Planning Commission Meeting

Planning Commission Meeting

VACAVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Vacaville, California

May 21, 2024

City Of Vacaville Council Chambers, 650 Merchant Street 06:00 p.m.

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Complete Packet (5.21.2024)

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ROLL CALL: Chair Brandon Kline Vice-Chair Amanda Rudeen Commissioner Michael Fortney Commissioner Noel Vargas Commissioner Ralph Lightfoot Commissioner Ashley Banta Doug Beaumont

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

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SWEARING IN OF APPOINTED PLANNING COMMISSIONERS:

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ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Election of chair and vice-chair for 2024-2025.

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COMMUNICATIONS: Introduction of written correspondence received prior to the meeting.

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APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

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BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR: This is the time to address the Commission with issues that are not on the agenda that are within the Commission's subject matter jurisdiction. Maximum three minutes per speaker or group spokesperson per Government Code §54954.3(a); VMC §2.04.130.

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CONSENT CALENDAR:

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Approval of minutes - March 19, 2024. Page 1

Minutes of the March 19, 2024 Planning Commission meeting

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PUBLIC HEARING:

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DIGITAL FREEWAY BILLBOARDS ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS Community Development Department, Applicant Interstate 80 - Between Leisure Town Road and Midway Road Interstate 505 - Between Vaca Valley Parkway and Midway Road File No: 23-079 Staff Contact: Noah Rumbaoa, Assistant Planner Requests: Amend Title 14 of the City of Vacaville Municipal Code by revising Chapter 14.09.260 entitled Signs to include new policies, procedures, and standards for regulating digital freeway billboards in Vacaville, and amend the Vacaville Gateways Master Plan by revising policies regulating billboard development. Project Summary: In December 2023, the City Council initiated a Zoning Text Amendment to create policies, procedures and standards for regulating new digital freeway billboards in Vacaville. The proposed amendments will include location restrictions, static (standard) billboard removal requirements, development standards such as height and minimum separation between billboards, design requirements, performance standards such as display brightness and maintenance, and procedures for allowing new digital freeway billboards along sections of the Interstate 80 and 505 corridors. An Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) of potential environmental impacts was prepared and circulated for this project.

Item 9.A - Digital Freeway Billboards

Item 9.A - Communication from Goodman

Item 9.A - Communication from Goetz

Item 9.A - Communication from Fishleder

Item 9.A - Communication from Goetz2

Item 9.A - Communication from Caltrans

Item 9.A - Communication from Goodman2

Item 9.A - Communication from RWQCB

Item 9.A - Communication from Zukin

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2024 ANNUAL LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE City of Vacaville, Applicant File: 24-001 Staff Contact: Albert Enault, Senior Planner Requests: Amend Title 14 of the City of Vacaville Municipal Code to update Division 14.02, entitled Interpretations and Definitions and Division 14.09 entitled Zoning. Project Summary: The Community Development Department is proposing text amendments consisting of minor changes to zoning standards and procedures, administrative changes to correct grammatical errors or incorrect references, and implementation of several adopted Housing Element Programs.