Crescent City Planning Commission Meeting

CITY OF CRESCENT CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE Commission Members: Holly Greene, Chairperson Brad Kime, Vice-Chairperson • John Williams • Mike Muldoon Incorporated April 13, 1854 web: www.crescentcity.org Regular Meeting Thursday, March 8, 2018 5:30 p.m. Board Chambers, 981 “H” Street, Suite 100, Crescent City, CA MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Call to Order Chairperson Greene called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Roll Call Present: Chairperson Holly Greene, Vice-Chairperson Brad Kime, Commissioner Mike Muldoon, Commissioner John Williams, Commissioner Ray Altman Absent: none Others: Eric Taylor II. PUBLIC COMMENT – none. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of February 8, 2018. On a motion by Vice-Chairperson Kime, seconded by Commissioner Williams, and carried unanimously 5-0, the City of Crescent City Planning Commission approved the meeting minutes for February 8, 2018. IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. AR 18-01 Architectural Review for a building addition located in the Highway Services District Applicant: Thunderbird Mountain Trading Company Location: 299 Hwy 101 S APN: 118-020-31  Project: Construction of an approximately 588 square foot addition to the existing commercial building located at 299 Highway 101 South. The proposed addition will serve as a showroom and entrance for a native arts gift shop. Other improvements include the addition of ADA restrooms and merchandise storage in the existing commercial space. Public Comment: Shon and Lee Nickel stated this will be great for the community. By a vote of 5-0 the Planning Commission approved AR18-01 Architectural Review for a building addition located in the HS (Highway Services) District. V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Eric Taylor introduced new Planning Commissioner, Ray Altman. B. Update on the Municipal Code Amendment Regulating the Commercial and Personal Use of Cannabis within the City of Crescent City. The City of Crescent City is proposing to amend Title 17 Zoning, Chapter 17.93 Standards for Marijuana. Currently all commercial cannabis activities are prohibited within the City of Crescent City. With the passage of the Medical and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (SB 94) the City of Crescent City is proposing to adopt regulations to allow Commercial Cannabis activities within city limits. Applicant: City of Crescent City Location: Various Eric Taylor stated he has all the information he needs to start drafting the ordinance and asked direction from the Commissioners about possibly creating an overlay district to allow volatile manufacturing behind the Safeway area. After discussion, it was opened to Public Comment. Public Comment: Eric Gunther gave an update on the County’s Cannabis Working Group. Mayor Blake Inscore commented again on his view opposing volatile manufacturing in the City limits. Jesse Davis from the County’s Cannabis Working Group discussed his concerns with the black market and volatile manufacturing. The consensus of the Commissioners was to revisit the volatile manufacturing topic in approximately a year and drafting the ordinance stating the preference for non-volatile manufacturing. VI. REPORTS, CONCERNS, REFERRALS A. Eric Taylor stated he will be at the CALED Conference next week.  VII. ADJOURNMENT At 6:41 p.m., Chairperson Greene adjourned to the next regular meeting on April 12, 2018. ATTEST: _______________________________ Elizabeth Williams, Planning Secretary NOTICE REGARDING APPEALS Pursuant to §115-31 of the Zoning Code, appeals of a final action by the Planning Commission must be filed with the City Clerk no later than ten (10) calendar days after the day on which the final action was taken, along with the appropriate fee. NOTICE REGARDING CHALLENGES TO DECISIONS Pursuant to all applicable laws and regulations, including without limitations, California Government Code Section 65009 and/or California Public Resources Code Section 21177, if you wish to challenge in court any of the above decisions (regarding planning, zoning and/or environmental decisions), you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing(s) described in this notice/agenda, or in written correspondence delivered to the city at, or prior to, this public hearing. ADA COMPLIANCE STATEMENT In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Planning Commission Secretary Brooke Trudeau at (707) 464-9506. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the city to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.