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[ Brentwood Planning Commission Briefing April 30, 2026 Click on Download PDF Packet above to view Briefing Agenda Following the discussion of the May 4th agenda, the item below will be discussed: Orientation for Planning Commissioners This informational meeting is an opportunity for the Planning Commission to discuss the upcoming agenda, to ask questions of staff and applicants, and to request additional information prior to the formal Monday meeting.]
OKAY.UM, BEFORE I GET STARTED IN THE EMAIL THAT WAS SENT OUT ABOUT OUR AGENDA, UM, IT WAS NOTED THAT WE ARE GOING, SINCE WE HAVE A LIGHT AGENDA, WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME TRAINING WITH, UM, SAM EDWARDS WHO'S SITTING BEHIND ME.
SO WE'RE GONNA DO A TWO HOUR TRAINING.
IF YOU GUYS CAN STAY, THAT'D BE WONDERFUL.
UM, WE ARE GOING TO RECORD IT, SO ONCE WE GET THE LINK, WE WILL SEND THAT OUT TO YOU GUYS.
SO, UH, BY STATE LAW, YOU GUYS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE FOUR HOURS OF TRAINING, SO THIS WILL SUPPLY TWO OF YOUR HOURS AND WE JUST HAVE TO HAVE 'EM BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
UM, WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON CONSENT AND THE REST OF OUR ITEMS ARE ON REGULAR, SO I'M GONNA LET JACKSON START.
ITEM ONE AND OUR ONLY ITEM ON CONSENT AGENDA IS A REVISED HILLSIDE PROTECTION SITE PLAN FOR THE WINSTON SUBDIVISION FOR LOT 19, WHICH IS 8 4 4 WINDSTONE BOULEVARD.
THE ADDISON GROUP REQUESTS APPROVAL OF A HILLSIDE PROTECTION SITE PLAN FOR 8 44 WINDSTONE BOULEVARD.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO ADD A GUN NIGHT HOT TUB, A FIRE PIT, AND A POOL HOUSE SLASH BATHROOM TO THEIR EXISTING POOL AREA IN THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY.
THE PROPOSED POOL HOUSE WILL HAVE MATERIALS THAT MATCH THE EXISTING HOME AND WILL BE PLACED AND CONNECTED TO THE SIDE OF THE CURRENT HOUSE.
SO EXTENDING THE POOL RIGHT HERE AND THIS LITTLE HOT TUB RIGHT HERE.
AND THEN THIS DARK SQUARE IS GOING TO BE THE CONNECTED SIDE POOL HOUSE, WHICH WE HAVE ELEVATIONS FOR ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
YEAH, IT'S GONNA LOOK PRETTY GOOD.
ONLY GONNA BE ACCESSED OUTSIDE FROM THE
SO IT'S COME TO PLANNING COMMISSION FOR YOU GUYS.
WE HAVE ONE STAFF CONDITION OF APPROVAL AND 11 STANDARD CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
WE'RE GONNA SWITCH OVER TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
UM, WE'VE GOT A NEW HILLSIDE PROTECTION SITE PLAN LOCATED AT BRENTWOOD HILLS SUBDIVISION, UM, 1305 ROBERT E. LEE.
YOU'RE GOING UP ON ROBERT E. LEE.
THESE, THERE'S SOME VACANT LOTS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE ONCE YOU GET RIGHT PAST THE WATER TOWER.
SO IT'S NOT, NOT THE ONES ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, IT'S THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND IT KIND OF DROPS OFF.
UM, SO THIS REQUEST IS FOR A HILLSIDE PROTECTION SITE PLAN FOR A LOT 25 OF THE BRENTWOOD HILLS SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 1305 ROBERT E. LEE.
THE PROPOSALS TO CONSTRUCT A 7,097 SQUARE FOOT HOME ON THE ONE THE 0.99 ACRE LOT.
UH, THE PROPOSED RESIDENCE WILL INCLUDE AN OFF-WHITE MORTAR RUB BRICK, A TAN STONE, BLACK VERTICAL, HARDY BOARD SIDING, AND AN AGED CEDAR SHAKE ROOF.
UM, THERE IS A NOTE ON THE PLAT THAT STATES THAT THE BUILDING SETBACKS FOR LOTS 24 TO 28 ARE TO BE ESTABLISHED UPON THE APPLICATION FOR A BUILDING PERMIT.
UH, ON THE PLA THE FRONT SETBACKS RECORDED AT 30 FEET AND THEN THE TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR R TWO ZONING DISTRICT FOR THE SIDE AND THE REAR SETBACK HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO THIS LOT AS THEY'RE NOT SHOWN ON THE RECORDED PLAT.
SO FOR R TWO, THE STANDARD IS, UH, 75 FEET FOR THE FRONT STEPBACK.
WITH THIS ONE HAVING, UM, SEVERE SLOPES, WE'RE GONNA HONOR THE 30 FEET SETBACK THAT'S ON THE RECORDED PLAT.
HERE'S A SITE PLAN THAT YOU GUYS CAN'T SEE VERY WELL,
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FOR THIS? I MEAN, CAN THIS JUST GO TO CONSENT? UM, IT CAN, WE, LIKE, WE PUT IT ON REGULAR, SINCE IT IS A BRAND NEW IT CAN ABSOLUTELY GO ON.
IF YOU WANNA MOVE IT, WE CAN MOVE IT.
IS THERE ANY ISSUE WITH IT BEING WHITE? IS IT VISIBLE FROM, SO IT IS LIKE A, IT IS LIKE A CREAM TAN.
IT LOOKS KIND OF WHITE IN THE RENDERINGS, BUT IT WILL NOT BE WHITE AND IT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE, THE ROAD.
SO IT'S NOT ON LIKE THE FRANKLIN ROAD SIDE, SO IT WON'T BE VISIBLE.
ARE THERE ANY ISSUES WITH THE 30 FOOT SETBACK VERSUS WHATEVER? WHAT, 'CAUSE THERE ARE SOME HOUSES ON THAT SIDE FARTHER UP I THINK.
AREN'T THERE? IS IT IS, IS EVERYBODY AT 30 FEET ON THAT
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SIDE OR, UM, SO ON.IT COULD BE SOME THAT WERE PROBABLY BUILT BEFORE ON HERE.
THERE'S A, A COPY OF THE RECORDED POT IN YOUR DOCUMENTS, UM, THE, THE LOT NEXT TO, SO THE ONE TO THE, TO THE RIGHT CLOSER TO THE, THE WATER TOWER AND THEN THE ONE TO THE LEFT.
I THINK THIS ONE'S INCLUDED IN THE 30 FEET AS WELL.
AND IT DOES HELP THEM BECAUSE THESE LOTS LITERALLY DROP RIGHT OFF.
SO THEY'RE HAVING TO DO FOR THEM TO KIND OF, UM, GET ANY SORT OF A BACKYARD.
THEY'RE DOING A TERRORIST UH, RETAINING WALL FOR SOME SORT OF FLAT.
BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU CAN SEE IT'S PRETTY LIKE THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, LIKE IT'S SLOPED.
DID EVERYBODY GO WITH THIS COMMON CONSENT? YEAH.
WE CAN MOVE IT AND THEN THIS WILL, UM, HAVE A FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM SINCE IT'S IN HP.
AND THEN IT WILL ALSO, UM, HAVE A, UM, THEY'RE GONNA PUT IN A TANK BECAUSE OF WATER PRESSURE TO HELP WITH THE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
AND THEN HERE'S SOME, UH, BUILDING MATERIALS A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.
OUR NEXT ITEM IS A REVISED PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR ARDEN WOOD SUBDIVISION.
UM, CAPE DAWSON'S REQUESTING A REVISED PRELIMINARY PLAN TO SUBDIVIDE THE EXISTING LOT 12 LOCATED AT 5 2 5 ARDEN WOOD PLACE INTO TWO LOTS.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 1.57 ACRES.
UM, SO THE DENWOOD SUBDIVISION WAS ORIGINALLY PLATTED IN 1997 WITH A TOTAL OF 30 LOTS.
UH, CURRENTLY THE SUBDIVISION CONTAINS 29 LOTS AS LOTS 12 AND 13 WERE COMBINED THROUGH A RECORDED RECORDED PLA IN 2003.
UM, THE COMMON, LET'S SEE, I LOST MY PLACE, SORRY.
UH, THE COMMON BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE COMBINED LOT 12 AND THE ADJACENT LOT 15, UM, WERE ADJUSTED IN AUGUST OF 2007.
UH, THE REVISED PRELIMINARY PLAN PROPOSES TO REESTABLISH THE ORIGINAL LOT 13 BY SUBDIVIDING THE EXISTING LOT 12, UH, THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL LOTS BEING CREATED, SO IT WILL JUST RETURN BACK TO THE ORIGINAL 30 LOTS.
UM, THE ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION OF LOT 13 INCLUDED A DRAINAGE EASEMENT AND DETENTION AREA LOCATED ON THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LOT BECAUSE THE CURRENT ZONING ORDINANCE DOES NOT PERMIT DETENTION FACILITIES TO BE LOCATED ON INDIVIDUAL LOTS.
THE REVISED PLAN PROPOSES TO DESIGNATE APPROXIMATELY 16,332 SQUARE FEET OF THIS DETENTION AREA AS A PERMANENT OPEN SPACE.
SO THEY WILL ACTUALLY GAINING A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, GREEN SPACE WITH THIS.
UM, AND THEN, UH, SO WE HAVE ONE CONDITION.
OH, AND THEN THE NEW, UM, THE NEW LOT 13 WILL FRONT FISHER DRIVE IN THE LOT 12 FRONTS.
ARDEN WOOD AND ARDEN, THE LOT 12 DOES HAVE A HOUSE ON IT, SO THEY WILL BUILD A NEW HOUSE ON THE LOT.
UM, AND THEN WE'VE GOT ONE CONDITION OF APPROVAL, UH, DUE TO THE SURROUNDING DRAINAGE PATTERNS.
THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST LOT 13 BE CLASSIFIED AS A TRANSITIONAL LOT.
AND THEN THERE ARE 15 STANDARD CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE, OH, ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY, THIS ONE'S OS 30.
SO THIS WILL BE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
ARE THERE HOMES BUILT ON 14 AND 15? YES.
THIS SUBDIVISION IS BUILT OUT, I THINK EXCEPT FOR ONE LOT.
THERE'S ONE VACANT LOT IN THE SUBDIVISION.
DO YOU KNOW IF THEY'VE BEEN APPROACHED LEFT? YES, THEY HAVE BEEN.
UM, WE HAVE APPROVAL FROM THE HOA.
THE HOA IS THE, WOULD BE THE APPROVING BODY.
AND SO THEY, THEY HAVE GRANTED APPROVAL TO SUBDIVIDE TO GO BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL, UM, LAYOUT.
SO IF YOU LOOK, SO HERE'S THE ORIGINAL LAYOUT WHEN THE SUBJECT WAS FIRST CREATED.
SO WE'VE GOT LOT 12 HERE AND LOT 13.
AND THEN HERE'S THE DETENTION AREA THAT WE MENTIONED.
UM, THE DETENTION WILL STAY ON THESE TWO LOTS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO THEM.
AND THEN IN, UM, 2003, A APPLICANT REQUESTED TO COMBINE THE
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TWO LOTS.WHY, WHY DID THEY COMBINE 'EM? AND THEN WHY DO THEY WANNA SEPARATE 'EM? WAS IT PROBABLY, WAS IT 1212 IS SELLING AND YOU KNOW, LIKE WHAT, WHAT, WHY? WELL, I I, I THINK ORIGINALLY THEY WERE COMBINED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF 12 PROBABLY WANTED TO DO A LARGE BACKYARD IMPROVEMENT.
AND THEN THEIR PLANS CHANGED PROBABLY.
AND THEN IT MAY HAVE CHANGED HANDS AGAIN AND NOW THEY'VE ELECTED TO SPLIT IT OFF OKAY.
NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF ALLISON MENTIONED, BUT ONE CHANGE WITH THE REVISED PLAT IS WE'RE TAKING THE DETENTION, WHICH USED TO BE ON A PRIVATE LOT THAT'S NOW GONNA BECOME PART OF THE COMMON OPEN SPACE.
'CAUSE WE DON'T ALLOW DETENTION ON PRIVATE LOTS ANYMORE.
SO IF THEY NEVER COMBINED THEM, THEN WE'D HAVE DETENTION ON PRIVATE LOT.
THEN THERE'S STILL COMBINE THEM MEANS NOW WE CAN COME BACK IN OVER THE TOP AND FIX.
YOU'RE NOT, BUT YOU'RE NOT SUBDIVIDING OFF THAT DETENTION AREA.
IT'S JUST AN EASEMENT, RIGHT? NO, IT'S, IT'S COMPLETELY SEPARATE.
AND WHAT'S THE ACREAGE OF 12 AND 13 AFTER THIS? UM, LOT 12 IS 0.54 ACRES AND LOT, I'M SORRY.
LOT 13 IS 0.54 ACRES AND LOT 12 IS 0.65.
SO THEY'RE NOT AC THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO BE ACRE LOTTS.
AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN, UH, THAT IT'S BEING DESIGNATED AS TRANSITIONAL? WHAT IS THAT? SO TRANSITIONAL HAS TO DO WITH SLOPE AND THEN, UH, TRANSITIONAL LOTS REQUIRE AN ENGINEERED SITE PLAN.
SO IT'S A GRADING AND DRAINAGE PLAN THAT REQUIRES ENGINEERING APPROVAL AND THEY'RE REQUIRED TO BE DONE BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR A REGISTERED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.
LAST ITEM, UM, IS A REVISED PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR THE TERON SUBDIVISION SECTION THREE, UM, LOCATED OFF OF SAM DONALD ROAD.
CAPE DAWSON REQUESTS APPROVAL OF A REVISED PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR THE CHIRON SUBDIVISION.
THIS REVISION ADDS 17 LOTS AND THREE OPEN SPACE AREAS ON A TOTAL OF 29 ACRES.
THE PROPOSED REVISION BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LOTS TO 45 ON 73.85 ACRES.
THE PLAN ALSO INCLUDES A 20 FOOT WIDE RIDE OF WAY DE DESIGNATION ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAM DONALD ROAD, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE, UM, RIDE OF WAY DESIGNATION FOR THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SECTIONS OF TRON.
UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, ORIGINALLY APPROVED THE PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR TRON ON JANUARY 2ND, 2024.
AND THEN SECTION TWO WAS ADDED SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2025.
AND THEN ALL LOTS COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE R TWO ZONING DISTRICT.
45 AND 44 RIGHT HERE ARE GOING TO FRONT SAM DONALD ROAD AND THEN THE REST OF THEM ARE GONNA BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE, THE INTERIOR ROADS.
UH, THERE'S A, SOME TEMPORARY DEAD ENDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE EXTENDED WITH THIS PROPOSAL.
THERE IS A TEMPORARY DEAD END PROPOSED OVER HERE IN CASE THIS TRACKED OVER HERE WERE TO DEVELOP IN THE FUTURE.
AND THEN THIS ROAD DOWN HERE IS GOING TO CONNECT THROUGH INTO THE CALISTOGA SUBDIVISION 'CAUSE UH, TIMBERON KIND OF SITS ABOVE CALISTOGA.
AND THEN, UM, THERE IS A SMALL CEMETERY THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE GUNTER CEMETERY AND IT'S JUST, IT'S LOCATED OVER HERE IN OPEN SPACE AREA.
UM, JUST SOUTH OF THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY FOR SAM DONALD ROAD.
AND IT IS, UH, TO, TO BE PRESERVED AGAIN WITH AN OPEN SPACE AREA.
WE'RE NOT GONNA PUT A FENCE AROUND THE FENCE FOR THE CEMETERY.
UM, HE'S NOT DISCUSS THAT IN DETAIL.
UM, AND THEN HERE'S JUST A LITTLE EXHIBIT THAT SHOWS THE CONNECTION TO FROM TIMON DOWN INTO CALISTOGA.
AS I MENTIONED, TIMON KIND OF SITS ABOVE CALISTOGA DOWN HERE.
IS THERE LIKE A TEMPORARY DEAD END SIGN AT CALISTOGA TODAY? UM, THAT PORTION CONSTRUCTED? YEAH.
SO THIS, UH, THIS IS PART OF SECTION TWO.
CALISTOGA ONLY HAS SECTION ONE.
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WE DONE SECTION TWO FOR TERON? SO TERON ALSO ONLY HAS SECTION ONE FINAL PLOT APPROVAL.DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH, BACK TO A REGULAR AGENDA.
MAKING AN EXCEPTION FROM 75 FEET TO 30.
CAN WE, UH, WHAT CRITERIA DO WE USE WHEN WE MAKE EXCEPTIONS TO ZONING? LET ME TAKE THIS, THAT GOING.
UM, SO IT'S, IT'S NOT AN EXCEPTION.
UM, THE, THE SETBACK, THE FRONT SETBACK ON THE RECORDED PLAT AS IT AS IT EXISTS TODAY, A PLAT THAT WAS APPROVED AND RECORDED IN THE COUNTY IS 30 FOOT.
WE APPLY THE OTHER SETBACKS, WE PULL THOSE FROM OUR MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE SIDES IN THE REAR BECAUSE THE PLAT DOES NOT SHOW SIDE AND REAR SETBACKS.
SINCE IT SHOWS A 30 RECORDED, WE HONOR THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING PLANNING COMMISSION? IF NOT, I'M GOING TO CLOSE OUR BRIEF AND THEN I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MR. SAM EDWARDS SO HE CAN DO LEGAL TRAINING.
AND THEN IF YOU GUYS NEED TO GO MORE THAN WELCOME TO, UM, IF NOT, WE AGAIN, WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO STAY FOR OUR TRAINING.