HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Resolution 2016-07 06/14/2016RESOLUTION NO. 2016-07
CITY OF PETALUMA PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA PLANNING COMMISSION
APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO CONDITION NO. 21 OF THE SITE PLAN AND ARCHITECTURAL
REVIEW APPROVAL FOR THE CADER CORPORATE CENTER PROJECT UNDER PLANNING
COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2015-15
APN: 005-040-057
FILE NO: PLSR-15-0005
WHEREAS, Danny Garon ("Applicant") submitted an application for Site Plan and Architectural
Review approval for the Cader Corporate Center project ("Project") located at 1480 Colder Lane (APN
005-040-057); and
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public hearing of September 8, 2015, the Planning Commission
approved the Project through Resolution No. 2015-14 (Mitigated Negative Declaration) and Resolution
No. 2015-15 (Site Plan and Architectural Review); and
WHEREAS, Danny Garon ("Applicant") submitted an application to amend the language of
Condition No. 21 of Planning Commission Resolution No. 2015-15 granting Site Plan and Architectural
Review approval for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the amendment application concerns changes to the maximum permitted air
conditioned space, prohibition on commercial refrigeration and equipment, assumed employee
numbers, and minimum area of solar arrays ("Revised Project"); and
WHEREAS, prior to acting on this application, the Planning Commission approved an Addendum
to the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) approved on September 8, 2015 via Resolution 2015-14;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing to consider application
on June 14, 2016; and
WHEREAS, public notice was published in the Argus Courier and mailed to residents and
occupants within 500 feet of the project site in compliance with state and local law; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
A. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
B. Based on the staff report, staff presentation, comments received and the public hearing, the
Planning Commission makes the following findings based on substantial evidence in the record:
1. The Revised Project is consistent with the General Plan 2025 Business Park land use
designation in that light processing and manufacturing and wholesale and distribution, are
principally permitted uses. In particular, the project is consistent with the following goals,
policies, and programs of the 2025 General Plan
1-P-9 Support continued development and intensification of employment centers.
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4-P-9 Require a percentage of parking spaces in large parking lots or garages to
provide electrical vehicle charging facilities.
4-P-19 Encourage use and development of renewable or non-traditional sources of
energy
5-P-22 Preserve and enhance pedestrian connectivity in existing neighborhoods and
require well connected pedestrian network linking new and existing
developments to adjacent land uses.
2. The Revised Project is consistent with the Business Park (BP) zoning district as it would not alter
any previously approved feature relating to compliance with development standards of the
BP zoning district, including, but not limited to, setbacks, Floor to Area Ratio (FAR), and
building height.
3. The Revised Project does not create the need for new findings under Implementing Zoning
Ordinance §24.010 (G)(1) (Site Plan and Architectural Review) and all the prior approval
findings under that section provided by Planning Commission Resolution No. 2015-15 are
hereby incorporated by reference.
C. Based on its review of the entire record herein, including the staff report, all supporting,
referenced, and incorporated documents and all comments received and foregoing findings,
the Planning Commission hereby approves the following amendment to Condition No. 21 of
Planning Commission Resolution No. 2015-15 (underline = addition; strikethFeugh = deletion):
"The potential environmental effects of the project were studied and based upon a project
description utilized in an Initial Study prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality
Act. Certain elements of the project description are necessary to prevent one or more
significant effects. Therefore, to ensure this approval results in project consistent with the
description relied upon in the Initial Study, Prior to building permit issuance, the following
applicant proposed conditions shall be shown on plans submitted for construction purposes and
the Project shall include:
a) No more than 37,967 23,692 square feet er8:8% of the total building square footage for
the site shall be air conditioned.
b) Up to 63,500 square feet may be for N -s commercial refrigeration rooms and/or
equipment
C) At least 40,000 16,208 square feet of solar arrays shall be maintained in good working
condition and are to remain in operation throughout the life of the project. Areas where
solar is not to be installed shall be pre -wired to allow for future installation of solar panels."
d) Changes to the project qualifying for an Addendum to the adopted Mitigated Negative
Declaration under California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines �§ 15162 and 15164
may be reviewed and approved by the Planning Manager.
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ADOPTED this 14th day of June, 2016, by the following vote:
Commission Member
Aye
No
Absent
Abstain
Councilmember Barrett
X
Vice Chair Benedetti- Petnic
X
Gomez
X
Chair Lin
X
Marzo
X
Pierre
X
Wolpert
X
J¢c lyn Lin, C it
ATTEST:
H ather Hines, C mmission Secretary Eric W, Danly, City A
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