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Planning Commission Minutes
Community Development and Infrastructure, 701 Ocean Street, Suite 400, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
 
 
  Meeting Date :  Wednesday, September 21, 2022 9:30 AM  
  Location :  Remote Public Hearing
Remote Public Hearing
Remote Public Hearing
Remote Public Hearing, CA 95060 		 
 
   
 
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
0.Instructions to Participate
1.Roll Call
 Commissioner Gordin (Chair), Commissioner Dann (Vice Chair), Commissioner Violante, Commissioner Lazenby, and Commissioner Shepherd
2.Additions and Corrections to Agenda
3.Declaration of Ex Parte Communications
4.Oral Communications
SCHEDULED ITEMS
5.Approval of Minutes
 To approve the minutes of the August 24, 2022 Planning Commission meeting as submitted by the Planning Staff.

ACTION: Approve the minutes as prepared by staff.

MOTION/SECOND: Dann/Lazenby
AYES: Dann, Shepherd, Violante, Gordin and Lazenby
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
6.Continued public hearing to consider proposed ordinances and resolutions related to the Sustainability Policy and Regulatory Update and provide a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.
 The Sustainability Policy and Regulatory Update is a comprehensive update to Santa Cruz County’s General Plan/Local Coastal Program and modernization of the County Code. The goal of this update is to implement new policies and code regulations that support more sustainable communities in Santa Cruz County. The project includes amendments to General Plan Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and related appendices, as well as amendments to Santa Cruz County Code Titles 5, 12, 13, 15, 16, and 18. The project also includes preparation of new Santa Cruz County Design Guidelines, map amendments for 10 key opportunity sites, and map amendments for 13 parcels to correct existing mapping errors. The proposed amendments to the General Plan, amendments to County Code Chapter 12.01 and Titles 13, 15, 16 and 18, and 11 of the proposed map amendments are also amendments to the County’s Local Coastal Program.

SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT: County-Wide
PROJECT PLANNER: Daisy Allen, (831) 454-2801
EMAIL: Daisy.Allen@santacruzcounty.us


ACTION: Motion to recommend edits to Chapter 13.10 (Zoning Ordinance) and Chapter 13.11 (Site, Architectural, and Landscape Review)

MOTION/SECOND: Dann/Violante
AYES: Shepherd, Lazenby, Dann and Violante
NOES: Gordin
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None

ACTION: Motion to recommend edits to Chapter 18.10 (Procedures) and General Plan Appendices

MOTION/SECOND: Dann/Shepherd
AYES: Shepherd, Lazenby, Dann, and Violante
NOES: Gordin
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None

ACTION: Motion to adopt the resolution recommending that the Board of Supervisors:

a) Certify the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Environmental Impact Report for the Sustainability Update based on the CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations attached to the resolution;
b) Adopt the proposed amendments, including amendments to the General Plan/LCP, SCCC, General Plan Land Use Designation Maps, and Zoning Map, as well as the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan attached to the resolution;
c) Adopt new County of Santa Cruz Design Guidelines; and
d) Direct staff to submit amendments to the General Plan/LCP and coastal-implementing code amendments to the California Coastal Commission for certification.

MOTION/SECOND: Lazenby/Shepherd
AYES: Shepherd, Lazenby, Dann, Gordin and Violante
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
 
 
 
  APPEAL INFORMATION
Denial or approval of any permit by the Planning Commission is appealable to the Board of Supervisors. The appeal must be filed with the required appeal fee within 14 calendar days of action by the Planning Commission. To file an appeal you must write a letter to the Board of Supervisors and include the appeal fee. For more information on appeals, please see the "Planning Appeals" brochure located in the Planning Department lobby, or contact the project planner.

APPEALS OF COASTAL PROJECTS
(*) This project requires a Coastal Zone Permit which is not appealable to the California Coastal Commission. It may be appealed to the Board of Supervisors; the appeal must be filed within 14 calendar days of action by the Planning Commission.

(**) This project requires a Coastal Zone Permit, the approval of which is appealable to the California Coastal Commission. (Grounds for appeal are listed in the County Code Section 13.20.110) The appeal must be filed with the Coastal Commission within 10 business days of receipt by the Coastal Commission of notice of local action. Denial or approval of the Coastal Zone Permit is appealable to the Board of Supervisors; the appeal must be filed within 14 calendar days of action by the Planning Commission.

Note regarding Public hearing items: If any person challenges an action taken on the foregoing matter(s) in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at or prior to the public hearing.

Agenda documents may be reviewed at the Planning Department, Room 420, County Government Center, 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz.

The County of Santa Cruz does not discriminate on the basis of disability, and no person shall, by reason of a disability, be denied the benefits of its services, programs, or activities. The Board of Supervisors chambers is located in an accessible facility. If you wish to attend this meeting and you will require special assistance in order to participate, please contact the ADA Coordinator at 454-3137 (TDD/TTY number is 711) at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to make arrangements. As a courtesy to those persons affected, please attend the meeting smoke and scent free.