CITY OF COSTA MESA  
PLANNING COMMISSION  
Agenda  
Monday, July 22, 2024  
6:00 PM  
City Council Chambers  
77 Fair Drive  
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PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING  
JULY 22, 2024 – 6:00 P.M.  
ADAM ERETH  
CHAIR  
RUSSELL TOLER  
JOHNNY ROJAS  
VICE CHAIR  
PLANNING COMMISSIONER  
ANGELY ANDRADE  
KAREN KLEPACK  
PLANNING COMMISSIONER  
PLANNING COMMISSIONER  
JON ZICH  
DAVID MARTINEZ  
PLANNING COMMISSIONER  
PLANNING COMMISSIONER  
TARQUIN PREZIOSI  
SCOTT DRAPKIN  
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY  
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR  
CALL TO ORDER  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
ROLL CALL  
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS  
PUBLIC COMMENTS – MATTERS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA  
Comments are limited to three (3) minutes, or as otherwise directed.  
PLANNING COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS  
CONSENT CALENDAR:  
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be acted  
upon in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of  
the Planning Commission, staff, or the public request specific items to be discussed and/or  
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addressed. Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be discussed and voted upon  
immediately following Planning Commission action on the remainder of the Consent Calendar.  
1.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Planning Commission approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of June 24, 2024.  
Attachments:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
1.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt a Resolution to:  
1. Find, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, that the project is within  
the scope of the June 20, 1994-certified Final Environmental impact Report  
(EIR) #1045 (State Clearinghouse No. 94021036) for the Auto Club Expansion  
project. The effects of the project were examined in the 1994 FEIR, and all  
feasible mitigation measures and alternatives developed in the 1994 FEIR are  
incorporated into this project and no new mitigation measures are required.  
Therefore, the 1994 FEIR for the Automobile Club Expansion project is  
determined to be adequate to serve as the environmental documentation for this  
project, that no further environmental review is required, and that all  
requirements of CEQA are satisfied; and  
2. Adopt Resolution 2024-XX recommending City Council approval of the first  
amendment (DA-20-05) to the Automobile Club of Southern California  
Development Agreement (DA-94-01) by adopting an ordinance to allow for a 20  
-year time extension until October 31, 2044; to amend provisions pertaining to  
the rate and methodology for calculating traffic impact fees; and, to amend  
provisions related to the setback of a future parking structure.  
Attachments:  
2.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt a Resolution to:  
1. Find that the project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section  
15301 (Class 1), Existing Facilities; and  
2. Approve Planning Application 21-28, subject to conditions of approval.  
Attachments:  
OLD BUSINESS: NONE.  
NEW BUSINESS: NONE.  
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS:  
1. PUBLIC WORKS REPORT  
2. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REPORT  
CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS:  
1. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT  
ADJOURNMENT  
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING:  
Costa Mesa Planning Commission meets on the second and fourth Monday of each  
month at 6:00 p.m.  
APPEAL PROCEDURE:  
Unless otherwise indicated, the decision of the Planning Commission is final at 5:00  
p.m., seven (7) days following the action, unless an affected party files an appeal to the  
City Council, or a member of City Council requests a review. Applications for appeals  
are available through the City Clerk’s Office; please call (714) 754-5225 for additional  
information.  
CONTACT CITY STAFF:  
77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626  
Planning Division (714) 754-5245