HomeMy WebLinkAboutpca_01252012 CITY OF UKIAH
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
�anuary 25, 2012
6:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER 6:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
UKIAH CIVIC CENTER, 300 SEMINARY AVENUE
2. ROLL CALL COMMISSIONERS BRENNER, DOBLE, SANDERS,
WHETZEL, AND CHAIRPERSON PRUDEN
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes from the December 14, 2011, December 20, 2011, and January 11, 2012
meeting will be available for review and approval at the February 8, 2012 meeting.
5. COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
The Planning Commission welcomes input from the audience. In order for everyone to
be heard, please limit your comments to three (3) minutes per person and not more
than ten (10) minutes per subject. The Brown Act regulations do not allow action to be
taken on audience comments.
6. APPEAL PROCESS
All determinations of the Planning Commission regarding major discretionary planning
permits and associated California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determinations are
final unless a written appeal, stating the reasons for the appeal, is filed with the City
Clerk within ten (10) days of the date the decision was made. An interested party may
appeal only if he or she appeared and stated his or her position during the hearing on
the decision from which the appeal is taken. For items on this agenda, an appeal must
be received by the City Clerk no later than Monday February 6, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
7. SITE VISIT VERIFICATION
8. VERIFICATION OF NOTICE
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Walmart Expansion Project Site Development Permit and Statement of
Overriding Considerations (File Nos.: 09-28-SDP-PC and 09-42-EIR-
PC). Conduct a public hearing, receive public comment, provide Planning
Commission comment, and provide direction to staff on the Walmart Expansion
Project 1) Major Site Development Permit and associated modifications to
landscaping requirements, and 2) Statement of Overriding Considerations. The
Project is located at 1155 Airport Park Boulevard, APN 180-070-38, in the Airport
Industrial Park Planned Development (AIP PD). The project proposes a 47,621
Americans with Disabilities Act Accommodations. Please be advised that the City needs to be notified 72 hours
in advance of a meeting if any specific accommodations or interpreter services are needed in order for you to attend.
The City complies with ADA requirements and will attempt to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities
upon request. Please call (707)463-6752 or(707)463-6207 to arrange accommodations.
square foot expansion of the existing 109,030 square foot store, for a total
square footage of 156,651 to include expanded general merchandise floor area
and expanded grocery sales floor area, indoor and outdoor garden centers, as
well as the possibility of distilled alcohol sales, and a medical clinic and/or vision
center on a 13.44 acre site. Also included as part of the project is a change in
store hours to 24 hours per day, seven days per week, modifications to the
design of the exterior of the building, the addition of new parking spaces,
modifications to the landscaping, and other associated site improvements.
The proposed Project requires approval of a Major Site Development Permit, two
modifications to the AIP PD landscaping requirements, and adoption of a
Statement of Overriding Considerations. As part of the Major Site Development
Permit, the Planning Commission will consider the applicant's request for
approval of modifications to the AIP PD landscaping requirements for
landscaping lot coverage and shade coverage. Approval of the project would also
require a Statement of Overriding Considerations for the significant and
unavoidable Traffic impacts identified in the Walmart Expansion EIR. This item
was continued from the November 9, 2011, December 14, 2011, and
7anuary 11, 2012 Planning Commission meetings.
10. PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT
11. PLANNING COMMISSIONERS' REPORT
12. AD70URNMENT
Americans with Disabilities Act Accommodations. Please be advised that the City needs to be notified 72 hours
in advance of a meeting if any specific accommodations or interpreter services are needed in order for you to attend.
The City complies with ADA requirements and will attempt to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities
upon request. Please call (707)463-6752 or(707)463-6207 to arrange accommodations.