SAN BENITO COUNTY

PLANNING COMMISSION

Vice-Chair Robert J Rodriguez II

District No. 1

Richard Way 

District No. 2

Robert Scagliotti

District No. 3

 

Chair Robert Gibson

District No. 4

 

G.W. Devon Pack

District No. 5

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

 

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

November 17, 2021

6:00 PM

6 P.M. ~ CALL TO ORDER
1.

NOTICE OF TEMPORARY PROCEDURES FOR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS


Pursuant to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the County Planning Commission are allowed to attend the meeting via teleconference and to participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present. 

The November 17, 2021, Planning Commission meeting can be accessed in the following methods:

 

A.   Public in-person attendance at the Board of Supervisors Chambers: 481 4th St, Hollister, CA, 95023.

Ø  For the safety of public and County employees, all attendees must comply with the June 15, 2021, or any subsequently issued, California Department of Public Health face covering requirements, found at:

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/guidance-for-face-coverings.aspx

 

·         Unvaccinated Members of the Public: Masks are required for unvaccinated individuals. If you are exempt from the CDPH face-covering guidance (above) and are not fully vaccinated, you must wear a face shield which will be provided to attend the meeting.  If you cannot, or choose not to, wear a face covering or face shield, you may participate in the meeting by Zoom.

·         Fully Vaccinated Members of the Public.  Masks are not required for fully vaccinated individuals.

·         All attendees must comply with any other rules, procedures or instructions announced by the Chair.

 

B.   Through Zoom (https://zoom.us/join) on your web-browser or the Zoom app on your tablet or smartphone using the meetings Webinar ID and Password:

Webinar ID:  867 5707 0756

Webinar Password:  460120.

 

1)    Select “JOIN A MEETING”

2)    The participant will be prompted to enter the Webinar ID and Password listed above.

3)    The participant can launch audio through their computer or set it up through the phone.

4)    Public Comment: Select the “Participants Tab” and click “Raise hand” icon, and the Zoom facilitator will unmute you when your turn arrives.

 

C.   Zoom Audio Only (phone): If you are calling in as audio-only, please dial US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 408 638 0968 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 876 9923.

 

·         It will ask you to enter the Webinar ID listed above followed by the “#” key (pound key), then enter the Password also listed above.

·         It will then ask for a Participant ID, press the “#” key (pound key) to continue. Once inside the meeting you will automatically be placed on mute.

·         Public  Comment: If you are using a phone, please press “*9” (star-nine) to raise your hand, and the Zoom facilitator will unmute you when your turn arrives.

 

 

D.   Remote live stream on CMAP, YouTube and the County’s Social Media Page(if available for that specific meeting):

Ø  San Benito County Facebook Page:

 https://www.facebook.com/sbccalifornia

 

Ø  Community Media Access Page(CMAPS) YouTube Page: 

                  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLj3iW3_dsDzbYqnY1KdCvA.

 

E.    Written Comments & Email Public Comment: Members of the public may submit comments via email by 5:00 PM on the Tuesday prior to the Planning Commission meeting to the Resource Management Agency at sbcplan@cosb.us. Regardless of whether the matter is on the agenda, every effort will be made to provide Planning Commission members with your comments before the agenda item is heard. 

 

F.    Public Comment Guidelines:

·         The San Benito County Planning Commission welcomes your comments.

·         If participating on Zoom, once you are selected you will hear that you have been unmuted:  At this time, state your first name, last name, and county you reside in for the record.  

·         Each individual speaker will be limited to a presentation total of three (3) minutes.

·         Please keep your comments, brief, to the point, and do not repeat prior testimony, so that as many people as possible can be heard.  Your cooperation is appreciated. 

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE GUIDELINES:

 

1)    The individual will be asked to leave the Board Chambers.

2)    The Chair will call a recess of the Planning Commission Meeting.

3)    If the recess does not result in the individual complying, or if the individual does not leave the meeting, the Planning Commission may close the meeting to the public and resume the meeting exclusively through Zoom and phone-in participation.



Ø  If you have any questions, please contact the Resource Management Agency at (831) 637-5313 or at sbcplan@cosb.us.

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. 
  • If you wish to speak on an item contained in the Agenda, please complete a Speaker Card identifying the Item(s) and provide it to the Clerk prior to consideration of the item.
  • Each individual speaker will be limited to a three (3) minute presentation.
CONSENT AGENDA
  • 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. 
  • If any member of the public wishes to comment on a Consent Agenda Item please fill out a speaker card present it to the Clerk prior to consideration of the Consent Agenda and request the item be removed and considered separately.
2.AB 361 Planning Commission
3.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
4.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING
5.Draft Meeting Minutes from October 20, 2021
PUBLIC HEARING
6.

PLN210005 (Guerra Walnut Harvest Warehouse Use Permit)

APPLICANT: Frank Guerra, Guerra Nut Shelling Co. OWNERS: Lorraine Guerra, Lorraine and Louis Guerra Trust, Albert Frank Guerra, Gary Anthony Guerra, Frank Vincent Guerra, Donna G. Howe Trust, Bruce H. and Donna G. Howe Living Trust, Anthony Andrade Trust, Gina M. Ryssemus, Mark J. Guerra, Curtis R. Miller Family Trust, Francine Ann Reich, Albert F. Guerra, Gary A. Guerra, Frank V. Guerra, Jeffrey A. Guerra. LOCATION: 1550 Fallon Road, ?-mile west-southwest of Fairview Road–Fallon Road intersection. APN: 017-060-009. REQUEST: To construct and operate a 33,120-ft² warehouse for walnut harvest storage with paved entry and parking areas on 3.15 acres as part of an existing walnut processing business operating elsewhere, which when established on this site would involve 10 on-site employees and five arriving trucks each 12-hour operating day at peak during October harvest, with reduced operation November through May and minimal activity June through September. GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION: Agriculture (A). ZONING DISTRICT: Agricultural Productive (AP). ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: State CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3) (common sense exemption with certainty of no significant environmental effect). PLANNER: Michael Kelly (mkelly@cosb.us)

7.

PLN210016 (Vijay Vaidyanathan Minor Subdivision)

APPLICANT: Wald, Ruhnke & Dost Architects, LLP.  OWNER:  700 Duncan Holdings, LLC.  LOCATION: 700 Duncan Avenue, San Juan Bautista; nearest cross-street is Bixby Road.  APN: 018-080-020.  REQUEST: To subdivide (split) a 23.7-acre parcel into a 10.1-acre parcel and a 13.6-acre parcel.  GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION: Agriculture (A).  ZONING DISTRICT: Agricultural Productive (AP).  ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:  State CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3) (common sense exemption with certainty of no significant environmental effect).  PLANNER:  Taven M. Kinison Brown (tkinisonbrown@cosb.us)

8.

Home Occupation and Rural Home Enterprise Ordinance Amendments -Proposed amendments include repeal existing sections 25.29.090 to 25.29.104 in their entirety and replace with updated Home Occupation and Rural Home Enterprise ordinances. 

9.

PLN210052 (Reconsideration of Ag. Mitigation for the Promontory at Ridgemark, formerly “The Bluffs”)

APPLICANT:  Scott L. Stringer for Bates Stringer Hollister II LLC.  OWNER: Century Communities (formerly Roy and Rita Lompa).  LOCATION:  South of Ridgemark Drive @ South Ridgemark Drive, adjacent to the Ridgemark community.  APN: 025-420-005 and 025-420-019.  REQUEST:  A reconsideration of Agricultural Conservation Mitigation Measure MM AG-1 applied to the project in Planning Commission Resolution 2018-02 Bluffs Promontory EIR Certification, and in Planning Commission Resolution 2018-03 Bluffs Promontory Subdivision Approval and Conditions.  The mitigation measure imposes a requirement of replacement or in-lieu fee on a 1:1 basis for each acre of Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program (FMMP) Important Farmland (Prime Farmland, Farmland of Statewide Importance, and Unique Farmland).  GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION: Residential Mixed (RM).  ZONING DISTRICT:  Single Family Residential (R1).  ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:  The County of San Benito completed an Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse Number SCH 2016101022) consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  PLANNER:  Taven M. Kinison Brown (tkinisonbrown@cosb.us)

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.