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[00:00:01]

GO AHEAD. OKAY. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR NOVEMBER 13TH, 2025 MEETING OF THE SHASTA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION.

[CALL TO ORDER ]

PLANNING COMMISSION ALSO WELCOMES YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS, WHICH ARE SCHEDULED THE 2ND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 2 P.M.

TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON ANY AGENDA ITEM ON THE REGULAR CALENDAR, BEFORE OR DURING THE COMMISSION'S CONSIDERATION OF ITS ITEM.

IN ADDITION, THE PLANNING COMMISSION PROVIDES THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH A PUBLIC COMMENT OPEN TIME PERIOD WHERE THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY AGENDA ITEM.

SORRY AND MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY MATTER NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA THAT IS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT. COMMISSION ACTION OR DISCUSSION CANNOT BE TAKEN.

ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS. BUT THE COMMISSION MAY BRIEFLY RESPOND TO STATEMENTS OR QUESTIONS AND, IF DEEMED NECESSARY, FOR THE SUBJECT MATTER TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT FOR FOLLOW UP AND OR SCHEDULE THE MATTER ON A SUBSEQUENT COMMISSION AGENDA.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION ON ANY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM MAY BE APPEALED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT THE END OF A REGULAR MEETING.

I GUESS I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. YES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? SURE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. TIM. NOW WE'LL CALL THE ROLL CALL.

MR. JAVAN. HERE. STEVE. HERE. TIM IS HERE. I'M HERE.

AYE GABE ROSS IS HERE. DONN WALGAMUTH IS NOT.

YEAH. KEEP GOING. SEAN, DO YOU DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE ANYBODY TODAY? YES. SEAN EWING, DIRECTOR OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

AND TO MY RIGHT IS TRISHA WEBER, ASSISTANT COUNTY COUNNCIL.

LEO SALAZAR, PLANNING DIVISION MANAGER. AND TRACIE HUFF, RECORDING SECRETARY.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I GUESS NOW WE'LL OPEN THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF THERE'S ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA THAT IS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. SEEING NONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

SORRY. HOW DO YOU TURN THAT DOWN? I JUST DON'T GET SO CLOSE TO IT.

SORRY. ALL RIGHT. SO ON TO THE REGULAR CALENDAR. OH. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU.

[PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT]

PLANNING DIRECTORS REPORT. WE HAVE A DRAFT ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ADU ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO POTENTIALLY BRING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN DECEMBER. HOPEFULLY.

SO IT'S BEING CIRCULATED FOR INTERNAL REVIEW AND IN EDITING BEFORE IT, BEFORE IT COMES BEFORE YOU.

BUT WE'RE HOPING FOR DECEMBER. THANK YOU. THANKS.

SO NOW ON TO THE REGULAR CALENDAR. R.1 IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

[R1 Approval of Minutes]

MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? YES. OH, OKAY. JUST ASK FOR IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MINUTES.

YES. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING? IS THAT RIGHT? OCTOBER 9TH. OCTOBER 9TH. ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NONE, I CAN PROCEED NOW. YOU SECOND. IT.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSED.

RIGHT. YEP. OKAY. OH, I SEE IT ALL ON THE PAPER HERE.

SORRY, I DIDN'T READ IT ALL. DOES ANYBODY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR R.2?

[R2 Use Permit 24-0009 (Double Creek Ranch)]

NO. NO. OKAY. SEEING NONE, I GUESS WE'LL MOVE ON TO THAT

[00:05:14]

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR. AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE. I'M LEO SALAZAR, PLANNING DIVISION MANAGER.

THE LEAD PLANNER FOR THIS PROJECT IS ELIZABETH TOWERS.

I'LL BE TAKING THE ITEM FOR TODAY. AS YOU RECALL DURING LAST MONTH'S MEETING, THE OCTOBER 9TH, 2025 REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. THIS ITEM WAS CONTINUED TO THIS DATE AFTER WE RECEIVED A LARGE NUMBER OF COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC IN A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, AND OUR HOPE WAS TO BRING IT BACK TO TODAY'S MEETING.

BUT IT WILL REQUIRE SOME ADDITIONAL TIME. AFTER HAVING EVALUATED THOSE COMMENTS TO REVISE THE PROPOSED INITIAL STUDY AND MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, AND UPON MAKING THOSE REVISIONS, IF THEY ARE SUBSTANTIAL, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE RECIRCULATED.

SO IF IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE RECIRCULATED YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE REVISIONS ARE NOT SUBSTANTIAL, IT MIGHT BE BACK SOONER THEN IF A REVISION OR EXCUSE ME IF A RECIRCULATION WERE REQUIRED, BUT NOT KNOWING WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT IT BE CONTINUED TO A DATE UNCERTAIN.

WITH THAT, IF IT IS CONTINUED TO A DATE UNCERTAIN IT WOULD REQUIRE THAT WE PUT OUT A NEW LEGAL NOTICE OF HEARING.

OKAY, SO WITH THAT, IF THERE ARE NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK, THAT WOULD BE OUR RECOMMENDATION TO CONTINUE THE ITEM TO DATE UNCERTAIN.

IF THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM THAT SHOWED UP TODAY, THEY'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT AND HAVE THEM COME FORWARD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? YEAH. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE THE REVISED DRAFT OF THE WHENEVER WE GET TO HEAR IT AGAIN, OR WE HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE THAT AGAIN? YES. YOU WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THE STAFF REPORT FOR THE PROJECT.

IF RECIRCULATION IS NOT REQUIRED, IF RECIRCULATION WERE REQUIRED, IT WOULD GO BACK OUT FOR ANOTHER NOTICE.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THANK YOU. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I PREFER.

PUBLIC COMMENT. ASK IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO MAKE A PUBLIC. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, STEP UP AND STATE YOUR NAME. YOU'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

I'M SORRY. YOU NEED TO OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TIME. I'LL GET IT EVENTUALLY.

I'M A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS OPEN, YOU KNOW, TO BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT GOING ON WITH THIS PROJECT.

NOT ONLY FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO BENEFIT FOR, BUT ALSO FOR PROPERTY OWNERS THAT THIS PROJECT IS THERE FOR AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS THERE, SOME OF THEM SITTING HERE, IT'S RIGHT IN THEIR BACKYARD.

THIS THING IS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. SO LET'S END THE.

FROM WHAT I READ, I WENT THROUGH ALL OF THEIR SURVEYS AND STUDIES.

IT'S FAR BELOW PAR. AND I'VE, YOU KNOW, BEEN IN SOME OF THAT FIELD AND HAVE WRITTEN SOME OF THOSE ITEMS AND IT'S REALLY SUB PAR. UNDER PAR. SO PLEASE DO OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING, BECAUSE WE'LL PROBABLY FILL THIS ROOM WITH OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE COMMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU.

YEAH.

YEAH. WHEN SHE'S DONE OR WHENEVER THEY'RE DONE, THEN JUST CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

HI, I'M HEATHER [INAUDIBLE]. I AM DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS PROJECT.

IT'S GOING TO BORDER MY PROPERTY ON 2 SIDES. THEY'RE COMING IN THE LEGAL DISTANCE.

THEY CAN. AND I DON'T WANT THIS BORDERED ON MY PROPERTY THAT CLOSE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON R.2?

[00:10:02]

SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT TIME, PUBLIC HEARING.

AND NOW WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION. RIGHT? YEAH.

BRING IT BACK. YEAH. MR. CHAIRMAN I MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEM R.2 TO A DATE UNCERTAIN FOR THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT. RIGHT. MEETING ADJOURNED.

YEAH. GOOD JOB. FAST. 1 MEETING ADJOURNED. MEETING ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.