Planning Commission

City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, Merced Civic Center, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340

Agenda — 21 items

1. 1 NOTICE TO PUBLIC
2. 2 WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF THE MERCED PLANNING COMMISSION
3. 3 At least 72 hours prior to each regular Planning Commission meeting, a complete agenda packet is available for review on the City's website at www.cityofmerced.gov or at the Planning Division Office, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340. All public records relating to an open session item that are distributed to a majority of the Commission will be available for public inspection at the Planning Division Office during regular business hours. The Planning Commission also serves as the Board of Zoning Adjustment and the Design Review/Historic Preservation Commission. Assisted hearing devices are available for meetings held in the Council Chamber.
4. 4 PUBLIC COMMENT: OBTAIN SPEAKER CARD FROM THE CLERK
5. 5 Members of the audience who wish to address the Planning Commission are requested to complete a speaker card available at the podium against the right-hand side of the Council Chamber. Please submit the completed card to the Clerk before the item is called, preferably before the meeting begins. Speakers will be called up, 3 to 5 at a time, in the order in which the forms are received. Please use the microphone and state your name and city of residence for the record. For permits, licenses, and other entitlements, the applicant will be allowed 15 minutes (including rebuttal), the appellant/leader of the opposition will be allowed 15 minutes (including rebuttal), and all other speakers shall have 3 minutes each, unless the number of speakers is over 10, which in that case, comments shall be limited to 2 minutes each. For all other issues, for 3 or less speakers, 3 minutes each and for over 10 speakers, 2 minutes each shall be allotted. A timer clock is located above the City Council dais illuminating the remaining time. Once the buzzer sounds, please be courteous and conclude your remarks. Material may be emailed to planningweb@cityofmerced.gov no later than 1 PM on the day of the meeting. Please specify which portion of the agenda you are commenting on, for example, Item # or Oral Communications. Your comments will be presented to the Planning Commission at the appropriate time. Any correspondence received after 1 PM will be distributed to the Planning Commission and retained for the official record.
6. A. CALL TO ORDER
7. A.1. Moment of Silence
8. A.2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
9. B. ROLL CALL
10. C. PUBLIC COMMENT
11. 11 Members of the public who wish to speak on any matter not listed on the agenda may speak during this portion of the meeting and will be allotted 3 minutes. The Chairperson may, at their discretion, reduce the time to 2 minutes if there are more than 10 speakers, in order to accommodate as many speakers as possible. State law prohibits the Planning Commission from acting at this meeting on any matter raised during the public comment period. Members of the public who wish to speak on a matter that is listed on the agenda will be called upon to speak during discussion of that item. Please submit a Request to Speak card prior to the item being called.
12. D. CONSENT CALENDAR
13. 13 Adoption of the Consent Calendar may be made with one motion of the Planning Commission provided that any Planning Commission member, individual, or organization may request removal of an item from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration. If a request for removal of an item from the Consent Calendar has been received, the item will be discussed and voted on separately. With Consent items, there is generally no staff presentation but staff is available for questions.
14. D.1 SUBJECT: Planning Commission Minutes of November 5, 2025 ACTION: Approving and filing the Planning Commission Minutes of November 5, 2025 25-1033
15. E. BUSINESS
16. E.1 SUBJECT: Use Permits: Planning Commission Training on the Consideration of and Approval Process for Conditional Use Permits and Minor Use Permits ACTION The Planning Commission will not take action on this item. It is for training purposes only. SUMMARY The Planning Commission will receive information and training related to Use Permits. RECOMMENDATION Planning Staff recommends that the Planning Commission review the attached information pertaining to Use Permits as considered under the City of Merced Municipal Code Title 20. 25-1027
17. E.2 SUBJECT: Report by Acting Planning Manager of Upcoming Agenda Items ACTION Information only. 25-1034
18. E.3 SUBJECT: Calendar of Meetings/Events Nov. 17 City Council, 6:00 p.m. 19 Planning Commission, 6:00 p.m. Dec. 1 City Council, 6:00 p.m. 3 Planning Commission, 6:00 p.m. 9 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, 4:00 p.m. 15 City Council, 6:00 p.m. 17 Planning Commission, 6:00 p.m. Jan. 5 City Council, 6:00 p.m. 7 Planning Commission, 6:00 p.m. 19 City Council, 6:00 p.m. 21 Planning Commission, 6:00 p.m. 25-1036
19. E.4 SUBJECT: Request to Add Item to Future Agenda REPORT IN BRIEF Provides members of the Planning Commission to request that an item be placed on a future Planning Commission agenda. 25-1037
20. E.5 SUBJECT: Planning Commission Comments REPORT IN BRIEF Provides an opportunity for Commissioners to make a brief announcement on any activity(ies) she/he has attended on behalf of the City and to make a brief announcement on future community events and/or activities. The Brown Act does not allow discussion or action by the legislative body under this section. 25-1038
21. F. ADJOURNMENT