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>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WELCOME TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE OAKLEY PLANNING COMMISSION IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:30 P.M. ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6. WE'LL BEGIN WITH ROLL CALL. VICE CHAIR VERDUZCO. >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIOR PRICE. >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ. >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER KRIEG. >> PRESENT. >> AND I AM CHAIR CHUIKO, PRESENT. COMMISSIONER PRICE, WOULD YOU PLEASE KINDLY LEAD US IN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OUR COUNTRY? >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PRICE. LET'S SEE. PUBLIC COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME I DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS CARD IN FRONT OF ME. JUST A QUICK REMINDER, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT ONE, WE HAVE CARDS IN THE LOBBY. YOU CAN SUBMIT THEM TO OUR DEPUTY CITY CLERK. THE TIME LIMIT TO SPEAK WOULD BE THREE MINUTES, BUT SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS AT THE MOMENT, WE WILL MOVE ON NOW TO THE CONSENT CALENDER. I ASSUME ALL COMMISSIONERS HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES, SO IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY DISCUSSION WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? >> I MOVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING. >> OKAY, SO MOVED BY VICE CHAIR VERDUZCO. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER KRIEG. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE AGAINST? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. PUBLIC HEARINGS. >> ITEM 4.1, THE VILLAGE AT 2092 OAKLEY ROADS. DO WE HAVE STAFF REPORT? I BELIEVE WE HAVE. >> THANK YOU, AND GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WITH THE CITY OF OAKLEY. I WILL GIVE YOU YOUR PRESENTATION FOR TONIGHT'S ITEM. TO START OUT, THIS PROJECT INCLUDES A REQUEST FOR FIVE DIFFERENT ENTITLEMENTS. THE ROLE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TONIGHT WILL BE TO HEAR THIS PROJECT AND ULTIMATELY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITH CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROJECT. ANOTHER COMPONENT OF THAT IS TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION THAT WAS PROVIDED FOR THE PROJECT. ONE QUICK UPDATE TO THE AGENDA, THE AGENDA STATES NEGATIVE DECLARATION, IT SHOULD BE A MAKE IT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, THERE'S A SMALL TECHNICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO TYPES OF DOCUMENTS. THIS SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THE PROJECT, THE STAR ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE. IT IS LOCATED ON OAKLEY ROAD, JUST WEST OF WHERE OAKLEY ROAD AND EMPIRE AVENUE INTERSECT. THIS IS AN OUTLINE OF THE PROJECT. AND WE WILL GET INTO THE SURROUNDING USES IN JUST A SECOND, HERE, THAT'S THE GENERAL LOCATION. OAKLEY ROAD RUNS ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF IT, EMPIRE IS THE NORTHWEST ROAD YOU SEE COMING FROM THE CENTER OF THE DIAGRAM AT THE BOTTOM. SOME BACKGROUND ON THE PROJECT. ONE OF THE ENTITLEMENTS IS FOR A GENERAL PLAN LAND-USE. AMENDMENT. THIS IS THE EXISTING LAND-USE SHOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED SHOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE DIFFERENT COLORS REPRESENT DIFFERENT LAND-USE DESIGNATIONS, YELLOW BEING SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, OR A RESIDENTIAL LAND-USE DESIGNATION THAT IS EVIDENT TO THE APPROPRIATE FOR SINGLE-FAMILY. THE RED IS COMMERCIAL, THE GREEN IS ATTENTION BASIN, IT CAN ALSO BE PARKLAND, THE PURPLE IS PART OF THE INGLE CITY MOBILE HOME PARK, THE DARKER PURPLE, AND THE PINK PURPLE IS FOR A SLIGHTLY HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, SIMILAR TO WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED FOR THE CURRENT PROJECT. THE LIGHT BLUE IS INDUSTRIAL. ANOTHER OF THE ENTITLEMENT REQUEST IS FOR REZONING, THIS WOULD BE FROM THE EXISTING ZONING OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, ABBREVIATED AS C, WHICH SERVES A PURPOSE TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN MAJOR COMMERCIAL CENTERS, NORMALLY LOCATED ON MAJOR ARTERIALS OR TRAVEL CORRIDORS. AND BEING PROPOSED IS WHAT'S CALLED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, ABBREVIATED AS P1 DISTRICT. THESE ARE TYPICAL WITH NONCONVENTIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR DEVELOPMENTS THAT MAY HAVE THINGS SUCH AS PARKS, LARGE DETENTION BASINS, MIXED-USE, IN THIS CASE A NATURE AWAY WITH COMMON AREAS, ET CETERA. SO THE P1 USUALLY ALLOWS FOR FLEXIBLE DESIGN STANDARDS TO MAKE A PROJECT FEASIBLE. SURROUNDING THE USE, FIRST OF ALL, LET'S GET TO THE SITE. THE SITE HAS A 625 FOOT FRONTAGE ON OAKLEY ROAD. THERE'S A SMALL CONNECTION TO MAINSTREET, HOWEVER, THAT IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR COMMON ACCESS IN AND OUT OF THE SITE. FOR THIS SITE THERE'S AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS THAT WOULD BE LOCATED THERE PROTECTED AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS THAT INCLUDES, THERE'S TWO PEDESTRIAN EXCESSES, ONE WOULD BE FOR A.D.A. ACCESSIBILITY. THERE'S ALSO TWO HOMES ON THE PROPERTY. IT'S CURRENTLY USED AS A VINEYARD, YOU'VE ALL PROBABLY SEEN THE CITY OF OAKLEY WATER TANK, THAT IS A FAUX WATER TANK OBVIOUSLY, IT SERVES THE PURPOSES OF BEING A WIRELESS MEDICATIONS FACILITY. THERE ARE CELLULAR ANTENNAS INSIDE OF THAT WATER TOWER STRUCTURE. THE SURROUNDING USES ARE THE EAGLE CITY MOBILE HOME PARK LOCATED DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH AND DIRECTLY TO THE WEST OF THE PROJECT BOUNDARIES. PROPERTIES AND HOMES ON THAT BORDER THIS PROJECT, AND DIRECTLY TO THE EAST IS A 7-ELEVEN GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE, AND THE VALVOLINE, SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER AS WELL YEARS AGO, THE VALVOLINE DRIVE-THROUGH OIL CHANGE TO THE EAST. FURTHER TO THE SOUTH IS ANOTHER VINEYARD AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT IS OF THE SAME GENERAL PLAN LAND-USE DESIGNATION BEING WORSE REQUESTED ON THIS PROPERTY. AND IN MARCH OF 2022, THE APPLICANT FOR THIS BROUGHT THIS EXACT, NOT THIS EXACT PROJECT, BUT THIS IDEA FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A PUBLIC WORKS SESSION OR PULMONARY GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT. I BELIEVE THE COMMISSION HAS SEEN A COUPLE OF THESE COME FORWARD RECENTLY. THEY PRESENTED THREE ALTERNATIVES TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO HELP VISUALIZE THE POTENTIAL PROJECT. THE ONE THAT YOU SEE BEING PROPOSED NOW WAS ONE OF THOSE ALTERNATIVES, THERE WAS DISCUSSION ON THE PROJECT THAT RANGED FROM WHAT THE VIABILITY OF THE COMMERCIAL LAND-USE OF THE PROPERTY WAS, TO WHAT THE FUTURE AMENITIES IN THE PROJECT WOULD BE. I BELIEVE COUNSEL, SOME OF THEM MAY HAVE GIVEN THEIR PREFERENCE AS TO WHAT ALTERNATIVE THEY LIKE, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S CONSENSUS ON ANY OF THOSE. BASED ON THE FEEDBACK FROM THE WORK SESSION, THE APPLICANT AND THE TEAM AS BROUGHT FORWARD HIS OFFICIAL APPLICATION. AND NOW, FOR JUST A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON THE ENTITLEMENTS, THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT IS TO AMEND 9.99 ACRES FROM COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM, THE RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM WOULD ALLOW FOR 5.5 TO 9.6 DWELLING UNITS PER GROSS ACRE, GROSS ACRE INCLUDES ALL LAND PRIOR TO DEDICATION, AND THE PROJECT IS PROPOSED AT 8.3 DWELLING UNITS PER GROSS ACRE. APPROVAL OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM WOULD ESSENTIALLY LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR ALL OF THE OTHER ENTITLEMENTS TO BE ABLE TO PROCESS. OTHERWISE THEY WOULD NOT BE CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL LAND-USE. THESE CAN HAPPEN AS ONE ITEM MOVING FORWARD, IT'S NOT AS IF WE NEED TO DO THE GENERAL PLAN, HAVE THAT GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, THEN COME BACK LATER. THESE CAN ALL MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER. FOUR THE REZONE, IT WOULD BE THE SAME 9.9 ACRES TO BE RESOLVED FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, LAND UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, THE P-1 DISTRICT OR WOULD ALLOW FOR THE UNIQUE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT TO HAVE NARROWER STREETS WITH ON STREET PARKING, ET CETERA. AND THAT THE DENSITY THAT'S BEING PROPOSED, AGAIN IT SHOULD HAVE A OR HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION MAINTAIN ROADS , SO IN THE COMMON AREAS AND LANDSCAPED AREAS, TOLLER PARK, AND THE P-1 DISTRICT, ONE IMPORTANT ASPECT IS IT DOESN'T IMPACT THE UNDERLYING DENSITY. A P-1 DISTRICT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR HIGHER DENSITY THAN WITH THE GENERAL PLAN WOULD ALLOW. A FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, IT'S A COMPONENT OF THE P-1 DISTRICT. IT CAN BE, IT CAN INCLUDE MANY OF THE PLANS THAT ARE INCLUDED WITH WHAT'S BEEN ATTACHED TO THE STAFF REPORT. THE REASON THERE'S A FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH THIS PROJECT AS IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR A PROJECT TO DO WHAT'S CALLED A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS WORKED OUT. WE KNOW WHAT THE P-1 DISTRICT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS SETBACKS, ET CETERA. THAT MAY COME WITH A CONCEPTUAL PLAN AND THEN COME BACK WITH A FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. IN MOST CASES HERE IN PROJECTS I WORKED ON IN OAKLEY, THE ORIGINAL REQUEST INCLUDES THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS. THE APPLICANT KNOWS WHAT THEY WANT TO PROPOSE. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE WITH THIS FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE TENTATIVE MAP, THIS WOULD BE THE SUBDIVISION OF THE LOTS, THE SUBDIVISION OF THE PARCEL, I SHOULD SAY, INTO 83 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS, PRIVATE ROADS, THERE IS 120 DEGREE ON STREET PARKING SPACES, COMMON AREAS SUCH AS OTHER GATHERING AREAS NEAR ONE OF THE ENTRANCES TO THE FRONT PORCH. MACULAR ACCESS, OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD BE FOR PEDESTRIAN, OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION AS WELL OFF OF OAKLEY ROAD, RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT ONLY. A.D.A. AND EV ACCESS OFF OF MAIN STREET. AS WELL AS THE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, AVERAGE LOT SIZE IS JUST UNDER 3000 SQUARE FEET, MOST OF THESE LOTS HAVE A 40 FOOT WIDE FRONTAGE AND 14 OF THEM WILL FRONT ONTO OAKLEY ROAD. THEY WILL HAVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ON OAKLEY ROAD, THE VEHICULAR ACCESS WOULD BE AT THE BACK OF THE HOME WERE JUST OFF OF THE SERVICE STREET, STRAIGHT INTO THE GARAGE. THE PROJECT WOULD INCLUDE OAKLEY ROAD DEDICATION AND IMPROVEMENTS, AND MINOR IMPROVEMENTS ALONG MAIN STREET AS WELL. THE TENTATIVE MAP DESCRIPTION, VISUALLY 320 TREES WILL BE PLANTED, A TREE SURVEY SHOWED THEY WERE 16 NONPROTECTED TREES THE CLASSIFIED AS PARTICULAR HERITAGE UNDER THE CITY ORDINANCE, AND TWO OF THOSE WILL BE PROTECTED, THOSE ARE NEAR THE WIRELESS FACILITY. WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY. THE TOP RIGHT OF THIS AREA,. AND FOR DESIGN REVIEW, THIS INCLUDES THE HOUSE FLOOR PLANS, THE ARCHITECTURE, INCLUDE LANDSCAPING, I LUMPED IT IN FOR THIS PROJECT. THE APPLICANTS PROPOSING THREE FLOOR PLANS, THREE ARCHITECTURAL STYLES THAT ARE SHARED THROUGHOUT THE THREE FLOOR PLANS, AND THEN THREE MATERIALS FOR EACH ARCHITECTURAL STYLE. THE IMAGE ON THE BOTTOM SHOWS WHAT THE STREETSCAPE OR ENTRANCE WOULD LOOK LIKE, AND THEN THE TABLE ON THE TOP IS A SUMMARY OF THE SQUARED FOOTAGE LIVABLE AREA, NOT INCLUDING THE GARAGE, AND FOR EACH STORY A NUMBER OF BEDROOMS, BATHROOMS, I THINK THERE WAS A TYPO IN THE STAFF REPORT, IT'S A PLANNED TWO CAR GARAGE, THAT WOULD MAKE FOR VERY SMALL PARKING SPACES. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE, YOU SEE THIS IN YOUR PLANS ON THE LEFT, WE HAVE THE BUNGALOW ARCHITECTURE STYLE FOR PLAN ONE, WE HAVE ONE OF THE COLOR AND MATERIAL, ONE OF THE THREE COLOR AND MATERIAL SCHEMES FOR THE BUNGALOW ARCHITECTURE TYPE, AND AS ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES, THE FRONT ELEVATIONS OF THE OTHER TWO ARCHITECTURAL TYPES ON THE RIGHT. AND NOW FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. I DID WANT TO POINT OUT THAT ENVIRONMENTAL WAS PREPARED BY RAINY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, AND WE DO HAVE ROD STINSON, VICE PRESIDENT BACK HERE TO MY LEFT, WITH JESSE FARNEY, SENIOR ASSOCIATE, THEY ARE WITH RAINY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, HERE TO ANSWER TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ON THE SEQUENCE STUDY IF THOSE ARISE. THE SEQUEL OR CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, THERE WAS AN INITIAL STUDY CONDUCTED THAT LOOKED OVER 21 IMPACT CATEGORIES, AND THEN IT WAS POSTED THE FINDINGS OF THAT WERE POSTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FROM NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR. NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED ON THAT INITIAL STUDY. OUT OF THE 21 IMPACT CATEGORIES, EIGHT OF THEM WERE FOUND TO REQUIRE MEDICATION TO REDUCE POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT. THOSE ARE SUMMARIZED IN EXHIBIT A TO THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION. THIS IS THE MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, PART OF THE SECRET DOCUMENTS, AND OFTEN WE ATTACH IT TO THE RESOLUTION SO THAT LATER ON WHEN SOMEONE IS PLAN CHECKING THIS PROJECT AND LOOKING TO THE CONDITIONS, THOSE MITIGATIONS MEASURES WILL BE RIGHT THERE FOR THEM TO SEE AS WELL. I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM, BUT THE TYPES OF MITIGATION, HERE, ARE MITIGATION IN CASE SOME TYPE OF CULTURAL RESOURCE, WHAT THEY NEED TO DO IN THAT CASE. THINGS THEY NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO TRY TO REDUCE THE PROJECT FROM GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS SUCH AS NO USE OF NATURAL GAS WERE ALTERNATIVE THAT WOULD REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TO A COPELAND MANOR. AND THE OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM HERE IS FOR CONTRA COSTA COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PLAN, THE HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN FOR THE FEDERAL SPECIES ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, AND THE NATURAL COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PLAN FOR THE CALIFORNIA ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. OAKLEY IS A MEMBER ALONG WITH PITTSBURGH AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTY OF THE EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND CCP. THE PROJECT WILL EVENTUALLY PAY APPROXIMATELY $200,000 IN IMPACT FEES IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR COVERAGE UNDER THE HCP. QUICK ANALYSIS, WE'RE ALMOST DONE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. FOR THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, THE RM WOULD MAKE THE PROPERTY MORE CONSISTENT WITH A FEW OF THE PROPERTIES AROUND THERE, THE MOBILE HOME PARK AND THE RESIDENTIAL TO THE SOUTH. IT WOULD BECOME LESS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMERCIAL DIRECTLY TO THE EAST, HOWEVER, THIS WAS ALSO DISCUSSED DURING WORK SESSION WITH THE COUNCIL AND SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WAS THAT THIS WASN'T AN IDEAL COMMERCIAL SITE, NOT BEING LOCATED ON AN ARTERIAL STREET. SO EVENTUALLY THE IDEA WAS THAT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD CANDIDATE TO BRING AN INFIELD HOUSING PROJECT NEAR EXISTING COMMERCIAL. THE PROJECT DESIGN AND CONDITIONS WILL MINIMIZE POTENTIAL ISSUES THAT CAN ARISE WITH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER. THERE ARE SOME CONDITIONS IN THE RESOLUTION SUCH AS INSTALLING A CMU WALL NEXT TO THE COMMERCIAL, THAT'S A STANDARD THING. IT'S NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS BUT IT'S EASY TO CONDITION AND WE WOULD REQUEST AND REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE UPDATED PLANS BEFORE THIS EVER GOES TO THE COUNCIL IT SHOWS THAT WHILE IN THE DESIGN. FOR THE REASON WE COMBINE THIS WITH A PLAN FOR THE FINDINGS, THESE ARE SUMMARIES OF WHAT'S IN THE ORDINANCES AS TO WHAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED. CONSTRUCTION WITHIN TWO YEARS, THAT'S REASONABLE DEPENDING ON MARKET CONDITIONS, THIS APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THEY ARE AND SURE IF THEY WILL BE DEVELOPER OR LOOKING TO SELL THE PROPERTY. BUT THEY'VE BEEN HONEST ABOUT THAT. THE DENSITY AND TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN, WITHIN THE RANGE ALLOWED IN THE GENERAL PLAN. IT CAN BE SEEN AS A DESIRABLE DEVELOPMENT WITH VARYING HOME SIZES AND HLA AMENITIES AND SO FORTH. AND THEN THE P-1 DISTRICT IS JUSTIFIED TO CREATE A FEASIBLE PROJECT WITHIN THE ALLOWABLE DENSITY RANGE. FOR THE TENTATIVE MAP, THERE ARE MORE FINDINGS IN THIS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT KNOWN, THESE ARE A FEW OF THEM. SITES PHYSICALLY SUITABLE FOR THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, IS NOT EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS, AND THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT SUCH AS WIDENING AND PUTTING IN A SIDEWALK, BIKE LANE, THINGS LIKE THAT, WOULD NOT ONLY BENEFIT THE PROJECT BUT ALSO BENEFIT THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. FOR DESIGN REVIEW, THE PLANES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM LAND-USE DESIGNATION AND THE PROPOSED P-1 DISTRICT ZONING FOR RESIDENTIAL SIDING AND LOT DESIGN, THERE IS A LACK OF SUBSTANTIAL VARIATION WITH SETBACKS ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GARAGES ARE ALONG THE ROADS. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY CAN GET AWAY FROM THAT WITH THIS TYPE OF PROJECT, BUT THE ENTRIES THAT ARE IN THE PEDESTRIAN ALLEYWAYS, THEY PROVIDE FOR THAT UNIQUE PROJECT DESIGN AND OBVIOUSLY MUCH SOFTER LANDSCAPE PEDESTRIAN CORRIDOR THERE. CHANGES IN THE ROOF PLANS, AMONGST EACH FLOOR PLAN ALSO PROVIDES FOR SOME VISUAL VARIETY WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE VERTICAL SCALE. OVERALL, THE ARCHITECTURE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE RESIDENTIAL GUIDELINES. DIFFERENT MATERIALS ON EACH HOUSE PLAN, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT COLORS, ROOF STYLES AS WELL. AND FINALLY, THIS IS MY LAST SLIDE. GIVEN ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL IN THE RESOLUTION, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION ADOPT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND APPROVE THE PROJECT VILLAGE AT OAKLEY ROAD, SUBDIVISION 9634 AS CONDITIONED. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I KNOW THE APPLICANT IS HERE WITH THEIR TEAM, THEY ALSO PROVIDE, THEY ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHOW TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND ALSO, RAINY AGAIN, REPRESENTATIVES OF RAINY ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. SO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE STAFF QUESTIONS NOW OR HEAR THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION? >> WHAT WOULD BE THE GENERAL CONSENSUS FROM MY COMMISSIONERS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR ALL THE PRESENTATIONS FIRST AND THEN HAVE OUR QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD, AT THIS POINT, WITH THE APPLICANT PLEASE THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE FOR MY PRESENTATION? >> DO YOU HAVE A LONG ONE? >> KNOW, 10 MINUTES OR LESS. >> 10 MINUTES OR LESS, I WAS HOPING FOR 20. MY NAME IS RALPH STRAUSS, AND WITH ME THIS EVENING WE HAVE THE PROPERTY OWNER, DAN COSGROVE IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND HELPING US WITH THE ENTITLEMENTS. I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR A YEAR AND A HALF OF VERY INTERACTIVE WORK WITH US. WE APPRECIATE THE DETAIL THAT THEY INCLUDED IN THEIR PRESENTATION, I WILL WORK HARD NOT TO REPEAT TOO MUCH OF WHAT THEY SAID, JUST TO AUGMENTED. WE DID VISIT THE CITY COUNCIL IN 2022. THIS WAS ONE OF THE SLIDES THAT WE SHOWED WHERE THE CLEAN CIRCLE IS, THIS IS SUBJECT SITE AND THE RED CIRCLES ARE NEARBY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS. EXISTING IN THE OTHER LOCATIONS, INCLUDING DOWNTOWN AREA, RIGHT HERE. THE REASON WE SHOWED THIS WAS TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROXIMITY TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL, AND AS WE ESTABLISH THAT THIS WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR COMMERCIAL USE, IT WAS WELL-POSITIONED TO SUPPORT THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL NEARBY FOR PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. WE NOTED ON THIS SLIDE THE REASONS THAT THE SITE WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR COMMERCIAL USE, ACCESSIBILITY IS LIMITED, ESPECIALLY FROM MAIN STREET. THIS SLOPE TO THE NORTH, THERE IS NO ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES, VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY. ALSO LIMITED TO THE IN AND OUT, AT OAKLEY ROAD, AND BARRIER OF THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL TO MAIN STREET ON THE EAST SIDE. ALL OF THOSE MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT, WE EXPLORED ALL THE OPTIONS IN THAT PROCESS. WE ALSO SHOWED THEM A VARIETY OF SITE PLANS WITH RESIDENTIAL, TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK. THE SMALL FORMAT PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED COMMUNITIES, ALL THREE OF THOSE EXAMPLES WERE OF THAT TYPE OF NEIGHBORHOOD. WITH SLIGHT VARIATIONS IN HOW THE ACCESS WORKED, WHETHER AN ALLEY, STYLE HOMES THAT YOU WILL SEE TONIGHT. AS WE SHOW THIS EXHIBIT. FROM THEM. ON IT AS WELL. THAT RESULTED IN THIS SITE PLAN, YOU'VE SEEN THE MATERIALS, IT IS PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED, THAT MEANS THAT WE FACE THE ARCHITECTURE AND EXTERIOR OF THE SIDE WHERE WE CAN TO CREATE A SWEET PRESENCE, IN THIS CASE TO THE SOUTH, TO OAKLEY ROAD WITHIN THE SITE, WE HAVE OPEN SPACES AND WE HAVE POTATOES WHICH PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE FRONT OF THE HOMES, HOMES HAVE FRONT PORCHES, EVERYBODY LOOKS OUT ONTO THESE PEDESTRIANS THAT CONNECT BOTH TO THE AMENITIES ON-SITE, AND TO THE SURROUNDINGS THROUGH ACCESS WAYS TO MAIN STREET, AND EASILY TO THE COMMERCIAL, BOTH TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH. ONE GREAT ATTRIBUTE OF THESE TYPES OF HOMES IS THAT THERE ARE NOT GARAGES ON THE FRONT OF THE HOME, THAT BECOMES MOST IMPORTANT AS YOU WILL SEE THE BEAUTIFUL ARCHITECTURE ALONG THE ROADWAYS, YOU WILL SEE ANY GARAGES AT ALL, IT LOOKS LIKE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH IN THE DOWNTOWN AREAS. VERY VIBRANT, AND WELCOME AS OPPOSED TO A SOUND WALL. WE LIKE TO USE THE ARCHITECTURE, AND MANY OF THE JURISDICTIONS REQUIRE US TO FACE THE HOMES OUT FOR THAT EXACT PURPOSE. THESE HOMES ARE UNIQUE IN THAT WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA SPACE, SO IN ADDITION TO BEING ALLEY HOMES THEY HAVE SMALL BACKYARDS MANY TIMES THAT WOULD JUST BE A SIDE YARD, BECAUSE THE HOMES ARE WIDER THAN THE GARAGES, WE HAVE A NICE POCKET IN THE BACK OF EACH OF THESE, WE HAVE THE FRONT PORCH AND A PRIVATE BACKYARD. BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. EACH OF THESE HAVE TWO CAR GARAGES, AND THEN BASED ON THE CLIENTS REQUEST, WE HAVE MUCH MORE ON-SITE GUEST PARKING THEN WE WOULD IN A PROJECT LIKE THIS, WANT TO HAVE SPACES PER HOME. THERE WILL BE NO CHALLENGES, IT'S VERY GENEROUS, THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE TWO CAR GARAGE IS THAT EACH UNIT HAS. THERE HAS BEEN STUFF, STAFF DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE PROPERTY LINE TO THE NORTH. ABUTTING THE MOBILE HOME PARK THAT HAS TO DO WITH FLOOD CONTROL ISSUES, WORKING WITH STAFF ON THAT, THEY HAVE THAT RESOLVED HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THAT FURTHER IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. IN ADDITION, ABUNDANT LANDSCAPING, AND AROUND THE PERIMETER TO THE EXISTING. ON THE WEST AND THE NORTH. THIS IS THE VIEW AT THE PARK AT THE ENTRY, THE FIRST THING YOU LOOK AT WILL BE THIS OPEN SPACE, OUR COUNSEL ASKED US TO PUT TWO DIFFERENT OPEN-SPACE TYPES IN THE PROJECT, FOR DIFFERENT, THIS IS THE MORE GENERAL FOCUS SPACE AMENITY, IN ADDITION. WE LIKE TO PUT IT RIGHT AT THE ENTRY AS YOU DRIVE IN, THEY CAN FEEL THE OPEN-SPACE BECAUSE OF YOU LOOK RIGHT DOWN THAT CENTRAL, THE PORCHES ARE OPENING OUT AND CONTINUES THE FIELD TO CREATE IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS LOOKING MORE BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE SAME LOCATION, JUST HERE LOOKING AT THE SIDES OF THE HOMES, THE ARTICULATION, TO THE SIDES OF THOSE HOMES BEHIND THIS AMENITY. TWO ADD TO THE FEEL OF THE PROJECT. THIS IS THE VIEW, THE TOP BEING THE BOTTOM BEING A PHOTO REAL RENDERING, THIS IS SOMETHING TO SHOW HOW THE HOMES FACE OUTWARD AND IT WILL CREATE ALONG THE PICKET FENCES OUT IN FRONT, PRIVATE YARD AREAS THERE. WE WILL GET TO MORE OF THIS LATER ON. BUT ALSO A VARIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES, CHANGES IN ROOF PITCHES. ENHANCE THE STREET SCENE APPEARANCE. AS WE GET INTO THE ARCHITECTURE, WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT FLOORPLANS IN EACH OF THOSE HAS THREE UNIQUE ARCHITECTURAL STYLES, FARMHOUSE, BUNGALOW, SPANISH. THOSE HAVE DIFFERENT MATERIALS ON THEM, DIFFERENT ROOF MATERIALS ON THEM. FROM SPANISH TO FLAT CONCRETE TILE, AND WHEN YOU SEE THOSE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, IT CREATES A VERY NICE VARIED LOOK TO THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD. THREE FLOORPLANS, THREE ELEVATION STYLES, AND THE COLOR SCHEMES PROSTYLE. FLOORPLANS THEMSELVES, LARGE FRONT PORCH FACING FORWARD, YOU CAN SEE THE BACKYARD POCKET MIXED WITH THE GARAGE, THEN WE HAVE THE THREE DIFFERENT PLANS TO PUT THINGS FORWARD, ALONG THE SIDE, TO MAKE EACH ONE FEEL UNIQUE AND APPEAL TO DIFFERENT BUYERS FOR THE HOMES. IN ADDITION, THE SECOND FLOOR DOESN'T GO ALL THE WAY TO THE ALLEY ON ANY OF THESE, THERE'S SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PROXIMITY OF THE GARAGES TO THE ALLEYS AND VARIATION, WE'RE ACCOMPLISHING THAT VARIATION WITH THE SECOND FLOOR LEVEL. THE FIRST FLOOR, THE GARAGE IS ALWAYS THE SAME DISTANCE FROM THE ALLEYWAY, THE SECOND FLOOR IS VERY BY PLAN, YOU'LL SEE THE SECOND FLOOR MASSING OF THE HOMES MOVING BACK AND FORTH OFF OF THE ALLEY. VISUALLY, THAT WILL CREATE A NICE CHANGE. THIS IS THE SECOND PLAN OF THE THREE ARCHITECTURAL STYLES, YOU CAN SEE IN THE REPORT WE DESCRIBE ALL THE MATERIALS IN THAT TEXT IN THE UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER. BUT IT DOES VARY BY EACH STYLE. THIS IS THE SECOND FLOOR PLAN. THE ADDITIONAL ELEVATIONS. THEN, FOR THE COLOR SCHEMES, THERE ARE NINE DIFFERENT COLOR SCHEMES, THREE OF THEM ARE CRAFTSMAN STYLE, THREE FOR THE FARMHOUSE, THREE FOR THE BUNGALOW AND THE SPANISH. AND WITH ALL THOSE COMBINATIONS, WE END UP WITH I BELIEVE IT'S 81 DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF WHAT THESE HOMES CAN LOOK LIKE, IN AN 83 UNIT NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THERE WILL BE A LOT OF VARIETY, WHICH WE THINK WILL BE VERY APPEALING. WE REVIEWED ALL THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, WE AGREE WITH ALL OF THEM, AND WE ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT THIS EVENING, AND WE'RE HERE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. WOULD WE LIKE ALSO TO HEAR, RIGHT NOW, A PRESENTATION ABOUT SEQUEL? NO? >> THERE IS NO SEPARATE PRESENTATION. >> SEPARATE PRESENTATION. GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. MUCH MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, KEN. THE VARIETIES, THE HOMES LOOK BEAUTIFUL, I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M CURIOUS IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO THE AMENITIES ON-SITE, HOW DID YOUR FIRM CONSIDER AND THEN IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO, WITH THE TRAILER PARK NEARBY, HAS THERE BEEN EVER CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OPENING UP THE AMENITIES FOR FOLKS TO ENJOY THAT BEAR? >> WITH COMMON FACILITIES IN THE MAIN PARK OUR SEATING AREAS AND GATHERING AREAS, AND THE TODDLER PARK, WOULD BE TYPICAL AMENITIES OF THAT AGE GROUP, PLAY STRUCTURES, SO KIDS CAN RUN WILD AND PEOPLE CAN HAVE MORE PEACEFUL ENJOYMENT IN THE OTHER. BECAUSE IT IS A PRIVATE MAINTAINED NEIGHBORHOOD, PRIVATE STREETS, THE LANDSCAPING AND THINGS WILL ALL BE MAINTAINED THROUGH THE A, THERE WASN'T DISCUSSION FOR OPENING IT UP, BUT WE ARE LINKING TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS WITH VERY EASY PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS, SO NOTHING WOULD PREVENT SOMEBODY FROM COMING AND ENJOYING THE PARK AND WALKING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS? >> I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION, YOU ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD. >> THANK YOU, AS I MENTIONED, THE PROPERTY OWNER IS HERE, HE'S ON BOTH OF YOUR AGENDA ITEMS TONIGHT. ON THE COMMERCIAL PROJECT TO FOLLOW, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM HE GIVES HAPPY TO COME APPEAR AND ANSWER. >> SOUNDS GOOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I ALSO APPRECIATE STAFFS REPORTS ON THIS ITEM. OKAY. WE'RE GOING RIGHT NOW TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. LET'S SEE. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AT THE MOMENT. AGAIN, APPLICANT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, WE SEEMED TO HAVE COVERED ALL THE QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CALL FOR DELIBERATION. IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS TO THIS. OKAY. SO, ALL RIGHT. RIGHT NOW WE WILL NEED A MOTION, BASICALLY, THAT WILL MOVE TO APPROVE ALL OF THE ENTITLEMENTS PLUS CEQA, IS THAT CORRECT, MR. STRELO? >> IT WOULD BE FOR RECOMMENDING THE OPTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE PROJECT AND APPROVE THE PROJECT. >> ALL RIGHT, RECOMMEND THAT, ALL RIGHT. RECOMMEND THAT ADOPTION. SO, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT, WHEN IT COMES TO REZONING THIS GROUP, IN OUR CITY COUNCIL AS WELL, WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY, ESPECIALLY GOING FROM COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL. BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY, AS A COMMUNITY, WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE BUSINESSES IN OUR TOWN. HOWEVER, AS YOUR PRESENTATION AND PRESENTATION FROM OUR STAFF POINTED OUT, THIS VERY UNIQUE PROJECT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT REALLY AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR COMMERCIAL, ZONING. SO, WITH ALL THE BENEFITS ALSO FOR THE LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO WOULD REALLY BENEFIT FROM THE COMMUNITY RIGHT NEXT DOOR WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE WALKABLE DISTANCE TO A LOT OF THESE AMENITIES. I THINK IT'S A HUGE WING AS WELL AS ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSIT. SO, WITH ALL OF THAT SAID, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM SOMEONE TO, I GUESS, APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED ADOPTION, RIGHT? >> WHAT I'LL DO, REAL QUICK, I'M GOING TO BRING THE SLIDE BACK UP WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS. IF ANYONE WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION THEY CAN JUST READ THAT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF FOR ADDRESSING THE AFOREMENTIONED FLOODING, POTENTIAL FLOODING ISSUE WITH THE NEIGHBOR AT THE MOBILE HOME PARK. THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION FOR ONE OF MY COMMISSIONERS REGARDING THE SECRET PRESENTATION. >> I'M SORRY, THERE IS NO SECRET PRESENTATION. WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT SEQUEL. >> IT'S ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE PARTS OF IT, IN ONE OF THE ATTACHMENTS THAT YOU HAD SENT TO US, CORRECT? >> THE NOTICE OF INTENT, WHICH WAS SENT OUT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE WAS A DOCUMENT OUT THERE, WE POSTED IT ON THE WEBSITE, WE POSTED THE NOTICE OF INTENT WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE PLANNING AND RESEARCH, AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK. THAT'S OUT THERE FOR 30 DAYS, WE DID A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE THE 30th DAY FELL ON A SATURDAY OR SOMETHING. AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS. THE ACTUAL ANALYSIS WITH ALL OF THE APPENDICES IS ALSO INCLUDED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO YOUR STAFF REPORT, PROBABLY THE BIGGEST DOCUMENT, 368 PAGES OR SOMETHING. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> IT'S ALL IN THERE, AND A SUMMARY OF ALL THE MITIGATION IS ATTACHED TO THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION. >> THANK YOU, MR. STRELO, OKAY. AT THIS TIME DO I HAVE ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? AND IF SO, PLEASE READ WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU. >> SO MOVED. >> OKAY. SO MOVED BY COMMISSIONER PRICE, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KRIEG. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE AGAINST? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU. OKAY. MOTION 4.2, 3370 MAIN STREET REMODEL DESIGN REVIEW. MR. STRELO, WILL YOU BE DOING THE REPORT ON THIS ONE? >> IT'S ME TONIGHT, CHAIR, THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO SET UP THE VISUAL FOR OUR STREAMING AUDIENCE, I'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU. >> PERFECT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT, MY NAME IS EVAN GORMAN, I'M THE ASSOCIATE LINER FOR THE CITY OF OAKLEY, TONIGHT I'M PRESENTING 3370 MAIN STREET, IT'S A REMODEL, IT'S DESIGN REVIEW FOR A REMODEL OF THE BUILDING. HERE ON THE FIRST FLIGHT WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROJECT LOCATION, THERE IN THE DOWNTOWN, WHERE THAT STAR IS LOCATED AT. HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK ACROSS THE STREET OF WHERE WE'RE SITTING RIGHT NOW. THIS PROJECT IS ADJACENT TO MAIN STREET, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE O'HARA AVENUE DOWN THERE AS WELL. AND WE HAVE THE NEW DEVELOPMENT FOR THE TRANSIT PLAZA, YOU'LL SEE THAT SURROUNDING TO THE NORTH. THERE. AND THEN HERE, YOU'LL GET AN IMAGE OF THE FRONT FACADE OF 3370 MAIN STREET, YOU CAN GET AN IDEA, WE'VE ALL SEEN IT DRIVING DOWN MAIN STREET, YOU CAN TELL WHICH PROPERTY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. IT'S A COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE, WITH TWO SUITES, TWO SUITES WERE LIKELY BUILT AS SEPARATE STRUCTURES, THEY HAD DIFFERENT MASSING, ROOF STYLES, SUITE A IS ACTUALLY THE REAR ONE, THE ONE YOU WOULDN'T THINK OF HAVING DRIVEN BY IT. SUITE B IS THE ONE IN FRONT THAT YOU CAN SEE WHEN YOU DRIVE BY, IT'S 881 SQUARE FEET, AND THEN THERE'S A TINY STRUCTURE CALLED A LIEN TO COME UP AGAINST THE WALL, SUITE A, AND THE APPLICANT IS PART OF THE PROJECT TONIGHT, I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL ANY PART OF IT BUT THEIR PROPOSAL IS FOR THE STRUCTURE AND BETWEEN. ALL RIGHT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPLICATION IS TO GET APPROVAL ON THE DESIGN. THE REMODEL OF THIS BUILDING. THAT'S REQUIRED BY OUR MUNICIPAL CODE, AND FOR THE REMODEL THEY ARE PROPOSING A NEW FRONT ENTRANCE, SO IF YOU RECALL HOW THE STRUCTURE LOOKS TODAY, THERE'S TWO DOORS ON THE FRONT FACADE. HERE IT WOULD REPLACE ONE OF THE DOORS OF THE WINDOW, AND YOU HAVE A NEW DOOR, NEW ENTRYWAY THERE. THE NEW ENTRANCE CONFIGURATION REMOVES ONE OF THE TWO EXISTING ENTRANCES LIKE I JUST MENTIONED, THE NEW ENTRANCE HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ADD A SMALL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL INTERIOR SPACE, IT'S LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET, THERE. 12 NEW STOREFRONT ALUMINUM WINDOWS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE WHOLE PROPERTY. TWO NEW ALUMINUM DOORS WITH GLASS INSERTS ARE PROPOSED, ONE FOR EACH SUITE. AND THEY WILL HAVE A DARK FINISH THAT ALSO MATCHES THE WINDOWS. IN THE STAFF REPORT, I APOLOGIZE, I SAID IT WOULD BE BRICK ON THE FRONT FACADE BUT IT'S ACTUALLY STONE VENEER. AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE. A NEW METAL AWNING WITH THE DARK FINISH IS PROPOSED, AND THE APPLICANTS PROPOSING NEW PAINT FOR THE BUILDING, AND THE DEMOLITION OF THAT SMALL STRUCTURE IN THE MIDDLE WHICH WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT. HERE IS THE SUITE THAT IS CLOSEST TO MAIN STREET, AND YOU'LL SEE THE SIDES AND REAR OF IT. THIS IS MOSTLY REPAINTING AND REPLACING WINDOWS. NICE NEW STOREFRONT WINDOWS. HERE IS ME TRYING MY BEST TO GIVE YOU A VISUAL OF THE MIDDLE OF THE PROPERTY, THAT LITTLE LIEN TO SHED IS GOING TO BE DEMOED, AND THEY'RE GOING TO REPLACE A WINDOW WITH A DOOR IN THE MIDDLE, AND THEY WILL ADD A NEW WINDOW, THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE AS WELL. IF FOLKS WERE TO WALK FROM MAIN STREET DOWN, THERE'S A PATHWAY AND THEY CAN ENTER THROUGH THAT CORRIDOR OR. HERE'S THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY, IF YOU WERE AT THE NEW PARKING AREAS FOR THE TRANSIT CENTER, YOU'D BE LOOKING FROM THERE TOWARD THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE IS THE EXISTING VIEW, ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE IS THE PROPOSED. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE, I WANT TO SAY, IS THAT THE WINDOW COLOR IS NOT ACCURATE HERE. IT LOOKS LIKE VINYL IN THIS PICTURE BUT IT WOULD NOT BE FINAL, IT WOULD BE DARK ANODIZED ALUMINUM STOREFRONT TO MATCH THE REST OF THE NEW WINDOWS. ALL RIGHT. WITH EVERY APPLICATION YOU GET STAFF ANALYSIS AS WELL. FOR DESIGN REVIEW, IT'S GOVERNED BY A SPECIFIC SECTION OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE THAT LAYS OUT FOUR SPECIFIC KEY ASPECTS THAT WE SHOULD REVIEW FOR EACH DESIGNER VIEW APPLICATION. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE APPLICANT'S PLANS ARE ALSO ANALYZED FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, MAKE SURE IT MEETS OUR ZONING ORDINANCE. THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN WHICH GIVES US EXTRA DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS SO WE HAVE A NICE DOWNTOWN, AND THEN THE OAKLEY COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL GUIDELINES, WHICH ARE SPECIFIC TO COMMERCIAL BILLINGS. HERE ARE THOSE FOUR KEY ASPECTS, SITE PLANNING INCLUDING THE BUILDING SIDING, ARCHITECTURE, INCLUDING THE MASSING AND GROUPING OF THE BUILDINGS, LANDSCAPING AND SITE ELEMENTS, AND STREETSCAPES. EACH PART OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT EITHER PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREAS FOR REVIEW, OR THEY MAINTAIN THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ON THE PROPERTY. THE APPLICANT'S PLANS IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION BY PROPOSING A SMALL COURTYARD, AND NEW ENTRANCE THROUGH EXISTING WALLS AND LEAN TO STRUCTURE. THE MIDDLE OF THAT PROPERTY RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN'T REALLY ACCESS IT, THERE'S A SMALL WALL, THERE, THERE'S A SMALL SHED, THAT WOULD OPEN UP AND YOU COULD ACCESS IT THROUGH THE NEW FRONT DOOR, NEW FEATURES INCLUDING THE WINDOW AND DOORS, THE NEW FACADE MATERIALS IN THE PROPOSED PAINT COLORS ARE APPROPRIATE QUALITY SUITABLE FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THEY ENHANCE THE PROPERTIES COMPATIBILITY WITH RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN. THAT WAS STAFF'S ANALYSIS, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL FINDINGS IN YOUR PROPOSED RESOLUTION WITHIN YOUR PACKETS. FOR CEQA COMPLIANCE, MY PROJECT IS A LITTLE BIT EASIER THAN THE LAST ONE. THERE'S EXEMPTIONS FROM MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING FACILITIES, THIS PROJECT USES THAT, SECTION 15 301, AND THE PROPOSED EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS WOULD NOT REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE OF THE USE OF THIS PROPERTY. IT WILL STILL BE USED AS A COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND I REALIZE I GOT A GOOD QUESTION TODAY WHICH I FORGOT TO ANSWER WHICH IS WHAT IS GOING INTO THOSE SPACES, I'LL LET THE APPLICANT, IF THEY'D THEY'RE HERE TONIGHT, THEY CAN ADDRESS THAT. IT'S GOING TO BE A CHANGE FROM, THE OCCUPANCY WONT BE SET UP FOR SOMETHING LIKE A BAKERY OR A RESTAURANT, WHICH IS THERE RIGHT NOW, BAKERY, SPECIFICALLY. IT IS MORE PERSONAL SERVICES IN USE, THERE ISN'T, THERE ISN'T SOMETHING LIKE A HOOD OR THINGS LIKE THAT. IT'S OPEN, THE APPLICANT THAT ARE OF A DIFFERENT VARIETY, THEY'RE NOT LIMITED TO THE SAME ONE, AND FOR MORE INFO, YOU CAN ASK THE APPLICANT TONIGHT AS WELL. OKAY. FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, APPROVING THE PROJECT TITLE 3370 MAIN STREET REMODEL DESIGN REVIEW AS CONDITIONED. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND AGAIN, I HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. GORMAN. WHAT'S THE CONSENSUS, WOULD BE LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT AS WELL BEFORE WE DO OUR QUESTIONS? OKAY. WOULD YOU PLEASE ADDRESS? THE COMMISSION. >> GOOD EVENING, CHAIRPERSON, AND WERE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, ALSO REPRESENTING THE SAME PROPERTY OWNER AS THE PREVIOUS APPLICATION. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK STAFF AND IN PARTICULAR GUIDING US THROUGH THIS PROCESS. THE IMPETUS FOR THIS PROJECT WAS THE CITY'S FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WHICH KICKSTART OF THE CONVERSATION TO SEE HOW THIS PROPERTY CAN BE IMPROVED. WE LIKE TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SUPPORTING THAT INITIATIVE, AND ALLOWING THE BUSINESS OWNERS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR PROPERTIES AND SEE HOW THEY CAN IMPROVE THEM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. THIS PROJECT IS MUCH LESS COMPLICATED THAN THE ONE YOU JUST HEARD, JUST A SIMPLE DESIGN REVIEW IS WHAT WE'RE SEEKING TONIGHT. JUST GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING, I DO WANT TO MAKE MENTION THAT THE BAKERY MAY STAY, IT IS AN EXISTING, RUNNING BUSINESS RIGHT NOW. WE DON'T HAVE ANY FIRM PLANS OF CHANGING THAT USE JUST YET, BUT IT WOULD BENEFIT FROM AN IMPROVED FACADE, FOR SURE. I'LL BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF THE COMMISSION DOESN'T MIND I DO WANT TO ASK A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE OCCUPANCY. IF YOU COULD PLEASE ELABORATE. >> SUITE B, THE ONE NEAREST MAIN STREET IS CURRENTLY A BAKERY, THAT WILL FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE BE A BAKERY. THE SPACES IN THE BACK ARE SEPARATED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY CAN BE USED FOR OFFICE EXECUTIVE SUITES OR SOME OFFICE USE, THAT'S THE VISION RIGHT NOW. IT'S DESIGNED AS A SHELL SO IT CAN BE TENANT IMPROVED TO FIT THE NEEDS OF WHATEVER ALLOWABLE USES ALLOWED FOR THAT SPACE. >> IF I UNDERSTOOD YOU CORRECTLY, THE CURRENT TENANT WILL REMAIN, RIGHT? THE BAKERY? >> AS OF RIGHT NOW. >> GOT IT. >> I DON'T KNOW THE LEASE STATES. >> AND THEN THE SECOND UNIT IS VACANT AT THE MOMENT? >> CURRENTLY VACANT. >> AND BECAUSE THAT STRUCTURE WILL BE REMOVED, THERE WILL BE DEFINITE CLEAR ACCESS TO THAT UNIT, CORRECT? >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. THAT CLEARED OUT AREA IN THE COURTYARD WILL BE AN AMENITY TO BOTH SUITES. FOR THE EXECUTIVE SUITES THEY WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GO OUTSIDE, GET SOME FRESH AIR, STEP AWAY FROM MAIN STREET OR THEIR DESK, A LITTLE BIT, AND HAVE THE ADDITIONAL AMENITY THAT'S GUARDED FROM THE PUBLIC VIEW AND ACCESS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I WAS WONDERING IF STAFF COULD GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE WE SEE THE FRONT OF THE PROJECT. THAT ONE. CAN YOU TALK TO US ABOUT HOW YOU CAME TO THIS DESIGN, THIS SPECIFIC ONE? MATCHING DOWNTOWN OAKLEY, AND DID YOU ALL CONSIDER POTENTIALLY MAKING THE FRONTAGE, IF IT IS A BAKERY, A PLACE TO SIT DOWN AND ENJOY FOOD? >> GIVEN THE VERY SMALL FOOTPRINT OF THE BAKERY, IT'S ONLY 800 SQUARE FEET, PLUS ALL THE BAKING EQUIPMENT THERE, IT TAKES A BIG FOOTPRINT, WITHIN THE FLOOR PLAN ITSELF, WORKING WITH A VERY LIMITED FOOTPRINT, IN THE FLOOR PLAN, WE DESIGNED IT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE FACADE WAS MORE INVITING AND MORE CONTEXTUAL TO THE NEIGHBORS AROUND THEM, UP AND DOWN THE STREET. THE INTERIOR IS PREDESIGNED TO DO A COUPLE DIFFERENT USES, PRIMARILY PERSONAL USES. AS ALLOWED IN YOUR MUNICIPAL CODE. CONSIDERING THAT THE BAKERY IS THERE NOW, THEY MAY STAY THERE FOR THE FOR SEEABLE FUTURE. BUT, GIVEN THE FACT THAT THERE IS A POINT OF SALE IN THERE, THERE IS CONCESSIONS, SODAS, GRAB AND GO TYPE THINGS. IT DOESN'T LEAVE TOO MUCH WITHIN THAT FOOTPRINT. AND JUST OUTSIDE THAT FOOTPRINT, THERE'S THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY DISCRETION OVER THAT, UNLESS THE CITY ALLOWS FOR THAT, OR ALLOWS CERTAIN FENCING OR A PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN PARTICIPATE IN, WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY ALLOWED TO PROVIDE SEATING ALONG THAT RIGHT-OF-WAY. BUT WE'D BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. SO WE WILL VERY BRIEFLY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON MY DESK AT THE MOMENT. AND SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CALL FOR DELIBERATION ON THIS ITEM. >> I THINK THE GENERAL CONSENSUS IS WE LIKE ANYTHING THAT MAKES DOWNTOWN LOOK BETTER CLEANER AND CONSISTENT. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS ITEM AS CONDITIONED? >> I'LL MOVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION OF APPROVING THE PROJECT TITLED 3370 MAIN STREET REMODEL. DESIGN REVIEW. AS CONDITIONED. >> EXCELLENT, ALL RIGHT. SO MOVED BY VICE CHAIR VERDUZCO, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KRIEG, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> HEARING NONE AGAINST, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY, MOTION FOR .3, TU JALISCO RESTAURANT FULL ALCOHOLIC SERVICE. MR. GORMAN , YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION? >> BRIEF PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH, THANKS FOR HAVING ME AGAIN. I'M JUST GOING TO GET IT READY FOR STREAMING, AND I'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, GOOD NIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR YOUR PATIENCE THERE. TONIGHT WE HAVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, FOR TU JALISCO RESTAURANT FULL ALCOHOLIC SERVICE. HERE WE'LL START AGAIN WITH THE PROJECT LOCATION, AND WE'RE JUST SLIGHTLY EAST OF THE LAST PROJECT ON MAIN STREET. AND THERE YOU WILL SEE IT FROM THE STAR AT THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN. HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT IT, THE VICINITY MAP. YOU HAVE THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH ALONG MAIN STREET, AND THEN YOU HAVE ROSE AVENUE TO THE EAST, AND HERE AGAIN, VISUAL, YOU'VE DRIVEN PAST THIS QUITE A BIT OVER THE YEARS, THIS IS THE FRONT FACADE OF TU JALISCO MEXICAN RESTAURANT. FOR BACKGROUND, THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 15,000 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL WITH AN EXISTING 2900 SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT. HISTORIC USGS MAPS SHOW A BUILDING WAS FIRST AT THIS LOCATION IN THE 1960S, AND THEN TU JALISCO HAS BEEN AT THE LOCATION FOR OVER 10 YEARS. IT'S OPEN UNTIL 8:00 P.M. EACH NIGHT, AND IT CURRENTLY SELLS BEER AND WINE. THE GENERAL PLAN IS COMMERCIAL DOWNTOWN, THE ZONING IS DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN, AND THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN HAS THREE SUB DESIGNATIONS IN IT, AND THIS IS IN THE DOWNTOWN SUPPORT AREA. NEXT, THE REQUEST FROM THE APPLICANT, IT'S A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST, WE HAD ONE OF THESE FOR A 711 IF YOU RECALL, SO MANY MONTHS AGO LAST YEAR. THE OWNER OF TU JALISCO, WHO IS HERE TONIGHT, IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR FULL ALCOHOLIC SERVICE. THE CITY OF OAKLEY'S DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN REQUIRES APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT BEFORE SELLING DISTILLED SPIRITS OR BEVERAGES CONTAINING DISTILLED SPIRITS. NO PHYSICAL CHANGES ARE PROPOSED FOR THE SITE EXCEPT FOR A CHANGE IN THE RESTAURANT INVENTORY HELD ON THE SITE. UNLIKE THE APPLICATION WE HAD LAST YEAR WHERE THEY HAD A NEW DISPLAY, HERE IT'S JUST A CHANGE IN THE INVENTORY. STAFF WILL ALWAYS PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS, THE PROPOSED PROJECT CONFORMS TO THE REQUIRED FINDINGS FOR APPROVAL IN THE OAKLEY VISIBLE CODE, AND THIS AGAIN IS THANKS TO THE LIMITED SCOPE AND DUE TO THE RESTAURANT BEING LONG-ESTABLISHED. THE REQUIRED FINDINGS FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS ARE PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH ENSURING QUALITY SITE DEVELOPMENT FOR A BRAND-NEW USE, AND IT'S ABOUT, IT'S FOCUSED ON WHEN A NEW BUILDING IS CONSTRUCTED, AND WHETHER THERE IS ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IT. SO HERE, BECAUSE WE HAVE AN EXISTING BUILDING, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS HOW DIFFERENT IS THIS NEW USE, AND BECAUSE THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED TO INCORPORATE IT INTO THE NORMAL OPERATIONS OF THE RESTAURANT, IT'S NOT SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT AND WE'RE ABLE TO MEET THE FINDINGS FOR APPROVAL. YOU'LL FIND MORE DETAILED FINDINGS IN YOUR DRAFT RESOLUTION, AND THEN FOR CEQA, THIS, AGAIN, IS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 15 301, EXISTING FACILITIES OF THE SORRY, EXISTING FACILITIES OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CEQA GUIDELINES. AND IT'S BECAUSE THE PROPOSED USE WOULD NOT REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF THE USE OF THE RESTAURANT. IT STILL WILL BE A RESTAURANT. FINALLY, FOR OUR RECOMMENDATION, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, APPROVING THE PROJECT TITLED TU JALISCO RESTAURANT FULL ALCOHOLIC SERVICE AS CONDITIONED. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. AND THEN, I ALSO HAVE MR. SALDANA, THE OWNER OF TU JALISCO AND CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. GORMAN, APPRECIATE THE NICE REPORT. AT THIS POINT, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF WE ACTUALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. WE DO? OKAY. COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD JUST ARTICULATE OR SHARE WHAT IT WOULD MEAN FOR YOUR BUSINESS TO HAVE THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. >> I WAS THINKING ABOUT HAVING MORE SALES, IMPROVE THE SERVICE. AND GET SOME MORE MONEY. THAT'S ALL. IMPROVE THE SERVICE, TOO. IT'S BETTER, THE PLACE WOULD HAVE A FULL BAR, TO ENJOY. >> THANK YOU. OKAY, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO THE APPLICANT OR TO STAFF? OKAY, COMMISSIONER PRICE. >> YES, BEING THAT THIS IS AN EXISTING RESTAURANT, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A NEW BAR OPENING, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF US GRANTING THIS FOR HIM. >> DOES IT SOUND LIKE, REALLY QUICK, PROCEDURALLY, I NEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND QUICKLY CLOSE IT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS AT THIS POINT ON MY DESK, OR FROM ONLINE. SO, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR DELIBERATION ON THIS, IT SOUND LIKE YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS? >> NO QUESTION, I JUST, WE HAVE ENOUGH BARS AROUND THAT ARE STANDALONE BARS, YOU GET A RESTAURANT THAT'S ADDING THIS TO IT, IS NOT LIKE YOU JUST HAVE IT A BAR, YOU'RE ADDING TO WHEN IT'S ALREADY THERE. >> SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION? >> I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE A MOTION. >> TO APPROVE, ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PERMIT, THAT SOUNDS CORRECT? IT WILL STILL HAVE TO GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL, RIGHT? NO? OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR TU JALISCO. VERY COOL. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> AND HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. VERY GOOD. OKAY, I SEE NO ITEMS UNDER THE REGULAR CALENDAR, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO REPORTS. DO WE HAVE ANY REPORTS FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF? MR. STRELO, MR. GORMAN? >> I JUST WANT TO KEEP IS A CONSISTENT REPORT, TO REMIND THE PLANNING COMMISSION WE'RE DOING THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL BE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 5th AT 6:30 P.M. RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. >> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. ANY REPORTS FROM THE COMMISSION MEMBERS? COMMISSIONER PRICE? >> TRANSPLANT MEETING WAS CANCELED LAST MONTH. THERE WAS A MEETING THIS THURSDAY. WE WILL HAVE A RAPPORT THE FOLLOWING MEETING PEER >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE A REPORT FROM COMMISSIONER KRIEG? NO? THAT'S OKAY. YOU'RE IN TROUBLE, THAT'S WHAT IT IS. JUST KIDDING. OKAY. REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDAS, DO WE HAVE ANY AT THE MOMENT? OKAY, WE DO, COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ. >> AFTER LOOKING AT SOME OF THE PROJECT ON OUR SLATE AROUND AMENITIES, WE LOOKED AT OUR CITY PARKS, WE HAVE LOVELY, LOVELY CITY PARKS, HERE, IN OAKLEY, WE ONLY HAVE FOUR BASKETBALL COURTS. I DIDN'T COME ACROSS A VOLLEYBALL COURT, AND I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR, ESPECIALLY AS THESE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS COME ACROSS, OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT COME SHARE WITH US TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS, MAYBE WHERE WE'RE LACKING, NOT DESIGNING PARKS IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE STAFF SLATED TO PRESENT IN MARCH, BUT IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED SOMETIME THIS YEAR. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. FOR THAT REQUEST. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT IT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD FOR US, AS WE ALL, MEMBERS OF THIS COMMISSION, IF WE'RE BRINGING SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR THE AGENDA FOR ALL OF US TO HAVE A GENERAL CONSENSUS, IF WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IT, IS IT SOMETHING THAT THIS COMMISSION IS INTERESTED TO HEAR FROM PARKS AND REC, THIS PRESENTATION ABOUT THE AMENITIES? YES? OKAY, VERY GOOD. FOR THE FUTURE, LET'S AGREE THAT IF WE ARE BRINGING SOMETHING, ONE OF US BRINGS UP AN ITEM TO PUT ON A FUTURE AGENDA, LET'S ALL EITHER HAVE A GENERAL CONSENSUS ON IT OR DO ABOUT, YOU KNOW? OKAY. IT DOES CONCERN EVERYBODY'S TIME. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, WE HAVE NO WORK SESSIONS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 7:23 PM.

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City of Oakley Planning Commission held February 6, 2024 1) OPENING MATTERS 1.1 Call to Order and Roll Call of the Oakley Planning Commission Chair Oleksii Chuiko called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm in the Oakley City Council Chambers located at 3231 Main Street, Oakley, California. Vice Chair Diego Verduzco and Commissioners Leonard Price, Jimmy Ramirez and Jeanne Krieg were present. 1.2 Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag Commissioner Price led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. 2) PUBLIC COMMENTS None 3) CONSENT CALENDAR 3.1 Approve Minutes from the Regular Planning Commission Meeting held January 16, 2024 (Kim Snodgrass, Deputy City Clerk) It was moved by Vice Chair Verduzco and seconded by Commissioner Krieg to approve the minutes. Motion was unanimous and so ordered. (5-0) 4) PUBLIC HEARINGS 4.1 The Village at 2092 Oakley Road Subdivision 9634 (GPA 01-22, RZ 03-22, FDP 01-22, TM 04-22, DR 07-22) Request for approval of a General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Final Development Plan, Tentative Map, and Design Review for a 9.99 acre, 83 unit single family residential subdivision project. APN 037-110- 031. (Ken Strelo, Planning Manager) California Environmental Quality Act determination: Recommend that the City Council adopt a Negative Declaration finding the proposed project will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment.

Planning Manager Ken Strelo presented a summary of the project and mentioned that the agenda states Negative Declaration, it should be a Mitigated Negative Declaration, there is a small technical difference between those two types of documents. Applicant Ralph Strauss with SDG Architects mentioned that the property owner Dan Cosgrove is here as well as Owen Poole who is helping with the entitlement. He thanked staff for their work and provided a PowerPoint presentation. Commissioner Ramirez thanked Mr. Strauss for his presentation and mentioned he appreciates the variety of the homes, he mentioned he is curious about the onsite amenities and inquired how the firm considered a toddler park and asked If he could speak to the trailer park and the elderly folks nearby and inquired if there had been any conversation about opening up the amenities for those folks to enjoy. Mr. Strauss mentioned that the common areas have trellises, seating areas and gathering areas, the toddler park will have typical amenities for that age group so kids can run wild in one and people can have more peaceful enjoyment in the other. He mentioned that because it is a privately maintained neighborhood, there wasn’t discussion about opening it up but there is nothing preventing someone from coming in and enjoying the park. Commissioner Krieg thanked Mr. Strauss for the presentation and mentioned he answered all of her questions. Mr. Strauss mentioned that the property owner is here if there are any questions he could answer. Chair Chuiko opened the Public Hearing and mentioned since there are no public comments, he will close the Public Hearing and call for deliberations. Mr. Chuiko mentioned that when it comes to rezoning, they take it very seriously, especially going from commercial to residential because as a community, they would like to see more businesses in Oakley; however as was pointed out, this is a unique project, it’s not an ideal location for commercial zoning so with all of the benefits for the local businesses having a community next door, it’s a huge win as well as the access to public transit. It was moved by Commissioner Price and seconded by Commissioner Krieg to approve item 4.1. Motion was unanimous and so ordered. (5-0) 4.2 3370 Main Street Remodel Design Review (DR 09-23) (Evan Gorman, Associate Planner) California Environmental Quality Act determination: Find the project is exempt under the Class One categorical exemption for existing facilities (14 Cal. Code Regs./CEQA Guideline § 15301) Associate Planner Evan Gorman presented the staff report.

Applicant Lance Crannell with SDG Architects mentioned the impetus for this project was the City’s facade improvement program, which started the conversation to see how this property can be improved. He mentioned that the bakery may stay, it is an existing running business, and they do not have any firm plans to change that use just yet, but it would benefit from an improved façade. Chair Chuiko asked Mr. Crannell if he could elaborate on the occupancy. Mr. Crannell mentioned that Suite B is currently the bakery and that will continue to be a bakery for the foreseeable future, the spaces in the back are separated in a way that they could be used as office executive suites or some office use, it’s designed as a shell so it can be tenant improved to fit the needs of whatever allowable use is allowed for that space. Chair Chuiko asked if the current tenant will remain. Mr. Crannell confirmed that as of right now, they will remain. Chair Chuiko asked if the second unit is vacant. Mr. Crannell confirmed it is currently vacant. Chair Chuiko inquired if when the structure in between the buildings is removed, there will be clear access to the unit. Mr. Crannell confirmed the courtyard will be an amenity to benefit both suites. Commissioner Ramires asked if the applicant could talk about how they came to the design and did they consider potentially making the frontage a place for customers to sit down. Mr. Crannell responded that given the size of the bakery and all of the baking equipment, it takes up a big foot print within the floor plan itself, so they are working with a limited floor plan, they designed it in such a way that the facade was more inviting to the neighbors, the interior is in pre-design to do a couple of different uses, but considering the bakery is there now, they may stay there for the foreseeable future. Given that there is a point of sale and concessions, it does not leave too much for seating within that footprint and just outside that footprint is the public right of way, so they do not have any discretion over that. Chair Chuiko opened the Public Hearing and mentioned that since there are no comments, he will close the Public Hearing and call for deliberations. It was moved by Vice Chair Verduzco and seconded by Commissioner Krieg to approve item 4.2. Motion was unanimous and so ordered. (5-0) 4.3 Tu Jalisco Restaurant Full Alcoholic Service (CUP 05-23) (Evan Gorman, Associate Planner)

California Environmental Quality Act determination: Find the project is exempt under the Class One categorical exemption for existing facilities (14 Cal. Code Regs./CEQA Guideline § 15301) Associate Planner Evan Gorman presented the staff report. Commissioner Ramirez asked if the applicant could share what it would mean for his business to have this Conditional Use Permit. The owner, Mr. Saldana, responded he would have more sales and improved service. Commissioner Price mentioned that since this is an existing restaurant and they are not talking about opening a new bar, he would like to speak in favor of granting this. Mr. Chuiko opened the Public Hearing and mentioned since there are no public comments, he would close the Public Hearing. Commissioner Price stated that there are enough stand alone bars, this is not establishing a new bar, just adding to one that is already there. It was moved by Commissioner Price and seconded by Commissioner Ramirez to approve item 4.3. Motion was unanimous and so ordered. (5-0) 5) REGULAR CALENDAR None 6) REPORTS 6.1 Reports from Staff Members Mr. Strelo reported the next scheduled Planning Commission Meeting will be Tuesday March 5th at 6:30pm. 6.2 OAKLEY PLANNING COMMISSION (a) Reports from Commission Members Commissioner Price reported the last Transplan meeting was cancelled; there is a meeting scheduled for Thursday so he should have a report at the next meeting. (b) Requests for Future Agendas Commissioner Ramirez mentioned that after looking at some of the projects, he looked at Oakley’s parks and mentioned Oakley only has four basketball courts, he didn’t see any volleyball courts, and as these development projects come across, he would love to have the Parks and Recreation department come share with them the trials, tribulations, where they are lacking, and who they are not designing parks for if that’s possible.

Chair Chuiko thanked Commissioner Ramirez for the request and mentioned that if they are bringing something forward as a future agenda item, Commissioners should have a consensus and asked if the Commissioners would like to have this on a future agenda. There was a consensus to have this item on a future agenda. 7) WORK SESSIONS None 8) ADJOURN There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:32 p.m. Respectively Submitted, Kim Snodgrass Deputy City Clerk

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AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE OAKLEY PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, February 06, 2024 6:30 PM Oakley City Council Chambers located at 3231 Main Street, Oakley, California 94561. Unless stated otherwise on the agenda, every item on the agenda is exempt from CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15273, 15378, 15301, 15323 and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065. MISSION STATEMENT: The City of Oakley will create a resilient future that fosters and attracts a vibrant and evolving community that welcomes and values all people. VISION STATEMENT: The City of Oakley celebrates our unique Delta lifestyle and small-town feel where we Live in a safe, dynamic community, Work together to build the future, and Play in our own backyard. Agendas are posted in Oakley at Oakley City Hall-3231 Main Street, outside the gym at Delta Vista Middle School-4901 Frank Hengel Way and outside the Library at Freedom High School-1050 Neroly Road; agendas are also posted on the City’s Internet Website www.ci.oakley.ca.us. A complete packet of information containing staff reports and exhibits related to each item is available for public review prior to an Oakley Planning Commission meeting at Oakley City Hall, 3231 Main Street, Oakley, CA 94561. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Oakley Planning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection, during regular business hours, at the front counter in the Main Lobby of the Oakley City Hall located at 3231 Main Street, Oakley, CA 94561. Agendas may be picked up at the Oakley City Hall located at 3231 Main Street, Oakley, CA 94561 for no charge. To request information regarding placement on the City’s agenda e-mail distribution list, please contact us at (925) 625-7000. We provide social media options to stay connected to City Hall through Facebook, Twitter, Next Door and Instagram. Other opportunities to connect with City Hall include Engage In Oakley, Oakley OnDemand on the city's website; and by emailing info@ci.oakley.ca.us. Please contact us at (925) 625-7000 for additional information or visit www.oakleyinfo.com. If you have a physically challenging condition and require special accommodations, please call the City Clerk’s office at (925) 625-7013. 1

Please keep cell phones/electronic devices turned off during the meeting. Please be advised that Oakley Planning Commission meetings are video recorded and attendees may appear on video. Members of the public may address the Oakley Planning Commission on items of interest that are within the City’s jurisdiction. Public comment on items not listed on the agenda will be heard under the Public Comments section of the agenda. In compliance with State law, the Oakley Planning Commission may not take action on an item that is not specifically listed on the agenda. If you would like to speak on any agenda item, please fill out a public speaker card available in the lobby and submit it to the City Clerk prior to the agenda item being called. The Oakley Planning Commission Chair will call you by name to the podium to hear your comments and you have up to 3 minutes to speak. 1.OPENING MATTERS 1.1 Call to Order and Roll Call of the Oakley Planning Commission 1.2 Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag 2.PUBLIC COMMENTS At this time, the public is permitted to address the Planning Commission on non-agendized items. 3.CONSENT CALENDAR Consent Calendar items are typically non-controversial in nature and are considered for approval by the Planning Commission with one single action. Members of the audience, Staff or the Planning Commission who would like an item removed from the Consent Calendar for purposes of public input may request the Chair remove the item. The public may request to remove an item(s) to provide input by completing a public speaker card and submitting it to the City Clerk prior to the item(s) being called by the Chair. 3.1 Approve Minutes from the Regular Planning Commission Meeting held January 16, 2024 (Kim Snodgrass, Deputy City Clerk) 011624 Minutes 4.PUBLIC HEARINGS 4.1 The Village at 2092 Oakley Road Subdivision 9634 (GPA 01-22, RZ 03-22, FDP 01-22, TM 04-22, DR 07-22) – Request for approval of a General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Final Development Plan, Tentative Map, and Design Review for a 9.99 acre, 83 unit single family residential subdivision project. APN 037-110-031. (Ken Strelo, Planning Manager) 2

California Environmental Quality Act determination: Recommend that the City Council adopt a Negative Declaration finding the proposed project will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment. Suggested Action: Staff Recommendation: 1) Receive the Staff Report, 2) Receive Questions from the Planning Commission, 3) Open the Public Hearing, 4) Receive Comments from the Applicant, 5) Receive Public Testimony, 6) Close the Public Hearing, 7) Deliberate, 8) Summarize the Deliberation 9) Adopt the Resolution Staff Report 1. Vicinity Map 2. Notice of Public Hearing 3. City Council Minutes from March 22, 2022 - Excerpt of Project’s Preliminary General Plan Amendment Work Session (Item 7.2) 4. Applicant's Plans 5. Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration 6. Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 7. Proposed Resolution 7a. Mitigation Monitoring Program 4.2 3370 Main Street Remodel Design Review (DR 09-23) (Evan Gorman, Associate Planner) California Environmental Quality Act determination: Find the project is exempt under the “Class One” categorical exemption for existing facilities (14 Cal. Code Regs./CEQA Guideline § 15301) Suggested Action: Staff Recommendation: 1) Receive the Staff Report, 2) Receive Questions from the Planning Commission, 3) Open the Public Hearing, 4) Receive Comments from the Applicant, 5) Receive Public Testimony, 6) Close the Public Hearing, 7) Deliberate, 8) Summarize the Deliberation 9) Adopt the Resolution Staff Report 1. Vicinity Map 2. Notice of Public Hearing 3. Applicant's Plans 4. Proposed Resolution 4.3 Tu Jalisco Restaurant Full Alcoholic Service (CUP 05-23) (Evan Gorman, Associate Planner) California Environmental Quality Act determination: Find the project is exempt under the “Class One” categorical exemption for existing facilities (14 Cal. Code Regs./CEQA Guideline § 15301) Suggested Action: 1) Receive the Staff Report, 2) Receive Questions from the Planning Commission, 3) Open the Public Hearing, 4) Receive Comments from the Applicant, 5) 3

Receive Public Testimony, 6) Close the Public Hearing, 7) Deliberate, 8) Summarize the Deliberation 9) Adopt the Resolution Staff Report 1. Vicinity Map 2. Notice of Public Hearing 3. Proposed Resolution 5.REGULAR CALENDAR 6.REPORTS 6.1 Reports from Staff Members 6.2 OAKLEY PLANNING COMMISSION (a) Reports from Commission Members (b) Requests for Future Agendas 7.WORK SESSIONS 8.ADJOURN 4

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission held January 16, 2024 1) OPENING MATTERS 1.1 Call to Order and Roll Call of the Oakley Planning Commission Chair Oleksii Chuiko called the meeting to order at 6:30pm in the Oakley City Council Chambers located at 3231 Main Street, Oakley, California. Vice Chair Diego Verduzco and Commissioners Jimmy Ramirez and Jeanne Krieg were present, Commissioner Leonard Price was absent. 1.2 Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag Commissioner Ramirez led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. 2) PUBLIC COMMENTS None 3) CONSENT CALENDAR 3.1 Approve Minutes from the Planning Commission Meeting held December 5, 2023 (Kim Snodgrass, Deputy City Clerk) It was moved by Commissioner Krieg and seconded by Vice Chair Verduzco to approve the minutes. Motion was unanimous and so ordered. (4-0) 4) PUBLIC HEARINGS 4.1 2540 Oakley Road Tentative Parcel Map and Design Review (TPM 02-22, DR 04-22) (Ken Strelo, Planning Manager/Kevin Valente, Raney Planning and Management) Proposed California Environmental Quality Act determination: find that the project is categorically exempt under the Class 3 and 15 exemptions (14 Cal. Code Regs./CEQA Guidelines §§ 15303, 15315) Kevin Valente, Contract Planner with Raney Planning and Management presented a PowerPoint, he mentioned this proposed project is located at 2540 Oakley Rd. near the intersection of Oakley Rd. and Live Oak Ave. bordered by agricultural land and rural residences, he stated the 3.96-acre project site currently includes an existing home, two 5

buildings and a small vineyard. He mentioned the proposed project is requesting approval of a Tentative Parcel Map to subdivide the property into three properties and a Design Review approval for the proposed 9,100-square-foot building, he also mentioned that the project includes the installation of a septic tank and sewer line and stormwater would drain to an onsite retention area that would connect to an existing waterline on Oakley Rd. He mentioned that new fencing and landscaping would be provided to screen the project from public view. Chair Chuiko asked if any of the Commissioners had questions. Commissioner Ramirez inquired if Ironhouse Sanitary District had seen the plans for the proposed septic tank. Planning Manager Ken Strelo responded that Ironhouse Sanitary District has seen the plans, he shared that the location of the nearest sewer line for this project is not financially feasible, the nearest one is in front of the school and UPS however it doesn’t hook up to any main line, that is for future hookup, he also mentioned that this request for a septic tank is a reasonable request and solution to handle sewer in the interim. Chair Chuiko opened the Public Hearing and asked if the applicant had any comments. The applicant, Mike Milani shared that there are a number of interim elements as far as phasing the improvements, he explained the plans do take into account where the future sewer would be so the lines going to the future septic tank area could be hooked up and extend offsite. He shared the biggest issue has been the deferment of the frontage improvements and they have worked with staff over the last several months to come up with a program. He mentioned that this project will include widening the road up to the curb and gutter and installing new driveways. He also mentioned they are asking Council to consider deferral of the landscaping, meandering sidewalk, and overhead electric lines. Applicant/Owner Kenneth Ferrante thanked City and staff for considering the project, he also shared that it is an honor to be the catalyst in between that provides employment, more space for employment and opportunity within the City of Oakley. Chair Chuiko thanked Mr. Ferrante for taking the time to be here and for improving our community and providing jobs for the people who live here. Chair Chuiko stated there were no comments submitted for this item, he mentioned if there are no additional questions, he will close the public hearing. Commissioner Ramirez inquired if they were planning to include green coverage or shrubbery in addition to the fencing, so the warehouse is not visible from the frontage along Oakley Rd. Mr. Milani responded that, they were not planning to include coverage but are open to modifications of the landscape plan. He explained that the landscaping at the front of the property will likely look completely different in a few years when the residential home is removed, so whatever is planted there will be low shrubbery to enhance the entrance but will likely be removed during the second phase of the project. 6

Mr. Ferrante stated that, everything Mr. Milani said is correct, he mentioned they are widening the road to the curb line and leaving the area behind that for future undergrounding, the ultimate thought is that space in the landscape would become a little more elevated, so it deflects the straight view going in, he also mentioned that one thing that breaks up a line of sight that goes along with Oakley is two rows of grapes and he is open to adding anything on any of the parcels. Mr. Milani mentioned that when the frontage is done, he is anticipating that the Live Oak Ave./Oakley Road intersection will also be done and that frontage will be dedicated between this project and Live Oak Ave., the sidewalk is a meandering sidewalk and it takes on the theme of what the frontage parcel will look like so the landscaping element can be very elegant. Chair Chuiko asked if there were any additional questions. There were none so he closed the Public Hearing and called for deliberation to approve 2540 Oakley Rd. Tentative Parcel Map and Design Review as conditioned, he asked if anyone would like to make a motion. It was moved by Commissioner Krieg and seconded by Commissioner Ramirez to adopt the resolution as conditioned. Motion was unanimous and so ordered. (4-0) 5) REGULAR CALENDAR None 6) REPORTS 6.1 Reports from Staff Members Mr. Strelo reported the next scheduled meeting will be February 6th . 6.2 OAKLEY PLANNING COMMISSION (a) Reports from Commission Members None (b) Requests for Future Agendas Commissioner Ramirez inquired about scheduling an Economic Development update. Mr. Strelo responded that it is scheduled for the March meeting. 7) ADJOURN There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m. Respectively Submitted, Kim Snodgrass Deputy City Clerk 7

STAFF REPORT City of Oakley | 3231 Main Street, Oakley, CA 94561 O (925) 625-7000 | F (925) 625-9859 | www.ci.oakley.ca.us DATE: February 6, 2024 TO: Joshua McMurray, City Manager FROM: Ken Strelo, Planning Manager SUBJECT: The Village at 2092 Oakley Road Subdivision 9634 (GPA 01-22, RZ 03- 22, FDP 02-22, TM 04-22, DR 07-22) – Request for approval of a General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Final Development Plan, Tentative Map, and Design Review for a 9.99 acre, 83 unit single family residential subdivision project. APN 037-110-031. Summary This is an application by Owen Poole (“Applicant”) requesting approval of 1) a General Plan Amendment (GPA 01-22) to redesignate 9.99 acres from Commercial (CO) to Residential Medium (RM); 2) a Rezone (RZ 03-22) of 9.99 acres from C (General Commercial) District to P-1 (Planned Unit Development) District; 3) a Final Development Plan (FDP 02-22) for development of the 9.99 acres site; 4) a Tentative Map (TM 04-22) to subdivide 9.99 acres into 83 single family residential lots, additional on-site parking, a toddler park, community gathering areas, and other improvements; and 5) a Design Review (DR 07-22) for floor plans and architecture of three homes types with three elevations and three color schemes, and landscaping and other improvements throughout the project (“Project”). This project includes compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration is proposed. The site is located at 2092 Oakley Road and is zoned C (General Commercial) District. APN 037-110-031. Note: The Planning Commission will serve as an advisory role to the City Council on this application. Background GENERAL PLAN Existing Land Use Designation  Commercial (“CO”) – The CO designation allows for a broad range of commercial uses typically found adjacent to residential neighborhoods, downtowns, and freeways. Approved and Forwarded to the Planning Commission 8

STAFF REPORT 2CITY HALL | 3231 Main Street, Oakley, CA 94561 O (925) 625-7000 | F (925) 625-9859 | www.ci.oakley.ca.us Proposed Land Use Designation  Residential Medium (“RM”) – The RM designation provides for more affordable, small lot development and to increase the availability of rental or entry-level housing. ZONING Current Zoning District  C (General Commercial) District – The purpose of the C District is to create and maintain major commercial centers accommodating a broad range of commercial uses (e.g., office, retail, and personal services) of community-wide or regional significance typically found adjacent to or along major travel corridors, such as Main Street, O’Hara Avenue, Laurel Avenue and Empire Avenue. Proposed Zoning District  P-1 (Planned Unit Development) District – The purpose of the P-1 District is to allow diversification in the relationship of various uses, buildings, structures, lot sizes and open spaces, ensure compatibility with surrounding land uses, and to ensure substantial compliance with the General Plan and the intent of the Municipal Code in requiring adequate standards necessary to satisfy the requirements of the public health, safety and general welfare. SITE CONDITIONS AND SURROUNDING LAND USES The subject property is a rectangular shaped site with an approximately 625-foot frontage along Oakley Road, and an approximately 120-foot frontage along Main Street in the northeast corner (See Figure 1. Aerial of Project Site). The property has two existing single-family residences: one along Oakley Road, and another near the existing wireless communication facility. There is also an existing mobile home community known as the Eagle City Mobile Home Park located to the north and west of Figure 1. Aerial of Project Site 9

STAFF REPORT 3CITY HALL | 3231 Main Street, Oakley, CA 94561 O (925) 625-7000 | F (925) 625-9859 | www.ci.oakley.ca.us the site. These parcels are designated Residential Mobile Home (“RMH”) within Oakley’s General Plan. The parcels to the southwest contain existing single-family residences and are designated as Residential Medium (“RM”). Directly to the east of the site are the Valvoline Instant Oil Change service station and the 7-11 gas station. PRELIMINARY GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT WORK SESSION On March 22, 2022, the City Council held a Preliminary General Plan Amendment Work Session (Planning Application PA 0-21) to discuss the merits of this potential project. The applicant presented three separate concepts for the site to help visualize how a project under the Residential Medium (“RM”) designation may look. After receiving Staff’s Report and comments from the applicant, the City Council opened the Work Session up for public comments and followed with their own questions and comments to the Applicant. Feedback from the City Council ranged from questions on the commercial viability of the site to potential amenities in a future project. An excerpt from the adopted minutes is included as an attachment to this Staff Report. Project Description The proposed project would include amending the General Plan Land Use Designation of an underutilized commercial site currently occupied by two homes and a vineyard to a fully developed single-family residential subdivision operated by a homeowner’s association. Other related entitlements associated with this application include a Rezone, Final Development Plan, Tentative Map, and Design Review. All homes are proposed as two-story structures with front porches loaded onto landscaped pedestrian pathways and rear garages loaded onto the neighborhood’s streets. Fourteen of the homes are proposed to have their porches front onto Oakley Road. Those home’s garages would also be at the rear of the homes and accessed from the interior street. Each of the proposed entitlements is further described in the following subsections: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA 01-22) The project includes a request to amend the General Plan Land Use Designation on the 9.99-acre site from Commercial (“CO”) to Residential Medium (“RM”). The RM designation allows for single family and multi-family residential construction at a density between 5.5 and 9.6 dwelling units per gross acre. The project is proposed at 8.3 dwelling units per gross acre. Approval of this General Plan Amendment allows the other associated entitlements to be consistent with the underlying General Plan Land Use Designation. The requested General Plan Amendment and associated project entitlements may be simultaneously analyzed and considered for approval as one project application. 10

STAFF REPORT 4CITY HALL | 3231 Main Street, Oakley, CA 94561 O (925) 625-7000 | F (925) 625-9859 | www.ci.oakley.ca.us REZONE (RZ 03-22) The project application includes a request for approval of a Rezone from C (General Commercial) District to P-1 (Planned Unit Development) District that is tied to the proposed Final Development Plan and Tentative Map. The proposed P-1 District would allow for the unique project design that includes private, HOA-maintained road, rear garages, and pedestrian oriented fronts to the homes. A P-1 District has no impact on the allowable density of the underlying General Plan Land Use Designation. Table 1 provides a summary of the P-1 District’s proposed Development Regulations. Table 1. P-1 District’s Proposed Development Regulations Min. Lot Size (sf.) Front Yard Setback (ft.) Side Yard Setback (ft.) Corner Side Yard Setback (ft.) Rear Yard Setback (ft.) Project’s P-1 District 2,920 15 4 7 (entry way) 4 (parking areas) 13 (interior roads) 5 FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (FDP 02-22) A Final Development Plan (“FDP”) is a component of a P-1 District. The applicant is choosing to combine the FDP application with the Rezone application, which is allowed per the “Planned Unit Development (P-1)” section of the Oakley Municipal Code (Section 9.1.1002). The FDP includes the information provided on the Vesting Tentative Map and its related plans, as well as other information such as details on housing or elevations and heights of non-residential buildings. When FDPs are processed after a P-1 District is formed, the P-1 District will usually include a Preliminary Development Plan; however, an applicant may submit a FDP with a P-1 District rezone application so that it may be considered in conjunction with the rest of the project entitlements, such as what has occurred with this application. The proposed FDP will approve the general layout design, number of lots, types of residential structures, etc. Any requested change to the approved FDP would be reviewed by the Planning Commission/City Council where that body would determine whether the change is substantial enough to warrant a public hearing in order to further review the request. TENTATIVE MAP (TM 04-22) The proposed project would result in the subdivision of approximately 9.99 acres into a new single-family residential subdivision of 83 lots, including additional on-site parking, a toddler park, and community gathering areas. Other improvements will include frontage dedication and improvements along Oakley Road, internal private street network, pedestrian access to the front porches of the interior lots, and stormwater detention/bioretention areas. The development will be managed and maintained by a homeowner’s association; however, due to the proximity to Oakley Road and Empire Avenue intersection, it will not include vehicle gates at the entry. As proposed, the 11

STAFF REPORT 5CITY HALL | 3231 Main Street, Oakley, CA 94561 O (925) 625-7000 | F (925) 625-9859 | www.ci.oakley.ca.us gross density (includes all area before right of way dedication, parks, landscaping, etc.) is 8.3 dwelling units per gross acre (du/ga). Residential lot sizes ranging between 2,920 and 3,790 square feet (sf), and an average residential lot size of 2,986 sf. Most lots have a 40-foot wide frontage. Access, Circulation and Parking Access to the neighborhood streets would by a main entrance off of Oakley Road (See Figure 2. Rendering of Neighborhood Entrance). A secondary, 21-foot wide emergency vehicle access (“EVA”) will connect to Main Street in the northwest corner of the project. The EVA would be blocked to vehicular traffic by removable bollards; however, it will be open to pedestrians and connect direct to Main Street and connect indirectly to Main Street further to the north via an ADA accessible pedestrian pathway. The internal street network is laid out in a grid pattern with on-street. A total of 120 on- street parking spaces are proposed as 90-degree spaces along the two east/west- oriented streets, and the north/south oriented street adjacent to the commercial properties to the east. Parallel parking along other port

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