Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda 
                                                                                                           September 9, 2020

 
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* COVID-19 NOTICE *

The City of Calistoga is committed to public participation in City government in a manner that is consistent with guidance and Health Orders issued by the Napa County Public Health Officer and the Governor’s Executive Orders N-69-20, N-29-20 and N-25-20, which suspend certain requirements of the Brown Act. This Meeting is necessary so that the City can conduct necessary business and is permitted under the Napa County Health Order No. 20-06 as an Essential Governmental Function. 

Consistent with the above-referenced Orders, this meeting will not be physically open to the public. Planning Commissioners and staff will be video/teleconferencing into the meeting. To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can observe and participate in the meeting from home. Below is information on how the public may observe and participate in the meeting. The City recognizes that not all residents have the same ways to stay engaged, so several alternatives are offered. Please participate in the meeting by observing or listening to the meeting in one of the following ways:

1. Watch on your TV – Napa Valley TV Channel 28 (call your cable provider to ensure you have a City of Calistoga coded cable box)
2. Listen on your phone – dial 1-669-900-6833, enter webinar ID: 832-0395-3296, password: 123201
3. Watch online via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83203953296?pwd=aStuQk5sYkhmQUpaSDk0RHZTWXZnUT09, enter password: 123201
4. Watch online via YouTube Live at youtube.com/cityofcalistoga

COMMENT ON THESE MATTERS: Please participate in the meeting by providing public comment on any item on the agenda or any item of municipal concern via email. Please submit your comment, limited to 350 words or less, via email to publiccomment@ci.calistoga.ca.us. Written public comments submitted by email should clearly indicate the Agenda Item No. or specify “Oral Communications” in the Subject Line for items not on the agenda and are requested to include the submitter’s full name. Comments received by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be posted online with the agenda packet and included in the record but will not be read aloud. Comments received after the commencement of the meeting and before the agenda item is heard will be read aloud for a maximum of three minutes, or as determined by the Chair. If a comment is received after the agenda item is heard but before the close of the meeting, the comment will still be included as a part of the record of the meeting but will not be read aloud.

A. ROLL CALL

B.  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

C.  PUBLIC COMMENTS

      Public Comments is an opportunity to address the Planning Commission on items of interest to the public that do not appear on the agenda. The Commission cannot consider any issues or take action on items raised during Public Comments.

D.  ADOPTION OF MEETING AGENDA

E.   COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE

F.   CONSENT CALENDAR

1. Approval of Draft Minutes from August 26, 2020 Meeting

G.  PUBLIC HEARINGS

1.   1448 North Oak Townhomes - DR 2020-6, TM 2020-1

      Consideration of design review and tentative map applications to allow for demolition of two residential structures and a tank house, and replace with six residential units in the form of two, two-story townhome triplex buildings with an accompanying condominium map. This proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15332 of the CEQA Guidelines. 

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      Recommended Action: Hold a public hearing and approve design review and tentative map resolutions with conditions.

2.   The Veranda Hotel at Indian Springs - DR 2017-8, UP 2017-9, DA 2017-1 Consideration of a design review, use permit, and development agreement to allow for demolition of seven existing single-story structures onsite and for the development a 96-room hotel, restaurant, ground floor retail, pools and spas heated through a closed loop system with geothermal water, public courtyard, parking and streetscape improvements to Lincoln Avenue and Fair Way as well as an Emergency Vehicle Access road extending between Fair Way Extension and Magnolia Drive. An Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared for this project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

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      Recommended Action: Hold a public hearing and approve design review, use permit, development agreement, and mitigated negative declaration resolutions.

H.  COMMISSIONER REQUESTS AND IDEAS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION

I.    DIRECTOR’S REPORT

J.   ADJOURNMENT