May 13, 2021 Planning Commission
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YOLO COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA & SUPPORTING MATERIALS May 13, 2021 » - YOLO COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION ELISABETH DUBIN, CHAIR CHUCK DUDLEY, VICE-CHAIR TROY BIRD TRINI CAMPBELL MARCIA GIBBS AMON MULLER PATRICK REYNOLDS Please note: This meeting is via teleconference. Below are the options to join the meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://yolocounty.zoom.us/j/97388566818?pwd=OENhdE9LVTVXY0EwNzUxdEhqNWZtdz09 Meeting ID: 973 8856 6818 Passcode: 146225 or By Telephone 1-408-638-0968 Meeting ID: 973 8856 6818# Passcode: 146225 Executive Order N-29-20 authorizes local legislative bodies to hold public meetings via teleconference and to make public meetings accessible telephonically or otherwise electronically to all members of the public. Members of the public are encouraged to observe and participate in the teleconference. Further instructions on how to electronically participate and submit your public comments can be found in the PUBLIC PARTICIPATION note at the end of this agenda. LESLIE LINDBO CHIEF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES ERIC MAY SENIOR DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA 8:30 a.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS 5. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES 6. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 7. PUBLIC COMMENT: Opportunity for members of the public to address the Planning Commission on subjects not otherwise on the agenda relating to Planning Commission business. The Planning Commission reserves the right to impose a reasonable limit on time afforded to any topic or to any individual speaker. 8. CORRESPONDENCE TIME SET AGENDA 9. ZF #2019-0021: Request for a Use Permit by Wilbur-Ellis to convert a seed research facility into a consolidated facility for the storage and distribution of fertilizer and agricultural products located at 38001 County Road 27 in unincorporated Yolo County (APN: 041-050-001). A Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH#2021040048) has been prepared for this project. (Applicant: Wilbur-Ellis Company) (Planner: JD Trebec) 10. ZF #2020-0043: Request for a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to consider either denial or further study of a Use Permit application for a very large solar energy system and battery storage facility that proposes to locate on an approximately 147-acre agriculturally-zoned parcel consisting of prime farmland and enrolled in the Williamson Act (APN: 049-100-035). (Applicant: Gibson Renewables, LLC/Owner: AWR Land Partnership, LP) (Planner: Stephanie Cormier/Tracy Gonzalez) REGULAR AGENDA 11. DIRECTOR'S REPORT A report by the Secretary of the Planning Commission on items from the recent Board of Supervisors meetings relevant to the Planning Commission and Department of Community Services activities for the month. No discussion by other commission members will occur except for clarifying questions. The commission or an individual commissioner can request that an item be placed on a future agenda for discussion. 12. COMMISSION REPORTS Reports by commission members on information they have received and meetings they have attended which would be of interest to the commission or the public. No discussion by other commission members will occur except for clarifying questions. 13. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS The opportunity for commission members to request an item be placed on a future agenda for discussion. No discussion by other commission members will occur except for clarifying questions. ADJOURNMENT Next meeting scheduled for: June 10, 2021 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda was posted May 07, 2021 by 5:00 p.m. at the following places: On the bulletin board at the east entrance of the Erwin W. Meier Administration Building, 625 Court Street, Woodland, California; and On the bulletin board outside the Board of Supervisors Chambers, Room 206 in the Erwin W. Meier Administration Building, 625 Court Street, Woodland, California. On the bulletin board at the entrance of the Department of Community Services at 292 W. Beamer Street, Woodland, California. On the Yolo County website: www.yolocounty.org. Evelyn Tamayo-Arias, Clerk Yolo County Planning Commission NOTICE If requested, this agenda can be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Federal Rules and Regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Persons seeking an alternative format should contact the Commission Clerk for further information. In addition, a person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in a public meeting should telephone or otherwise contact the Commission Clerk as soon as possible and at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. The Commission Clerk may be reached at (530) 666-8078 or at the following address: Clerk of the Yolo County Planning Commission 292 W. Beamer Street Woodland, CA 95695 Any person who is dissatisfied with the decisions of this Planning Commission may appeal to the Board of Supervisors by filing with the Clerk of that Board within fifteen days from the date of the action. A written notice of appeal specifying the grounds and an appeal fee immediately payable to the Clerk of the Board must be submitted at the time of filing. The Board of Supervisors may sustain, modify or overrule this decision. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65009(b)(2) and Public Resources Code Section 21177, any lawsuit challenging the approval of any project described in this agenda, including any related CEQA actions, may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS: Based on guidance from the California Department of Public Health and the California Governor’s Officer, in order to minimize the spread of the COVID 19 virus, please do the following: 1. You are strongly encouraged to observe the live stream of the Planning Commission meeting https://yolocounty.zoom.us/j/97388566818?pwd=OENhdE9LVTVXY0EwNzUxdEhqNWZtdz09 Meeting ID: 973 8856 6818 Passcode: 146225 or By Telephone: 1-408-638-0968 Meeting ID: 973 8856 6818#, Passcode: 146225 2. If you are joining the meeting via zoom and wish to make a comment on an item, press the "raise a hand" button. If you are joining the meeting by phone, press *9 to indicate a desire to make comment. The chair will call you by name or phone number when it is your turn to comment. Speakers will be limited to 3:00 minutes. 3. If you choose not to observe the Planning Commission meeting but wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item, please submit your comment via email by 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the Planning Commission meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Planning Commission evelyn.tamayo-arias@yolocounty.org 4. If you are watching/listening to the live stream of the Planning Commission meeting and wish to make either a general public comment or to comment on a specific agenda item as it is being heard, you may also submit your comment, limited to 250 words or less, to the Clerk of the Planning Commission at evelyn.tamayo-arias@yolocounty.org. Every effort will be made to read your comment into the record, but some comments may not be read due to time limitations. Comments received after an agenda item will be made part of the record if received prior to the end of the meeting.
YOLO COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA & SUPPORTING MATERIALS May 13, 2021 »
YOLO COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION ELISABETH DUBIN, CHAIR CHUCK DUDLEY, VICE-CHAIR TROY BIRD TRINI CAMPBELL MARCIA GIBBS AMON MULLER PATRICK REYNOLDS Please note: This meeting is via teleconference. Below are the options to join the meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://yolocounty.zoom.us/j/97388566818?pwd=OENhdE9LVTVXY0EwNzUxdEhqNWZtdz09 Meeting ID: 973 8856 6818 Passcode: 146225 or By Telephone 1-408-638-0968 Meeting ID: 973 8856 6818# Passcode: 146225 Executive Order N-29-20 authorizes local legislative bodies to hold public meetings via teleconference and to make public meetings accessible telephonically or otherwise electronically to all members of the public. Members of the public are encouraged to observe and participate in the teleconference. Further instructions on how to electronically participate and submit your public comments can be found in the PUBLIC PARTICIPATION note at the end of this agenda. LESLIE LINDBO CHIEF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES ERIC MAY SENIOR DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA
8:30 a.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
5. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES
6. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
7. PUBLIC COMMENT: Opportunity for members of the public to address the Planning Commission on subjects not otherwise on the agenda relating to Planning Commission business. The Planning Commission reserves the right to impose a reasonable limit on time afforded to any topic or to any individual speaker.
8. CORRESPONDENCE
TIME SET AGENDA
9. ZF #2019-0021: Request for a Use Permit by Wilbur-Ellis to convert a seed research facility into a consolidated facility for the storage and distribution of fertilizer and agricultural products located at 38001 County Road 27 in unincorporated Yolo County (APN: 041-050-001). A Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH#2021040048) has been prepared for this project. (Applicant: Wilbur-Ellis Company) (Planner: JD Trebec)
10. ZF #2020-0043: Request for a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to consider either denial or further study of a Use Permit application for a very large solar energy system and battery storage facility that proposes to locate on an approximately 147-acre agriculturally-zoned parcel consisting of prime farmland and enrolled in the Williamson Act (APN: 049-100-035). (Applicant: Gibson Renewables, LLC/Owner: AWR Land Partnership, LP) (Planner: Stephanie Cormier/Tracy Gonzalez)
REGULAR AGENDA
11. DIRECTOR'S REPORT A report by the Secretary of the Planning Commission on items from the recent Board of Supervisors meetings relevant to the Planning Commission and Department of Community Services activities for the month. No discussion by other commission members will occur except for clarifying questions. The commission or an individual commissioner can request that an item be placed on a future agenda for discussion.
12. COMMISSION REPORTS Reports by commission members on information they have received and meetings they have attended which would be of interest to the commission or the public. No discussion by other commission members will occur except for clarifying questions.
13. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS The opportunity for commission members to request an item be placed on a future agenda for discussion. No discussion by other commission members will occur except for clarifying questions.
ADJOURNMENT
Next meeting scheduled for: June 10, 2021
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda was posted May 07, 2021 by 5:00 p.m. at the following places:
On the bulletin board at the east entrance of the Erwin W. Meier Administration Building, 625 Court Street, Woodland, California; and
On the bulletin board outside the Board of Supervisors Chambers, Room 206 in the Erwin W. Meier Administration Building, 625 Court Street, Woodland, California.
On the bulletin board at the entrance of the Department of Community Services at 292 W. Beamer Street, Woodland, California.
On the Yolo County website: www.yolocounty.org.
Evelyn Tamayo-Arias, Clerk Yolo County Planning Commission
NOTICE If requested, this agenda can be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Federal Rules and Regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Persons seeking an alternative format should contact the Commission Clerk for further information. In addition, a person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in a public meeting should telephone or otherwise contact the Commission Clerk as soon as possible and at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. The Commission Clerk may be reached at (530) 666-8078 or at the following address: Clerk of the Yolo County Planning Commission 292 W. Beamer Street Woodland, CA 95695 Any person who is dissatisfied with the decisions of this Planning Commission may appeal to the Board of Supervisors by filing with the Clerk of that Board within fifteen days from the date of the action. A written notice of appeal specifying the grounds and an appeal fee immediately payable to the Clerk of the Board must be submitted at the time of filing. The Board of Supervisors may sustain, modify or overrule this decision. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65009(b)(2) and Public Resources Code Section 21177, any lawsuit challenging the approval of any project described in this agenda, including any related CEQA actions, may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS: Based on guidance from the California Department of Public Health and the California Governor’s Officer, in order to minimize the spread of the COVID 19 virus, please do the following: 1. You are strongly encouraged to observe the live stream of the Planning Commission meeting https://yolocounty.zoom.us/j/97388566818?pwd=OENhdE9LVTVXY0EwNzUxdEhqNWZtdz09 Meeting ID: 973 8856 6818 Passcode: 146225 or By Telephone: 1-408-638-0968 Meeting ID: 973 8856 6818#, Passcode: 146225 2. If you are joining the meeting via zoom and wish to make a comment on an item, press the "raise a hand" button. If you are joining the meeting by phone, press *9 to indicate a desire to make comment. The chair will call you by name or phone number when it is your turn to comment. Speakers will be limited to 3:00 minutes. 3. If you choose not to observe the Planning Commission meeting but wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item, please submit your comment via email by 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the Planning Commission meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Planning Commission evelyn.tamayo-arias@yolocounty.org 4. If you are watching/listening to the live stream of the Planning Commission meeting and wish to make either a general public comment or to comment on a specific agenda item as it is being heard, you may also submit your comment, limited to 250 words or less, to the Clerk of the Planning Commission at evelyn.tamayo-arias@yolocounty.org. Every effort will be made to read your comment into the record, but some comments may not be read due to time limitations. Comments received after an agenda item will be made part of the record if received prior to the end of the meeting.
