Planning Commission Meeting Thursday, January 19, 2023 07:00 PM City Council Chambers

All correspondences received prior to 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding a Planning Commission Meeting will be distributed to Commissioners to review prior to the meeting. Information submitted after 5 p.m. on that Wednesday may not have time to reach Commissioners, nor be read by them prior to consideration of an item.

1.Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance

Commissioners Mick Routh, Courtney Christiansen, Ed Newman, Susan Westman, Peter Wilk

2.New Business

  1. A.Swearing-in of New Planning Commissioners

  2. B.Nomination and Election of Chair and Vice Chair

3.Oral Communications

A. Additions and Deletions to the Agenda

B. Public Comments

Please review the Notice of Remote Access for instructions. Short communications from the public concerning matters not on the Agenda. All speakers are requested to print their name on the sign-in sheet located at the podium so that their name may be accurately recorded in the Minutes.  Members of the public may speak for up to three minutes, unless otherwise specified by the Chair. Individuals may not speak more than once during Oral Communications. All speakers must address the entire legislative body and will not be permitted to engage in dialogue.

C. Commission Comments

D. Staff Comments

4.Public Hearings

Public Hearings are intended to provide an opportunity for public discussion of each item listed as a Public Hearing. The following procedure is as follows: 1) Staff Presentation; 2) Planning Commission Questions; 3) Public Comment; 4) Planning Commission Deliberation; and 5) Decision.

5.Public Hearings

Public Hearings are intended to provide an opportunity for public discussion of each item listed as a Public Hearing. The following procedure is as follows: 1) Staff Presentation; 2) Planning Commission Questions; 3) Public Comment; 4) Planning Commission Deliberation; and 5) Decision.

  1. A.4401 & 4525 Capitola Road

    Permit Number: #22-0244

    APN: 034-123-05 & 034-124-18

    Design Permit, Conditional Use Permit, Density Bonus, and Coastal Development Permit request for a 36-unit, 100% affordable housing project on an approximate 0.81-acre site on the northeast corner of Capitola Road and 44th Avenue. The project includes a mix of 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom apartment units, configured in two 3-story buildings. The project includes a density bonus request pursuant to California Government Code sections 65915 – 65918.

    Environmental Determination: Categorical Exemption 15332 - In-fill Development

    Applicant: CRP Affordable Housing & Community California, LLC

  2. B.Introduction to Housing Element Update

    Permit Number: #23-0019

    APN: Citywide

    Environmental Determination: Categorical Exemption 15332 - In-fill Development

    Applicant: CRP Affordable Housing & Community California, LLC

6.Director's Report

7.Commission Communications

8.Adjournment

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Notice of In-Person & Remote Access

Meetings are open to the public for in-person attendance at the Capitola City Council Chambers located at 420 Capitola Avenue, Capitola, California, 95010. 

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Appeals: The following decisions of the Planning Commission can be appealed to the City Council within ten (10) calendar days following the date of the Commission action: Design Permit, Conditional Use Permit, Variance, and Coastal Permit. If the tenth day falls on a weekend or holiday, the appeal period is extended to the next business day.

All appeals must be in submitted writing on an official city application form, setting forth the nature of the action and the basis upon which the action is considered to be in error, and addressed to the City Council in care of the City Clerk. An appeal must be accompanied by a five hundred dollar ($500) filing fee, unless the item involves a Coastal Permit that is appealable to the Coastal Commission, in which case there is no fee. If you challenge a decision of the Planning Commission in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this agenda, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Notice regarding Planning Commission meetings: The Planning Commission meets regularly on the 1st Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 420 Capitola Avenue, Capitola.

Agenda and Agenda Packet Materials: The Planning Commission Agenda and complete Agenda Packet are available on the Internet at the City's website: www.cityofcapitola.org/meetings. Need more information? Contact the Community Development Department at (831) 475-7300.

Agenda Materials Distributed after Distribution of the Agenda Packet: Materials that are a public record under Government Code § 54957.5(A) and that relate to an agenda item of a regular meeting of the Planning Commission that are distributed to a majority of all the members of the Planning Commission more than 72 hours prior to that meeting shall be available for public inspection at City Hall located at 420 Capitola Avenue, Capitola, during normal business hours.

Americans with Disabilities Act: Disability-related aids or services are available to enable persons with a disability to participate in this meeting consistent with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Assisted listening devices are available for individuals with hearing impairments at the meeting in the City Council Chambers. Should you require special accommodations to participate in the meeting due to a disability, please contact the Community Development Department at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting at (831) 475-7300. In an effort to accommodate individuals with environmental sensitivities, attendees are requested to refrain from wearing perfumes and other scented products.

Televised Meetings: Planning Commission meetings are cablecast "Live" on Charter Communications Cable TV Channel 8 and are recorded to be replayed on the following Monday and Friday at 1:00 p.m. on Charter Channel 71 and Comcast Channel 25. Meetings can also be viewed from the City's website:www.cityofcapitola.org