2021/05/27 Planning Commission Minutes
Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting
of the City of Rohnert Park
Thursday, May 27, 2021
6:00 P.M.
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Orloff called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Chairperson Orloff.
3. ROLL CALL
Present: Tramaine Austin-Dillon, Commissioner
Daniel A. Blanquie, Commissioner
Fanny Lam, Vice Chairperson
Marc Orloff, Chairperson
Charles Striplen, Commissioner
Absent: None.
Staff attending via Zoom Video Communications: Planning Manager, Jeff Beiswenger,
Planning Consultant, Emmanuel Ursu, and Recording Secretary, Jennifer Sedna.
Staff present: IS Analyst, Mike Son.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR - ADOPTION OF MINUTES
5.1 Approval of the Draft Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting of April 22,
2021.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Striplen/ Austin-Dillon) to adopt Minutes of the
Planning Commission Meeting of April 22, 2021.
Motion carried by the following unanimous (5-0-0) roll call vote: AYES:
Austin-Dillon, Blanquie, Striplen, Lam and Orloff; NOES: None; ABSTAIN:
None; ABSENT: None.
6. AGENDA ITEMS
6.1 PUBLIC HEARING: DEVELOPMENT AREA PLAN - FiIE NO. PLDP2O-
0004 - Richmond American Homes - Consideration of Resolution 2021-08
recommending City Council approval of development area plan (DAP II) for 52
single-family homes and landscaping on property located south of Keiser Ave,
north of Hinebaugh Creek and east of Griffin's Grove Park on Lot Nos. 27
through 86 of the Vast Oak North Phase 3,A. - Alder (Seasons) subdivision.
Planning Manager, Jeff Beiswenger, and Consultant Emmanuel Ursu, introduced the item
and answered questions from the Commission, including: inclusion of solar options; a
five bedroom maximum that staff recommends; water-use efficiency elements of the
project; supporting anative, drought adaptive plan palette; developments in the K-section
thut *"t. approved with six bedrooms; and, the need for multi-generational homes.
Public Comment opened.
Applicants Alicia Hintzen and John Peterson from Richmond American Homes answered
questiotrs from the Commission, including: pricing of the homes; limiting the number of
bedrooms in the plans; and concerns about conditions of the resolution as currently
written.
No public comments.
Public Comment closed.
1. ACTION: Moved/seconded (Blanquie/Lam) to adopt Resolution 2021-08
recommending City Council approval of development area plan (DAP II) for 52
single-family homes and landscaping on property located south of Keiser Ave,
north of Hinebaugh Creek and east of Griffin's Grove Park on Lot Nos. 27
through 86 of the Vast Oak North Phase 3,A. - Alder (Seasons) subdivision.
Motion carried by the following unanimous (5-0-0) roll call vote: AYES:
Austin-Dillon, Blanquie, Striplen,Lam and Orloff; NOES: None; ABSTAIN:
None; ABSENT: None.
7. ITEMS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION
Commissioner Striplen continues to search for a presenter for the requested wetland study
sesslon.
ITEMS FROM THE DEYELOPMENT SERVICE STAFF
Staffperson Beiswenger stated there will likely be meetings for the upcoming scheduled
meetings in June and July.
10.ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Orloff adjourned the regular meeting at 6:43 p.m'
9.
Marc Orloff,Jennifer Sedna,