The Turlock City Planning Commission will discuss approving a twenty (20) foot tall monument sign for Turlock Memorial Park & Funeral Home, a 192-unit residential complex that is designed to accommodate up to 504 students, and more.
View the complete agenda in rough text form here:
THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2009 – 7:00 PM
City of Turlock, Yosemite Community Room
156 South Broadway
Turlock, California
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Regular Meeting of June 4, 2009 View Item
2. Special Meeting of June 18, 2009 View Item
C. ANNOUNCEMENTS (Debbie Whitmore)
D. DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND DISQUALIFICATIONS
E. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
This time is set-aside for the public to address the Planning Commission on current issues. If requested by letter one
week prior to a Planning Commission meeting, any subject of interest or concern may be placed on the Planning
Commission agenda for consideration by the Planning Commission.
F. CONSENT CALENDAR
None
G. PUBLIC HEARINGS (*Consent Items)
*CONSENT ITEMS
These are items on this agenda designated by an asterisk (*) next to the itemnumber, requiring a Planning Commission
public hearing but which, following an initial evaluation by staff, have been found to be consistent with existing City policy
and the City General Plan and are, therefore, recommended for routine approval. Prior to actual Planning Commission
consideration, the Chairman will open the public hearing and ask if anyone present wishes to discuss any of the items. If
you want a particular agenda item removed from “Consent”, please speak up and advise the Chairman. That item will
then be withdrawn from “Consent” and reviewed in detail as scheduled. The remaining “Consent” items for which there
are no voice objections will be handled by a single action of the Commission.
None
NONCONSENT ITEMS
These items will be individually discussed and reviewed in detail.
1. This item was continued from the June 4, 2009 Planning Commission meeting,
and staff is requesting this item be continued again to the August 6, 2009 meeting.
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2009-01 (SIGN DESIGNS – HAROLD BROWN)
To authorize a double sided (43.3 square feet per side), twenty (20) foot tall monument
sign for Turlock Memorial Park & Funeral Home. The subject parcel is located within the
“Public-Semi Public” zoning district which has no set sign criteria, however the proposed
height of this sign is significantly taller than the recommended monument sign height as
set forth by the City of Turlock Design Guidelines. The project is located at 575 N.
Soderquist Rd., more particularly described as Stanislaus County APN 061-001-009, the
applicants are seeking authorization for the sign to be located on the West Main frontage
of this parcel. View Item
a) Planning Commission action on the request to continue Conditional Use Permit
No. 2009-01 to the August 6, 2009 Turlock Planning Commission meeting to
allow staff and the applicant time to complete their analysis and finalize
prospective designs.
The notice of public hearing for the following item was published on Saturday June 6, 2009.
2. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2009-02, REZONE 2009-02, PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT 265 (THE GROVE – CAMPUS CREST DEVELOPMENT LLC) To
authorize the construction of a 192-unit residential complex consisting of ten three-story
buildings, a clubhouse, a pool, a pavilion, a volleyball court, a fire pit, a barbeque area, a
basketball court, and open parking totaling 538 parking spaces. The complex is
designed to accommodate up to 504 students. The proposed project is located at 900 &
950 W. Monte Vista Avenue. View Item
a) Planning Commission consideration of a Mitigated Negative Declaration of
Environmental Effect, having determined that the City of Turlock, as lead agency
for the proposed project, has prepared an Initial Study to make the findings
contained in Draft Planning Commission Resolutions 2009-22 and 2009-23
b) Planning Commission recommendation to the City Council concerning REZONE
2009-02 and GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2009-02 having determined that
the appropriate findings can be made, subject to the conditions contained in Draft
Planning Commission Resolutions 2009-22 and 2009-23.
H. OTHER MATTERS
None
I. COMMISSIONER’S CONSIDERATION
None
J. STANISLAUS COUNTY PLANNING REFERRAL ITEMS
None
K. COMMISSIONERS’ COMMENTS
L. STAFF UPDATES (Debbie Whitmore)
M. ADJOURNMENT
AT THE ABOVE TIME AND PLACE ALL INTERESTED PARTIES WILL BE GIVEN AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. ANYONE MAY PRESENT HIS OR HER VIEWS ON THESE
MATTERS IN PERSON, BY WRITING, OR BY REPRESENTATIVE. IF YOU CHALLENGE ANY OF
THE ABOVE MATTERS IN COURT, YOU MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUE
YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE RAISED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING(S) DESCRIBED IN THIS AGENDA,
OR WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE DELIVERED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TURLOCK AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY MATERIALS SUBMITTED
TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION (PHOTOGRAPHS, SLIDES,
PETITIONS, LETTERS, ETC.) BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF TURLOCK AND WILL
BE RETAINED AS PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC
INSPECTION AT THE CITY OF TURLOCK PLANNING DIVISION, CITY HALL, 156 SOUTH
BROADWAY, TURLOCK. INFORMATION MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED BY CALLING THE CITY OF
TURLOCK PLANNING DIVISION AT (209) 668-5640. WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE MAY BE
MAILED TO THE CITY OF TURLOCK PLANNING DIVISION, 156 SOUTH BROADWAY, SUITE 120,
TURLOCK, CA 95380-5454.
–APPEAL–
Anyone who is dissatisfied with the action(s) of the Planning Commission may file an appeal within TEN (10)
DAYS following the decision of the Planning Commission. The appeal must be written and filed with the Turlock
City Clerk. Appeal Application Forms are available in both the City Clerk and Planning Division Offices, 156
South Broadway, Turlock. There is a $125.00 filing fee for the Appeal Application. If an Appeal Application is
filed, a Public Hearing will be scheduled by the City Council to consider the appeal.
–CONTINUANCE–
— APPLICANT REQUESTS–
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 27, 1989
An applicant may request the continuance of a pending application or scheduled matter set for consideration by
the Planning Commission by filing a request for a continuance not less than three (3) hours prior to the
scheduled consideration of the application pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 89-248. The request must be
written and filed with the City of Turlock Planning Division. Continuance Request Application Forms are
available in both the City Clerk and Planning Division Offices, 156 South Broadway, Turlock. There is a $280.00
Filing Fee Deposit for the Continuance Request Application. The granting of a request for a continuance of a
pending application is discretionary on the part of the City of Turlock. The applicant’s compliance with
the regulations does not imply, guarantee, or otherwise supersede the City of Turlock’s authority to deny
the request.
