COUNTY OF MENDOCINO
PLANNING AND BUILDING SERVICES
501 LOW GAP ROAD, ROOM 1440
UKIAH, CALIFORNIA 95482

PLANNING COMMISSION 
AGENDA
REVISED
September 20, 2007

Meeting Location: 
Mendocino County Administration Center / Board of Supervisors Chambers
501 Low Gap Road / Ukiah, California

9:00 a.m.

1. Roll Call.
   
   
2. Determination of Legal Notice.
   
   
3. Director’s Report and Miscellaneous.
   
   
4. Regular Calendar.
   
   

   1. CASE#:  MS 16-2002
      DATE FILED:  12/17/2002
      OWNER:  JOHN FETZER
      AGENT:  RON FRANZ
      REQUEST:  Revised Tentative Map and modification of conditions for a minor subdivision to create three parcels of 40+-, 41+- and 43+- acres from an existing 126 acre parcel.
      LOCATION:  Approximately 5 miles north of Hopland, lying on the west side of Highway 101, at the intersection of McNab Ranch Road and Highway 101, located at 820 and 900 McNab Ranch Road; AP# 047-170-35 and 047-230-13.
      PROJECT COORDINATOR:  MARY LYNN HUNT
      
      

   2. CASE#:  CDU 9-2005
      DATE FILED:  3/25/2005
      OWNER:  MENDOCINO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
      APPLICANT:  GUALALA COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT
      AGENT:  MATRIX ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
      REQUEST:  Coastal Development Use Permit to extend a 6-inch diameter wastewater main from an existing Gualala Community Services District system to serve a proposed school in Gualala.  The addition to the main would extend approximately 1.25 miles and would be located entirely within a County road right-of-way.  Actual service connection to the school would be installed as part of the school construction.  The scope of the project is to serve only the proposed school and no other connections will be provided.
      LOCATION:  Partially within the Coastal Zone, approximately 1 mile northeast of the Town of Gualala.  The project follows a right-of-way segment beneath Old Stage Road (CR# 502), beginning approximately 0.9 mile north of Highway 1, at intersection of Bodhi Tree Lane (Private) and extending to access road to proposed Gualala school site (formally Bowers Field landing strip), located along Old Stage Road.
      PROJECT COORDINATOR:  Ignacio Gonzalez
      
      

   3. CASE#:  CDU 10-2004/CDV 10-2004 (Continued from 9-6-07)
      DATE FILED:  5/6/2004
      OWNER:  ARENA UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
      APPLICANT:  ASPEN STREET ARCHITECTS, INC
      REQUEST:  Coastal Development Use Permit for construction of a new K-5 elementary school, including Phase 1:  a 3,118 square foot library/administration building, four 2,215 square foot classroom buildings, parking lot and playground, Phase 2:  four 2,215 square foot classroom buildings and playground, Phase 3:  an 8,607 square foot multipurpose building and parking lot.  Project also includes associated major vegetation removal (5+- acres), grading (5,400 cubic yards cut and 3,800 cubic yards fill), road improvements, lighting and sign, for a total of 29,447 square foot of gross building area, 105,453 square foot of paved area and 50,100 square foot of landscaped area on a 10.5+- acre parcel.  Coastal Development Variance to the 28 foot height limit for construction of a 39'-6" high multipurpose building and a 32'-9" high library/administration building.
      LOCATION:  In the Coastal Zone, approximately 1.25 miles northeast of downtown Gualala, on the east side of Old Stage Road (CR# 502), 0.2+- mile south of its intersection with Pacific Woods Drive (CR# 524), formerly Bower's Field landing strip, located at 39290 Old Stage Road; AP# 145-091-22.
      PROJECT COORDINATOR:  Nash Gonzales
      
      

   4. CASE#:  CDMS 28-2006
      DATE FILED:  12/6/2006
      OWNER:  HANK McCUSKER AND STACY SQUIRE 
      APPLICANT:  HANK McCUSKER AND STACY SQUIRE
      AGENT:  BUD KAMB 
      REQUEST:  Coastal Development Minor Subdivision creating 2 parcels of 2.02 +/- acres and 5.3+/- acres.
      LOCATION:  Approximately 1 mile northeast of the town of Mendocino, lying off Calypso Lane, (private) and approximately 400 feet north of Little Lake Road (CR# 408), and one-quarter mile east of its intersection with State Highway 1, located at 10770 Calypso Lane; AP# 119-090-35.
      PROJECT COORDINATOR:  MARY LYNN HUNT
      
      

   5. CASE#:  UM 21-2004/2006
      DATE FILED:  9/1/2006
      OWNER:  RICHARD MURPHY
      APPLICANT:  VERIZON WIRELESS
      AGENT:  ON AIR, LLC-PETER HILLIARD
      REQUEST:  Use Permit Modification to add a 30-foot extension to an existing 60-foot monopine (a monopole designed to resemble a pine tree) and place twelve panel antennas near the top of the monopine.
      LOCATION:  1.5 miles north of Calpella, lying on the south side of Finne Road (Private), and approximately 2 miles west of its intersection with Uva Drive (CR# 239), located at 821 Finne Road; APN 151-220-05.
      PROJECT COORDINATOR:  DUSTY DULEY
      
      

   6. CASE#:  MS 9-2006
      DATE FILED:  2/28/2006
      OWNER:  RICHARD, MICHIE & NORMA LARNED 
      APPLICANT:  LYNN McNAMARA
      AGENT:  LYNN McNAMARA 
      REQUEST:  Minor Subdivision of a 33.27-acre parcel (Residual Parcel of MS 4-2002) to create four parcels, three parcels containing 5 acres each and a Remainder Parcel containing 19+/- acres.
      LOCATION:  Approximately 5 miles northeast of central Ukiah on the west side of the extension of Lake Ridge Drive (private), approximately .75 miles south of its intersection with Marina Drive (CR# 226), located at 3750 Lake Ridge Drive; APN 168-080-09.
      PROJECT COORDINATOR:  Dennis Chaty
      
      

   7. CASE#:  U 21-2006
      DATE FILED:  12/19/2006
      OWNER:  JOHN PARDUCCI & WEBB HARPE 
      APPLICANT:  US CELLULAR
      AGENT:  EAGLE CONSULTING/ALLEN POTTER 
      REQUEST:  Major Use Permit to authorize construction and operation of a telecommunication facility to support a wireless provider (U.S. Cellular), consisting of a 60-foot monopine (a monopole designed to resemble a pine tree), six panel antennas and ground-based equipment.
      LOCATION:  4.5+/- miles northeast of Ukiah, lying on the west side of Lake Mendocino Drive (CR# 227B), and 0.2 miles west of its intersection with Lake Ridge Drive (private), on the property where the structure commonly known as Lake Mendocino Club House is located, at 1220 Lake Mendocino Drive; AP# 168-210-08.
      PROJECT COORDINATOR:  DUSTY DULEY
      
      

5. Matters from Staff.
   
   5a. Introduction of Sites for the 50 Acre Rezone to Multi-Family
   
   
6. Matters from Commission.
   
   6a. Discussion of the General Plan Update including:
   
          1.  Draft Water Policies
   
          2.  Introductory Section or Paragraph to General Plan Update
   
   
7. Approval of Minutes.
   
   
8. Matters from the Public.  The Planning Commission welcomes participation in Commission meetings. This item is limited to matters under the jurisdiction of the Commission which are not on the posted agenda and items which have not already been considered by the Commission. No action will be taken.
   
   
9. Adjournment.

APPEAL PROCESS. Persons who are dissatisfied with a decision of the Commission may appeal the decision to the Board of Supervisors. An appeal must be made in writing, along with a fee to the Clerk of the Board, within 10 days of the Commission’s decision. The appeal will be placed on the next available Board agenda and the appellant will be notified of the time and date. Appeals to the Board do not guarantee that the Commission’s decision will be overturned. In some cases, the Board may not have the legal authority to overturn the decision.