2016/06/23 Planning Commission ResolutionPLANNING COMMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2016-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING SITE PLAN AND
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW FOR AN ADDITION TO COSTCO STORE TO
ACCOMMODATE A NEW BAKERY FREEZER AND PRODUCE COOLER (APN 143-
040-107)
(Michael Knoff, MG2 Corporation)
WHEREAS, the applicant, Michael Knoff, MG2 Corporation, filed Planning Application
No. PLSR2016-0002 for Site Plan and Architectural Review for an addition to Costco for a new
bakery freezer and produce cooler (APN 143- 040-107), in accordance with the City of Rohnert
Park Municipal Code;
WHEREAS, Planning Applications No. PLSR2016-0002 was processed in the time and
manner prescribed by State and local law;
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2016, the Planning Commission reviewed Planning Application
No. PLSR2016-0002 at which time interested persons had an opportunity to testify either in
support of or opposition to the project; and,
WHEREAS, at the June 23, 2016, Planning Commission meeting, upon considering all
testimony and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, the Commission considered
all the facts relatinj to Planning Application No. PLSR2016-0002.
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. PLSR2016-0002, 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 removal of the garden center and construction of the small
addition to accommodate a new bakery freezer and produce cooler will enhance the
general appearance of the building and will be a convenience for customers using the
Costco store. It will also result in an increase in parking for the Costco store.
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 remodeled Costco store will be an attractive improvement to the
building from the Redwood Drive and Martin Avenue street frontages. There will also be
landscaping along a portion of the building wall where there is presently no landscaping.
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. Vehicular access to Costco is from Redwood Drive, Martin Avenue and
Dowdell Avenue. That access will remain and is more than adequate. There is also
adequate pedestrian and bicycle access from the three street frontages.
Section 3. Environmental Clearance. The project is categorically exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Article 19, Section 15301 (Existing Facilities).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission does hereby
approve Planning Application No. PLSR2016-0002 subject to the following conditions:
Plaiming:
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 and the use is
initiated, or an extension is requested and approved.
2. Any landscaping damaged during construction shall be replaced.
3. The new building shall match the existing building in materials and colors as closely as
possible.
4. In the new parking area, one (1) tree shall be provided for every four (4) parking spaces
details subject to Development Services Department review.
5. Costco shall add six (6) bicycle racks close to the covered entrance area to the store.
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 23rd day of June, 2016 by the City of
Rohnert Park Planning Commission by the following vote:
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AYES: "7 NOES:
ADAMS 6 BLANQUIE
0 ABSENT: I ABSTAIN: 0
BORBA GIUDICE *#''&YDON V
Johnor a, Chairperson, Rohnert Park Planning Commission
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/Susan Azevedo, R ording Secretary