CITY OF WEED PLANNING COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
The Planning Commission of the City
of Weed held a special meeting on Wednesday, September 8, 1999, at 7:00 p.m. in
the Council Chambers at City Hall.
Chairman Virgil Tuman called the
meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Present, in addition to Chairman Tuman were Commissioners Richard
Acquistapace, Harold Baltar, and Jack Colombana. Also present were Interim City Administrator Earl Wilson and
Planning Commission Secretary Deborah Salvestrin.
Commissioner Baltar moved, seconded
by Commissioner Acquistapace, to excuse the absence of Commissioners Candace
Dillingham, Jess Gonzales, and Karen Heiser.
AYES: Commissioners Acquistapace, Baltar, Colombana, and
Tuman
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioners Dillingham, Gonzales, and Heiser
Chairman Tuman invited comments
and/or questions from the audience, and noted that no action could be taken by
the Commission except to set the matter presented for the next regular
Commission meeting. There were
none.
Chairman Tuman called for
Commissioners to declare conflicts of interest on any item on this agenda.
There were none.
Interim
City Administrator Wilson reported Allen Williams has submitted application for use permit for
a car rental business in an existing building on Weed Boulevard, and that the
property is zoned C-2, or General Commercial, where automobile services,
including rental, require use permits.
Mr. Wilson noted the store will also house a video rental business run
by the applicant but the business is a permitted use in C-2 and does not
require special authority.
Interim Administrator Wilson
explained that the automobiles that are available for rent will be stored
across the street and down behind the Hi-Lo Motel, and both the motel and the
building where the rental office is located are owned by Siskiyou Development
Company. Mr. Wilson added that customer
parking is adequate and is provided on the property at 79 S. Weed
Boulevard.
Interim Administrator Wilson
reported that signs are to be included and are proposed to be installed in the
freestanding monument type structure at the sidewalk, and the other two will be
placed on the building.
Interim Administrator Wilson stated
the project is found to be categorically exempt under the California
Environmental Quality Act as a Class I exemption, §15301, of the Guidelines for
Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, and a Notice of
Exemption will be prepared to comply with the law.
Allen Williams apologized for
missing the last meeting noting he arrived after the meeting had been
adjourned. Mr. Williams thanked the
Commission for holding a special meeting, and then discussed parking for both
customers and rental vehicles including access. Mr. Williams stated that Siskiyou Development has agreed to
permit the parking of the available rental vehicles on the Hi-Lo Motel
property.
Cy Rippon appeared before the
Commission to inform both the Commission and Mr. Williams that Rippon Road off
Lake Street is private property and cannot be used as access to the Siskiyou
Development property. Mr. Williams
agreed that the rental vehicles located on the Hi-Lo property would have
ingress and egress only from S. Weed Boulevard.
The Commission finds that the establishment and
operation of the use applied for will not be detrimental to the health, safety,
morals, comfort and general welfare of the persons residing or working in the
neighborhood, and it will not be injurious or detrimental to the property and
improvements in the neighborhood or the general welfare of the city.
Commissioner Baltar moved, seconded
by Commissioner Colombana, to approve the application for car rentals as
proposed and subject to the following Notation and Conditions:
Section 18.32.120 of the Weed Municipal Code provides an appeal procedure in the event the applicant or any other person is not satisfied with the action of the planning commission.
1. The site shall be developed and maintained
in accordance with the approved site plan and sign program on file in the
Planning Department, and the conditions contained herein.
2. Prior to any use of the project site or
business activity being commenced thereon, all conditions of approval shall be
completed to the satisfaction of the City planner.
3. Occupancy of the facility shall not commence
until such time as all Uniform Building Code regulations have been complied
with. Prior to occupancy, plans shall
be submitted to the Fire Department to show compliance.
4. Trash receptacles conforming to City
standards are required, and shall be shielded from public view.
5. All parking spaces, driveway aisles,
entrances, exits shall be striped per City standards.
6. All signs are subject to City approval and
may require either a building or sign permit or both.
A. All signs for business owners who go out of business, or discontinue the particular line of business or service advertised in the sign, shall be dismantled and removed within thirty days of such going out of business or service, by the owner of the building or property. In case of the failure of the owner to do so, the city will cause such sign to be dismantled and removed, and the cost of this shall be borne by the owner of the building or property.
B. Outdoor advertising structure or sign shall not display or makes use of the words "stop", "danger", or any other word, phrase, symbol or character in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic.
C.
Signs shall not have red, green or amber lights that could be confused
with traffic signals.
D. The city council is authorized and empowered to revoke any permit issued by the city administrator or his duly authorized agents, or the planning commission upon failure of the holder to comply with any of the provisions of this section. Revocation proceedings shall be conducted as detailed in Sections 18.32.140 and 18.32.150.
E.
Signs shall be suspended so as to leave a clearance of at least ten feet
perpendicularly above all sidewalks, and a clearance of at least fourteen feet
perpendicularly above all driveways, and shall not extend beyond a point of two
feet inside the outer or curb line of the sidewalk; provided, however, that no
such sign shall be suspended at such a height so as to interfere with the
illumination from street lights erected and maintained by the city.
F.
All signs shall be maintained in good repair and have a neat
appearance.
G. It shall be the responsibility of the sign owner to clean up any and all debris resulting from a failure of a sign.
H.
Sign permits shall not be issued until fifteen days have elapsed from
the granting thereof, and in case an appeal is filed from the planning
commission decision thereon shall not be issued until decision has been made by
the city council on such appeal.
I.
Sign permits shall not have any force and effect until the permittee
acknowledges receipt thereof and acceptance of any conditions thereto.
J.
After the required 15-day waiting period, a building permit must be
obtained prior to installation.
Engineering for the wind-loading requirement may be required as determined
by the building inspector.
AYES: Commissioners Acquistapace, Baltar, Colombana, and
Tuman
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioners Dillingham, Gonzales, and Heiser
Commissioner Baltar questioned use permit conditions of Black Butte Auto noting the vehicles were supposed to be parked behind a fence. Staff agreed to look into it.
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Baltar moved adjournment, and
Commissioner Colombana seconded the motion.
AYES: Commissioners Acquistapace, Baltar, Colombana, and
Tuman
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioners Dillingham, Gonzales, and Heiser
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:18 P.M.