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Staff outlines pipeline of housing and commercial projects; longtime commissioner announces resignation
Summary
Staff briefed the commission on several active projects—including La Prisma Court (≈18 homes), Racine Wines warehouse, Starbucks construction, El Pollo Loco, River Terrace revisions and Bodger Meadows (≈350 homes)—and a commissioner announced they will step down after roughly 11–12 years of service.
Planning Division staff used the Sept. 11 meeting to preview several current and pending projects that will be presented to City Council in the coming weeks, and one commissioner announced an upcoming resignation after more than a decade on the commission.
Staff highlighted La Prisma Court, an 18-home project at North V Street and West North Avenue now in building plan check. A new wine-warehouse proposal for Racine Wines (roughly 18,000 square feet) has been submitted for design review and could appear before the Development Review Board and then the Planning Commission in the coming months. Staff said the site is near Pali Wines and occupies one of two lots that earlier had been proposed for a larger cannabis cultivation project (Organic Liberty), which has since dissolved.
Starbucks has submitted construction drawings for a small remodel and a 72-square-foot addition and was approved administratively; staff described minor changes to the drive-through lane to improve queuing. The El Pollo Loco location on North H Street is under construction and progressing rapidly, staff said. For the River Terrace project, staff reported changes that include converting planned townhomes to duplexes, modifying parking (some units will not have two-car garages), changing common open space and adding accessory dwelling units; these changes will require the project to return to the Planning Commission. Bodger Meadows, a county project proposed for annexation, would contain more than 350 homes if approved.
During the meeting a long-serving commissioner announced they would step down because their job no longer allows sufficient time to prepare for meetings. Commissioners and staff thanked the departing member for years of service and presented a card and a small gift.
Next steps: staff will bring many of these projects back for formal review as appropriate (some under concurrent processing), and the Planning Commission vacancy will be filled by City Council appointment.
