Jul 23, 2024 City Council Meeting 7pm

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[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]

THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER, AND I'LL ASK OUR DEPUTY CITY CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

WOULD Y'ALL STAND WITH ME FOR SAYING OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE REMAIN STANDING? FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU.

STAFF.

ANY AGENDA CHANGES? NO, SIR.

COUNSEL, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

JEN, DID YOU RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS? WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, RANIA SHALL MOON.

SORRY.

UH, THAT'S GONNA BE FOR ITEM NUMBER 100.

WE HAVE NO, UM, SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

OKAY.

UM, ACTUALLY, UM, I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

HOLD ON A SECOND.

OH NO, WE DO HAVE TO DO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

I APOLOGIZE.

SO THERE'S NOBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, NO SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

ALRIGHT.

UM,

[100. Approval of Categorical Exemption (Infill Development), Planned Unit Development (PUD) No. 2023-0004, and Tentative Subdivision Map (TSM) No. 2023-0011 RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Opens the public hearing and receives testimony; Closes the public hearing; Moves to adopt the next Resolution, in order, APPROVING the CEQA Determination of Exemption; Moves to adopt the next Resolution, in order, APPROVING Planned Unit Development No. 2023-0004, subject to conditions; and Moves to adopt the next Resolution, in order, APPROVING Tentative Subdivision Map No. 2023-0011, subject to conditions.]

ITEM 100 IS REGARDING THE PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 2 0 2 3 DASH 0 0 0 4.

AND I'LL ASK STAFF TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM PLEASE.

HELLO? HELLO.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS MIKE VILLONE, SENIOR PLANNER WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS THE RAO VILLAS PROJECT.

PROJECT APPLICATIONS INCLUDE A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PERMIT OR PUD AND TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP, PROPOSING A SIX LOT SUBDIVISION WITH A COMMON LOT FOR PRIVATE STREET AND FIVE LOTS WITH DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

ON A VACANT SITE, A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION WOULD BE CREATED TO MAINTAIN ALL COMMON FACILITIES.

NINE 20 SOUTH MAGNOLIA.

SHOWN HERE IN BLUE IS AN INTERIOR LOT ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH MAGNOLIA AVENUE BETWEEN WEST BRUNETTE AND WEST CHASE AVENUES.

THE VACANT SITE IS ROUGHLY 0.46 ACRES AND WAS PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOME AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.

THESE STRUCTURES WERE THE SUBJECT OF CODE COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY AND WERE DEMOLISHED AFTER FALLING INTO DISREPAIR.

THE PROPERTY SLOPES DOWN FROM MAGNOLIA AVENUE TO THE WEST AND IS BORDERED BY A TOWN HOME PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH, APARTMENTS TO THE WEST AND SINGLE FAMILY HOME TO THE SOUTH.

THE PROPERTY IS DESIGNATED MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL IN THE GENERAL PLAN AND IS ZONED RM 2200.

THESE DESIGNATIONS ARE INTENDED FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT UP TO 20 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE WITH FIVE UNITS ON A 0.46 ACRE SITE.

THE PROPOSED DENSITY IS JUST UNDER 11 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.

THE FIVE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ARE ORIENTED TOWARD A PRIVATE STREET ACCESSED OFF SOUTH MAGNOLIA AVENUE, WHICH IS 20 FEET WIDE, CONSISTENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE.

EACH HOME OBSERVES 10 FOOT SETBACKS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STREETS AND PROPOSES INTERIOR AND REAR SETBACKS OF FIVE FEET.

CONSISTENT WITH PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

PRIVATE REAR YARDS ACCOMMODATE THE MINIMUM 400 SQUARE FEET OF PRIVATE OPEN SPACE PER UNIT.

THE SITE PLAN INCLUDES A SIDEWALK AND 18 PARKING STALLS CONSISTENT WITH REQUIREMENTS, BUT PROPOSES A REDUCED DRIVEWAY DEPTH AND REVERSE SPACE FOR THESE STALLS.

LANDSCAPE IS PROPOSED AT THE PROJECT FRONTAGE ALONG BUILDINGS AND AT THE END OF THE PRIVATE STREET.

THE LANDSCAPE ALONG SOUTH MAGNOLIA AVENUE ALSO ACCOMMODATES A STORMWATER TREATMENT FACILITY AND WOULD BE PROTECTED BY A 42 INCH MASONRY WALL TOPPED BY DECORATIVE METAL FENCE.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE PROPOSED RENDERS OF THE RESIDENCES FROM THE PRIVATE STREET AND MAGNOLIA AVENUE.

EXTERIOR MATERIALS INCLUDE STUCCO AND LAPS, SIDING AND CONTEMPORARY CONTRASTING COLORS WITH STONEWORK HIGHLIGHTS ALONG FRONT ELEVATIONS.

NOTE THAT THE ELEVATION IN THE TOP RIGHT WOULD ALSO BE MIRRORED TO FACE THE PROPERTY BEHIND THE PROJECT TO THE WEST.

THE PROPOSED RESIDENCES ARE CONSISTENT WITH ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES AND INCLUDE CHANGES IN WALL PLANES, TRIMS, AND BANDINGS ACROSS ALL ELEVATIONS, MULTIPLE MATERIALS AND CONTEMPORARY DESIGN.

NOTE THAT THE DRAFT RESOLUTION INCLUDES A CONDITION LIMITING THE SECOND STORY LIGHT TO DOWN LIGHTING ONLY TO IMPROVE COMPATIBILITY.

THE ROOF IS PROPOSED TO BE ASPHALT SHINGLE AND IS 25 AND A HALF FEET IN MAXIMUM HEIGHT WHERE THE ZONE PERMITS A MAXIMUM OF 35 FEET.

THE PROJECT PROPOSES, FILLS AND RETAINING WALLS OF SEVEN FEET MAXIMUM HEIGHT AT THE WESTERN LIMIT OF THE PROJECT,

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THESE FILLS ARE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENTS ALONG SOUTH MAGNOLIA AVENUE, INCLUDING THE PUD TO THE ADJACENT NORTH.

SHOWN IN THE IMAGE, ALL PROPOSED WALLS AND FENCES OBSERVE REQUIRED SETBACKS FROM SOUTH MAGNOLIA AVENUE TO PRESERVE SITE DISTANCE, AND THE DRAFT RESOLUTION INCLUDES A CONDITION REQUIRING A DECORATIVE FINISH ACROSS ALL VISIBLE PORTIONS OF SITE WALLS TO ENSURE AN AESTHETIC APPEARANCE.

ON JUNE 18TH, 2024, PLANNING COMMISSION HELD A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING WITH ONLY THE APPLICANT OFFERING A PUBLIC COMMENT AND SUPPORT PLANNING COMMISSION OPINED THAT IT WAS AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE EXISTING CONDITION AND ULTIMATELY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW REQUIREMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OR CQA PURSUANT TO THE CE QL GUIDELINES, SECTION 1 5 3 3 2 CLASS 32 EXEMPTION FOR INFILL DEVELOPMENT.

ALL FINDINGS NECESSARY TO APPROVE THE PUD TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP CAN BE MADE AS OUTLINED IN THE AGENDA REPORT.

NO PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED.

STAFF THEREFORE RECOMMEND THAT CITY COUNCIL CONDUCTS THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTS THE NEXT RESOLUTIONS IN ORDER APPROVING THE SE DE DETERMINATION PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND TE OF SUBDIVISION MAP.

THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.

THANKS.

NICE REPORT.

ANY QUESTIONS? UM, JUST ONE, UH, ANY OPPOSITION LETTERS? NO, UH, WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE OR CALLS WERE RECEIVED IN ADVANCE.

YOU NOTICED EVERYBODY? WE DID, YEAH.

OKAY.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

MM-HMM? .

OKAY.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS? YES.

ONE FROM RANIA.

SHALUM.

HI, WELCOME.

HI, GOOD EVENING.

UM, MY NAME IS RANIA SALUM.

I REPRESENT NEW VISION BUILDING AND DESIGN AND I AM THE DESIGNER OF VILLA REOS, UM, PROJECT.

UM, I JUST WANNA, UM, MENTION THAT I AGREE WITH ALL THE CONDITIONS, UM, AND LISTED BY THE CITY STAFF FOR THIS PROJECT, AND I JUST WANNA THANK THE CITY STAFF FOR ALL THE HELP AND EFFORT, UH, TO GET THIS PROJECT GOING.

LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

NO, I LIKE YOUR DESIGN.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

UH, UH, ANY QUESTION? YOU CAN NO.

YOU, YOU, UH, YOU MADE IT EASY ON YOURSELF.

YOU GAVE US A GOOD DESIGN.

EVERYBODY'S OVERWHELMED AND THEY HAVE, THEY CAN'T EVEN SPEAK.

SO AND MORE TO GO .

OKAY.

ALRIGHT THEN.

UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS? WOULD I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UM, CLOSE.

DO I NEED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS? YES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

UM, GET A MO I MAY MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

THANK YOU FOR, REMEMBER YOUR MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE MOVE ADOPTION.

IS THERE A SECOND PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

THIS BRINGS US TO THE ADJOURNMENT, THE ADJOURNED REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE EL CAJON CITY COUNCIL ALCOHOL HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESS AGENCY TO THE CAJON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

HELD THIS 23RD DAY OF JULY, 2024 AS ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2024 AT 3:00 PM THANKS EVERYBODY.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING A NICE NEW PROJECT.