Crescent City Planning Commission Meeting

CITY OF CRESCENT CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE Commission Members: Brad Kime, Chairperson Raymond Altman, Vice-Chairperson • John Williams • Mike Muldoon • Holly Greene Incorporated April 13, 1854 web: www.crescentcity.org Special Meeting Thursday, September 27 at 5:30 p.m. Board Chambers, 981 “H” Street, Suite 100, Crescent City, CA MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Chairman Kime called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. Commissioners present: Chairman Brad Kime, Vice-Chair Raymond Altman, Commissioner Holly Greene, Commissioner Michael Muldoon, and Commissioner John Williams Staff present: City Manager Eric Wier, City Clerk/Administrative Analyst Robin Patch, Public Works Office Technician/Planning Secretary Heather Welton, Community Development Director Eric Taylor and Engineering Project Manager Nacole Sutterfield. II. PUBLIC COMMENT: There were no comments from the public. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Approval of the minutes of the August 30, 2018 special meeting. On a motion by Vice-Chair Altman, seconded by Commissioner Greene, and carried unanimously on a 5- 0 polled vote, the City of Crescent City Planning Commission and Architectural Review Committee approved the minutes of the August 30, 2018 meeting as presented. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR: These items are routine in nature, are consistent with the Crescent City General Plan, Municipal Code, and State Government Code, are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, and are recommended for approval. Action on all items in the Consent Calendar will be taken without discussion by a single motion, unless a Commissioner, staff or member of the public requests that an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion. NONE V. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW: A. Project # AR 18-01 Amendment: Architectural Review for the construction of a 3’ x 51’ façade in the HS (Highway Services) District. Applicant: Hiawatha Trading Company APN: 118-380-05 Site Address: 299 Highway 101 South  Project Description: The applicant is requesting architectural review approval for the construction of a 3’ high by 51’ long façade on the west wall of the commercial building located at 299 Highway 101 South to hide the metal roofline. The business signage will be affixed to the façade. Community Development Director Eric Taylor gave a brief history for this item and what is being requested by the applicant, as stated in the project description. The use and addition have already been approved, the façade is the only thing being approved tonight. Vice-Chair Altman asked if there was any concern over the engineering of the structure; Director Taylor stated no, the renderings are from an engineer. On a motion by Commissioner Altman, seconded by Commissioner Williams, and carried unanimously on a 5-0 polled vote, the City of Crescent City Planning Commission and Architectural Review Committee approved the construction of a 3’ high by 51’ long façade on the west wall of the commercial building located at 299 Highway 101 South to hide the metal roofline. B. Project # AR 18-07: Architectural Review for the construction of a restroom addition in the CW (Commercial Waterfront) District. Applicant: Battery Point LLC APN: 118-050-39 Site Address: 400 Front Street Project Description: The applicant is requesting architectural review approval for the construction of a 21’ x 27’ restroom addition. The subject property is currently utilized as a brewery/restaurant. Director Taylor explained that this was for Seaquake Brewery; this is a 400 square foot addition to the east wall and is designed to match the existing building. This will not trigger the additional parking requirement. On a motion by Commissioner Williams, seconded by Commissioner Muldoon, and carried unanimously on a 5-0 polled vote, the City of Crescent City Planning Commission and Architectural Review Committee approved the construction of a 21’ x 27’ restroom addition. C. Project # AR 18-06: Architectural Review for a tree planting well design. Applicant: City of Crescent City APN: N/A Site Address: 400 Front Street Project Description: The applicant is requesting architectural review approval for a new tree planting well design to be used as a uniform design in downtown tree planting wells. Director Taylor gave a detailed PowerPoint presentation on the tree wells downtown and explained that the work was started by volunteer Chris Hughey. Currently there is no standard design and it is requested that the Commission come to a final design for these tree wells to be implemented. Samples of each tree well filler was passed to each Commissioner. Chairman Kime asked if there was a cost difference in these options? City Manager Wier explained that they are all pretty much the same, a couple of dollars per tree well. The City will be concentrating on the downtown area for now, not all of the over 400 tree wells within the City. Regarding the samples shown, the rubber mulch will float in high rain events and is not favored by the Public Works Department. City Manager Wier reported it is planned to have the tree wells worked on by volunteers this Saturday between 9am – 12pm in preparation for Sea Cruise. Chairman Kime asked about the buoyancy factor of the redwood mulch; City Manager Wier answered that it isn’t buoyant, but it does deteriorate over time and will require a lot of maintenance. Chairman Kime asked what staffs’ choice was; City Manager Wier stated that Mountain River and ½ inch washed river rock were preferred by City staff. Chairman Kime prefers not to have large rocks that have the potential to cause vandalism to business windows. The Commissioners voiced their opinion of what they preferred; ½ inch river rock, pea gravel, and 1 ½ inch river rock was preferred by the Commission. Heidi Kime, commercial property owner: is pleased with the progress of the cleanup downtown; is concerned with tree roots breaking the sidewalk on the outside of her business. She prefers pea gravel for the choice of filler for the tree wells, without bricks which in her opinion have a potential use for vandalism. Discussion continued at a Commission level over the preferred choice of tree well filler. Heidi Kime: stated that the mountain river rock is being kicked out of the tree well and it’s the business owner who will become responsible for cleaning it up. Motion on the floor by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Muldoon to choose mountain river rock. Discussion about bricks began at a Commission level regarding cost and maintenance. On a motion by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Vice-Chair Altman, and carried unanimously on a 5- 0 polled vote, the City of Crescent City Planning Commission and Architectural Review Committee approved a new tree planting well design to be used as a uniform design in downtown tree planting wells by the use of bricks and Mountain River Rock. D. Project # AR 18-08: Architectural Review for a revised alignment of the Sunset Multi Use Trail Project. Applicant: City of Crescent City APN: 118-380-15, 118-020-2, 44,42, & 35, 118-020-29, 118-390-18. Site Address: Sunset Circle Project Description: The applicant is requesting architectural review approval for a proposed realignment of the Sunset Circle Multi Use Trail Project. The proposed redesign will convert Sunset Circle to a one-way road starting from the north and moving towards the south. The revised scope of work would reduce the width of the shared-use path to an eight (8)-foot-wide path, paved with two (2) inches of asphalt, with two (2)-foot and three (3)-foot shoulders. The revised scope of work would also slightly shorten the trail length by diverting the trail away from the South junction of Sunset Circle and US Highway 101, eliminating a segment that would parallel the existing Harbor and Coastal Trail Director Taylor reported that this item has been before the Commission previously and that there is a negative declaration on this project. City Manager Wier entered into the record a letter that was signed  by residents around the proposed project area, said letter is in the agenda packet and signed by Jim & Louise Nelson, Eileen Brown, Mary Wilson, and Michael Selfridge. Property owners were in support of the alternate trail alignment for Sunset Circle. On a motion by Vice-Chair Altman, seconded by Commissioner Williams, and carried unanimously on a 5-0 polled vote, the City of Crescent City Planning Commission and Architectural Review Committee approved a proposed realignment of the Sunset Circle Multi Use Trail Project. The proposed redesign will convert Sunset Circle to a one-way road starting from the north and moving towards the south. The revised scope of work would reduce the width of the shared-use path to an eight (8)-foot-wide path, paved with two (2) inches of asphalt, with two (2)-foot and three (3)-foot shoulders. The revised scope of work would also slightly shorten the trail length by diverting the trail away from the South junction of Sunset Circle and US Highway 101, eliminating a segment that would parallel the existing Harbor and Coastal Trail VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: NONE VII. NEW BUSINESS: NONE VIII. REPORTS, CONCERNS, REFERRALS: Director Taylor reported to the Commission that the City was successful in obtaining a grant for our CEDS and will come before the Commission. Regarding Code Enforcement, 176 W 3rd Street has successfully gone through receivership and have new owners, will see a lot of work being done to rehab the property; the former Town House is also going through rehab. City Manager Wier reported that the City has received complaints on the strawberry trees downtown, therefore they will be removed in the next few weeks. IX. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Planning Commission, Chairman Kime adjourned the meeting at 6:35 p.m. to the next regular scheduled meeting of October 10, 2018. ATTEST: Robin Patch, City Clerk/Administrative Analyst NOTICE REGARDING APPEALS PP 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. 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