Good evening, everybody.

We're gonna go ahead and call to order the county planning commission for May 6th, 2024.

If you'll please call the roll.

Yes, Commissioner Spoha.

Here.

Conklin.

Here.

Corona Salvignano.

Here.

Devlin and Raithel.

Here.

And we do have our quorum.

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And that brings us to our contested portion of the agenda.

If you'll please call item number one.

Yes, and your item number one this evening is for a development plan review.

It's located at 3100 52nd Avenue at the south uh corner of the intersection of 52nd Avenue and Connector Street in the Southgate Industrial Park of the South Sacramento community.

And the environmental document is the mitigated negative declaration.

Okay, good evening, Commissioners.

I'm David Oriero's associate planner.

The planner assigned to the U.S.

Cold Storage at Southgate Industrial Park Project, which is a proposal for 26 new semi-truck parking stalls, site landscaping and stormwater quality, and a stormwater quality basin accessory to an existing 145,002 square foot cold storage building.

The site is located at 3100 52nd Avenue at the intersection of Connector Street and 52nd Avenue within the 52nd Avenue Neighborhood Preservation Area of the South Sacramento community.

The subject parcel is currently developed once again with a 145,000 square foot cold storage building with eight truck parking stalls, 20 loading dock stalls, and 50 standard auto stalls, and two accessible auto stalls.

The southern 250 feet of the parcel is currently undeveloped and is the area in which the project is proposed.

Within the proposed or within the project are 12 non-native trees, the majority of which are located along the southern property line boundary.

So here we have the uh zoning map showing the M1 or Light Industrial Zoning District, along with the 52nd Avenue MPA or neighborhood preservation area ordinance, which the southern 250 feet of the subject property is located within.

Surrounding land uses include processing and warehousing to the north, a mobile home community within the city of Sacramento to the south, which is really um the reasoning for the 52nd Avenue uh NPA, a truck terminal to the east, and train tracks for the Western Pacific Railroad within the city of Sacramento to the west.

So some site history on November 30th, 1978.

A variance was granted to reduce the required front yard setback to 14 feet eight inches to construct a pup a pump house.

The pump house does remain on site today.

So the entitlement associated with this project is a development plan review, which is to allow for 26 new truck parking stalls pursuant to the 52nd Avenue Neighborhood Preservation Area Ordinance.

A little background on the 52nd Avenue and Neighborhood Preservation Area Ordinance.

It was adopted by the Board of Supervisors in December of 1978 and applies to the property within 250 feet of the industrial residential interface along the southern boundary of the properties along the south side of 52nd Avenue.

It was created recognizing that the industrial and residential zoned property are juxtaposed in a manner which would not provide the necessary buffering provided by standard zoning regulations.

Recognizing this juxtaposition, it prescribes specific development standards for the area, including a 75 foot landscape area between the industrial and residential interface planted with trees space 30 feet on center, capable of reaching 30 feet in height at maturity, a eight-foot tall solid wall at the interface, and a maximum height of 40 feet.

I would also note that the 40 foot height limit is not applicable to this project as it is only limited to flat work, including the parking, landscaping, and water quality basin.

So the MPA also requires a development plan review for any development within its boundaries, with the required finding that the for approval that the development not create adverse noise, visual, air quality, health, or safety impacts on adjoining residential uses.

An initial study was prepared pursuant to CEQA, which analyzed impacts to a variety of a variety of topics, including air quality, hydrology and water quality, aesthetics, noise, and hazards and hazardous materials.

The initial study concluded that the project would result in a less than significant impact with the implementation of mitigation measures, and a mitigated negative declaration has been prepared.

Here we have the site plan showing the area of work context of the site.

And here we have a zoomed in view of the site plan showing the proposed truck stalls.

I would also note that while 26 stalls are proposed, there are eight existing stalls that require removal as part of this project for access to the southern portion of the property, resulting in a net increase of 18 stalls across the site.

And here is the landscape plan.

This has been developed with input from the Sacramento Air Quality Management District and uses species and strategies from its landscape guidance for improving air quality near roadways guide.

While this project is not adjacent to roadway to a roadway, the air quality management district has determined that the species and strategies contained in this guide would be applicable and appropriate in reducing the pollution from any exposure originating from the truck parking use.

So some key points.

The project does comply with all applicable development standards of the neighborhood preservation area.

It's consistent with the general plan and South Sacramento Community Plan and buffering of the industrial and residential uses pursuant to the standards contained within the NPA.