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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA
DIRECTOR'S HEARING
NOVEMBER 6, 2008
A regular meeting of the City of Temecula Director's Hearing was called to order on Thursday,
November 6, 2008 at 1:32 p.m. in the Main Conference Room, located at 43200 Business Park
Drive, Temecula, California. Deputy Director of Planning Richardson presiding.
Also present were Senior Planner Stuart Fisk, Junior Planner Eric Jones, and Minute Clerk
Cynthia Lariccia.
Item No. 1: Planning Application No. PA08-0156, a Development Plan to construct a one-
story, 8.630 square foot office building/bank, located on the southeast corner of
Winchester Road and Zevo Drive
Junior Planner presented an overview of the project and staff recommendations. The proposed
building will incorporate a basic "L" shape design with varied roof lines. In addition, tile and
stone accents will be used throughout the building. These elements will help ensure the
structure will be an aesthetically pleasing addition to the immediate area. In accordance with
the California Environmental Quality Act, the proposed project has been deemed categorically
exempt from further environmental review per Section 15332, Class 32 In-fill Development
Projects. Staff has added a Condition of Approval which states, "The HANS application must be
approved prior to the issuance of a grading permit.
Deputy Director asked the applicant's representative to state his name for the record and if he
reviewed the staff report and Conditions of Approval and had any questions.
Anthony Mansour, 5897 Oberlin Drive, Suite 111, San Diego, California reviewed the Conditions
of Approval and had no questions.
Gregg Warren, American Agcredit, 960 Canterbury Place, Suite 210, Escondido, California, had
questions regarding Conditions of Approval Nos. 17 through 23 involving the monitoring of the
excavation and grading. He referenced the Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment which was
completed and submitted as part of the project stating their conclusion that no additional work in
conjunction with cultural resources including monitoring of grading activities is recommended.
Deputy Director advised that a Phase I Report is a records search. It basically looks at any
historical records that may be available regarding cultural resources. It is a normal practice, in
any grading operation, if a cultural resource is discovered a monitor must be called to the site to
identify the cultural resource. These standard Conditions of Approval are applied to every
project. Under State law, the Pechanga Tribe has input regarding cultural resources on their
tribal land. Although the Phase I Report does not anticipate any cultural resources on site, if
they are discovered during the grading process, the operation must cease and a monitor called.
No other persons were in attendance to speak in opposition or support of the project. Deputy
Director closed the public hearing and approved Planning Application Nos. PA08-0156 with the
deletion of No. 20 to the Conditions of Approval.
There being no further business, the hearing was adjourned at 1:38 p.m.
Patrick Richardson
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