2014/05/08 Planning Commission Resolution (2)PLANNING COMMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2014-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING SITE PLAN AND
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW FOR MODIFICATIONS TO MICROBREWERY AT 5000
ROBERTS LAKE ROAD (160-010-031)
(Nino Rabbaa — Invest Hospitality Wine Country LLC)
WHEREAS, the applicant, Nino Rabbaa, filed Planning Application No. PLSR2014-
0003 for Site Plan and Architectural Review to allow modifications to the originally approved
building plans for the addition of a microbrewery to an existing restaurant to be reopened at 5000
Roberts Lake Road (APN 160-010-031), in accordance with the City of Rohnert Park Municipal
Code;
WHEREAS, Planning Application No. PLSR2014-0003 was processed in the time and
manner prescribed by State and local law;
WHEREAS, on May 8, 2014, the Planning Commission reviewed Planning Application
No. PLSR2014-0003 during a scheduled public meeting at which time interested persons had an
opportunity to testify either in support of or opposition to the project; and,
WHEREAS, at the May 8, 2014, Planning Commission meeting, upon hearing and
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. PLSR2014-0003;
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. PLSR2014-0003 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 modifications to the existing approved microbrewery addition to
the restaurant will be an attractive element to the existing restaurant building and will
convey to the public that this is a restaurant with a microbrewery.
R 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 building will retain the existing Mediterranean design with the
addition of the microbrewery element. The enclosure for the microbrewery area will be
compatible with the architectural design of the existing building. The proposed silo will
be a focal point for the microbrewery. The expanded patio area will provide an attractive
outdoor seating area for customers of the microbrewery.
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 building location has convenient vehicle access from Commerce
Boulevard and from Highway 101. There is a pedestrian and bicycle trail paralleling
nearby portions of US 101 for the convenience of customers both walking and cycling to
the restaurant.
Section 3. Environmental Clearance. This proposal is categorically exempt from the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Class 1 Section 15301 reuse
of an existing building.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission does hereby
approve Planning Application No. PLSR2014-0003 subject to the following conditions:
1. The Site Plan and Architectural Review approval 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.
2. The Project is approved as shown in Exhibits A through F except as conditioned or
modified below.
3. This facility shall comply with any and all applicable provisions of the Rohnert Park
Municipal Code and any state or federal agency including but not limited to Alcoholic
Beverage Control (ABC) requirements.
4. The applicant shall obtain all necessary permits and clearances from the Rohnert Park
Building Department for any modifications to the interior or exterior of the building.
5. No new mechanical equipment, electrical conduit or water or waste water pipes shall be
placed on the exterior building walls in connection with this business.
6. All conditions attached to Resolution No. 2014-01 shall remain in effect except as
modified by this Resolution.
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 8th day of May, 2014 by the City of
Rohnert Park Planning Commission by the following vote:
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