Design Commission Meeting Agenda for June 20 , 2007

Commission Members

Brian Sehnert	David Nybo	Edmonds Chandler
James Fong	Wendy LaBarge	Hideki Miyamoto

City Staff

William Crouch, Urban Design Manager/Design Director
Luis R. Sanchez, AIA, Senior Architect
Sheryl Patterson , Senior Deputy City Attorney
Andrea Gladden, Customer Service Trainee

Historic City Hall
915 I Street, 2rd Floor Hearing Room
June 20, 2007- 5:30 P.M.

The City Design Commission was created by the City Council. Its powers and duties include: to develop and recommend to the City Council policies and programs in support of the urban design program, including but not limited to urban design policies appropriate for inclusion in the General Plan and other regulatory plans and programs of the City; develop and recommend standards for review of development projects in addition to those standards set forth in Title 17, Chapter 17.132, of the City Code, and forward the recommended policies and standards to the City Council for the City Council’s consideration and adoption; evaluate and submit comments and recommendations on proposed plans, public and private development projects, and environmental reviews that are not subject to review under Title 17, Chapter 17.132 of the City Code and that may affect the physical development of and urban design in the city, in coordination with the review and action by the City Council, Planning Commission, or other public agencies on the plan, project, or environmental review; to review and approve design projects of major significance and appeals of the Design Director decisions per the Design Review Chapter, Title 17, Chapter 17.132, of the City Code.

Notice to the Public

You are welcomed and encouraged to participate in this meeting. Public comment is taken (3 minutes maximum) on items listed on the agenda when they are called. Public Comment on items not listed on the agenda will be heard at the end of the meeting as noted on the agenda. Comments on controversial items may be limited and large groups are encouraged to select 3-5 speakers to represent the opinion of the group.

Notice to Lobbyists: When addressing the Commission you must identify yourself as a lobbyist and announce the client/business/organization you are representing (City Code 2.15.160).

Speaker slips are located in the lobby of the hearing room and should be completed and submitted to the Commission Secretary.

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The order of agenda items is for reference; agenda items may be taken in any order deemed appropriate by the Commission. The agenda provides a general description and staff recommendations; however, the Commission may take action other than what is recommended. The agenda is available for public review on the Friday prior to the meeting. Hard copies of the agenda, minutes, and staff reports are available from the Development Services Department at 915 I Street, New City Hall, 3rd Floor (.25 cents per page) , during regular business hours or can be downloaded at www.cityofsacramento.org/dsd.

Meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. If you require special assistance to participate in the meeting, notify the Development Services Department at (916) 808-8310 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Agenda

All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Design Commission unless otherwise noted.

Call to Order – 5:30 p.m.

Roll Call

Consent Calendar

All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one motion. Anyone may request that an item be removed for separate consideration.

Approval of Minutes for May 16, 2007

Location: (Citywide)

Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from May 16, 2007
Contact: William Crouch, Urban Design Manager, (916) 808-8013

Public Hearings

Public hearings may be reordered by the Chair at the discretion of the Commission. If you challenge the decision of this Commission you may be limited to raising only those issues that are raised in this hearing or in written correspondence received by the agency prior to the hearing.

DR04-187 Canterbury Crossing (Noticed on 06/08/07)
Location: Northeast and Southwest Corner of Canterbury Road and Expo Parkway, District 2
Recommendation: Certify – Item A: Previous negative declaration; Approve - Item B: Construction of seven (7) one (1) story buildings for office use in the North Sacramento Design Review District. The buildings range in size from approximately nine-thousand-five-hundred and ten (9,510±) square feet to approximately twelve-thousand-eight-hundred and eight-one (12,881±) square feet. Each building will have associated parking and landscaping.
Contact: Matthew Sites, Design Review, (916) 808-7646

Attachments:
Staff Report;
DR04-253 Little Saigon (Noticed on 06/08/07)
Location: 6760/6780 Stockton Boulevard, District 6
Recommendation: Certify – Item A: Previous mitigated negative declaration; Approve - Item B: Retail and commercial project located in the Broadway/Stockton Design Review District. There are five (5) buildings, three (3) are two (2) story and two (2) are one (1) story.
Contact: Matthew Sites, Design Review, (916) 808-7646; Bridget Williams, Process Manager, (916) 808-8053

Attachments:
Staff Report;

Staff Reports

Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.

DR05-340 Cathedral Square (Noticed on 06/08/07)

Location: 1018, 1020, 1024, 1030 J Street & 1006, 1010, 1012, 1014 11th Street, District 1

Recommendation: Review and provide input – Construction of a twenty-five (25) story, two-hundred and fifty (250) foot high, residential condominium building with ground floor retail and restaurant space in the Central Business Design Review District. The project will consist of approximately seven-thousand and ninety (7,290±) square feet of retail commercial space at ground level and approximately two-hundred and forty-two (242±) new residential units. Parking shall be provided on site.

Contact: Luis R. Sanchez, AIA, Senior Architect, (916) 808-5957; Mark Rusconi, Urban Design Consultant

Attachments:
Staff Report
DR05-402 Metropolitan (Noticed on 06/08/07)
Location: 10th & J Street, District 1
Recommendation: Review and provide input – The applicant proposes to construct a 39-story, 420 ft. high, mixed-use tower development. The building will consist of 320 residential condominium units, commercial/retail spaces at street level, and off-street parking spaces. This project is located in the Central Business Design Review District.
Contact: Matthew Sites, Design Review, (916) 808-7646

Attachments:
Staff Report
M07-016 Monthly Design Review Activity Report (Oral Report)
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive and file
Contact: Luis R. Sanchez, AIA, Senior Architect, (916) 808-5957

Attachments:
Staff Report
M07-029 Township 9 PUD Design Guidelines (Noticed on 06/08/07)
Location: American River to the north, North 5th Street to the west, Richards Boulevard to the south, and North 7th Street to the east, District 3
Recommendation: Review and forward recommendations to City Council –Township 9 Planned Unit Development (PUD) Design Guidelines
Contact: Luis Sanchez, AIA, Senior Architect, (916) 808-5957; Leslie Gross, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-5881

Attachments:
Staff Report
M07-050 Design Commission Follow Up Log (Oral Report)
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive and file
Contact: Luis R. Sanchez, AIA, Senior Architect, (916) 808-5957

Attachments:
Staff Report