11-22-22 PC meeting minutes - signed
CITY OF CAMPBELL
Planning Commission Minutes
7:30 P.M. TUESDAY November 22, 2022 PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday November 22, 2022, was called to order at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 70 N. First Street, Campbell, CA, by Chair
Ching and the following proceedings were had, to wit:
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Chair: Stuart Ching Vice Chair: Adam Buchbinder
Commissioner: Matt Kamkar Commissioner: Davis Fields Commissioner: Michael Krey Commissioner: Alan Zisser
Commissioners Absent: Commissioner: Maggie Ostrowski
Staff Present: Senior Planner: Stephen Rose Senior Planner: Daniel Fama
Director: Rob Eastwood City Attorney: Bill Seligmann City Clerk: Andrea Sanders APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approved November 8, 2022, meeting minutes. COMMUNICATIONS
Desk Item submitted prior to hearing. Provided copy of public comments received on Old Business, Item #1, which included a table summarizing all HCD feedback in the November 3, 2022, letter and recommended responses by the city (in both the major areas and non-substantive areas)
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AGENDA MODIFICATIONS OR POSTPONEMENTS None
ORAL REQUESTS Chair Ching opened public comments, hearing none, public comments closed.
PUBLIC HEARINGS Chair Ching asked if any of the Commissioners had any disclosures. Commissioner Fields stated that he lived within a walkable distance from one the sites discussed. Chair Ching read Agenda Item No. 1 into the record as follows:
STUDY SESSION
1. PLN-2022-78 Study Session to consider the preliminary request of Field to Barrel, LLC (OTB) for property located at 48 Civic Center Drive, for construction of an approximately 2,770 square-foot two-level commercial building (first floor seating area + rooftop patio), to be programed to accommodate a "craft beer
taproom," with related off-site public improvements including
reconfiguration of the adjacent sidewalk and street curb-line to accommodate a new curbside loading/trash pickup zone. The application under consideration is a Preliminary Application. File No.: PLN-2022-78. Project Planner: Daniel Fama, Senior
Planner
Planning Commissioners disclosed having visited and driven by the site. Senior Planner Daniel Fama presented staff report to consider a request for property or
construction of an approximately 2,770 square-foot two-level commercial building located
at 48 Civic Center Drive to be programmed to accommodate a “craft beer taproom.” Planning Commissioners inquired about trash receptable locations, live music conditions and noise limits, and having possible traffic barriers along the curve.
Senior Planner Fama clarified that the street curve will be moved to create more space along the curve. Applicant Evan Jaques presented and spoke about the location of the proposed site and
why their business will serve families in the community while bringing something unique to
the community. Chair Ching opened for public comments.
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Bruce Bowen, Campbell resident and adjacent property owner, spoke in favor of the design
and stated that the easement on his property should be removed. Also recommended to
move the loading zoning to front of the project building. Brice Henry, Campbell resident, spoke about noise concerns to the surrounding homes and does not believe a bar is needed there.
Mary Forbes, Campbell resident, spoke about noise concerns and stated that Civic Center drive is not conducive for trash pickup and believes that a different location would be appropriate.
Chair Ching closed public hearing.
Commissioners expressed concerns regarding trash pickup, traffic along the street and noise levels.
Commissioner Fields, Buchbinder, Zisser, Krey, and Kamkar expressed support of project and are in favor of noise mitigation. Chair Ching also expressed support for the project, recommends bike racks and railings to
make it safer but would like to work with the applicant to mitigate concerns
Senior Planner Fama requested feedback from the Planning Commission on the type of ABC license most appropriate for the application. Planning Commission was generally in favor for the ABC license type that is most
appropriate for the business. Chair Ching closed public hearing for a brief break and readjourned the public hearing.
OLD BUSINESS
1. PLN-2022-12 Study Session on Campbell’s Plan for Housing (2023-2031
Housing Element) to facilitate further development and
refinement of the Housing Opportunity Map and Goals, Policies and Programs which will guide housing development and services throughout the eight-year planning period. File No. PLN-2021-12. Project Planner: Stephen Rose, Senior
Planner
Senior Planner Stephen Rose facilitated Study Session on Campbell’s Plan for Housing (2023-2031 Housing Element) to further develop and refine the Housing Opportunity Map and Goals, Policies, and Programs.
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Chair Ching opened the public hearing.
Jim Sullivan, Campbell resident, spoke in support of option1 of the presentation. As a representative of Site 49, he noted the Virginia park was close and that if option 39 were to be considered, he would ask to exclude option 43.
Cam Coulter, spoke in support of larger site inventory. Does not believe that density should be reduced. Recommends developing and active transportation plan, reducing or eliminating parking minimums and adding bike lanes.
Amy Cody, asked to consider reducing density and consider existing incomes and similar
San Jose housing plans. Cited as an example the San Tomas Plaza property is located in
a school district of the title 1 where over 40% of families are considered low income. The demographics of the surrounding property should be considered. Joseph Gemignami, stated that developers are concerned with the 75 foot heigh limit with
no roof articulation. Asking that we consider allowing variances for roof articulation to be exceeded. Chair Ching closed the public hearing.
When discussing the Housing Opportunity Site Inventory and possible refinements the
Planning Commission expressed broad support for Option 1, as recommended by
staff.
Individual members of the Planning Commission provided the following comments and feedback without consensus:
• Option 2 (Campbell Technology Park - Sites 214.1 to 214.4): Expressed desire for a southwest portion of the site to be kept in play for a potential trade with the City Corporation yard. Noted a concern that if the site were to be lowered in density,
it would develop as an exclusive market-rate neighborhood.
• Option 4 (Reduced Site Inventory): Noted merit for reducing densities for select
sites which back onto lower density residential uses, such as those along
Winchester and Bascom Avenue. Discouraged lowering the densities of properties
southeast of Downtown and San Tomas Plaza (Site 49).
• First Street Parking Garage (Site 3): One member of the Commission expressed interest in retaining the parking garage in the site inventory.
• 320 Virginia Avenue (Site 49): Most of the Commission agreed that the site should be designated for housing, despite its existing open space land use designation, recognizing that Virginia Park and John D. Morgan Park are nearby. However, individual members commentated that the site should be required to pay a greater
park-in-lieu fee, or provide a greater allocation of affordable housing unit, in
consideration of the change in land use designation.
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Senior Planner Rose shared a table summarizing all HCD feedback in the November 3,
2022, letter and recommended responses by the city (in both the major areas and non-
substantive areas) was shared.
As a result of the study session discussion the Planning Commission reached consensus in supporting all the recommended modifications to the Goals, Policies and Programs in the Housing Element identified by staff. Additionally, the Commission reached consensus in recommending the city pursue a more active multi-modal plan that
connects with regional planning efforts (such as the VTA bicycle superhighway plan) to address Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) principles. Individual Planning Commissioners also identified several other areas for discussion (i.e., declaring a shelter crisis, permitting single-room occupancy units by-right) but agreed that too limited information was available to make an informed recommendation on such points
to the Council.
After the end of study session Vice Chair Buchbinder requested that the commission declare a State of Shelter Crisis. Chair Ching abstained. Commissioner Kamkar recommended City staff explore looking at declaring a State of Shelter crisis and Vice Chair concurred.
Vice Chair Buchbinder requested to include six issues in the response to HCD from the city but there was only consensus on considering an Active Transportation Plan as a future actionable item for discussion. Planning Commission recommended that the city consider an Active Transportation Plan.
REPORT OF THE MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARDS SUBCOMMITTEE Nothing to report REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Nothing to report, wished the Planning Commission a Happy Thanksgiving. ADJOURNMENT
The Regular Planning Commission meeting adjourned at 10:54 p.m. to the next Regular Planning Commission Meeting on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at City Hall, Council Chambers, 70 N. First Street, Campbell, CA. SUBMITTED BY: ______________________________________
Ken Ramirez, Administrative Analyst APPROVED BY: ______________________________________ Stuart Ching, Chair
ATTEST : ______________________________________ Rob Eastwood, Secretary
Stuart ching (Apr 6, 2023 19:31 PDT)
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