Planning Commission

City Hall, Council Chamber City of Santa Rosa 100 Santa Rosa Ave Santa Rosa, CA Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes - Final Thursday, April 11, 2019 4:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Cisco called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present 6 - Chair Patti Cisco, Vice Chair Karen Weeks, Commissioner Charles Carter, Commissioner Vicki Duggan, Commissioner Akash Kalia, and Commissioner Julian Peterson Absent 1 - Commissioner Jeff Okrepkie 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3.1 March 28, 2019 Draft Minutes. Approved as submitted. 3.2 September 14, 2017 - Draft Minutes. Approved as submitted. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 5. PLANNING COMMISSIONERS' REPORT Vice Chair Weeks reported on the Subdivision Committee. Chair Cisco reported on the City Council's goals. 6. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Clare Hartman, Planning Deputy Director, stated that the April 25, 2019 Planning Commission is cancelled. 7. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Peterson abstained from item 10.2. City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 4 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes - Final April 11, 2019 8. STUDY SESSION None. 9. CONSENT ITEMS None. 10. PUBLIC HEARINGS 10.1* 888 4TH STREET APARTMENTS - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - 888 4TH ST - CUP19-013 BACKGROUND: Conditional Use Permit for 888 4th Street Apartments to exceed the height limit of the Downtown Commercial (CD) Zoning District of 95-feet, allowing a total overall height of 112-feet for a previously approved 107-unit, 7-story, mixed-use building (Previous File No. PRJ16-025). Kristinae Toomians, Senior Planner. Ex Parte Disclosures: None. Patrick Streeter, Senior Planner, gave a presentation on the Downtown Stationary Specific Plan. Staff responded to Commissioner questions. The Applicant representative made a presentation. Chair Cisco opened the Public Hearing at 4:32 p.m. Nelson Lomeli spoke in support of the project. Denise Marquez spoke in opposition to the project. Chair Cisco closed the Public Hearing at 4:34 p.m. Staff and the Applicant representative responded to public hearing and Commissioner inquires. City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 4 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes - Final April 11, 2019 A motion was made by Commissioner Duggan, seconded by Commissioner Kalia, to waive reading of the text and adopt: RESOLUTION NO. 11953 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE 888 FOURTH STREET APARTMENTS PROJECT TO EXCEED THE HEIGHT LIMIT OF THE DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT, LOCATED AT 888 4th STREET AND 891 3rd STREET, APNS: 009-061-022 AND 009-061-050, FILE NO. CUP19-013. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Chair Cisco, Vice Chair Weeks, Commissioner Carter, Commissioner Duggan, Commissioner Kalia and Commissioner Peterson Absent: 1 - Commissioner Okrepkie Commissioner Peterson left Council Chambers for the night at 4:56 p.m. 10.2* KIND QUALITY LABS - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - 2753 GIFFEN AVE - CUP18-035 BACKGROUND: Conditional Use Permit to occupy three, 480-square-feet detached modular units with volatile cannabis manufacturing (Type 7). The application has been filed by, Kind Quality Labs, Inc. Kristinae Toomians, Senior Planner. Ex Parte Disclosures: None. Applicant representative made a presentation. The Applicant representative responded to Commissioner inquiries. City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 4 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes - Final April 11, 2019 Chair Cisco opened and closed the Public Hearing at 5:06 p.m. A motion was made by Commissioner Duggan, seconded by Vice Chair Weeks, to waive reading of the text and adopt: RESOLUTION NO. 11954 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS AND APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR COMMERCIAL CANNABIS MANUFACTURING – LEVEL 2 (VOLATILE) - LOCATED AT 2753 GIFFEN AVENUE, BUILDING 7; APN: 010-450-008 FILE NUMBER CUP18-035. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 5 - Chair Cisco, Vice Chair Weeks, Commissioner Carter, Commissioner Duggan and Commissioner Kalia Absent: 1 - Commissioner Okrepkie Abstain: 1 - Commissioner Peterson 11. ADJOURNMENT Chair Cisco adjourned the meeting at 5:08 p.m. to the next regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting to be held on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. Approved on: May 11, 2019 S/ Mike Maloney, Recording Secretary