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THANK YOU,[ LA HABRA PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2023 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 Please note that should all business not be concluded by 10:00 p.m., the Chair shall either authorize an extension of time to said meeting or continue all unfinished items to a future meeting, date certain, or date uncertain.]
ALL RIGHT.GOOD AFTERNOON, OR GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY AT THIS TIME.
THE MEETING WILL PLEASE COME TO ORDER.
WILL THE AUDIENCE PLEASE STAND AND JOIN? COMMISSIONER BARNIER IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
READY TO BEGIN I, A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL ROLE CHAIR ROJAS.
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR ALONE TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.
FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF CITY BUSINESS NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULED AGENDA.
PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 4 0.3 A.
SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING, DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, WE WILL NOW CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COMMISSIONER CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED.
ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR ALONE TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.
FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE BEFORE THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH INCLUDES ITEMS ONE AND TWO.
ALL ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE VOTE UNLESS AN ITEM IS REMOVED.
FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM? NO.
UM, I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM TWO OR AT LEAST FROM THE MINUTES OF JULY 10TH SEPARATE.
WE'LL DO THREE SEPARATE VOTES.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO HAVE AN ITEM REMOVED? SEEING NONE, WE WILL MAKE THREE.
WE'LL MAKE THREE SEPARATE MOTIONS.
THE FIRST IS FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE PROCEDURAL WAIVER.
CAN I I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE.
A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER ZURICH AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MACHA.
PLEASE EVER PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTES.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 22ND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE, UH, MINUTES FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF JU UH, JUNE 22ND.
A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER MACHA AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MANLEY.
EVERYONE, PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTE.
MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO WITH COMMISSIONER VERNIER ABSTAINING.
MAY I HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 10TH PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE, UH, MINUTES OF THE JULY 10TH MEETING.
A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COMMI COMMISSIONER ZURICH AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BRUNIE.
EVERYONE PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTE.
MOTION PASSES THREE ZERO WITH COMMISSIONERS MANLEY AND ROJAS ABSTAINING.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING.
THE PROCEDURES THE WILL BE AS FOLLOWS, THE CHAIR WILL INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND THE STAFF WILL GIVE A REPORT ON THE ITEM THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM WILL BE RECOGNIZED FIRST AND THEN THE COMMISSION WILL HEAR FROM THOSE IN OPPOSITION.
REBUTTALS WILL BE ALLOWED ONLY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR.
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ALL HAVE SPOKEN, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CLOSED AND THE COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS THE MATTER AND TAKE ANY ACTIONS IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE.IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AND LEAVE IT AT THE LECTERN.
WHEN YOU COME FORWARD TO SPEAK, YOU'LL FIND THE SPEAKER CARDS ON THE TABLE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE CHAMBER.
WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND SPELL YOUR NAME.
FOR THIS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS TO THE CHAIR.
THERE SHOULD BE NO DIRECT EXCHANGES BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 60 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.
FOR EACH PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR, COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
TONIGHT'S ITEM IS DULY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT 23 DASH ZERO ONE TO CONDUCT A LARGE SPECIAL EVENT THAT INCLUDES A PUMPKIN PATCH AND ANCILLARY ACTIVITIES AT 7 7 7 SOUTH BEACH BOULEVARD.
I WILL NEED TO, UM, REUSE MYSELF AT THIS TIME.
UH, VICE CHAIR SEARCH, CAN YOU PLEASE STATE THE REASON FOR THE RECUSAL? IT'S ENOUGH TO JUST, IT'S IN MY BACKYARD.
SO DO I NEED TO LEAVE? DO YOU WANNA LEAVE LEAVE OR DO YOU WANNA GO TO NO, I'LL GO.
DID WE RECEIVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE FOR THIS ITEM? NO, WE DID NOT.
DO WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT? YES.
I'M THE ASSISTANT PLANNER WITH THE CITY.
I'LL BE PRESENTING THE STAFF REPORT FOR TONIGHT'S ITEM.
UH, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT TO CONDUCT THE PUMPKIN PATCH, UM, AT 7 7 7 SOUTH BEACH BOULEVARD.
UM, IT'S LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BEACH BOULEVARD IN LAMBERT, UM, ADJACENT TO THE CARLS JR.
IT IS THE LOCATION, UH, WHERE PLANNING COMMISSION PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DUTCH BROTHERS AND THE AMERICA'S TIRE.
UM, UPDATE ON THOSE TWO PROJECTS THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED.
UH, IS CURRENTLY IN BUILDING PLAN CHECK FOR THE DUTCH BROTHERS, UM, AND IS AWAITING SUBMITTAL, UH, FOR AMERICA'S TIRE.
AND THE APPLICANT FOR TONIGHT'S ITEM DOES STILL HAVE AN ACTIVE LEASE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER.
UH, THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER, UH, THE SITE PLAN AND THE EVENT WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.
UH, IT'LL HAVE THE PUMPKIN DISPLAY IN THE MIDDLE, UH, SURROUNDED BY A A KITTY TRAIN.
UH, THERE'LL BE INFLATABLE SLIDES, OBSTACLE COURSES, UM, SEVERAL BOUNCERS.
UM, PARKING WILL BE ON THE EAST SIDE, UM, WHERE THE FUTURE DUTCH BROTHERS WILL BE.
UM, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE 20, THEY PROVIDE 49.
UH, THE, UH, THEY'LL HAVE ONSITE SECURITY AS WITH PAST YEARS.
UH, AS FAR AS, UH, THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THEY'VE BEEN CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS YEARS AND, UH, DUE TO THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THIS EVENT, UH, WITH VERY FEW ISSUES, ITS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COMMISSION APPROVE, UH, THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT FOR THE PUMPKIN PATCH.
AND JUST AS A A NOTE, UH, THERE'S A POTENTIAL THAT THIS COULD BE THE LAST YEAR OF THE PUMPKIN PATCH AT THIS SITE.
AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF.
WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE WILL HEAR FIRST FROM THE APPLICANT IF THEY WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, FOLLOWED BY ANYONE ELSE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE APPLICANT COME FORWARD TO THE PODIUM NOW AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION IF THEY ARE PRESENT AND WISH TO DO SO? HI, MY, MY NAME'S JAY EILER.
I'M THE OWNER OF THE PUMPKIN PATCH SANTA'S GARDEN.
WANTED TO MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY.
OBVIOUSLY I'M IN SUPPORT OF MY OWN EVENT.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR, WE'VE BEEN HERE 22 YEARS AND FEEL VERY BLESSED AND THANKFUL THAT WE HAD THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY AND, UH, ALL THE HELP FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
AND THANK YOU MICHAEL AND DAVID.
AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL RELOCATE, BUT HAVEN'T MADE THAT DECISION YET.
JUST WANNA GET THROUGH THIS YEAR.
NOW WE WILL HEAR FROM THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
ALTHOUGH I DON'T SEE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE.
UM, WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL CALL ON THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS FOR DISCUSSION OR A MOTION.
I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION APPROVING A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF THE HA CALIFORNIA, MAKING THE REQUIRED FINDINGS AND APPROVING SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT 23
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DASH ZERO ONE TO CONDUCT A LARGE SPECIAL EVENT THAT INCLUDES A PUMPKIN PATCH AND AN ANCILLARY ACTIVITIES AT 7 7 7 SOUTH BEACH BOULEVARD.AS PER THE APPROVED SITE PLAN AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS AND MAKING THE DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1 5 3 0 4 E CLASS FOUR MINOR ALTERATIONS TO LAND AND SECTION 1 5 6 0 1 B THREE OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES.
EVERYONE PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTES.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT A SECOND.
SO COMMISSIONER ZURICH CAN JOIN US ONCE AGAIN.
UH, I'D LIKE TO JUST MAKE A COMMENT.
UM, I LIVED ON THAT SIDE OF LAHABRA, UM, OFF OF BEACH IN, UH, LAMBERT, AND I'VE BEEN A PART OF EIGHT OF THOSE APPROVALS.
BUT I STARTED TAKING MY SON THAT WAS SIX AT THE TIME WHEN YOU CAME IN TO THAT SHOP, AND I'D BEEN TAKING THEM SINCE THEN.
NOW HE IS 28 AND WE HAVE TWO OTHER KIDS.
SO I'M REALLY PROUD TO BE A PART OF YOUR LEGACY THOSE PAST EIGHT YEARS.
AND, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY AS A COMMISSIONER, BUT AS A PATRON FOR MANY YEARS.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? I JUST HAVE A, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION THOUGH, ON, I JUST HAVE A, A BRIEF, I'M SORRY.
I HAVE A BRIEF UPDATE AT YOUR NEXT REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING.
UH, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS, UH, TO BE PRESENTED TO YOU.
THE FIRST WILL BE A COMPREHENSIVE SIGN CODE UPDATE, UM, THAT'S BEEN LONG OVERDUE AND COMING.
AND WE'RE ALSO BRINGING TO YOU DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION, UH, BECAUSE IT IS PART OF A PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT, A PROPOSAL FOR THE DUNKIN DONUTS DRIVE THROUGH.
ANY, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM ANY OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS? ALL RIGHT.
UM, I WAS AT COUNCIL A COUPLE WEEKS BACK.
UM, I'M SURE SUSAN CAN EXPLAIN.
UM, WE APPROVED, UH, OUR ART IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAD BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR A WHILE UNOFFICIALLY FOR DIFFERENT PRO PROJECTS.
AND, UH, IT CAME TO THE COUNCIL.
CAN SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT, UM, WE HAD DONE? START WITHOUT GETTING INTO, WITHOUT GETTING INTO TOO MANY DETAILS.
SINCE THIS, THIS WILL COME BEFORE YOU AS AN ITEM IN THE FUTURE.
THE CITY COUNCIL INITIATED A CODE AMENDMENT TO CREATE A ART AND PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM AND TO SET FORTH WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
IT, UM, WE'RE CURRENTLY PREPARING THE ORDINANCE FOR THAT AND, UM, IT'LL PROBABLY BE BEFORE YOU, HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO, WHEN I FIRST STARTED AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER, UH, FORMER DIRECTOR ANDREW, WHO ASKED ME WHAT DID I WANT TO BE, WHAT DID I WANTED TO BRING TO THE COMMUNITY AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER, AND I SAID, ART.
'CAUSE ART IS SOMETHING FOR KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IT HELPS YOU LEFT BRAIN, RIGHT BRAIN, PROBLEM SOLVE, AND IT HELPS WITH THE OVERALL ART.
SINCE, SINCE THIS ITEM IS ON, NOT ON THE AGENDA, IT MAY BE BEST TO NOT DISCUSS IT UNTIL IT COMES BEFORE YOU.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 2023.