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CITY OF UKIAH
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
December 14, 2011
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 November 9, 2011 meeting are included for review and approval.
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 Tuesday December 27, 2011 at 5:00
p.m.
7. SITE VISIT VERIFICATION
8. VERIFICATION OF NOTICE
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Walmart Expansion Project Environmental Impact Report (File Nos.: 09-
42-EIR-PC/09-28-SDP-PC). Conduct a public hearing, provide Planning
Commission comment, and possibly adopt a resolution to certify the Walmart
Expansion Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The project proposes a
47,621 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
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.
possibility of distilled alcohol sales, and a medical clinic and/or vision center on the
13.44 acre site located at 1155 Airport Park Boulevard, APN 180-070-38, in the
Airport Industrial Park. 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 EIR analyzes an addition
of 52,320 square feet for a total store size of 161,350 square feet (a 3% increase of
the proposed square footage).
This item was continued from the November 9, 2011 Planning Commission
meeting. Public comment on this item is closed.
B. 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 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 Planning Commission
meeting. Public comment on this item is open.
10. PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT
11. PLANNING COMMISSIONERS’ REPORT
12. ADJOURNMENT