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Marco Martinez, the City of Hollister's associate engineer, presented the staff report and the department's recommendation. Martinez said the plot plan for the neighboring parcel behind 1381 did not show fence placement in the public-utilities easement (PUE) and that satellite and plan records show the developer deviated from approved plans for multiple corner lots. Staff recommended denying the appeal and requiring the homeowner to move the fence back to the original location that existed when the home was purchased.

Staff cited Hollister Municipal Code section 17-16-050 (street-side fence setbacks and PUE protection) and said the city has been enforcing the code consistently since 2022. Martinez summarized staff's position: the placement of the fence on the property line \"would create a potential safety hazard and is inconsistent with the dedicated PUE dedicated on the subdivision properties.\" He also acknowledged that the developer had not followed the approved plot plans and that the city should have caught the deviation earlier.

The appellant, Allen Leon, told the commission he paid a premium for a corner lot and said he had been treated unfairly in the review process. Leon said he spent money on legal counsel and sought to avoid undoing installed improvements. \"I'm being penalized for something that was set up by the home builder,\" he said, and offered to provide recorded authorizations or notarized letters to permit utilities to access the PUE if needed. Leon argued the utilities are located in the center of the roadway and said he would incur the cost to move the fence if future work required it.

A resident of 1400 Cavalier Lane also described paying a premium and said she had applied multiple times for a fence extension and received inconsistent guidance from the city over several years. She told the commission the neighborhood had been told different things at different times and that the city's instructions had been unclear.

Commission discussion focused on two competing concerns: enforcing the municipal code and avoiding penalizing homeowners who were sold lots that did not match the approved plans. Commissioners repeatedly noted the developer's role in the deviations and the mixed messages homeowners reported receiving from sales staff and some city contacts during the permit process.

After discussion, Vice Chair Tora Torres DeLuna moved to adopt a resolution (to be drafted by staff) reversing the staff determination and approving the appeal for 1381 Carriage Road. The motion included findings that the fence was not constructed pursuant to the approved plot plan, that mixed messaging occurred between the developer and the city during the sales and permit process, that the decision applied specifically to this property's circumstances, and that the homeowner would be responsible for any future costs to relocate the fence if utilities or other public-work needs required removal or access. Chair Belong and Commissioner Perez voted in favor. The motion carried 3-0.

Staff said it will prepare a written resolution (drafted to reflect the commission's oral findings) and return it for a formal record, and staff noted that code-enforcement follow-up will be guided by satellite imagery and plot-plan records to determine which other lots, if any, were constructed contrary to approved plans. The commission emphasized that their action reflected the facts for this particular appeal and did not automatically set citywide policy; staff said future appeals would be considered on their individual facts.

The appellant's case is now resolved in his favor at the planning-commission level; staff will prepare the formal resolution and return it for the record. Any additional homeowners who choose to appeal their citations would need to file separate appeals and present facts supporting similar findings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Commission Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Hollister Planning Commission on June 12 voted 3-0 to allow the street-side fence at 1381 Carriage Road to remain as installed after finding the fence was not constructed pursuant to the approved plot plan and that homeowners received mixed messaging during the sales and permit process.","taxTitle","Hollister City, San Benito County, California","taxId",55350,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6536135,"Planning Commission approves 54,541-square-foot California Modulars factory on Shelton Drive",1244,119000,1363000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3824438-5491c82a9d09cc7814844ce202b7ff86&start=119&end=1363","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3824438-5491c82a9d09cc7814844ce202b7ff86/thumbnail_119000.jpg","/articles/6536135/Hollister-City/San-Benito-County/California/Planning-Commission-approves-54541-square-foot-California-Modulars-factory-on-Shelton-Drive","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6536135-e71e2d8b53301bb19b3b6d42ce7b2129/orig.mp4?Expires=1771194200&Signature=SKNfS5R4qdh6cF-L09tsvjn4S4TVmDYtmqbN3adJMadX712MWEUcYuzDUuukkdMRqHeQ2OdZmPAl0xRiDVZcGdzxPMp226Yp2Oge~ZpTbtGsaoUjkOzI-6xlooV4DoBAFhCZVM26h3wT62O5HvckSCVyLppaehL5eW8fEEvDXWYI7cNtqaYcZ0EfYeSmLKXShLlkTnQwE5hsrx8mhP81A8gjrCatY5K3B9ogvBmwXZ-JJkNY-gr1AODCiZCTN5LDxYeYRHO6jsKxy5AqTPym9-E2-FkQCYbmd~J~kWmDvqCXv3qFMhs5nn26ZX3w3E8vGW-10M6fPyhKuoDhsgYBGw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hollister Planning Commission on June 12 voted 3-0 to adopt a resolution approving Site and Architectural Review 2024-4 for a 54,541-square-foot industrial building proposed by California Modulars on Shelton Drive.

Staff told commissioners the parcel is about 2.8 acres and currently vacant. “The applicant is proposing a 54,541 square foot industrial building, and the parcel is 2.8 acres,” a staff member said, and described the use as warehouse and manufacturing space with ancillary office space for a company that “manufactures mobile homes.”

Staff recommended approval with the findings in the draft resolution and proposed removing five duplicate conditions (nos. 92, 98, 102, 103 and 119). The presentation noted the project meets development standards for the light-industrial zoning district, provides 80 parking spaces where 79 are required, and conforms to the city's 35-foot landscaping setback for industrial zones.

The project was described as exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under CEQA Class 32 (infill exemption). Staff said the lot is smaller than five acres, is consistent with the general plan and zoning, and is surrounded by development.

On lighting, staff and the city's associate engineer, Marco Martinez, explained that a condition requires additional street lighting only if the applicant's revised photometric calculations demonstrate that on-site lighting does not provide adequate illumination. Martinez told the commission that the condition was placed because the originally submitted photometrics did not reflect adequate frontage lighting; he said, “If their calculations show that there is sufficient lighting, then we would do away with the comment.”

Anne Hall of Seminito Engineering, speaking for the applicant, asked the commission to allow on-site photometrics to satisfy the requirement rather than mandating installation of a new streetlight immediately. \"If we can meet photometrics and meet city standards with on-site lighting, we're not required to add a streetlight,\" Hall said.

The applicant's representative described operations currently in Gilroy and said the Hollister facility would manufacture primarily steel-built ADUs, single-family units and homeless shelter modules. The representative said the facility would create about 35 jobs at opening and roughly 15 additional positions in project management and design.

Commissioners asked follow-up questions about fencing, hours of operation and the duplicate conditions. Staff said the project does not propose outdoor storage, that fencing materials are not strictly specified by the code (barbed wire is prohibited; chain link is commonly allowed in industrial zones) and that any fenced yard would need Knox Box access for emergency responders.

Commissioner Perez made the motion to adopt Resolution 2025-15 approving Site and Architectural Review 2024-4 with the modifications discussed; the motion passed on a 3-0 voice vote.

The commission's action removes the five duplicate conditions from the resolution but retains the lighting condition as drafted, with the staff direction that the condition will be applied only if revised photometrics do not demonstrate adequate lighting along the site frontage. Staff said the engineering division will review the revised photometric plan when it is submitted with civil improvement plans.

The city will return the approved resolution as part of the building-permit process; staff noted that the applicant must meet building permit and improvement plan requirements prior to construction.

The commission's approval is limited to the site and architectural findings before it; no construction permits have been issued and any future changes will require review under city procedures.

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