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

February 19, 2020

6:00 PM

6:00 PM ~ CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
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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ADOPTION OF ACTION MINUTES
1.Draft Meeting Minutes from January 2020 
REGULAR AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARING
2.

PLN190072 (Use Permit):  OWNER:  Suncoast Organic Bakery and Nuthouse.  APPLICANT:  David and Lisa Jensen.  LOCATION:  6310 Southside Road.  APN:  025-430-004.  REQUEST:  To establish a year-round agricultural tourism operation, inclusive of a retail and sit-down bakery venue and restaurant, beer production and distribution, patio dining and outdoor gathering areas, gift shop, and include farm-to-table banquets, beer and wine tasting, various public and private gatherings and event activities that may include acoustic or amplified music.  GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION:  Agriculture (A).  ZONING DISTRICT:  Agricultural Productive (AP).  ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:  CEQA Exempt.  Planner: Arielle Goodspeed (agoodspeed@cosb.us)

3.

PLN200007 (Temporary Use Permit):  OWNER: Lazy Bumb Ranch LLC. APPLICANT: Brian Garrahan. LOCATION: 21119 Panoche Road, near Panoche Pass 7 miles WNW of Panoche Road-Little Panoche Road intersection. APN: 027-200-011 and 027-200-015. REQUEST: Off-road motorcycle race for March 7 and March 8, 2020, with estimated 700 visitors. GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Rangeland (RG). ZONING DISTRICT: Agricultural Rangeland/Open Space (AR/OS). ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: CEQA Exempt. Planner: Taven M. Kinison Brown (tkinisonbrown@cosb.us)

 

DISCUSSION
4.Subdivision of agriculturally zoned properties. 5-acre minimum now, formerly was a 20-acre minimum. 
PLANNING COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS
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. 

NOTE:  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) the Board of Supervisors meeting facility is accessible to persons with disabilities.  If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk of the Board's office at (831) 636-4000 at least 48 hours before the meeting to enable the County to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.