2017/05/11 Planning Commission Resolution (3)PLANNING COMMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2017-16
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING SITE PLAN AND
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW FOR THE REMODEL OF RALEY'S MARKET AT 100
RALEY'S TOWNE CENTER (APN 143-051-054)
WHEREAS, the applicant, Mark Marvelli SKW Architects, filed Planning Application
No. PLSR17-0001 for Site Plan and Architectural Review to allow building fagade
improvements for Raley's Market at 100 Raley's Towne Center Drive (APN 143-051-054), in
accordance with the City of Rohnert Park Municipal Code;
WHEREAS, Planning Application No. PLSR17-0001 was processed in the time and
manner prescribed by State and local law;
WHEREAS, on May 11, 2017, the Planning Commission reviewed Planning Application
No. PLSR17-0001, at which time interested persons had an opportunity to testify either in
support of or opposition to the project; and,
WHEREAS, at the May 11, 2017, Planning Commission meeting, upon considering all
testimony and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, the Commission considered
all the facts relating to Planning Application No. PLSR17-0001;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROHNERT PARK DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
Section 2. Factors considered. The Planning Commission, in approving Planning
Application No. PLSR17-0001, makes the following factors, to wit:
A. That the developments general appearance is compatible with existing development and
enhances the surrounding neighborhood.
Criteria Satisfied. The new fagade treatment for the Raley's Market will be a substantial
improvement in the appearance of the market. The modification to the building is in
conformance with the City's Design Guidelines. The proposed improvements to the
market's fagade will enhance the appearance of the shopping center and bring it up to
current standards. The property is also in the Priority Development Area (PDA) and an
enhanced pedestrian path of travel will be provided from State Farm Drive to the entrance
to the market to encourage pedestrian access to the market and surrounding stores.
One of the Priority Development Area Plan objectives is a pedestrian -oriented
development pattern. The proposed path -of travel from the market entrance to State
Farm Drive supports that objective. The Plan also recommends the use of high quality
materials at the ground floor to enhance the pedestrian experience. The use of stone
columns and wood siding is in conformance with this recommendation.
B. That the development incorporates a variation from adjacent on-site and off-site
structures in height, bulk, and area; arrangement on the parcel; openings or breaks in
the fagade facing the street; and/or the line and pitch of the roof.
Criteria Satisfied. The proposed changes provide a variation in the building fagade
emphasizing the two (2) entrances to the market. The architecture of the building will
stand out as an attractive visual element in this commercial complex. The vernacular
style is in conformance with the City Design Guidelines including the use of wood siding
and stone columns.
C. That the development will be located and oriented in such a manner so as to provide
pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular connections with adjacent properties, as appropriate,
and avoids indiscriminate location and orientation.
Criteria Satisfied. The Design guidelines recommended that buildings should emphasize
pedestrian entries and have windows facing the street. The shopping center will provide a
new path -of -travel to State Farm Drive for pedestrians. The front of the building has
windows and doors facing the street clearly defining the entrance to the market. The
shopping center has very good access to State Farm Drive for motorists, pedestrians and
cyclists. Bicycle parking will be located in front of the store.
Section 3. Environmental Clearance. The project is categorically exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Article 19, Section 15301 Existing Facilities
Expansion.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission does hereby
approve Planning Application No. PLSR17-0001, subject to the following conditions:
1. The Site Plan and Architectural Review shall expire one year from the Planning
Commission approval date, unless prior to the expiration a building permit is issued
and construction is commenced and diligently pursued toward completion and the
use is initiated, or an extension is requested and approved.
2. The facility shall comply with any and all applicable provisions of the Rohnert Park
Municipal Code and any state or federal agency requirements.
3. Any landscaping damaged during construction shall be replaced.
4. The walls and roof at the rear of the Raley's Market building shall be painted to
match the new wall and roof treatment for the remainder of the shopping center as
approved under PLSR2014-0010.
5. At the completion of Raley's Market improvements, the damaged asphalt paving at
the rear of Raley's Market building shall be repaired or new paving installed details
subject to approval of the Development Services Department.
6. Prior to installation of any signs for Raley's Market, the applicant shall submit and
receive approval of a Sign Review.
7. All exterior illumination shall consist of LED energy conserving lighting fixtures.
8. The property shall be maintained in a weed free and litter free condition at all times.
9. Building Permits shall be obtained for all exterior remodeling prior to commence of
construction on the improvements.
10. The pedestrian pathway as depicted in the plan shall be completed prior to building
final.
11. A shopping cart management plan shall be prepared and submitted to city code
enforcement staff and approved prior to building final.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said action shall not be deemed final until the
appeal period has expired and that the appeal period shall be ten (10) working days from the date
of said action. No building permits shall be issued until the appeal period has expired, providing
there are no appeals.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED on this 1 Ith day of May, 2017 by the City of
Rohnert Park Planning Commission by the following vote:
AYES: NOES: 0 ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
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Susan Haydon, Chairperson, Rohnert Park Planning Commission
0 Attest:
usan Azevedo, cording Secretary