SAN BENITO COUNTY

PLANNING COMMISSION


Eduardo Navarro

District No. 1

Valerie Egland

District No. 2

Robert Eggers

District No. 3

 

Robert Gibson

District No. 4

 

Robert Rodriguez

District No. 5


County Administration Building - Board of Supervisors Chambers, 481 Fourth Street, Hollister, California

 

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

November 20, 2019

6:00 PM

6:00 PM ~ CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS
DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENT

The San Benito County Planning Commission welcomes you to this meeting and encourages your participation. 

  • If you wish to speak on a matter which does NOT appear on the agenda, you may do so during the Public Comment period at the beginning of the meeting.  Please complete a Speaker Card and provide to the Clerk prior to the meeting.  Except as otherwise provided by law; no action shall be taken on any item NOT appearing on the Agenda or items that have been continued to a future public hearing date.  When addressing the Commission, please state your name for the record.  Please address the Commission as a whole through the Chair.  This open forum period is provided to allow members of the public an opportunity to address the Planning Commission on general issues of land use planning and community development.  It is not intended for comments on items on the current agenda, any pending items. 
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CONSENT AGENDA
* Acknowledgement of Public Hearing
* Acknowledgement of Certificate of Posting
  • These items will be considered as a whole without discussion unless a particular item is requested by a member of the Commission, Staff or the public to be removed from the Consent Agenda.  Approval of a consent item means approval of the recommended action as specified in the Staff Report. 
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1.

Tentative Parcel Map File PLN190037: OWNER/APPLICANT: Lemos Family Trust/San Benito Engineering LOCATION: North and south sides of Union Road westerly of Ladd Lane, Hollister, CA (APN 020-280-038) REQUEST: Tentative parcel map to subdivide an approximately 17.07-acre lot into two (2) parcels of approximately 13.5 and 3.57 gross-acres in size GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Residential Mixed (RM) ZONING DISTRICT: Rural Residential (RR) ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE: The proposed subdivision is categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental documents in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15315 Minor Land Divisions Class 15 project.  Planner: Darryl Boyd (dboyd@cosb.us)

* Adoption of Action Minutes
2.

Meeting Minutes from January 16, 2019  (Revised 2/20/2019)

3.

Draft Meeting Minutes from February 20, 2019

4.

Draft Meeting Minutes from October 16, 2019

REGULAR AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARING
5.

PLN190060: Children’s Cancer Funding Group, Inc. (CCFG) (Rider McDowell). A Zone Change Request to change a portion of the subject property designated as AR Agricultural Rangeland to C-1 Commercial Thoroughfare to be consistent with Goal LU-5 of the San Benito County 20135 General Plan. The present General Plan Designation is Agriculture with a Commercial Regional Node indicated in General Plan Figure 3-5. (Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 013-150-024-000, and 013-150-025-0000). The Property is located on the West side of Highway 101 at 9664 Betabel Road, San Juan Bautista, California 95045.  Planner:  Taven M. Kinison Brown (tkinisonbrown@cosb.us)


6.

Tentative Subdivision Map with Density Bonus Request for 100% Affordable Housing Project File PLN190009: OWNER: Community Services Development Corporation. APPLICANT: San Benito Engineering. LOCATION: Westerly side of Southside Road approximately 415-feet southerly Hospital Road, Hollister, CA (APN 020-320-032). REQUEST: General Plan Text Amendment to allow additional uses in the Public/Quasi Public (PQP) land use designation, change the County Zoning Map from Agricultural Productive (AP) to Single-family Residential (R1) and a Tentative Subdivision Map with Density Bonus Request for 100% Affordable Housing project consisting of 24 single-family detached lots on an approximately 4.88-acre site. GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Public/Quasi Public (PQP). ZONING DISTRICT: Agricultural Productive (AP). ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE: The proposed project is exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental documents in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b) (3). Planner: Darryl Boyd (dboyd@cosb.us)

7.

PLN180033: OWNER/APPLICANT: Frank Saunders.  LOCATION: 29960 Panoche Road, Paicines (APN 027-280-011).  REQUEST: To operate a 21-stall RV Park on the rear third (1/3) of the 6.53-acre subject parcel; 24/7 on-site management by the Panoche Inn's existing live-in staff.   GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Rangeland (RG).   ZONING: Neighborhood Commercial (C-2). ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE: An Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared.  Planner: Richard Felsing (rfelsing@cosb.us)
 

8.

PLN190017 Use Permit: OWNER/APPLICANT:  Barbara Lewis / Li Xluya (Ted) / Chen Yi (Teresa).  LOCATION: 1941 Sunset Drive, Hollister (APN 020-570-048).  REQUEST: To operate a 14-child day care center with Montessori programming in the existing single-family residence (2 teachers, children ages 2-6, M-F 7am-7pm).  GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Residential Mixed (RM).   ZONING:  Rural Residential (RR).  ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE:  Statutory Exemption §15274 Family Day Care Homes.  Planner: Richard Felsing (rfelsing@cosb.us)

DISCUSSION
ADJOURN

NOTE:  A copy of this Agenda is published on the County's Web site by the Friday preceding each Commission meeting and may be viewed at www.cosb.us.  All proposed agenda items with supportive documents are available for viewing at the San Benito County Administration Building, 481 Fourth Street, Hollister, CA between the hours of 8:00 a.m. & 5:00  p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays.)  This is the same packet that the Planning Commission reviews and discusses at the Commission meeting.  The project planner's name and email address has been added at the end of each project description.  As required by Government Code Section 54957.5 any public record distributed to the Planning Commission less than 72 hours prior to this meeting in connection with any agenda item shall be made available for public inspection at the Planning Department, 2301 Technology Parkway, Hollister, CA  95023.  Public records distributed during the meeting will be available for public inspection at the meeting if prepared by the County.  If the public record is prepared by some other person and distributed at the meeting it will be made available for public inspection following the meeting at the Planning Department. 

APPEAL NOTICE:  Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Planning Commission may appeal the decision within ten (10) calendar days to the Board of Supervisors.  The notice of appeal must be in writing and shall set forth specifically wherein the Planning Commission's decision was inappropriate or unjustified.  Appeal forms are available from the Clerk of the Board at the San Benito County Administration Office, 481 Fourth Street, Hollister and the San Benito County Planning Department, 2301 Technology Parkway, Hollister. 

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