The Merced Planning Commission met on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the City Council Chamber. The meeting included a public hearing on a Conditional Use Permit for alcohol and tobacco sales near a park, approval of the consent calendar, election of new chairperson and vice-chairperson, and staff introductions. The commission voted 4-1 to approve the permit with modified conditions.
All right, folks, we're going to get started here. I call to order the meeting of the Planning Commission for September ninth, twenty twenty-six. I now ask for a moment of silence. Cameron now read information on how the public may participate in the meeting. Members of the audience who wish to address the planning commission are requested to complete a speaker card available at the podium in the back of the council chambers. Yes. But we're gonna take one quick second, we're having technical difficulties. Okay. Yes. Um I don't know. I can hear what I'm doing, yeah. That's that's the end of the production. Can you hear the time? Okay. Testing, testing one, two, three. Testing, testing one, two, three. Testing, testing one, two, three. Testing, testing, one, two, three. Testing, testing, one, two, three. Testing, testing, one, two, three. Testing, testing, one, two, three. One, two, three. Testing, testing, one, two, three. Testing, testing. One, two, three. Testing, testing. One, two, three. Testing, testing one, two, three. Testing, testing one, two, three. Testing, testing one, two, three. Testing, testing, one, two, three. Testing, testing, one, two, three. Testing, testing, one, two, three. Testing, testing, one, two, three. Testing, testing, one, two, three. Testing, testing, one, two, three. Testing, testing, one, two, three. Thank you for your patience. With the chairperson's permission, I'd like to continue. Please, thank you. Members of the audience who wish to address the planning commission are requested to complete a speaker card available at the podium at the back of the council chambers. Please submit the completed card to the clerk before the item is called, preferably before the meeting starts. If you would like to briefly go over the process of submitting compliment correction comments to the planning commission, please submit your public comment to the planning commission electronically, no later than 1 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments received before the deadline will be sent to the planning commission. And will be part of the record and mentioned as part of the public comment portion of the agenda. Material may be emailed to planning web at city of Merced.gov and should be limited to 300 words or less. Please specify which portion of the agenda you are commenting on, for example, oral communications, or the item number. Your comments will be presented to the planning commission at the appropriate time. Any correspondence received after 1 p.m.