOPTING PL that includes amendments to the Saticoy Area Plan (Attachment 1 of the staff report), and related amendments to the General Plan Goals, Policies and Programs (Attachment 5 of the staff report) and revisions to land use designations as shown in Attachments 2.3 and 2.11 of the staff report; and repeal of the existing Saticoy Area Plan (Attachment 6 of the staff report); and e. ADOPT an Ordinance approving PL including the Saticoy Zoning Maps [Non- Coastal Zoning Ordinance map amendments, Article 18, Attachment 4 of the staff report]; the Old Town Saticoy Development Code subject to renumbering and reformatting [Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance, Article 19, Attachment 3 of the staff report, text set forth in Appendix B to Area Plan, but not incorporated into the Area

3 Page 3 of 5 Plan], and other related NCZO amendments [Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance text amendments, Attachment 4 of the staff report]; and f. SPECIFY the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at 800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA as the location and custodian of the documents and materials that constitute the record of proceedings upon which this decision is based. Commission s Disclosures: None required. Presentation of Public Speakers: Gagandip S. Sunner, applicant, supporting Mike Rolls, applicant, supporting Chuck Rogers, applicant, supporting Lisa Woodburn, Jensen Design Survey, supporting Bob Tobias, Alta Mutual Water Supply, supporting Daniel Cormode, EVCL opposing Planning Commission Deliberation and Vote: Commissioner Onstot moved to approve the staff s recommendation to the Board of Supervisors, with the inclusion of Staff s PowerPoint (Attachment 15) and a letter from the City of Ventura (Exhibit A). The motion was seconded. Motion passed PL , Jeffery and Stephanie Rowland, applicants/appellants RMA-Planning Division Case Planner, Elias Valencia, presented the Staff Report on this matter. The following recommended actions were presented to the Planning Commission. 1. CERTIFY that the Commission reviewed and considered the staff report and all exhibits hereto, and has considered all comments received during the public hearing process; 2. DENY Appeal Case No. PL of the Planning Director Determination on the Fair Housing Reasonable Accommodation Request, dated March 6, 2015 (Case No. PL ) (Exhibit 3 of the staff report); 3. FIND that the alternative Reasonable Accommodation, subject to the mandatory conditions of approval, as stated in the Planning Director Determination on Fair Housing Reasonable Accommodation Request for Case No. PL dated March 6, 2015 (Exhibit 3 of the staff report), is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3); 4. MAKE the required findings for the granting of the alternate Reasonable Accommodation, subject to the mandatory conditions of approval, as stated in the Planning Director Determination on Fair Housing Reasonable Accommodation Request for Case No. PL , dated March 6, 2015 (Exhibit 3 of the staff report); 5. GRANT the alternative Reasonable Accommodation, subject to the mandatory conditions of approval, as stated in the Planning Director Determination on Fair Housing Reasonable Accommodation Request for Case No. PL , dated March 6, 2015 (Exhibit 3 of the staff report); and

4 Page 4 of 5 6. SPECIFY that the Clerk of the Planning Commission is the custodian, and 800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA is the location, of the documents and materials that constitute the record of proceedings upon which these decision are based. Commission s Disclosures: Commissioners Kally, Wesner and Onstot reported no disclosures. Commissioners Aidukas and Rodriguez disclosed that they saw the, Ventura County Star news article about the Rowlands. The Commission received additional Exhibits A and B, public comments submitted anonymously in support of staff s recommended actions; Exhibit C, an informational packet regarding emotional support animals submitted by the applicants/appellants; and Exhibit 7, a PowerPoint presentation, submitted by staff. Presentation of Public Speakers: The applicants/appellants Stephanie and Jeffery Rowland and two members of their household, Benny Danovi and Andrea Edwards, spoke. Speakers in favor of the applicants/appellants: Andrea Edwards Nagat Mansour Mansour Mansour Eva Smathers Janell Beck Alicia Stratton, Air Pollution Control District, spoke about the potential for air nuisance at the site. Planning Commission Deliberation and Vote: Commissioner Rodriguez motioned to approve staff s recommended actions, with the inclusion of late-received Exhibits A, B, C and 7. Motion was seconded. Motion passed 4-1. Commissioner Kally dissented. 9. DISCUSSION: a) REPORT BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR ON BOARD ACTIONS OR OTHER MATTERS The next Planning Commission Hearing will be held on July 30. Agenda items include a variance, the Santa Rosa Valley Trail Master Plan, and receive and file item regarding the General Plan Update. The Commission will have an opportunity to provide their comments and recommendations for Planning staff s General Plan Update report back to the Board of Supervisors at the August 4 and August 11 hearings. The Saticoy Area Plan agenda item will be on the Board of Supervisors September 22 agenda.

5 Page 5 of 5 b) ITEMS THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAY WISH TO INTRODUCE None. 10. MEETING ADJOURNMENT Chair Wesner adjourned the hearing in honor of the new Planning Commission Recording Secretary, Anna Hall. Anna Hall, Recording Secretary Ventura County Planning Commission Denise Susi, Recording Secretary Ventura County Planning Commission