Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Planning Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/20/2021 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, Merced Civic Center, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340
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21-036 1D.1 Consent ItemSUBJECT: Planning Commission Minutes of January 6, 2021 ACTION: Approving and filing the Planning Commission Minutes of January 6, 2021approvedPass Action details Not available
21-046 1D.2 Consent ItemSUBJECT: Vacation #21-01 - initiated by Valley Children’s Hospital to abandon a 32-foot-wide portion of roadway, containing approximately 19,627.87 square feet of land, generally located approximately 330 feet north of Yosemite Avenue, between Mansionette Drive and Sandpiper Avenue (extended). ACTION FINDING: 1) The proposed Vacation is consistent with the General Plan. SUMMARY This request is to vacate a 32-foot-wide strip of right-of-way, containing approximately 19,627.87 square feet of land, generally located approximately 330 feet north of Yosemite Avenue between Mansionette Drive and Sandpiper Avenue (extended). City staff has reviewed the need for this right-of-way and determined that a road in this location is not necessary. RECOMMENDATION Planning staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt a Finding that the proposed Vacation is consistent with the General Plan.approvedPass Action details Not available
20-796 1E.1 Public Hearing ItemSUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit #1251, initiated by Tait & Associates, on behalf of Yosemite & G, LLC, property owner. This application involves a request to sell beer, wine, and distilled spirits for off-site consumption for a new gas station (7-Eleven), generally located at the northeast corner of Yosemite Avenue and G Street (3600 G Street), within a zoning classification of Planned Development (P-D) #72, and a General Plan designation of Neighborhood Commercial (CN). **PUBLIC HEARING** ACTION: Approve/Disapprove/Modify Environmental Review #20-40 (CEQA Section 15162 Findings) Conditional Use Permit #1251 SUMMARY 7-Eleven is requesting approval to sell beer, wine, and distilled spirits for off-site consumption at a proposed gas station and convenience mart on the Yosemite Crossing site (3600 G Street). The subject site is a vacant parcel located at the northeast corner of Yosemite Avenue and G Street. A conditional use permit is required for any business that wants to sell alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption in a building of 20,000 square feet or less. Staff isapprovedPass Action details Not available
20-797 1E.2 Public Hearing ItemSUBJECT: General Plan Amendment #20-03, initiated by the City of Merced. This application involves a request to amend Table 3.2, Standards of Population Density and Building Intensity, of the Land Use Element of the Merced Vision 2030 General Plan by adding standards for population density to the Regional/Community Commercial (RC), Neighborhood Commercial (CN), and Commercial/Professional Office (CO) land use categories for mixed use and residential developments. References to new Zoning Districts established after the 2012 adoption of the General Plan will also be added to the Table.**PUBLIC HEARING** ACTION Item to be Tabled; No Action Required SUMMARY General Plan Amendment #20-03 was continued from the December 9, 2020, Planning Commission meeting. Staff has determined that this item will be tabled and brought back at a future date. RECOMMENDATION The Item is being tabled; no action is required.tabled  Action details Not available
20-798 1E.3 Public Hearing ItemSUBJECT: Zoning Ordinance Amendment #20-01, initiated by the City of Merced. This application involves changes to the Merced Zoning Ordinance (Title 20 of the Merced Municipal Code) which would amend Merced Municipal Code Section 20.10 (“Commercial Zoning Districts”). This amendment would modify Table 20.10-1 (“Permitted Land Uses in the Commercial Zoning Districts”) by expanding the list of permitted uses and reducing the amount of floor area devoted to the sale of groceries in the Shopping Center Commercial (C-SC) zone; adding Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries to the list of permitted uses in various Commercial zones; allowing food trucks in the City Center area of the Regional/Central Commercial Zone (C-C); and changing the level of review required for Personal Services in various commercial zones. “**PUBLIC HEARING** ACTION PLANNING COMMISSION: Recommendation to City Council Environmental Review #20-33 (Categorical Exemption) Zoning Ordinance Amendment #20-01 CITY COUNCIL: Approve/Disapprove/Modify Environmental Review #20-33 (Categorical Exemption) Zoning OrdinaapprovedPass Action details Not available
20-799 1E.4 Public Hearing ItemSUBJECT: Zoning Ordinance Amendment #20-02, initiated by the City of Merced. This application involves changes to the Merced Zoning Ordinance (Title 20 of the Merced Municipal Code) which would amend Merced Municipal Code Section 20.42 (“Accessory Dwelling Units”). This amendment would modify the City’s requirements for “accessory dwelling units” (ADUs) to meet the modified requirements of State Law in regards to minimum lot sizes, owner-occupancy requirements, maximum size of an ADU, application review times, parking requirements, the charging of impact fees, the sale of ADUs, “junior ADUs,” and other requirements of State Law. **PUBLIC HEARING** ACTION PLANNING COMMISSION: Recommendation to City Council Environmental Review #20-34 (Categorical Exemption) Zoning Ordinance Amendment #20-02 CITY COUNCIL: Approve/Disapprove/Modify Environmental Review #20-34 (Categorical Exemption) Zoning Ordinance Amendment #20-02 SUMMARY This Zoning Ordinance Amendment would modify the City’s requirements for “accessory dwelling units” (ADUs) to meet the modified requirements of State approvedPass Action details Not available
21-034 1F.1 Business ItemSUBJECT: Report by Planning Manager of Upcoming Agenda Items ACTION Information only.   Action details Not available
21-035 1F.2 Business ItemSUBJECT: Calendar of Meetings/Events Jan. 19 City Council, 6:00 p.m. (By Teleconference) 20 Planning Commission, 7:00 p.m. (By Teleconference) Feb.|99|City Council, 6:00 p.m. (By Teleconference) |99|Planning Commission, 7:00 p.m. (By Teleconference) 16 City Council, 6:00 p.m. (May be by Teleconference) 17 Planning Commission, 7:00 p.m. (By Teleconference) 23 Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Commission, 4:00 p.m. (By Teleconference) Mar. |99|City Council, 6:00 p.m. (Teleconference) |99|Planning Commission, 7:00 p.m. (By Teleconference) 15 City Council, 6:00 p.m. (May be by Teleconference) 17 Planning Commission, 7:00 p.m. (By Teleconference)   Action details Not available