09/19/2019 CITY OF GRAND TERRACE
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MINUTES • SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Council Chambers Regular Meeting 6:30 PM
Grand Terrace Civic Center• 22795 Barton Road
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Tom Comstock convened the Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission
and Site and Architectural Review Board for September 19, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led. by Planning Commissioner Edward Giroux.
Attendee Name Title ( Status Arrived
Tom Comstock Chairman Present
Tara Cesena Vice Chair Present
Edward A. Giroux Commissioner Present
Jeffrey McConnell Commissioner Present
Jeremy Briggs Commissioner Present
Sandra Molina Planning & Development Services Director Present
Robert Khuu Assistant City Attorney Present
Haide Aguirre Assistant Planner Present
Debra Thomas City Clerk Present
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
1. Motion: Motion to Approve Agenda
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
AYES: Comstock, Cesena, Giroux, McConnell, Briggs
PRESENTATIONS
None.
PUBLIC ADDRESS
None.
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dumping at Terrace Avenue.
Director Molina responded that the city staff monitors the area.
Commissioner McConnell stated he will be reporting this matter to the City Council.
ADJOURN
Chairman Tom Comstock adjourned the Site and Architectural Review Board/Planning
Commission meeting at 9:43 p.m. The Next Site and Architectural Review
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rtment to fulfill the requirements.
Public Works Director, Alan French confirmed no other Public Works requirements is
needed at this time and the request for conditions should be in writing.
Chairman Comstock stated the on-site sales for the public would be an amended
application to and bring up later. He continued to advise that alteration of the residents
should not be changed and to change condition to a year of ceasing commercial use if it
is beyond a year rather than months and at that time reapply for commercial use for
agricultural.
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Minutes Grand Terrace Planning Commission/Site and Architectural Review Board September 19, 2019k
A. CONSENT CALENDAR
None.
B. ACTION ITEMS
1. Selection of Planning Commission Chair and Vice-Chair for Fiscal Year 2019-2020
Sandra Molina, Planning and Development Services Director gave the staff report for
this item.
Planning Commissioner Jeremy Briggs moved, with a second from Edward Giroux to
nominate Edward Giroux for the position of Vice-Chair for Fiscal Year 2019-2020.
SELECT A PLANNING COMMISSION VICE-CHAIR FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020
RESULT: APPROVED [3 TO 1]
MOVER: Jeremy Briggs, Commissioner
SECONDER: Edward A. Giroux, Commissioner
AYES: Tom Comstock, Edward A. Giroux, Jeremy Briggs
NAYS: Tara Cesena
ABSTAIN: Jeffrey McConnell
Planning Commissioner Jeremy Briggs moved, with a second from Edward Giroux to
nominate Tom Comstock for the position of Chairman for Fiscal Year 2019-2020.
SELECT A PLANNING COMMISSION CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR FISCAL YEAR
2019-2020
RESULT:, APPROVED [4 TO 1]
MOVER: Jeremy Briggs, Commissioner
SECONDER: Edward A. Giroux, Commissioner
AYES: Tom Comstock, Tara Cesena, Edward.A. Giroux, Jeremy Briggs
ABSTAIN: Jeffrey McConnell
C. PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. Zoning Code Amendment 19-01 and Environmental 19-11; a Proposed Ordinance to
Amend Title 17 (Subdivisions) and Title 18 (Zoning) of the Grand Terrace Municipal
Code to Establish Minimum Public Hearing Notification Requirements on Certain
Development Related Projects
Haide Aguirre, Assistant Planner gave the Power Point presentation for this item.
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rtment to fulfill the requirements.
Public Works Director, Alan French confirmed no other Public Works requirements is
needed at this time and the request for conditions should be in writing.
Chairman Comstock stated the on-site sales for the public would be an amended
application to and bring up later. He continued to advise that alteration of the residents
should not be changed and to change condition to a year of ceasing commercial use if it
is beyond a year rather than months and at that time reapply for commercial use for
agricultural.
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Minutes. Grand Terrace Planning Commission/Site and Architectural Review Board September 19, 2019
Vice-Chair Giroux asked if the amended public hearing notification requirements will
affect voting for public officials established by the California Fair Political Practices
Commission and the Government Code regulating public officials.
Robert Khuu, Assistant City Attorney stated the Conflict of Interest rules are state law
and the item before the Planning Commission is for noticing purposes only.
Director Molina recommended a change to the title of the resolution to read: "A
Resolution of the Planning Commission/Site and Architectural Review Board of the City
of Grand Terrace, California, Recommending that the City Council Find Zoning Code
Amendment 19-01 Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act and that the
City Council Adopt Zoning Code Amendment 19-01 Amending Title 17 (Subdivisions)
and Title 18 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code to Establish Minimum Public Hearing
Notification Requirements on Certain Development Related Projects."
Director Molina also recommended the following change to the Resolution outlined on
Packet Page 12, Paragraph 1 to read: "The Planning Commission Recommends that
the City Council Finds that Zoning Code Amendment 19-01 Exempt t from the California
Environmental Quality Act..." with the remainder of the sentence intact.
Chairman Comstock moved, with a second from Commission McConnell to approve the
item as amended above.
1) CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, AND
2) A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION/SITE AND
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE,
CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL FIND ZONING
CODE AMENDMENT 19-01 EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT 19-01 AMENDING TITLE 17 (SUBDIVISIONS)
AND TITLE 18 (ZONING) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH
MINIMUM PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ON CERTAIN
DEVELOPMENT RELATED PROJECTS
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Tom Comstock, Chairman
SECONDER: Jeffrey McConnell, Commissioner
AYES: Comstock, Cesena, Giroux, McConnell, Briggs
D. INFORMATION TO COMMISSIONERS
None.
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Minutes Grand Terrace Planning Commission/Site and Architectural Review Board September 19, 2019
E. INFORMATION FROM COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Comstock informed the Planning Commission he will not be available to
attend the October 3, 2019 Planning Commission meeting.
ADJOURN
Chairman Comstock adjourned the Regular Meeting of the Site and Architectural
Review Board/Planning Commission at 6:55 p.m. The next scheduled meeting of the
Site and Architectural Review Board/Planning Commission will be held on October 3,
2019 at 6:30 p.m.
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