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GO.PLEASE RISE FOR FLAG SLIT IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR MAYBE SEATED.
ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER MOROSE PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER P*****K RUDE PRESENT, COMMISSIONER ERCO PRESENT, COMMISSIONER AND COMMISSIONER EDISON.
PRESENT ALL COMMISSIONERS PRESENT.
UH, SAN DIEGO STATE DID THAT, THAT'S ALL I GOTTA SAY ABOUT THAT.
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WELCOME TO THE ELCON PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.THIS MEETING IS BEING LIVE STREAMED ON THE CITY OF EL CAJON WEBSITE.
APPEALS OF FINAL DECISIONS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MADE THIS EVENING MUST BE FILED IN WRITING WITH THE CITY CLERK BEFORE 5:00 PM MONDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2023, AND MUST INCLUDE THE PAYMENT OF A FILING FEE.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA OR NON AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT, PLEASE FILL OUT A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD LOCATED BY THE AGENDA AND TURN IT INTO THE SECRETARY WHO WILL CALL YOU UP TO SPEAK.
WHEN THE AGENDA ITEM COMES UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US YOUR SPELLING OF YOUR LAST NAME.
SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
THE DISPLAY ON THE PODIUM, AS WELL AS OTHER MONITORS IN THE CHAMBER WILL SHOW TIME COUNTING DOWN AT 30 SECONDS.
THE PODIUM CLOCK READOUT WILL TURN RED SIGNIFYING YOU OF 30 SECONDS UNTIL THE END OF YOUR TIME.
APPLICANTS AND INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING GROUPS OF PEOPLE, PEOPLE MAY HAVE MORE TIMED IF APPROPRIATE.
ALL PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO ME AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION AND NOT TO INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS OR STAFF MEMBERS.
PLEASE TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY.
PURSUANT TO CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ONE 14 DASH 79, A COMMISSIONER WHO HAS RECEIVED EVIDENCE RELATED TO A MATTER BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, OTHER THAN AN UNESCORTED VIEW OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE SUCH INFORMATION AT THE HEARING.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE COMMENTS FROM ANY MEMBER ON THE PUBLIC ON ANY ITEM OF BUSINESS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION.
THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA UNDER STATE LAW.
NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN ON ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT EXCEPT TO REFER TO STAFF FOR ADMINISTRATION OR PLACE IT ON A FUTURE AGENDA.
IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE COME FORWARD NOW.
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NEXT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.DOES THE COMMISSION WISH TO PULL A CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM FOR DISCUSSION? NOPE.
DOES THE STAFF WISH TO PULL A CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM FOR DISCUSSION? NO.
ALL RIGHT, WELL THEN AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MAKE A MOTION ON OUR MINUTES.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER ERCO.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER P*****K RUDD, PLEASE VOTE.
AND I DID REVIEW THE LAST MEETING AS WELL, SO I WILL NOT ABSTAIN.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
[Public Hearing Item 2]
THE FIRST ITEM UNDER PUBLIC HEARING IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO.THIS IS THE PALMS RESIDENCE, SINGLE ROOM, OCCUPATION OR SRO.
IT'S A MOTEL CONVERSION TO SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY RESIDENCE.
IT IS C EXEMPT AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED STAFF.
GOOD EVENING PLANNING COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME IS SPENCER HAYES AND I'M AN ASSOCIATE PLANNER IN THE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
UH, THE FIRST ITEM FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE PALM RESIDENCE SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY PROJECT, UH, AS SUBMITTED BY THE MAYORESS FAMILY TRUST.
THE PROJECT SITE IS 1349 EAST MAIN STREET.
AND BEFORE I DIVE INTO IT, I JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY MENTION THAT THERE WAS AN ERRATA ISSUED.
UH, THE STAFF REPORT ERRONEOUSLY REFERS TO THE RANCHO SAN DIEGO INN IN SUITES AS THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS AT THE SITE.
UM, IN FACT, THAT IS THE BUSINESS DIRECTLY NEXT DOOR, UM, TO THIS SITE, TO THE EAST.
UH, AND THE NAME OF THE EXISTING MOTEL IS THE PALM RESIDENCE AS INDICATED THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE REPORT.
SO THE PROJECT, UH, PROPOSES TO CONVERT AN EXISTING 11 UNIT MOTEL INTO A SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY RESIDENCE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN
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S R O.ALL EXISTING UNITS, INCLUDING THE SLIGHTLY LARGER MANAGERS UNIT WOULD BE CONVERTED.
THE PROJECT INCLUDES COMMON FACILITIES SUCH AS A LAUNDRY ROOM WITH ONE WASHER AND DRYER, OUTDOOR RE, UH, RECREATION SPACE WITH A BARBECUE AND CANOPY COVER BICYCLE RACKS, UH, AND THEN VARIOUS OTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, UH, WHICH I'LL DIVE INTO IN MORE DETAIL IN THE, UH, IN THE REST OF THIS PRESENTATION.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION, AND ALSO HAS THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL, UH, ZONE.
THE SITE IS NOT WITHIN ANY OTHER OVERLAY ZONE OR SPECIAL DISTRICT.
UH, THE COMMERCIAL LAND USE TABLE INDICATES THAT SROS ARE PERMITTED VIA A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AS REQUESTED.
UH, AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY THREE SROS, UH, OPERATING WITHIN THE CITY.
UH, THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EAST MAIN STREET, UH, BETWEEN MELODY LANE AND EAST MADISON AVENUE, AND AGAIN, IS ADDRESSED 1349 EAST MAIN STREET.
IT'S SITUATED BETWEEN A VACANT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TO THE WEST, UH, TO THE EAST IS THAT EXISTING HOTEL, AND THEN A MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCE TO THE SOUTH.
THE EXISTING HOTEL WAS CONSTRUCTED IN THE COUNTY'S JURISDICTION IN 1950, UH, AND THE PROPERTY WAS THEN ANNEXED INTO THE CITY IN 1956.
UH, SINCE THEN, THE CITY'S ISSUED A HANDFUL OF PERMITS FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE ITEMS LIKE THE ROOF FOR WATER HEATER.
UM, THIS SITE IS APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER ACRE IN SIZE OR 11,000 OR SO SQUARE FEET, AND THE MOTEL IS ABOUT 3,500 SQUARE FEET, INCLUDING THE EXISTING OFFICE, THE UNITS, AND A LAUNDRY AND MAINTENANCE ROOM.
UH, THERE ARE 11 PARKING SPACES AT THE SITE, AND YOU'VE PROBABLY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE CIRCULATION IS SOMEWHAT CONSTRAINED.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S NOT, UH, ADEQUATE SPACE TO MEANINGFULLY REARRANGE THE SITE, UM, BUT STAFF DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD BE CAUSED PER CONCERN FOR THE PROPOSED 11 UNIT SRO.
UH, THE SITE ALSO INCLUDES ROUGHLY 2,380 SQUARE FEET OF EXISTING LANDSCAPE, INCLUDING THE AREA BEHIND THE EXISTING HOTEL.
AND THEN HERE'S A ROUGH OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS.
SO GENERALLY SPEAK, GENERALLY SPEAKING, INTERIORS WOULD BE UPDATED TO MEET HABITABILITY STANDARDS AND INCLUDED IN EFFICIENCY KITCHEN, UH, THE EXTERIOR WOULD BE UPDATED WITH NEW SECURITY DOORS, WINDOWS, AND SIDING.
UH, OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AGAIN, UH, INCLUDE A COMMON RECREATION FACILITY OUTSIDE, UM, INCLUDING, AND, AND THEN ALSO, UH, A NEW TRASH ENCLOSURE.
AND THEN MOST NOTABLY, THE DRAFT CONDITIONS REQUIRE A PHYSICAL ELEMENTS REPORT TO ASSESS ANY STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF THE BUILDING, UM, THAT MIGHT BE, UH, SUBSTANDARD, UH, THAT P E R WOULD BE REVIEWED AND REVISED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, UH, PRIOR TO THE SRO, UH, GOING INTO EFFECT.
AND THEN HERE'S THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN.
OBVIOUSLY, UH, PROBABLY NOT THE BEST WAY TO VIEW IT IN ANY GREAT DETAIL, UM, BUT THERE ARE A FEW NOTABLE CHANGES.
UH, SO THE PARKING CONFIGURATION WAS SLIGHTLY MODIFIED, UH, FOR ADEQUATE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT PARKING SPACE.
UM, THE EXISTING STORAGE STRUCTURE, UH, IN THE SOUTH CORNER, UH, WOULD BE DEMOLISHED FOR THAT NEW CODE-COMPLIANT TRASH ENCLOSURE.
UM, THERE'S THE GATED OUTDOOR RECREATION SPACE WITH CANOPY COVERS AND A GRILL, UH, AND THEN NEW ROCK IRON FENCING, UH, THROUGHOUT, UM, TO UPDATE THE APPEARANCE AND FOR SECURITY.
AND THEN HERE'S A COUPLE RENDERINGS OF THE EXTERIOR.
UH, AS I MENTIONED, UH, PART OF THE PROPOSAL IS NEW SIDING, REPLACEMENT OF WINDOWS, UH, REPLACEMENT OF SOME EXISTING DOORS, UH, INSTALLATION OF SECURITY DOORS, UH, STUCK OVER OVER EXISTING CM U WALLS, UM, JUST TO NAME A FEW OF THE IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, AND THEN AGAIN, THE PHYSICAL ELEMENTS REPORT WOULD ADDRESS ANY OTHER MAJOR ISSUES.
AND THEN HERE'S A, A SAMPLE FLOOR PLAN OF WHAT THE SMALLER UNITS LOOK LIKE.
SO THESE WOULD BE THE APPROXIMATELY 250 SQUARE FOOT UH, UNITS.
THE LARGER, UH, MANAGER'S UNIT IS ABOUT 630 SQUARE FEET, SO THERE IS ONE LARGER UNIT THAN THAT'S WHAT'S SHOWN HERE.
AND THEN HERE'S A SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED CONDITIONS.
UM, CONDITIONS WOULD ESTABLISH A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS, WHICH IS 11, AND A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS PER UNIT, WHICH WOULD BE TWO.
THE, UH, PHYSICAL ELEMENTS REPORT WAS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED, BUT ALSO ALONG WITH THAT AS AN OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.
UM, THE DRAFT OPERATION MANAGEMENT PLAN WAS INCLUDED IN THE, THE AGENDA REPORT AND DISCUSSES TOPICS SUCH AS SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE SITE, MOVE-IN AND MOVE-OUT.
PROCEDURES, UM, ALSO DISCUSSES THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE STAFF, AND THEN DRAFT CONDITIONS ALSO ADDRESS THE, UM, UPPER LIMITS OF CALLS PER SERVICE, UH, CALLS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES.
UM, AS WITH OTHER SRO PROJECTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, UH, THIS IS IN PLACE SO THAT STAFF AND POTENTIALLY THE COMMISSION CAN COME BACK AND READDRESS ANY, UH, CONDITIONS FOR THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THAT ARE NOT, UM, ADEQUATE TO MAKE SURE THE CALLS FOR SERVICE ARE, UH, AT A, AT A REASONABLE LEVEL.
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UM, AND THEN THE CONDITIONS ALSO ADDRESS MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM LEASE TERMS. UH, SO NO UNITS WOULD BE AB AVAILABLE FOR HOURLY, DAILY, OR WEEKLY RATES.UH, IT ESTABLISHES A MAXIMUM SI SIX MONTH LEASE WITH MONTH TO MONTH RENTALS AFTER THAT.
UM, AND THEN FINALLY, THE SRO, UH, MANAGEMENT WOULD NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CRIME-FREE MULTI HOUSING PROGRAM, WHICH IS ADMINISTERED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, THE FINAL NOTE HERE IS THAT THE DEEMED APPROVED LODGING ESTABLISHMENT ORDINANCE, UH, WENT INTO EFFECT IN 2019, AND THIS MOTEL HAS DEEMED TO PROVE STATUS SROS ARE, ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
AND SO A CONDITION IS PROPOSED, WHICH WOULD TERMINATE DEEMED TO PROVE STATUS UPON RELIANCE, UH, OF THIS C U P.
AND WITH THAT, UM, STAFF INCLUDED FINDINGS FOR APPROVAL OF THE SUBJECT PROJECT AND THE REPORT AND STAFF RECOMMEND THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE NEXT RESOLUTIONS IN ORDER, UH, APPROVING THE CALIFORNIA IN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, THE C Q EXEMPTION, UH, AND C U P NUMBER 20 22 14 SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
AND, UH, WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
UM, I, I DON'T REMEMBER IF WE DID THE SAME MAXIMUM LEASE ON THE OTHER SROS, BUT CAN YOU REMIND ME WHY WE HAVE A MAXIMUM OF SIX MONTH RATHER THAN A YEAR? YES.
SO, UM, THIS RECENTLY CAME UP WITH, UH, THE FIRE REVIEW OF, UH, THE SRO PROJECTS.
UM, ESSENTIALLY, UH, IF THEY WERE TO, UH, MOVE TO A ONE YEAR TERM, UH, IT WOULD ALSO TRIGGER REQUIREMENT FOR FIRE SPRINKLERS, UH, WHICH
UM, AND SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S A MINMAX IN THE CONDITIONS.
AND IF I'M CORRECT, AFTER THE SIXTH, SIX MONTH, THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MONTH TO MONTH AFTER THAT? CORRECT.
THE LEASE THEMSELVES IS, IS THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE LEASES, AND IS THERE A, A CAVEAT REGARDING SUBLETTING IN THOSE LEASES? UH, I'VE NOT REVIEWED A, A LEASE AGREEMENT, UH, BUT I WOULD ASSUME THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY OR THE, THE MANAGEMENT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO QUESTIONS.
THIS TIME, LET'S, UH, MOVE TO, UH, OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.
ARE THERE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? YES, THERE IS ONE SPEAKER CARD, A KRISTEN BRATZ.
MY NAME IS KRISTEN BRATZ, AND I'M THE TRUSTEE OF THE MARSICH MARSICH FAMILY TRUST.
AND, UH, I'M ALSO BEEN MANAGING PALM RESIDENTS FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.
IT'S BEEN IN MY FAMILY FOR 31 YEARS, COMING, UH, THIS JUNE.
AND SO I HAVE BEEN AT PALM RESIDENCE, UH, TRYING TO MAKE IT, UM, IMPROVING IT OVER THE YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN THERE, MAKING IT A SAFER PLACE AND PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND LOW INCOME HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED IT, ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME, I THINK IS VERY BENEFICIAL.
AND I KNOW THAT THE LEASES ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
THERE WILL NO BE NO SUBLETTING.
AND ALSO WITH REGARD TO THE FIRE SPRINKLERS, UM, I WAS LOOKING INTO THAT, AND SO I ASKED SPENCER TO DO EITHER, DEPENDING ON THE FEASIBILITY, WHETHER WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND PUT IN THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR, UM, JUST OR NOT, AND KEEP IT THE MONTH TO MONTH, BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE THAT OPTION IN CASE WE'RE ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS PROJECT.
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR COMING, UH, ABOUT FOUR YEARS.
SO JUST WHEN THE SRO STARTED, I, I REALLY ENCOURAGE IT AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HELP THE COMMUNITY AND TO KEEP THE POLICE CALLS DOWN AND MAKE THOSE, UM, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROPERTY.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, AND I'M GONNA BE HANDLING IT PERSONALLY, SO YOU KNOW, THAT, UM, I'LL BE WATCHING OVER IT AND I HAVE REVIEWED ALL THE CONDITIONS, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE ALL FOLLOWED.
IT, IT, THE IMPROVEMENTS LOOK WONDERFUL.
DO, UH, WE LIKE THE SROS AS WELL.
IT'S A GREAT, UH, NEXT STEP TO GETTING PEOPLE ONTO THAT INDEPENDENT LIVING, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I, I READ IN THERE THAT, THAT YOU WERE GONNA DO SECTION EIGHT AS WELL.
HAS IT ALREADY BEEN SIX SECTION EIGHT APPROVED FOR THOSE ALLEGATIONS? UH, NO, THAT,
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THAT HASN'T STARTED.SO I, I'LL BE LOOKING INTO THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY OTHER, UH, SPEAKER CARDS? NOT FOR THIS ITEM.
SEEING THAT THERE'S NONE, I MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER MAROSE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ERCO.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
YEAH, I REALLY LIKE THE DESIGN AND THE SIDING ON THAT PROJECT IN, IN THE ROOFING JINGLES.
IT, IT REALLY, IT DEFINITELY BEAUTIFIES THAT AREA UP A LITTLE BIT MORE, SO THAT'S GREAT.
IT'LL BRING IT BACK TO MODERN ERA.
YEAH, AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GOOD SUCCESS WITH THE SROS, SO I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ANY DELIBERATION? I THINK IT'S A GOOD PROJECT.
YEAH, I THINK WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
I MOVE TO ADOPT THE NEXT RESOLUTIONS IN ORDER APPROVING C P NUMBER 2 0 2 2 DASH 0 0 1 4 SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER ERCO, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER EDISON.
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OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS VISTA DELUNA.IT IS A MOTEL CONVERSION TO A SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY.
IT IS C A EXEMPT AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED STAFF.
GOOD EVENING PLANNING COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME IS MIKE ION, SENIOR PLANNER WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
UH, THE I, THE THIRD ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND MINOR AMENDMENT FOR THE VISTA DELUNA SRO BY VISTA INTERNATIONAL INC.
THE APPLICANT OPERATES THE THREE EXISTING SRO SITES IN THE CITY AT 1549 EAST MAIN STREET, 1556 EAST MAIN STREET, AND 1250 ELKO BOULEVARD.
AS WITH THE PREVIOUS ITEM, THE APPLICATION PROPOSES TO CONVERT A DEEMED APPROVED MOTEL INTO SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY RESIDENCES AT 5 88 NORTH MOLLISON.
THIS WOULD INCLUDE 74 SINGLE OCCUPANCY UNITS WITH ONE ADDITIONAL MANAGER'S UNIT, A FIRST FLOOR LAUNDRY FACILITY, COMMUNAL KITCHEN, AND LOBBY WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMON USE.
ALSO AVAILABLE ARE ACTIVE RECREATION AREAS, INCLUDING THE EXISTING POOL AND SPA, AS WELL AS AN ADJACENT SPORT COURT PROPOSED IN EXCESS PARKING AREAS, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR UPDATES SUCH AS NEW PAINT, SECURITY, CAMERA SYSTEM, ROOFING AND PARKING LOT REPAIRS, AS WELL AS AS NEEDED.
STRUCTURAL REPAIRS ARE ALSO PROPOSED.
THE SITE HAS A GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING DESIGNATION OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL.
THE SITE IS ALSO WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF SPECIFIC PLAN NUMBER 1 0 6.
THE SPECIFIC PLAN AUTHORIZES THE LAYOUTS OF THE LAND USES AT THE SITE, INCLUDING A 73 UNIT MOTEL AND PROVIDES FOR INTERCONNECTING ACCESS AND 12 SHARED PARKING STALLS, UH, BETWEEN 5 88 AND 5 96 NORTH MOSEN AVENUE.
A SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY RESIDENCE REQUIRES APPROVAL OF A C U P IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE.
A MINOR AMENDMENT TO SPECIFIC PLAN NUMBER 1 0 6 IS ALSO REQUIRED TO AUTHORIZE THE SRO AS LAND USES AND SITE CONFIGURATIONS MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH A SPECIFIC PLAN.
THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH MOSEN AVENUE BETWEEN EAST MADISON AVENUE AND INTERSTATE EIGHT.
THE PARCEL IS LANDLOCKED AND RELIES ON EASEMENTS AND ACCESS ESTABLISHED BY THE SPECIFIC PLAN TO ACCESS NORTH MOSEN AVENUE.
THE PROPERTY IS BOARDED BY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES TO THE WEST, TOWNHOMES TO THE SOUTH, UH, A RESTAURANT AND AUTOMOTIVE FUELING STATION WITH SENIOR APARTMENTS TO THE EAST AND INTERSTATE EIGHT TO THE NORTH SITE IS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 SQUARE FEET WHILE THE EXISTING TWO-STORY MOTEL BUILDING IS APPROXIMATELY 32,000 SQUARE FEET, THOUGH AUTHORIZED AT 73 UNITS, A GUEST ROOM WAS CONVERTED TO A BREAKFAST ROOM IN 2012, RESULTING IN TOTAL PERMITTED COUNT OF 72 UNITS.
THERE ARE 101 EXISTING PARKING STALLS ON SITE.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ROUGHLY 2000 2400 SQUARE FEET OF LANDSCAPING BOARD OF THE PARKING AREA AT THE LOT LINES.
HERE IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN FROM THE AGENDA REPORT.
AGAIN, 75 UNITS INCLUSIVE OF THE MANAGER'S UNIT ARE PROPOSED.
AT THE CENTER OF THE SITE ARE THE POOL AND SPA LOCATED BETWEEN BUILDING WINGS.
ADJACENT IS THE ACTIVE RECREATION AREA, WHICH WILL BE A MULTIPURPOSE SPORT COURT FOR SPORTS LIKE PICKLEBALL OR BASKETBALL.
TO CREATE THIS AREA, 10 PARKING SPACES ARE ELIMINATED.
81 STALLS WILL REMAIN FOR EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE SRO.
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AFTER ACCOUNTING FOR THE STALLS SHARED WITH 5 96 NORTH MALLON AVENUE, THE PROVIDED PARKING EXCEEDS THE 76 STALL REQUIREMENT BASED ON ONE STALL PER UNIT, PLUS ONE PER ADDITIONAL 300 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE.IN THIS CASE, THAT WOULD BE THE LEASING OFFICE.
THE LOBBY, AN UPGRADED TRASH ENCLOSURE IS ALSO PROPOSED, UM, BUT THE SITE IS OTHERWISE UNCHANGED.
PROPOSED UNITS ARE STUDIOS WITH KITCHENETTES AND RANGE BETWEEN 356 TO 456 SQUARE FEET FOR THE MANAGER.
UH, HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE TWO FLOOR PLAN, WHICH MAKES UP 68 OF THE UNITS AGAIN, AS NEEDED.
REPAIRS ARE PROPOSED AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS THE PHYSICAL ELEMENTS REPORT, WHICH WILL IDENTIFY IMPROVEMENTS TO BE COMPLETED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
SOME OF THE AFOREMENTIONED IMPROVEMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED, INCLUDING THE REPAINTING OF THE EXTERIOR AS SHOWN HERE, NO OTHER MODIFICATIONS TO THE BUILDING EXTERIOR ARE PROPOSED.
THE APPLICATION INCLUDES PROPOSED OPERATING PROCEDURES, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE IN THE AGENDA REPORT, UH, IN THE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION.
STAFF HAVE ALSO INCLUDED RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS WHICH ALIGN WITH PREVIOUS SRO APPROVALS TO ENSURE THE PROJECT IS COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING LAND USES, INCLUDING LIMITATIONS ON UNIT SIZE AND OCCUPANT NUMBER PREPARATION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PHYSICAL ELEMENTS, REPORT, STAFF REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF A FINAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.
MINIMUM LEASE DURATIONS, A MAXIMUM OF ONE CALL, UH, FOR POLICE SERVICE PER UNIT, A REQUIREMENT FOR 24 HOUR ONSITE MANAGEMENT, PARTICIP PARTICIPATION IN THE CRIME-FREE MULTI-HOUSING PROGRAM, MAINTENANCE OF COMMON FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO USE THESE SPACES SUCH AS THE PICKLEBALL OR BASKETBALL COURT, AND TERMINATION OF DEEMED TO PROVE STATUS UPON USE AND RELIANCE.
SROS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSITIONAL AS WELL AS PERMANENT HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND MAY AID IN THE PREVENTION OF HOMELESSNESS.
PROJECT IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH CITY GOALS TO REHABILITATE SUBSTANDARD PROPERTIES AS IT WILL UNDERGO PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO MEET STANDARDS OF GOVERNING CODES.
OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS WILL ALSO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING LAND USES.
THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW REQUIREMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO SEC GUIDELINES, SECTION 15 3 0 1 AND 3 0 2 AS AN EXISTING FACILITY WITH NEGLIGIBLE EXPANSION OF USE STAFF, THEREFORE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE C Q DETERMINATION CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND MINOR AMENDMENT.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.
UH, NOTING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN 11 UNIT S R O AND A 75 UNIT SRO WITH 11 UNITS, THEY WERE ALLOWED TWO CALLS PER YEAR, PER UNIT, AND WITH 75, THEY'RE ONLY ALLOWED ONE CALL PER UNIT PER YEAR.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT'S BULK, BUT CAN YOU SHARE WITH US IN, IN SPEAKING WITH SPENCER, WE DISCUSSED THAT, UH, THERE MIGHT BE A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON A SMALL SRO, UH, BASED ON PERHAPS A SINGLE RESIDENT, UM, WHICH, WHICH WOULD, UH, JEOPARDIZE THE OPERATIONS OF THEIR C U P, UM, WHICH MIGHT NOT APPLY IN A LARGER SETTING.
YEAH, I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
THIS TIME, UH, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC HEARING.
ARE THERE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? YES, WE HAVE ONE.
THANK YOU CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS.
UH, MY NAME IS SALLY SCHIFFMAN.
I'M WITH H WWL PLANNING AND ENGINEERING, AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE PROPERTY OWNER AND O UH, OPERATOR VISTA INTERNATIONAL.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPRESENT THEM ON THE OTHER THREE SROS THAT ARE IN YOUR CITY, AND WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO HELP WITH THIS.
FOURTH ONE STAFF HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL ONCE AGAIN, UM, WHICH WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR.
AND, UM, WE'VE READ THROUGH THE CONDITIONS, WE'RE AGREEABLE TO ALL OF THEM.
WE DO REQUEST ONE MINOR CHANGE, UH, TO CONDITION NUMBER 37.
IT HAS TO DO WITH THE, UM, TIME LIMIT IN WHICH THE OPERATOR WOULD NEED TO MAKE ALL OF THE CHANGES AND EXERCISE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
SO RIGHT NOW IT'S STATED AS ONE YEAR.
UM, WE, WE HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM DOING THAT WITH THE, WITH THE THREE THAT WERE HERE AS WELL AS OTHERS IN THE COUNTY.
HOWEVER, OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR, UM, THERE HAVE STARTED TO BE SOME ISSUES WITH SECURING VENDORS, GETTING CONTRACTS ESTABLISHED, UM, GETTING PEOPLE OUT TO DO THE WORK, AS WELL AS SOME, THERE'S STILL SOME RESIDUAL SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES GOING ON.
UH, AS AN EXAMPLE, IT TOOK ALMOST EIGHT MONTHS TO
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OBTAIN ELECTRICAL PANELS FOR A SITE UP IN THE CITY OF VISTA.UM, THESE THINGS, OF COURSE, WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER.
AND SO, UM, WE JUST ASK THAT THAT MAY BE SHIFTED TO TWO YEARS.
WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN GET IT DONE CLOSER TO THE ONE YEAR MARK, BUT THAT WOULD JUST ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER ROUND OF PAPERWORK TO ESTABLISH A TIME EXTENSION.
UM, ASIDE FROM THAT, UH, WE'RE HAPPY WITH EVERYTHING AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YES.
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD NEED? I THINK THAT IT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 12 TO 18 MONTHS.
AND I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
IS THAT A FEASIBLE REQUEST? UH, THE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 17 3510 BASICALLY, UH, GIVES UM, OR PERMITS THE, UH, RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A EXPIRATION DATE BEYOND ONE YEAR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? UM, JUST ONE, I NOTICED THAT, UH, THERE WERE A BUNCH OF ROOMS THAT ARE BEING INVERTED BACK FROM COMMUNITY ROOMS INTO UNITS.
ARE THERE GOING TO BE ANY COMMUNITY ROOMS LEFT OR IS IT JUST THE OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL SPACE? UH, INDOORS, THERE WILL BE A COMMUNAL KITCHEN AS WELL AS THE LAUNDRY ROOM.
SO NO HANGOUT SPOTS? UH, NOT IN INSIDE, NO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NOPE.
NO OTHER SPEAKER CARDS? I TAKE IT? NONE
I MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER MOROSE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SOT PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
SO STAFF, WOULD YOU WANT US IN THE, UM, MOTION TO PUT THE TIME LIMIT THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR? YES, PLEASE INCLUDE AN AMENDMENT TO THE, UH, EXPIRATION DATE IN YOUR MOTION.
WELL, SEEING THAT SOMETIMES EVEN 18 MONTHS COULD BE CUTTING IT CLOSE.
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.
I WOULDN'T BE OPPOSED TO TWO YEARS.
BEFORE THAT, WE'VE HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH VISTA INTERNATIONAL.
IN FACT, UM, THE ONE ON ELK HOME BOULEVARD, YOU KNOW, THE ONE THAT HAD 400 CALLS,
YEAH, AND THAT WAS A LOT OF ROOMS, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
THAT WAS A, GOSH, IT HAD TO BE A COUPLE HUNDRED, WASN'T THAT ONE.
YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY, IT WAS PRETTY BIG.
SO, UM, THAT, UH, AS FAR AS THE AMENDMENT, IF IF TWO YEARS IS NOT ENOUGH, THERE IS IN NUMBER 37, IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, THEY CAN WRITE IN AND ASK FOR AN EXTENSION.
SO THEY DON'T NEED TO GO BEFORE ANY PLANNING COMMISSION.
THEY CAN JUST SAY, HEY, WE'RE ALMOST DONE, BUT WE NEED A FEW MORE MONTHS OR AN EXTENSION.
AND THAT CAN BE DONE AT THE DESK.
SO THAT'S ALREADY IN THERE, BUT I'M PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE CHANGING IT TO TWO YEARS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET EVERYTHING DONE.
THEY'VE BEEN VERY GOOD WITH THE CONVERSIONS THEY'VE ALREADY DONE, SO, YEAH, I WOULD AGREE.
ANYONE WANNA TAKE A CRACK AT THE MOTION? LET ME WRITE A NOTE AND I CAN TAKE THAT ON, UNLESS YOU'VE ALREADY GOT YOUR NOTE READY.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO ADOPT THE NEXT RESOLUTIONS IN ORDER APPROVING THE C Q DETERMINATION, C U P NUMBER 2022 DASH 0 0 1 0 WITH AMENDMENT TO CONDITION NUMBER 37, THAT IT BECOME TWO YEARS.
AND MA NUMBER 2, 23 DASH 0 0 2 SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER ERCO, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MAROSE.
ALL RIGHT, AND MOTION CARRIES.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AT
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THIS TIME OR STAFF? COMMUNICATION STAFF WOULD LIKE TO SIMPLY NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON APRIL 18TH.ANY COMMUNICATION TO, UH, STAFF? ALL RIGHT.
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UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER MAROSE.
COMMISSIONER ERCO, PLEASE VOTE.
I NEED YOU TO SIGN THIS REAL QUICK.