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Hollister Planning Commission Meeting September 23, 2021
A
Oh
well,
I
thought
that
was
a
little
odd,
but
I
thought
I
heard
christine.
No,
I,
for
some
reason
have
not
been
able
to
find
a
copy
of
the
agenda
if
anyone
has
a
chance
and
can
email
it
or
email.
A
link
to
me
I'd
appreciate
that,
if
not
that's
fine,
we
can
proceed
without
it,
I'll
email
it
to
you
soon.
B
B
C
Certainly,
commissioner
seth
munser
here,
commissioner,
jose
fernandez
here
chair
president
david
hubert,
and
I
will
note
that
roxanne
stevens
is
out.
She
indicated
that
she
was
traveling
during
the
planning
commission
for
a
work-related
matter,
so
she
has
an
excuse
absence
and,
as
we
all
know,
commissioner
umura
ended
up
having
his
last
commission
meeting
last
last
month
due
to
him
moving
out
of
the
city.
C
B
B
A
Yes,
I'm
gonna
ask
since
we
don't
actually
have
three
members
who
were
present
at
the
last
meeting
that
we
hold
that
particular
item
over
to
the
following
planning
commission
when
hopefully
we'll
have
at
least
three
members
there
I
apologize
had
I
been
aware
of
that
at
the
time
I
would
have
spoken
up
earlier.
I
didn't
mean
to
waste
everyone's
time.
B
C
B
B
The
applicant
is
requesting
site
and
architectural
approval
for
the
construction
of
12
residential
units
on
the
upper
three
floors
of
an
existing
four-story
building
that
has
an
existing
restaurant.
On
the
first
floor,
the
applicant
is
requesting
conditional
use,
permit
approval
for
a
variation
in
the
private
and
common
open
space
requirements.
B
C
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
What
I
would
like
to
ask
and
tell
the
commission
is
that
the
city
of
hofstra
planning
department,
we
do
have
an
extension
of
staff
who
has
been
assisting
us.
We
have
kimberly
horn,
kimberly
horn
has
been
helping
staff
not
only
planning
but
also
development
services,
department
with
engineering
services
at
times
building
services,
code,
infringement
services
and
and
planning
it's
it's
an
on-call
and,
as
as
planning
commission
knows,
we've
had
a
shortage
planning.
We
did
have
a
planner
who
resigned
recently.
C
We
have
a
few
that
have
been
out
on
staff
members
that
have
been
out
on
maternity
leave,
and
so
we
actually
asked
the
assistants
of
kimberley
horn
a
gentleman
who's
been
helping
the
city
for
for
many
years
now,
who's
a
part
of
kimberlyhorn.
His
name
is
tad
stern
and
ted
stern.
He
is
an
expert
in
sequa
and
in
planning,
so
he
will
be
actually
presenting
the
report
this
this
evening
through
zoom
tad.
Are
you
are
you
available?
Can
you
hear
us?
C
D
Okay,
thank
you.
Yes,
I'm
ted
stern,
I'm
with
kimberly
horn
and,
like
abraham,
said,
I'm
happy
to
be
able
to
help
out
abraham
and
his
team
on
a
few
projects
that
are
just
in
the
backlog.
So
I'm
happy
to
help
out
tonight
as
well.
So
this
item
is
500
san
benito
street,
it's
site
and
architectural
review
2021-7
and
conditional
use
permit
2021-9
for
a
planned
unit.
Development
next
slide,
please
the
big
picture
overview.
D
The
applicant
is
500
san
benito
llc
and
the
project
is
very
close
by
it's:
a
500
san
benito
street
right
on
the
southwest
corner
of
fifth
and
san
benito.
It's
the
former
union
bank
building
the
pendergrass
hotel,
the
applicant
is
seeking
site
and
architectural
review
and
the
cup
for
the
rehabilitation
and
reuse
of
the
building.
It's
a
14
000
square
foot,
building
on
about
a
tenth
of
an
acre
on
the
downtown
lot
in
the
core
of
the
downtown.
D
D
D
D
This
is
the
proposed
first
floor.
It's
very
very
similar
to
the
existing
first
floor
configuration
with
the
restaurant
and
dining
area.
The
only
differences
are
some
minor
improvements,
like
I
said
around
the
stairwell,
the
opening
up,
the
stairwell
a
bit
and
the
new
elevator,
and
a
slight
reconfiguration
of
the
electrical
room
and
lobby
area
next
slide.
D
The
the
two
two
bedrooms
are,
the
the
larger
rectangles
you
can
see
and
the
one
bedrooms
are
on
the
opposite
corners.
So
each
floor
has
two
two
bedroom
and
two
one-bedroom
units
and
this
common
corridor
and
hallway
that
accesses
the
the
stairwell
and
the
elevator
next
slide
is
the
elevation
from
from
the
outside
from
fifth
street
it.
The
building
itself
is
going
to
appear
very
similar
to
how
it
does
today,
but
with
some
you
know,
cosmetic
improvements.
D
D
Next,
so
in
staff's
analysis
and
review
of
the
project
in
terms
of
the
general
plan,
the
project
is
consistent
with
the
downtown
commercial
and
mixed
use.
Designation
and
the
vision
for
the
mixed
use.
Reuse
of
downtown
buildings,
similar
with
project
zoning
project,
is
consistent
with
the
the
vision
and
intent
of
the
zoning
district
to
bring
residential
downtown.
D
The
cup
is
required
because,
like
I
said,
the
building
is
100
site
coverage,
there's
really
nowhere
to
put
private
or
public
open
space.
If
you
tried
to
put
balconies
on
the
units,
then
you'd
be
impacting
the
historic
integrity
of
the
building
and
there's
just
really
no
room
and
so
they're
asking
for
some
relief
from
from
that
through
the
cup.
D
D
It's
in
the
hollister
downtown
parking
assessment
district,
and
for
that
reason
it
doesn't
have
a
specific
parking
requirement,
but
would
would
pay
into
common
parking
in
the
downtown
area.
And,
finally,
the
project
is
exempt
from
sequa
under
a
class
31
secret
exemption,
because
it
is
providing
a
restoration
or
rehabilitation
of
an
existing
building,
and
that
is
a
class
that
is
exempt
from
further
sql
review
next.
D
So,
based
on
that
and
that
you
know
the
merits
of
the
project
and
its
consistency
with
the
general
plan
and
the
vision
of
you
know,
the
downtown
core
staff
recommends
adopting
the
resolution
for
approving
site
and
architectural
review
subject
to
findings
and
conditions
and
the
draft
resolution
and
similarly
staff
recommends
adopting
the
resolution
approving
the
conditional
use
permit.
2021-9,
also
subject
to
the
findings
and
conditions
contained
in
the
draft
resolution
and
the
staff
report
package,
so
that
that
concludes
the
staff
report
and
recommendation
and
all
can
be
available
for
questions.
B
C
E
E
We
have
a
construction
company
in
san
jose
california,
and
we've
done
a
little
bit
of
developing
and
rehab
of
this
type
in
the
past,
and
really
looking
forward
to
this
project.
We're
excited
about
this
project
and
bringing
some
housing
to
the
downtown
area.
We're
sensitive,
I
think,
to
the
historic
preservation
of
the
building.
That's
what
we
like.
We
like
the
older
buildings
and
this
one's
a
nice
solid
one
with
a
lot
of
nice
history.
I
hear
even
the
the.
A
E
B
E
B
Just
a
a
question
I
I
toured
the
building:
oh
years
ago,
it
was
like
walking
through
history
up
up
in
the
upper
levels
there,
the
old
pendergrass
hotel.
I
know,
there's
there's
quite
a
bit
of
hazmat.
There
are
you
engaged
in
the
and
the
hazmat
phase,
part
of
the
project?
Have
you
started
that
yet
or
yes,
sir?
We
have
we.
B
B
E
We
have
yes,
so
we've
brought
now
to
concrete
expert.
We
do
our
specialty
is
wood,
framing
and
steel.
That's
what
we
do
in
san
jose.
We
do
it
for
a
lot
of
mixed-use
type
projects
already,
and
we
did
probably
our
most
famous
one.
Our
infamous
one
is
santana
row,
and
so
we
brought
out
a
structural,
concrete
person
out
of
san
francisco,
who
came
and
analyzed
it.
E
A
E
B
B
E
B
B
B
B
But
this
one
has
a
a
you
have
two
exits:
you
do
have
the
the
emergency
exit
and
and
now
you're
gonna
have
some
actual
suites
up
there,
with
with
more
spacious
in
the
single
room
occupancies
that
were
there
originally
yeah,
it
should
be
nice.
I
think
so,
and
I
guess
the
only
only
modification
is
for
the
pretty
much
the
windows
and
to
replace
the
windows
and
yeah.
We
have
a
great
window,
keeping
the
historic
integrity
of
the
building.
That's
great.
A
C
B
B
A
Commissioners,
only
comment
is
I
I
mean
I've
seen
this
building
for
many
years
as
a
lifelong
resident
to
san
benito
and
I've
talked
to
many
people
about.
You
know
somebody
doing
the
same
project
that
you
guys
so
I'm
I'm
thankful
that
you're
taking
on
that
challenge,
you're
willing
to
pick
it
up,
and
I
wish
you
guys
the
best
of
luck
with
it
and
I
know
you're
going
to
have
some
challenges
and
I
hope
those
challenges
you're
able
to
overcome
with
ease
yeah.
A
E
B
A
B
C
B
C
A
B
B
B
C
B
B
He
is
and
the
other
and
speaking
of
the
san
benito
county
green
business
committee,
I
attended
the
green
business
gathering
and
there
are
several
awards
given
out
to
the
green
businesses
of
of
san
benito
county
and
city
of
hollister,
and
that
was
over
at
ben
binet
and
the
parklet
out
there,
and
it
was
we
all.
It
was
very,
very
celebratory
and
and
again
congratulations
to
the
green
business
so
that
got
their
awards
that
that
was
on
tuesday
last
tuesday,
so
well
yeah.