[CALL TO ORDER]
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TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY AGENDA ITEM DURING THE REGULAR CALENDAR FOR THAT ITEM. IN ADDITION, THE PLANNING COMMISSION PROVIDES MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH A PUBLIC COMMENT OPEN TIME PERIOD WHERE THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY AGENDA ITEM AND MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY MATTER NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA THAT IS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT, THE COMMISSION ACTION OR DISCUSSION CANNOT BE TAKEN ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS, BUT THE COMMISSION MAY BRIEFLY RESPOND TO STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS THE PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION ON ANY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM MAY BE APPEALED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. AND WITH THAT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
AND IF, TIM, YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO WE'LL START WITH ROLL CALL.
AND TO MY FAR RIGHT, JIM CHAPIN. PRESENT. THANK YOU.
TO MY IMMEDIATE LEFT, TIM MACLEAN. YEP. THANK YOU.
STEVE KERNS, TO MY RIGHT. DOWN TO THE LEFT, GABE ROSS.
MYSELF. DONN WALGAMUTH AND STAFF SEAN EWING, THE DIRECTOR OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
PATRICIA WEBER, ASSISTANT COUNTY COUNSEL, AND SEAN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOUR STAFF.
YES. THANK YOU. WE HAVE LEO SALAZAR, PLANNING DIVISION MANAGER.
ELIZABETH TOWERS, ASSOCIATE PLANNER. WILLIAM MILLER, ASSOCIATE ENGINEER.
AND TRACY HUFF, RECORDING SECRETARY. THANK YOU.
IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS.
SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
AND DO WE HAVE A PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT, SEAN.
I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME. OKAY, GREAT.
[R1 Approval of Minutes]
THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING APPROVED, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE WE APPROVE. I GOT A. HOLD ON.JUST. I NEED TO OPEN UP A PUBLIC COMMENT, PERIOD.
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES, WE'LL OPEN IT.
AND MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES. THANK YOU.
I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU JIM. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE, FOR R2, DO WE HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR
[R2 Use Permit 24-0009 (Double Creek Ranch)]
DECLARATIONS? NO. NOT HERE. GREAT. SEEING NONE R2.USE PERMIT 24 TO 0009. THE DOUBLE CREEK RANCH.
AND ELIZABETH. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR. COMMISSIONERS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
MY NAME IS ELIZABETH TOWERS. ASSOCIATE PLANNER FOR SHASTA COUNTY PLANNING DIVISION.
ITEM NUMBER R.2 IS REQUEST FROM RPCA SOLAR 14, LLC FOR APPROVAL OF USE PERMIT 24-0009 TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A 25-ACRE UNMANNED SOLAR FACILITY. SINCE PUBLICATION OF THE STAFF REPORT.
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE ITEM BE CONTINUED TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED PLANNING COMMISSION ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2025, DUE TO THE VOLUME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED, AND IF NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS ITEM, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING NOT BE OPENED.
IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK, IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, RECEIVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY, AND THEN CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO THE NOVEMBER 13TH, 2025 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
AND I BELIEVE YOU GUYS ALL RECEIVED THE MEMO THAT STATED THAT.
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WE DID, THANK YOU. WOULD ANY OF THE PUBLIC LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS TOPIC AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, WE WILL NOT OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND TURN IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR A CONTINUANCE.THANK YOU JIM. OKAY. THANK YOU STEVE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES TO MOVE THAT FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 13TH.
[R3 Zone Amendment 25-0004 (Stephens)]
ON TO R3. ZONING AMENDMENT 25-0004. DO WE HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST? YES. YES, I'LL BE RECUSING MYSELF ON THIS ITEM.IS THE FIRM I'M ASSOCIATED WITH, DUNLAP SAWYER WORKS WITH THE APPLICANT.
OKAY, TIM, THANK YOU. AND, LIO, YOU'LL BE PRESENTING THIS.
EXCUSE ME. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
I'M LIO SALAZAR, PLANNING DIVISION MANAGER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
THIS ITEM, R3, IS A REQUEST FROM MARK STEPHENS FOR APPROVAL OF A ZONING AMENDMENT 25-0004.
THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED IN THE COTTONWOOD AREA, AND IS COMPOSED OF TWO PARCELS AND A PORTION OF A THIRD PARCEL THAT TOGETHER TOTAL APPROXIMATELY 123 ACRES. THE PROJECT SITE IS ADJACENT TO THE WEST SIDE OF RHONDA ROAD, AND IS APPROXIMATELY 650FT SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF LYNN HART DRIVE AND RHONDA ROAD. THIS IS AN AERIAL IMAGE OF THE PROJECT SITE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED.
IN THE VICINITY YOU WILL NOTE SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTHWEST ON PLEASANT HILLS DRIVE, WHICH IS IN THE CITY OF ANDERSON, AND TO THE SOUTH IN THE COTTONWOOD RURAL COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE VICINITY OF MERRYWOOD DRIVE, WHICH IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE. THIS PROJECT SITE IS IN THE SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL 1, DWELLING UNIT PER ACRE. GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION.
THE PURPOSE OF WHAT WE CALL THE SR1 DESIGNATION IS TO PROVIDE LIVING ENVIRONMENTS RECEIVING MOST URBAN SERVICES, BUT THAT ARE CHARACTERIZED BY LOWER POPULATION DENSITIES THAN THE URBAN RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY, AND THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN AN URBAN OR TOWN CENTER AT A DENSITY OF ONE DWELLING UNIT PER ACRE.
THE PROJECT SITE IS CURRENTLY IN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT ZONE DISTRICT.
THIS DISTRICT, WHICH WE CALL PD, IS TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY IN THE APPLICATION OF ZONING STANDARDS TO PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS THAT INCORPORATE AN INNOVATIVE MIX OF BUILDING TYPES, LAND USES, OPEN SPACE OR RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES.
AND THIS PD ZONING DISTRICT IS CONSISTENT WITH ALL RESIDENTIAL GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATIONS.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM PD ZONE DISTRICT TO THE INTERIM RESIDENTIAL OR I-R ZONE DISTRICT, WHICH IS TO BE APPLIED TO URBAN, RESIDENTIAL OR SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL AREAS ON AN INTERIM BASIS, WHERE IT IS APPARENT THAT MORE INTENSIVE URBAN OR SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT IS IMMINENT OR WILL OCCUR WHEN URBAN SERVICES BECOME AVAILABLE.
IN TERMS OF ACCESS AND SERVICES, THE PROJECT SITE IS CURRENTLY OUTSIDE THE SERVICE AREA BOUNDARIES OF THE COTTONWOOD SEWER OR COUNTY SERVICE AREA 17 SEWER SYSTEM AND THE COTTONWOOD WATER DISTRICT, BUT IT IS WITHIN THEIR SPHERES OF INFLUENCE AND UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THIS AREA IS ANNEXED AND INFRASTRUCTURE IS EXTENDED, WATER AND WASTEWATER DISPOSAL WOULD BE FROM ON-SITE WELLS AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT RESPECTIVELY.
POLICE PROTECTION IS PROVIDED BY THE SHERIFF'S, COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY THE SHASTA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT. ELECTRIC SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT PROVIDES SOLID WASTE SERVICE TO THE AREA.
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THE CURRENT SR LAND USE DESIGNATION AND PD ZONE DISTRICT FOR THE PROPERTY WERE ADOPTED IN 2017, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE APPROVAL OF A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION.THAT SUBDIVISION WOULD HAVE CREATED 102 PARCELS CONSISTING OF 98 SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL LOTS, RANGING IN SIZE FROM 6000FT² TO ABOUT 16,000FT², WOULD HAVE ALSO CREATED A 36.6 ACRE OPEN SPACE PARCEL AND A LARGE RESIDENTIAL PARCEL OF 59.1 ACRES, AS WELL AS TWO APPROXIMATELY ONE ACRE RESIDENTIAL PARCELS.
HERE'S THE SLIDE OF THE SUBDIVISION THAT THE PD WAS ADOPTED FOR.
PENDING APPROVAL OF ANNEXATION BY THE SHASTA COUNTY LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION, OR LAFCO.
THE APPROVED TENTATIVE MAP EXPIRED IN 2019 WITHOUT A REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME.
SUBSEQUENTLY, IN 2022, THE PROPERTY OWNER FILED A NEW APPLICATION TO SUBDIVIDE THE PROPERTY, AND THAT SUBDIVISION DESIGN PROPOSED IN THE APPLICATION WAS THE SAME AS YOU SEE HERE.
SO AFTER THE 2017 TENTATIVE MAP APPROVAL AND PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF THE NEW APPLICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE SEWER SYSTEM WAS COMPLETED AND AN UPDATE OF THE SEWER SYSTEM MASTER PLAN WAS INITIATED. AT THE TIME OF THE NEW APPLICATION, THE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS WERE AGAIN WILLING TO SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT.
BUT DETAILS REGARDING WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO SO WERE A BIT UNCLEAR AT THAT TIME.
AFTER THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE WAS COMPLETED, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT PROVISION OF SEWER SERVICE WAS LIKELY ECONOMICALLY INFEASIBLE AT THAT TIME AND THE NEW SUBDIVISION APPLICATION WAS WITHDRAWN. THE SUBDIVISION AND ITS SPECIFIC DESIGN ARE COMPONENTS OF THE PD ZONE DISTRICT. THEREFORE, THE ZONING MUST BE CHANGED IF THE PROPERTY IS TO BE DEVELOPED FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN A SUBDIVISION THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DESIGN OF THE EXPIRED TENTATIVE MAP. IF THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES APPROVED, THE THREE PARCELS THAT MAKE UP THE PROJECT SITE COULD BE MARKETED AND DEVELOPED FOR PURPOSES PERMISSIBLE BY RIGHT AND OR THOSE USES THAT ARE ALLOWED WITH APPROVAL OF A ZONING PERMIT OR ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT IN THE ZONE DISTRICT.
A THE SECOND ONE FAMILY RESIDENTS AND ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ON EACH PARCEL.
IF URBAN SERVICES BECOME AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE, THE PROPERTY COULD BE REZONED FOR SUBDIVISION, A SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT. SO THEREFORE, AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY, THE PROPOSED I-R ZONING DISTRICT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY.
THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY DIRECT PHYSICAL IMPACTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
IT'S REASONABLY FORESEEABLE THAT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT COULD RESULT FROM THE CHANGE, BUT THE DEVELOPMENT ALLOWABLE BY RIGHT AND OR WITH ZONING PERMIT OR ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT IS TYPICALLY ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE MINISTERIAL PERMIT OR, IN THE CASE OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERMITS, OF THE TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM CEQA.
THAT COMPLETES MY PRESENTATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D HOPE TO ANSWER THEM.
GREAT. THANKS, LIO. WITH THAT, WE WILL TURN IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF.
NO QUESTIONS. OKAY. WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON R3.
EXCUSE ME FOR BEING LATE. SO THIS IS ABOUT THAT SOLAR FARM UP ONE.
THIS IS NOT, SIR, THAT GOT CONTINUED TO NEXT MONTH.
OH. SO THAT'LL BE. A WHOLE SPEECH READY FOR, AGAINST IT.
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OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. WITH THAT BEING SAID, NOT SEEING ANY FOR THIS, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND TURN IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE R3 AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. JIM, THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND THAT.OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OKAY.
MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WITH THAT,
THE MEETING WILL BE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.