Wednesday, August 22, 2012                                             Chairman Jeff Manfredi
5:30 PM                                                                         Vice Chairman Paul Coates
Calistoga Community Center                                                  Commissioner Carol Bush
1307 Washington St., Calistoga, CA                                    Commissioner Nicholas Kite
                                                                                 Commissioner Walter Kusener

          “California Courts have consistently upheld that development is a privilege, not a right.”
Among the most cited cases for this proposition are Associated Home Builders, Inc. v. City of Walnut Creek, 4 Cal.3d633 (1971) (no right to subdivide), and Trent Meredith, Inc. v. City of Oxnard, 114 Cal. App. (1981) (development is a privilege).

Printable Agenda    Video    Approved Minutes

A. ROLL CALL

B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

C. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public Comments is time reserved on each regular meeting agenda to provide an opportunity for the public to directly address the Planning Commission on items of interest to the public, which do not appear on the agenda. Comments should be limited to three minutes. The Commission will not be able to take action on items raised during Public Comments.

D. ADOPTION OF MEETING AGENDA

E. COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE

F. CONSENT CALENDAR

The following items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and action taken by the Planning Commission is by a single motion. Any member of the Planning Commission, staff or the public may request that an item listed on the Consent Calendar be moved and action taken separately. In the event that an item is removed from the consent calendar, it shall be consider after the last scheduled item under New Business.

F1. Minutes from the June 27, 2012 Regular Planning Commission Meeting.

F2.Minutes from the July 18, 2012 Special Planning Commission Meeting.

F3. Minutes from the July 25, 2012 Regular Planning Commission meeting.

Recommended Action: Approve the Consent Calendar as presented.

G. TOUR OF INSPECTION
Items on this agenda containing an asterisk (*) are designated for the Tour of Inspection. Shortly after 5:30 p.m., the Planning Commission will leave the Community Center to inspect these sites and will return as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of this inspection is to view the physical characteristics of the site only—no action is taken by the Planning Commission on the site. The Planning Commission may eliminate one or more sites on the tour identified with an asterisk (*). The public is welcome to join the Planning Commission on its tour of inspection.

H. PUBLIC HEARINGS

H1.BOUNSALL CONTRACTOR YARD: Consideration of a request for Conditional Use Permit (U 2012-04) to allow the operation of a contractor’s office and storage yard on the property located at 414 Foothill Boulevard (APN 011-260-045 to -052; 011-260-076) within the “I”, Light Industrial Zoning District.*** This item was continued from the July 11, 2012 Planning Commission meeting. ***

H1 Staff Report

Attachments:
1. Vicinity Map
2. Draft PC Resolution PC 2012-__ (Bounsall Use Permit) – Clean Version
3. Draft PC Resolution PC 2012-__ (Bounsall Use Permit) – Track Changes
4. Applicant’s Written Statement dated August 6, 2012
5. Applicant’s Project Description dated May 21, 2012
6. Planning Commission Meeting Minute Excerpt of July 11, 2012
7. Abbreviated Planning Commission Staff Report dated July 11, 2012, no attachments.
8. Planning Commission Resolution PC 2012-20, Zoning Ordinance Determination of Similar Use

Recommended Actions:

A. File a Notice of Exemption for the Project pursuant to Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines as a Class 3 Exemption.

B. Approve Conditional Use Permit (U 2012-04) to allow a contractor’s office and storage yard located on the property located at 414 Foothill Boulevard (APN 011-260-045 to -052; 011-260-076) within the “I”, Light Industrial Zoning District, subject to conditions of approval.

H2. RIVER HOUSE BED & BREAKFAST INN: Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit (U 2012-05) to allow the operation of a Bed and Breakfast facility on the property located at 1340 Greenwood Avenue (APN 011-400-019) within the “RR”, Rural Residential Zoning District.

H2 Staff Report

Attachments:
1. Vicinity Map
2. Draft Resolution PC 2012-__ (Conditional Use Permit)
3. Applicant’s Narrative received July 2, 2012
4. Site Photographs
5. Site Plans
6. Ordinance No. 667, Bed and Breakfast Inns and Facilities
7. Napa County Planning, Building and Environmental Services Department Memorandum dated August 1, 2012
8. Calistoga Fire Department Memorandum dated July 11, 2012 

Recommended Actions:

A. File a Notice of Exemption for the Project pursuant to Section 15332 of the CEQA Guidelines as a Class 32 Exemption.

B. Approve Conditional Use Permit (U 2012-05) to allow the operation of a Bed and Breakfast facility on the property located at 1340 Greenwood Avenue (APN 011-400-019) within the “RR”, Rural Residential Zoning District, subject to conditions of approval.

I. NEW BUSINESS

J. MATTERS INITIATED BY COMMISSIONERS

K. COMMENTS/PROJECT STATUS

L. ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Planning Commission is a regular meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at 5:30 PM.

POSTING: I declare that a copy of this Planning Commission agenda was posted at City Hall, 1232 Washington Street, among other locations within the Calistoga City Limits, on Friday,
August 17, 2012 no later than 4:30 p.m

Ken MacNab,
Planning Commission Secretary

All Planning Commission reports for items on this Agenda are available online at http://www.ci.calistoga.ca.us. For additional information, please call the Planning and Building Department at 707-942-2827.

DECISION: The Planning Commission process is an important step in the permit review process required by the City of Calistoga Zoning Ordinance. For projects that require review by the City Council, the Commission’s action shall be a recommendation to the Council. In cases where no other action is required, the action of the Commission is final unless appealed within ten days of the decision.

APPEALS: Anyone that does not agree with the Planning Commission’s decision or the conditions that may have been imposed by the Commission in approving an agenda item may appeal the commission’s action to the City Council. Appeals must be filed within ten (10) calendar days from the date of the Commission’s action. Appeals may be limited to those issues raised at the public meeting. For additional information concerning the requirements for filing an appeal, please contact the Planning & Building Department, 1232 Washington Street in Calistoga or call (707) 942-2827.

NOTICE: If you challenge a city’s zoning, planning, or other decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. Judicial review of any City administrative decision may be heard only if a petition is filed with the court not later than the 90th day following the date upon which the decision becomes final. Judicial review of environmental determinations may be subject to a shorter time period for litigation, in certain cases 30 days following the date of final decision.

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE: Pursuant to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act: In compliance with the American Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting please contact the Planning and Building Department at (707-942-2827. Notification forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangement to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 DFR 35.102-35-104 ADA Title II).

PUBLIC COMMENTS: All speakers are asked to provide their name, address, and subject of discussion. Presentations to the Commission are generally limited to five minutes. Additional time may be granted by the Commission Chair as appropriate to the scope of the project.