[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:10] COMMISSIONER TORRES, CAN YOU LEAD US WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. CAN I PLEASE GET A ROLL CALL? CHAIRPERSON. CHAIRPERSON. MARIA. HERE. VICE CHAIRPERSON. FONSECA HERE. COMMISSIONER LARA HERE. AND COMMISSIONER TORRES HERE. COMMISSIONER OR. AND ALTERNATE COMMISSIONER CABALLERO ARE ABSENT. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, THE COMMISSION MAY ANNOUNCE ANY [APPROVAL OF AGENDA] ITEMS BEING PULLED FROM THE AGENDA OR CONTINUED TO ANOTHER DATE. OR REQUEST THE MOVING OF AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE MOVED? THERE ARE NONE. AWESOME. [APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES] CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF JULY 2ND, 2025? CHAIRPERSON MARIO, CAN YOU GUYS MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA, PLEASE? YES. CAN I GET THE MOTION? YEAH, I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR JULY 2ND, 2025. CAN I GET A SECOND? I SECOND. AND THE AGENDA ALSO ON THE AGENDA. YES, YES. OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO ALSO APPROVE THE AGENDA ALONG WITH THE COMMISSION MINUTE MEETINGS OF JULY 2ND, 2025. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER TORRES. YES, COMMISSIONER. LARA. YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON. FONSECA. YES. AND CHAIRPERSON. YES. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY REPORTS AND REQUESTS? THERE ARE NONE. MOVING ON. DO WE HAVE NON HEARING ITEMS? THERE ARE NONE. OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC [PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR (QUASI-JUDICIAL)] HEARING CALENDAR TO ITEM NUMBER TWO WHICH IS A REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. NUMBER 394 AND VARIANCE NUMBER 20 504 TO ALLOW A TATTOO PIERCING PARLOR WITH AN EXISTING 740 SQUARE FOOT TENANT SPACE LOCATED AT 1030 SIXTH STREET, UNIT SEVEN AND DETERMINING THAT THE THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS COMPLIANT WITH SEQUA GUIDELINES SECTION APPLICANT IT'S ERNEST GONZALEZ. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS. IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS SIXTH STREET TATTOO COMPANY. CASE FILE NUMBER OR CASE FILE CUP 394 AND VARIANCE NUMBER 2504. THE APPLICANT IS ERNESTO GONZALEZ. THE CITY APPLICATION SUBMITTAL WAS MAY 29TH, 2025. THIS NEW CUP AND VARIANCE IS FOR PROPOSING A TATTOO PIERCING PARLOR LOCATED AT 1030 SIXTH STREET. UNIT SEVEN GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION DOWNTOWN CENTER AND ZONING DESIGNATION. DOWNTOWN PUEBLO VIEJO. FOR BACKGROUND, THIS IS AN EXISTING TENANT SPACE LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SIXTH STREET AND CESAR CHAVEZ STREET. A CUP IS REQUIRED IN THE DOWNTOWN PUEBLO VIEJO ZONE. CUP FINDINGS ARE REQUIRED TO BE MADE BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND A VARIANCE IS REQUIRED AS THE PROPOSED LOCATION MAKES IT UNIQUELY CHALLENGING FOR THE SITE TO MEET THE SEPARATION AND BUFFER REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN CHAPTER 1787. AND SO WHAT IS A VARIANT? A VARIANCE IS A FORM OF RELIEF, BUT FROM STRICT ZONING REQUIREMENTS GRANTED BY SPECIAL CONDITIONS THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO COMPLY WITH OUR MUNICIPAL CODE. SO IN THIS CASE, THE TATTOO PARLOR WOULDN'T MEET DISTANT REQUIREMENTS FROM RELIGIOUS CENTERS, YOUTH GROUPS, RESIDENTIAL AREAS, AND OTHER TATTOO EXISTING PARLORS. AND SO FOR THAT REASON, THEY NEEDED TO GET A VARIANCE. FOR SOME MORE BACKGROUND ON THE COMMERCIAL CENTER. PREVIOUS CUP WAS APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS WERE ADDRESSED AT THIS SITE AS WELL AS WELL AS FACADE IMPROVEMENTS, PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS, MONTHLY PRESSURE WASHING AND THE UNPERMITTED SIGNAGE AT THE TENANT SPACES [00:05:05] WERE ADDRESSED. WE DID HAVE THE PROPERTY OWNER COME IN YESTERDAY TO PULL AN ELECTRICAL PERMIT, SO SHE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH US VERY WELL. WE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE PAINT, THE EXTERIOR FINISH HAS BEEN REPAINTED AND SHE HAS BEEN SPEAKING WITH HER TENANTS ABOUT GETTING THEIR SIGNS PERMITTED AND TAKING DOWN LIKE A SIGN, A-FRAME SIGNS, FLAG BANNERS AND JUST REGULAR TEMPORARY BANNERS. SHE IS HAVING A HARDSHIP WITH THEM COMPLYING STILL. SO WE'VE MET WITH HER TO SET UP A MEETING TO CREATE A SIGN PROGRAM AT THAT LOCATION JUST SO ALL THE TENANTS CAN BE ON THE SAME PAGE OF WHAT THAT COMMERCIAL CENTER CAN APPROVE FOR SIGNS, AND THEN FOR THE PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS. ANDREW, OUR DIRECTOR FROM PUBLIC WORKS, HE REACHED OUT TO CVALDA BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THAT REAR PARKING LOT IN THE IMAGE DOWN BELOW. AND SO GOING INTO THE FINDINGS FOR THE CUP, FINDING ONE, WE HAD TO FIND WHETHER THE PROPOSED USE WILL NOT BE IN CONFLICT WITH, BUT WILL BE IN HARMONY WITH, THE GENERAL PLAN. THIS TATTOO TATTOO PIERCING PARLOR AIMS TO CREATE A VIBRANT CIVIC CENTER OFFERING UNIQUE LOCAL GOODS AND SERVICES. THE PROJECT ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO SUPPORTING THE PUEBLO VIEJO REVITALIZATION PLAN BY ACTIVATING A KEY DOWNTOWN GATEWAY. AND SO LIKE THEY'RE ON THE VERY CORNER OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA. SO THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, A GATEWAY TO THE DOWNTOWN. SO THEY WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THAT. AND THEN FOR FINDING TWO, WE HAD TO FIND WHETHER THE PROPOSED USE WOULD BE LOCATED, DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, OPERATED AND MAINTAINED SO AS TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING AREA. AGAIN, THE PROPOSED USE IS PERMITTED IN THE DOWNTOWN PUEBLO VIEJO ZONE WITH THE CUP, AND IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMERCIAL USE ALONG CESAR CHAVEZ STREET, AND IF ANYTHING, THE USE MAY BE REVOKED IF CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ARE VIOLATED, AND FOR FINDING THREE, WE HAD TO FIND WHETHER THE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE EVALUATED FOR ITS COMPATIBILITY AND SIZE AND DENSITY, ACCESS TO PUBLIC SERVICES, POTENTIAL NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER, TRAFFIC GENERATION, AND OTHER RELEVANT IMPACTS. BECAUSE THIS IS IN AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH ON SITE INFRASTRUCTURE AND PARKING, IT WOULDN'T NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AS OUR TRAFFIC OR PUBLIC SERVICES. FOR FINDING FOUR, WE'D HAVE TO FIND WHETHER WHERE THE PROPOSED USE MAY BE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS OR DISTURBING TO EXISTING OR REASONABLY EXPECTED NEIGHBORING USES. THE. WE REACHED OUT TO THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF, AND THEY INDICATED NO CONCERNS FOR THIS PROPOSED USE FOR FINDING FIVE. THE PROPOSED USE WILL INCLUDE VEHICULAR APPROACHES TO THE PROPERTY DESIGNED FOR REASONABLE MINIMAL INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC. AGAIN, IT'S LOCATED IN AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL CENTER WITH NO PROPOSED SQUARE FOOTAGE EXPANSION AND TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATION DESIGN WAS REVIEWED FOR THE ORIGINAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, SO THERE'S NO CONCERNS THERE. NOW, GOING INTO THE VARIANCE FINDINGS, FINDING ONE STRICTLY APPLYING TO THE CODE WOULD CAUSE PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES OR UNNECESSARY HARDSHIPS THAT GO AGAINST ITS OVERALL PURPOSE AND INTENT. WE DID FIND THAT THERE WAS PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES AND UNNECESSARY HARDSHIPS DUE TO THE STRICT APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 1787. AS IT WOULD RESTRICT A VIABLE BUSINESS ALONG CESAR CHAVEZ STREET, A MIXED USE CORRIDOR. WE NOTICED THAT MOST COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES IN THE DOWNTOWN AND CESAR CHAVEZ STREET ARE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, SO IT'D BE QUITE DIFFICULT TO PROPOSE A TATTOO PARLOR. PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE IN OUR EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONES, BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE RESIDENT LIKE A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND APARTMENTS RIGHT BEHIND IT. AND THEN. THE TATTOO PARLOR WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEET ALL REGULATIONS AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO IMPACT NEARBY RESIDENCES. FOR FINDING TWO, WE HAD TO FIND THAT THERE ARE UNIQUE CONDITIONS SUCH [00:10:06] AS SIZE, SHAPE, LOCATION OR SURROUNDINGS SPECIFIC TO THE PROPERTY THAT DON'T APPLY TO OTHERS IN THE SAME ZONE. THIS SITE IS UNIQUELY LOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN GATEWAY AND PROVIDES A UNIQUE RETAIL SERVICE. THE PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY THE PUEBLO VIEJO REVITALIZATION PLAN, HARRISON STREET CORRIDOR CORRIDOR STUDY PLAN, AND GENERAL PLAN, LAND USE POLICIES AND THE GUIDELINE OF SUBAREA TWO DOWNTOWN. THIS LOCATION, UNLIKE MOST IN THE DOWNTOWN PUEBLO VIEJO ZONE, DIRECTLY ABUTS RESIDENTIAL AREAS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MEET STANDARD BUFFER REQUIREMENTS. IN CHAPTER 1787. THESE CONDITIONS PRESENT SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES NOT GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE SAME ZONE. FOR FINDING THREE, THE VARIANCE IS NEEDED TO ALLOW THE SAME PROPERTY RIGHTS AS OTHERS IN THE AREA WHICH ARE OTHERWISE DENIED DUE TO UNIQUE HARDSHIPS. THIS IS A UNIQUE LOCATION AS IT'S NEAR RESIDENTIAL AREAS, MAKING STRICT SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS A HARDSHIP NOT FACED BY SIMILAR PROPERTIES. WE CURRENTLY DO HAVE TWO EXISTING TATTOO PARLORS WITH SIMILAR DISTANT HARDSHIPS THAT HAVE OPERATED WITHOUT NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITH ALSO APPROVED CUPS AND VARIANCES, AND THEN WITHOUT THIS VARIANCE, THE APPLICANT WOULD BE DENIED ECONOMIC POTENTIAL AND THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR FINDING FOR GRANTING THE VARIANCE WILL NOT HARM PUBLIC WELFARE OR NEGATIVELY IMPACT NEARBY PROPERTIES OR IMPROVEMENTS. IT DIDN'T REALLY MEET THIS REQUIREMENT, AS IT DOES FACE DIRECTLY TO THE WAIALAE YOUTH GROUP IN THE SAME COMMERCIAL CENTER. ALTHOUGH THE PROPOSED LOCATION DOES NOT DIRECTLY FACE ANY RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS OR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. AND IT'S ALSO JUST GOOD TO NOTE THAT IT WILL OPERATE, OPERATE ENTIRELY INDOORS, AND IS SUBJECT TO THE STANDARD CITY REGULATIONS. IT WOULD ALSO PROHIBIT THE SALE AND USE OF ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT THE WAIALAE YOUTH GROUP STRIVES FOR. AND JUST TO SHOW A CLEAR IMAGE OF THE DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS NOT BEING MET. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SITE LOCATION IS NEAR TWO RELIGIOUS CENTERS. THE REQUIREMENT AND THE CODE IS 500FT MINIMUM. IT'S CLOSE, BUT NOT THERE, AND THEN AN EXISTING TATTOO PARLOR NEEDS A DISTANCE REQUIREMENT OF 1000FT. IT'S ROUGHLY 742FT AWAY FROM THE SIXTH STREET TATTOO PROPOSAL. AND THEN THE YOUTH GROUP REQUIRES A 500 FOOT MINIMUM REQUIREMENT TO STINTS. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S IN THE SAME COMMERCIAL CENTER. AND THEN, JUST FOR REFERENCE, THIS IS AN EXISTING LOCATION. INK DEVOTION TATTOO ALONG 49TH AVENUE AND GRAPEFRUIT BOULEVARD. IT'S REQUIRED TO ALSO BE 500FT FROM A RELIGIOUS CENTER, BUT WITH THEIR APPROVED VARIANCE, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BE 318FT AWAY. AND THEN, AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY ALSO ARE ADJACENT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS. AND THE COMMERCIAL CENTER BELOW IT ON 49TH AVENUE HAS PLANNED PARENTHOOD. THIS IS WHERE THE CAR WASHES, RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY. OOPS. THANK YOU. YES. YEAH. RIGHT. RIGHT BEHIND IT IS. OR ABOVE IT. AND FOR THE LAST FINDING, WE HAD TO FIND THAT THE GRANTING OF THE VARIANCE WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN. WE FOUND THAT THE PROPOSED USE IS IN THE DOWNTOWN CENTER, WHICH SUPPORTS DIVERSE LOCAL BUSINESSES. AND THE TATTOO PARLOR WOULD ALIGN WITH THE GENERAL PLAN'S GOAL OF THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES GROWTH. THEREFORE, THE VARIANCE WOULDN'T NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE GENERAL PLAN. AND GOING INTO THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE WOULD NEED TO BE MET UNDER CHAPTER 1787, THE PROPOSED TATTOO PARLOR WOULD MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS OF PROVIDING A MINIMUM 150 SQUARE FOOT WAITING AREA FIVE BY [00:15:04] FIVE TATTOO STATIONS. ALL EMPLOYEES WOULD BE OVER THE AGE OF 18. NO MINORS WOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE STUDIO UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A GUARDIAN. THE ONSITE SMOKING OR SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS SALE OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WOULD BE PROHIBITED, AND ALL TATTOO ARTISTS AT THIS ESTABLISHMENT WOULD BE FINGERPRINTED AND UNDERGO BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS TO A SCREEN GAIN RELATED ACTIVITY AND REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS. AND THEN THEIR PROPOSED BUSINESS HOURS DO ALIGN WITH OUR CHAPTER 1787 REQUIREMENTS. THEY PROPOSED MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 10 A.M. TO 8 P.M. AND SUNDAY BY APPOINTMENTS ONLY FROM 10 A.M. TO 9 P.M. AND AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, A LIGHT PLAN LIGHTING PLAN WAS REQUESTED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT TO ENSURE THERE IS ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE PARKING LOT AREA. STAFF WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST MODIFYING THIS CONDITION NUMBER 22 TO INSTEAD REQUEST THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS AT THEIR TENANT SPACE TO REDUCE LIGHT, GLARE AND LIGHT POLLUTION. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE IMAGES BELOW, IT SEEMS PRETTY WELL LIT, SO WE DON'T WANT TO. REQUEST THE APPLICANT TO SUBMIT A LIGHTING PLAN. AND OVERALL, THE SIXTH STREET TATTOO COMPANY WOULD MEET OUR PARKING REQUIREMENTS. THE APPLICANT OF SIXTH STREET TATTOO COMPANY HAS BEEN INFORMED THROUGHOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR SIGN PERMITS BEFORE AN APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED TATTOO PIERCING PARLOR, AND THEN THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM SEQUA PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 301 AS IS AS IT'S AN EXISTING FACILITY. AND AGAIN, THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE HAD NO CONCERNS OR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR THIS PROJECT. AND SO FOR RECOMMENDATION, WE WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER PC 20 2512, CUP NUMBER 394 AND VARIANCE NUMBER 2504. TO ALLOW A TATTOO PIERCING PARLOR WITHIN AN EXISTING 740 SQUARE FOOT TENANT SPACE LOCATED AT 1030 SIXTH STREET, UNIT SEVEN, AND DETERMINING THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES, SECTION 15 301. EXISTING FACILITIES. THESE ARE ALTERNATIVES. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. OUR APPLICANT IS HERE WITH US. ALL THREE APPLICANTS ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VANESSA, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 618. WOULD ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK? IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ONLINE? NO. OKAY. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 619. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR VANESSA OR THE APPLICANT, COMMISSIONER TORRES? SO THE ZONING ALLOWS IT LIKE THE DOWNTOWN AREA ALLOWS IT, BUT THE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE THAT THEY HAD, LIKE WRITTEN BACK OR LIKE TRY TO VISIT BACK IN 2012 WOULDN'T ALLOW IT. CORRECT. OR DID I GET THAT CONFUSED. IT COULD BE ALLOWED. IT JUST NEEDS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SO YEAH, THEY THEY COULD BE THERE WITH CONDITIONS. GOT IT. IT ALSO REQUIRES A VARIANCE JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE COMPONENTS OF THE CODE THAT HAVE RESTRICTIONS. DISTANCE RESTRICTIONS. SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE ASKING APPROVAL FOR AS WELL. OKAY. JUST TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THERE MAY BE A SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE THAT IS MEANING THAT THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. UNDERSTAND? THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER ALETA? I DO. I HAVE. SO ONE OF THE FINDINGS, I THINK I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FINDINGS WITH THE VARIANCE, JUST BECAUSE IT WHEN I READ THE STAFF REPORT, IT WAS KIND OF WRITTEN DIFFERENTLY HERE. BUT WHEN I READ THE STAFF REPORT, IT SORT OF FELT LIKE IT WAS JUST MENTIONING STRICT. CHAPTER 17.84, I BELIEVE. KIND OF LIKE JUST SAYING THAT IT WAS STRICT. SO BECAUSE IT'S STRICT AND WE SHOULD BE MORE LENIENT, I DON'T [00:20:05] THINK IT WAS LIKE AN ADEQUATE FINDING JUST TO SAY THAT AN ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE IS STRICT. SO YEAH, I WAS KIND OF LIKE, OH, WHAT SHOULD I DO? WHAT HOW HOW DO I FEEL ABOUT THIS? HOW SHOULD I MOVE ON REGARDING THIS? ARE PEOPLE KIND OF HAVE ISSUES WITH IT BECAUSE THERE ARE APARTMENTS? I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE LITTLE KIDS. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY FEEL HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT HAVING A TATTOO PARLOR NEAR, BUT. I. WOULD I, I THINK I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH HAVING THE TATTOO PARLOR THERE. LIKE, IT'S FINE, I, I DO, I MEAN, I THINK I, I'VE SEEN OTHER CITIES BE STRICT, BUT THAT WAS BACK IN LIKE 2012, 2015. I KNOW THAT NOW. THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE BETTER. THEY'RE JUST KIND OF LIKE THEY CHANGE THEIR ORDINANCE. SO I WAS THINKING, SHOULD THIS BE. SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE CHANGED? SO FUTURE TATTOO ARTISTS DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE VARIANCE PROCESS? I MEAN, IF I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE, I THINK IT SHOULD BE LIKE A GOOD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE. AND MAYBE IF THEY'RE MORE LENIENT THAN WE ARE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THINK OF CHANGE CHANGING THAT ORDINANCE. SO THAT WAS ONE THING. OH, MY QUESTION IS TO ONE OF THE WHAT BEFORE I SAID ANYTHING, BUT I SHOULD HAVE ASKED THE APPLICANT. I DO HAVE A QUESTION IN REGARD WHERE THE WHERE YOU HAVE WILL YOU HAVE EXTREME BODY MODIFICATIONS OR PIERCINGS? OKAY. JUST JUST NORMAL BODY PIERCINGS, EARS, NOSE STUFF LIKE THAT. OKAY, OKAY. AND YOU DO HAVE A LICENSE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OKAY. LET'S SEE. YEAH. THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL MY COMMENTS. VICE CHAIR FONSECA. YEAH. SO THIS COMES BACK TO AND FIRST AND FOREMOST TO THE APPLICANT. THANK YOU FOR INTERESTED IN YOUR BUSINESS. OBVIOUSLY AS COMMISSIONER, A LOT OF EXPRESSED, YOU KNOW, BODY ART IS JUST BEEN SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN MORE OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO. AND SO I WANT TO I WANT TO COMMEND THAT. I WANT TO COMMEND YOU AS WILLING TO COME TO COACHELLA TO BUILD, ESTABLISH YOUR BUSINESS. I ALSO WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S STILL PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE THAT MINDSET. BUT JUST LIKE ANY BUSINESS, RIGHT, I THINK EDUCATION IS KEY. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CHAIR MURILLO AND I, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A COUPLE NEW COMMISSIONERS. WE'VE LIKE THE SEASONED COMMISSIONERS HERE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WE'VE KIND OF SEEN AN EXTREME EVOLUTION IN OUR CITY. AND AS I'M NEVER GOING TO STOP TIRED OF SAYING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING HERE, IS THAT THINGS ARE CHANGING, RIGHT? BUT WITHIN CHANGE, THERE'S ALSO BUSINESS CHANGE TO STAYING WITHIN THE NORM. RIGHT. AND SO WE ARE GOING TO FOLLOW WHATEVER THE CITY NORMS ARE. AND SO MY NEXT RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE TO DO WITH HOPEFULLY YOUR WILLINGNESS RIGHT TO WORK WITH THE OWNER OF THE FACILITY. RIGHT. AND SO I THINK YOU'VE SEEN THAT, THAT YOU DO HAVE SOME TENANTS. AND I'VE SEEN HERE THE OTHER BUSINESSES. MAYBE IT'S THE BEAUTY MARK STILL THERE. KENDRA. AND THEN I SEE THAT METRO USED TO BE THERE. BUT THAT'S WHERE THE GENTLEMAN OR I SHOULDN'T SAY THAT THE COMPANY THAT DOES THE CREDIT IS NOW THERE. RIGHT. AND THEN THERE'S. AND THEN THE OWNER OF THE CAN, WE CALL IT A STRIP MALL IS THAT IS THAT IS THAT THE PROPER LANGUAGE? COMMERCIAL CENTER. COMMERCIAL CENTER, COMMERCIAL CENTER. THEY'RE STILL WILLING THEY'RE STILL INTERESTED IN DOING THAT, THAT STRIP THAT, THAT THAT THRIFT STORE. RIGHT? YES. SO THE IF VANESSA, WILL YOU PLEASE SCROLL BACK TO THE EARLIER SLIDE? TO WHICH ONE WERE YOU DISCUSSED? UP TO 53. WAS IT OR 23. SO EARLIER ON IN THE PRESENTATION, THERE IS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FROM A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PROJECT. SO THE CIP THAT VANESSA WAS MENTIONING WAS FOR THE THRIFT STORE THAT YOU GUYS REVIEWED AND APPROVED A FEW WEEKS AGO. RIGHT. SO THE REASON WHY I'M GOING THROUGH THIS, SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHERE I'M GOING TO MAKE MY RECOMMENDATIONS, IS THAT MY VISION FOR THIS, KENDRA, IS THAT MY HOPE FOR THIS, THIS BUSINESS BUSINESSES, IS TO BE THE STANDARD FOR WHAT THE CITY NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD. I THINK ALL ALONG IN MY, MY, MY, MY HEAD, WHEN OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES RIGHT ARE SAYING, OKAY, WHAT IS WHAT YOU WANT NOW IS I'M GOING TO TELL THEM THIS IS WHAT WE WANT. EXACTLY. RIGHT. AND SO FOR, FOR ME IS GOING TO [00:25:04] WHAT Y'ALL ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP IS GOING TO BE THE STANDARD MOVING FORWARD FOR COACHELLA. AND WHEN IT COMES TO WHEN IT COMES TO LANDSCAPE SIGNAGE, YOU KNOW, LIGHTING, APPROACHABILITY, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LITERALLY ON 111, RIGHT? AND SO YES, IS IT GROWING PAINS AND IS IT THINGS THAT MAYBE YOU'RE GOING TO SAY, WELL, THAT PART DOESN'T HAVE IT. WHY DO I NEED TO HAVE IT? BECAUSE THINGS ARE CHANGING, RIGHT? WE'RE NO LONGER GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT. IT HAPPENS. AND THEN THE CITY, FOR WHATEVER REASON, RIGHT, DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, RIGHT? AND WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THAT STANDARD FOR ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO MY HOPE IS THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE OWNER, RIGHT. AND HOW THINGS ARE BEING DONE WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR BUSINESS TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS SHINE. RIGHT. AND SO IF WE WANT THE STANDARD TO BE THERE. SO THIS ALSO GOES BACK TO THE COMMENT THAT WAS SHARED THAT THERE'S SOME BUSINESS OWNER THERE, OWNERS THERE. RIGHT? I DON'T WANT TO SIGNIFY ANY RIGHT THAT ARE STILL NOT WILLING TO UNDERSTAND THAT. AND SO I THINK AS A COMMISSION, I'M HERE. I MEAN, I CAN SPEAK ON MY BEHALF. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ANY OF THEM. RIGHT. I FEEL THAT IF WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY AND RESPECT OUR COMMUNITY, THEN WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT, RIGHT? AND SO WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THOSE THINGS. WHEN IT COMES TO THE RECOMMENDATION ABOUT LIGHTING, RIGHT? I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED BECAUSE THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION THAT SOMEONE WITHIN THE CITY MADE A RECOMMENDATION. BUT THEN IT SEEMS THAT BASED ON YOUR REPORT, YOU'RE ASKING US AS A COMMISSION TO MAKE AN RECOMMENDATION TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LIGHTING. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? WHEN I'M ASKING, CAN YOU SHARE WITH ME WHAT THAT WHAT THAT FOCUS IS THE CONDITION OF APPROVAL. NUMBER 22 WAS PUT BEFORE WE GOT IMAGES IN THE NIGHTTIME. SO IT MAKES COMPLETE SENSE. YEAH. IT JUST CAME IN LAST MINUTE. I SEE IT THERE. IT EVEN GLARES OFF OF THE PICTURE. SO IF I FEEL IF IT GLARES OUT OF THE PICTURE, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW IT LOOKS AT NIGHT, RIGHT? YEAH. SO THE LIGHTING IS THERE ALREADY OKAY. YEAH. SO JUST TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION ON THAT, CODE ENFORCEMENT DID REQUEST THAT THEY SUBMIT A LIGHTING PLAN AFTER CODE WENT OUT THERE AND DID A SITE VISIT AT NIGHT. THOSE WERE THE PICTURES THAT WE RECEIVED THAT ARE ON THE SCREEN AFTER SEEING THOSE PICTURES. THAT IS WHEN WE MADE THE RECOMMENDATION TO YOU GUYS TO MODIFY THAT CONDITION, TO JUST REQUEST THAT THE LIGHTING BE SHIELDED. NOW, IF I MAY. ADDITIONALLY, KENDRA ASKED THIS QUESTION JUST BECAUSE OF WHERE MY MINDSET IS. I'M NOT SAYING THAT THE REST OF THE COMMISSION IS, BUT I'M THINKING WE CAN WE ANYONE CAN SAY HERE THAT THEY'RE NOT AN AGREEMENT, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE AS A CITY CAN DO TO IMPROVE THE BEAUTIFICATION IF WE WANT THIS PARTICULAR AREA TO BE THE STANDARD THAT THE CITY WOULD BE WILLING TO MAKE SOME TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, IF THE BUSINESSES ARE. I'M REALLY BIG ON THE BUSINESS MODEL OF MATCHING FUNDS, RIGHT? SO IF BUSINESSES GET TOGETHER AND AGAIN, HAVE $100 AND THE CITY IS WILLING TO MATCH $100, AND NOW INSTEAD OF HAVING $100, NOW THEY HAVE $200, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT AGAIN, I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU NEED TO SAY YES, BUT IF THE CITY IS WILLING RIGHT THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER OR THE OR THE COUNCIL TO TRY TO ALLOCATE SOME TYPE OF FUNDING TO BEAUTIFY AND HELP THIS, THIS, THIS BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, GROW, RIGHT? OR EVEN IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, THEY BRING YOU $200 AND WE BRING 100 AGAIN, WHATEVER THAT ARRANGEMENT COULD BE, BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A GREAT WAY WHEN, WHEN BUSINESSES START TALKING AND SAYING, OKAY, WHY IS THIS PARTICULAR AREA GETTING ALL THIS, THIS, THIS VISION, RIGHT? WHAT ARE WE DOING. RIGHT. AND SO THEY CAN SEE WHERE WHERE WE'RE GOING AS A CITY AND HOW THE STANDARD COULD BE. YEAH, I CAN CHECK WITH OUR CITY MANAGER AND SEE WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE. I KNOW THAT IN PAST CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP BY MAYOR PRO TEM DELGADO ABOUT CREATING A CESAR CHAVEZ CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PLAN. SO IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT WAS DONE FOR PUEBLO VIEJO, OR THAT'S WHAT WE'RE INITIALLY KIND OF ENVISIONING RIGHT NOW THAT MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, BUT THERE IS A DESIRE AT LEAST BY ONE COUNCIL MEMBER TO WANT TO IMPROVE THAT CORRIDOR, TIMELINE WISE. I'M NOT SURE, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT I CAN ASK OUR CITY MANAGER ABOUT. AND AGAIN, I THINK AS ANY BUSINESS THAT IS TRYING TO ESTABLISH, WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME TYPE OF INVESTMENT INITIALLY, BUT THAT INVESTMENT IS GOING TO GO A LONG WAYS, RIGHT. SO IT MIGHT BE EXPENSIVE I THINK AS A BUSINESS OWNER INITIALLY, BUT THE EXPENSE IS GOING TO BE NOW FOR THE BENEFITS MOVING FORWARD. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY I HAVE A FEW. SO JUST TO RECAP, VANESSA, YOU DID MENTION THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE PRESSURE WASHING ONCE A MONTH, RIGHT? YES. THE PROPERTY OWNER AGREED TO THE OKAY. AND IT'S THE SAME OWNER FOR ALL THE FOR THE [00:30:05] WHOLE LOCATION OR JUST FOR THE ONE HE'S TRYING TO THE COMMERCIAL CENTER IN GENERAL. YES. AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE NOT BEING RESPONDED RESPONSIVE. SO THE PROPERTY OWNER REACHED OUT TO ALL HER TENANTS ABOUT GETTING PERMITS FOR THEIR SIGNS TO REMOVE THE UNPERMITTED SIGNS, AND THEY'RE NOT WORKING WITH HER, SO. OKAY. YEAH. DOES SHE HAVE A PLAN OF HOW TO MOVE FORWARD IF THEY CONTINUE TO NOT BE RESPONSIVE? SO THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO WORK ON THE SIGN PROGRAM, SO SHE CAN HAVE SOMETHING TO GIVE TO THEM TO, TO KNOW WHAT IS ALLOWED IN THAT COMMERCIAL CENTER. OKAY. AND YEAH, THE IDEA OF GETTING WITH THE BUSINESS OWNERS COULD ALSO BE MET. I THINK, AND IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I THINK THIS IS THE SAME PLACE WHERE WE DENIED A LIQUOR LIQUOR STORE. CORRECT. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. AND I THINK IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, WE DENIED IT BECAUSE OF AFRAID OF ATTRACTING PEOPLE OVERNIGHT, ESPECIALLY NEAR A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND HOMES WHERE KIDS WERE. SO IT'S JUST I DON'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE THAT PROBLEM WITH THE TATTOO PARLOR BECAUSE THEIR HOURS ARE VERY REASONABLE. SO THAT'S JUST THE THING THAT WE DO WANT TO NOTE THAT WE DO NOT. THAT'S THE REASON WE KIND OF DENIED THE LIQUOR STORE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T WANT, YOU KNOW, AFTER HOURS PEOPLE DRINKING OUTSIDE OR JUST CAUSING DISTURBANCE TO, TO, TO THE APARTMENTS NEXT DOOR. YEAH. AND AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, NO LOITERING WOULD BE ALLOWED. PERFECT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE APPLICANT FOR BRINGING YOUR BUSINESS TO COACHELLA. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. PRETTY BIG FANS OF BODY ART AROUND HERE. SO IT'S GREAT IN THE CITY FOR 12 YEARS ALREADY. I'M GOING TO KEEP IT HERE. WE'RE GLAD. AND THE NAME IS PRETTY NICE TOO, SO LOVE IT. IT JUST GOES ALONG WITH WITH THE PLAN OF THE CITY. GREAT. SO WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS COMMENTS, CONCERNS? I DO. SO I KNOW THAT WHEN WE APPROVED THE CUP FOR THE BUSINESS OWNER OR THE TENANT OR ACTUALLY THE OWNER FOR THE ENTIRE PLACE, WE ASKED IF YOU GUYS COULD OR THE STAFF COULD DO A WORKSHOP. HAVE YOU FOLLOWED UP WITH THAT IN ANY WAY WITH THE OWNER AND THE TENANTS? SO WITH THE SIGN WORKSHOP, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THE SIGN PROGRAM. SO IT'S JUST WORDED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. BUT WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMMERCIAL CENTER OWNER TO TRY TO GET EVERYONE ON THAT SIGN PROGRAM. SO THEN THAT WAY THERE'S A VISUALLY COHESIVE LOOK AT THE CENTER. AND SO THEN THAT WAY WE CAN EDUCATE THE BUSINESS OWNERS A LITTLE BIT MORE. WE'RE HOPING, LIKE VICE CHAIRPERSON FONSECA MENTIONED, THAT WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SIGN PROGRAM AND THE SIGN SIGN WORKSHOP WITH THAT CENTER, THAT WE CAN USE IT AS A BLUEPRINT FOR OTHER COMMERCIAL CENTERS IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. OKAY. I DO WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT COMMISSIONER, VICE VICE COMMISSIONER, VICE CHAIR FONSECA WAS SAYING, BUT THIS SHOULD BE A PLACE WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE LANDSCAPING, THE SIGNAGE, LIKE EVEN THE PAINTING SHOULD BE LIKE A PLACE OF BECAUSE IT IS RIGHT ON SIXTH STREET. LIKE SHE MENTIONED, IT WAS A GATEWAY, RIGHT? IT'S LIKE THE OPENING. EVERYTHING ELSE AROUND IT LOOKS REALLY NICE WITH THE APARTMENTS. THIS IS THE ONLY MISSING PIECE. SO I DO WANT TO LIKE KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON WHAT HE WAS SAYING. AND I THINK YOU GUYS ALREADY KNOW THAT SIGNAGE IS SUPER IMPORTANT TO ME. I THINK IT LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE IT'S I KNOW IT'S VANITY, BUT IT MAKES IT LOOK SO MUCH BETTER WHEN YOU HAVE GOOD SIGNAGE. I DON'T KNOW IF THESE PICTURES WERE CURRENT. THE ONES THAT WERE PROVIDED IN THE POWERPOINT FOR CUP 253 FOR THE PRESENT IN THE PRESENTATION. OH YES, I THINK IT WAS A LIGHTING ON THE LIGHTING. OH, SO YOU HAVE CREDIT REPAIR. THAT'S AN UNPERMITTED SIGN. AND IT DOESN'T LOOK REALLY GOOD. SO IS THERE ANYTHING BEING DONE REGARDING THESE TYPE OF SIGNAGE RIGHT NOW. YES. THEY, THEY TAKE ONE DOWN, THEY PUT UP ANOTHER. BUT ARE THEY BEING CITED BY CODE? I BELIEVE CODE HAS GONE OUT THERE. BUT I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH OUR CODE MANAGER AND SEE WHAT THE STATUS ON ANY CASES ARE. OKAY OKAY. AND THAT'S THAT'S IT. IF APPROVED AND MOVED FORWARD, IS THERE AN OPENING DATE IN MIND? POSSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING ELSE FOR THE WORK FOR AUGUST? MAYBE. OKAY. YEAH, I THINK I THINK IT'S GOING TO LOOK VERY AWKWARD, RIGHT. THAT THAT YOU'LL HAVE SOME BUSINESSES THAT ARE FOLLOWING. EXCUSE ME, CAN YOU LOWER YOUR MIC, PLEASE? OH, [00:35:01] SORRY. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE AWKWARD THAT THAT SOME BUSINESSES ARE FOLLOWING THE STANDARD AND OTHERS ARE NOT. RIGHT. AND SO THE HOPE IS GOING TO BE RIGHT IS THAT IS THAT THEY'LL SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING. RIGHT. AND I REALLY FEEL KENDRA, YOU KNOW, AND IF I NEED TO WRITE A LETTER OR AN EMAIL OR SOMETHING TO THE CITY MANAGER TO PROPOSE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THAT FOR THE CITY TO MAKE AN INVESTMENT. RIGHT. AND AGAIN, I KNOW BUDGETS ARE TIGHT EVERYWHERE. RIGHT. BUT, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS SAY WHENEVER THEY WANT TO FIND MONEY, THEY FIND IT RIGHT IN THAT BUSINESS ALSO. RIGHT? THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES PEOPLE JUST FIND THE MONEY. SO I DON'T THINK WE'RE EXPECTING, YOU KNOW, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. WE'RE JUST EXPECTING, YOU KNOW, TEN GRAND RIGHT AWAY THAT THE BUSINESSES ARE BRINGING 5000 AND THE CITY WANTS TO BE I'M PRETTY SURE WE CAN FIND A LOCAL PAINTER OR SOMEONE TO, YOU KNOW, CONTRACTOR TO DO GREAT WORK. RIGHT. AND I'M JUST THROWING MONEY OUT. MAYBE IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE. I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M JUST KIND OF THROWING THAT OUT THE WINDOW OR EVEN THE CITY. RIGHT? I'M ASSUMING THE CITY HAS PAINTERS TOO. AND IT COULD BE A PROJECT ALL OF US TOGETHER TO BEAUTIFY THAT CORNER AND MAKE IT LOOK NICE. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY OUTSTANDING COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY. OKAY. SO IF IT'S OKAY, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER 394 AND VARIANCE NUMBER 2504 TO ALLOW A TATTOO PIERCING PARLOR WITH AN EXISTING SEVEN 40 SQUARE FOOT TENANT SPACE LOCATED AT 1030 SIXTH STREET UNIT SIXTH STREET. UNIT SEVEN. PURSUANT TO FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS IN THE STAFF REPORT AND THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. I'LL SECOND THAT. COMMISSIONER TORRES. YES, COMMISSIONER. LARA. YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON. FONSECA. YES. AND CHAIRPERSON. MARIA. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. SO CONGRATULATIONS. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU GUYS. IT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING. OKAY. [INFORMATIONAL] MOVING FORWARD, DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATIONAL. JUST A REMINDER THAT WE WILL NOT BE HAVING ANY MEETINGS IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST. SO WE WILL SEE YOU GUYS AT THE FIRST MEETING IN SEPTEMBER. YES. YEAH. WE WILL BE HAVING A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 6TH IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, BUT THERE WILL BE NO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS IN AUGUST. OKAY? OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. KENDRA. HEY, I'LL ADJOURN * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.