Welcome.

The design review commission meeting is now called to order.

Our meeting for Wednesday, September 16th.

We have a regular meeting this evening.

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So again, welcome and roll call.

Yes, of course.

Commissioner Newsom.

Here.

Commissioner Pros.

Here.

Commissioner Case informed me that she would not be able to attend this evening.

Vice Chair Riley here and Chair Basting.

Here.

Are there any items on consent calendar?

There are not.

Okay.

If anyone would like to speak on something other than one of the items on the agenda, please come up.

Anybody here?

Okay, so no public communications.

Were there any ex parte communications among the commission?

Thank you.

All right.

So we will now start with the study sessions.

Um staff will make a presentation.

Good evening, design review commissioners.

My name is Jessica Gonzalez, Senior Planner, and tonight I will be presenting the IV RCFE project.

Getting started with the project location.

The site is a 3.10 acre site developed with an existing two-story building located at 1350 Montego Way with frontages along Montego and Ignacio Valley Road.

The site is zone plan development PD 888, and the existing building is occupied by office uses and surrounded by other offices, residential and senior facilities in the area.

Just some context on the existing site, some photos of the existing building.

Moving into the proposed project and applications.

Since the project is considered a major project, it will then if it receives a after getting input from the DRC and a recommendation to the planning commission, it will be reviewed by the planning commission for a final decision at a future date.

The IV will operate a 70 assisted living unit and 30 memory care unit RCFE.

Residents would be age restricted to 55 years and up, and the facility will provide 24-hour care with services including daily living assistance, meals, and recreational activities.

Here are the proposed elevations for the building.

As you can see, the building includes various projections and varied heights that provide modulation and articulation and alignment with our design review standards.

The south elevation at the top of the building or the top of the screen would act as the entry for the facility and includes a covered portico share for resident pickup and drop-offs.

Here are the two other elevations for the building sites.

This is the proposed layout for the site.

The new building is proposed in the same general location as the existing building, and the building includes a large central courtyard area that would be used by residents.

Just showing that courtyard area on the screen highlighted in red.

Moving into parking and access, the project includes two parking uh areas accessed by two separate individual driveways along Montego Way.

The main driveway called out on the screen provides access to the front of the building.

The driveway provides access, the second driveway, sorry, uh provides access to service areas and the proposed trash enclosure for the site.

Into the required parking, 54 spaces are required for the proposed use.

And the proposal includes 82 spaces more than complying with the minimum requirement.

Here's the proposed trash enclosure location called out.

The enclosure is proposed at the southwest corner of the site along Ignacio Valley along the Ignacio Valley frontage.

I've included the trash enclosure elevations and access plan on the screen.

Moving into landscaping, the proposed landscape plan includes a variety of shrubs, ground cover, and plantings, more than meeting the required 20% landscaping requirement under the PD zone.

As noted in the staff report, before making before moving forward to the planning commission hearing, we've requested an updated Arborist report so our city arborist can correctly identify and determine which trees are required for the planning commission review and approval.

The tree disposition plan for the project is shown on the screen, which shows 44 trees to be removed.

According to the Arborist report, none of the trees, according to the current Arborist report, none of the trees qualify as highly protected.

Moving into the tree plantings, 217 trees are proposed to be planted throughout the site.

Trees include a mix of ornamental and California native species.