Planning Commission Meeting

o' uco-\< ' I., .._,, o..-,,0~ 11t \\ ' "0 CITY o[ESCONDIDO PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES July 9, 2024 at 7:00 PM Council Chambers: 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025 WELCOME TO YOUR COMMISSION MEETING We welcome your interest and involvement in the legislative process of Escondido. This agenda includes information about topics coming before the Commission . CHAIR Stan Weiler VICE CHAIR David Barber COMMISSIONERS Marc Correll Jeff Jester Carrie Mecaro Barry Speer Dustin Steeve MINUTES CLERK Alex Rangel HOWTOWATCH The City of Escondido provides one way to watch the Planning Commission meeting: In Person 201 N. Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025  CITY o[ESCONDIDO PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2024 MINUTES CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m. FLAG SALUTE: Stan Weiler ROLL CALL: Commissioners Present: Stan Weiler, Chair; David Barber, Vice-Chair; Jeff Jester, Commissioner; Carrie Mecaro, Commissioner; and Dustin Steeve, Commissioner. Commissioner Absent: Barry Speer, Commissioner. City Staff Present: Veronica Morones, City Planner; Dare Delano, Senior Deputy City Attorney; Owen Tunnell, Interim City Engineer; Ivan Flores, Senior Planner; Greg Mattson, Contract Planner; Pricila Roldan, Associate Planner; Alex Rangel, Minutes Clerk. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: June 25, 2024, with corrections. Motion: Commissioner Weiler; Second: Commissioner Jester. Motion carried (4-0) to approve the minutes. Ayes: Weiler, Jester, Mecaro, Steeve. Abstain: Barber, Correll. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None. CURRENT BUSINESS: 2. PL23-0440 - Conway ("Capistrano") Subdivision Design Review REQUEST: A Design Review Permit for the 44 single-family dwellings associated with the Conway Subdivision (now known as "Capistrano"). PROPERTY SIZE AND LOCATION: The 12.06-acre site is located on west of Conway Drive on both sides of Stanley Avenue and north of Lehner Avenue, addressed as 916, 942, and 943 Stanley Avenue, and 2005 -  CITY o[ESCONDIDO PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2024 2175 Conway Drive (odd numbered addresses only), Escondido, CA 92027 (APNs: 224-141-23-00, 224-141- 24-00; 224-141-25-00, 224-142-30-00, 224-142-31-00, 224-142-32-00, & 224-142-33-00) ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: Determine that the proposed project is exempt from further environmental review, and direct staff to file a Notice of Determination, based on the previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH#20221000635) for the project. APPLICANT: Beazer Homes Holdings, LLC STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval. PUBLIC COMMENT: Applicant representatives Marco Vertatto and Suzie Charnly provided comment on the project. COMMISSION DISCUSSION: The commissioners discussed various aspects of the project, including previous approvals, visual impact on neighboring properties, and landscaping considerations. City staff indicated two nominal errors within the draft resolution, including a correction to the number of units approved and subject to the Design Review (44 units, not 46) and a correction to the draft resolution number (2024-12, not 2024-25) . COMMISSION ACTION: Motion to approve Planning Commission Resolution No. 2024-12, as corrected by staff, approving the Design Review permit. Motion: Vice-Chair Barber. Second: Commissioner Correll. Motion carried (6-0) to approve the project. Ayes: Weiler, Barber, Correll, Jester, Mecaro, Steeve. Nays: None. 3. PL24-0082 - 2023 General Plan Annual Progress Report REQUEST: The Planning Commission receive and file the 2023 calendar year General Plan Annual Progress Report. PROPERTY SIZE AND LOCATION: CityWide. ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: Not a project under CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5). APPLICANT: City of Escondido.  CITY o[ESCONDIDO PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2024 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. COMMISSION DISCUSSION: The Commissioners discussed various items of the report, including current implementation, and various elements of the General Plan. COMMISSION ACTION: Receive and file. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None. PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: None. CITY PLANNER'S REPORT: City Planner Morones provided a Tent.ative Future Agenda for the upcoming July 23, 2024 Planning Commission meeting. ADJOURNMENT Chair Weiler adjourned the meeting at 8:09 p.m. V Alex Rangel, Minutes Clerk Planning Commission