Meeting Agenda for July 19, 2006

Board Members

Christopher Elliott	Bruce Booher	Eric Fuller, S.E.
Wendy LaBarge	John Febbo, Chair	Andrew Hope
Jon Marshack, D.Env., Vice Chair	Vacancy	Vacancy

City Staff

Luis R. Sanchez, AIA, Design Review Director
Roberta Deering, Preservation Director

William R. Crouch, FRAIA, Urban Design Manager
Sabina Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney

Historic City Hall
915 I Street, 2rd Floor Hearing Room
July 19, 2006 – 5:30 P.M.

The Design Review and Preservation Board is a board of the City Council with review and approval authority. Its purpose is to review design plans for new buildings and for modifications to existing buildings in designated Design Review areas and on properties located within designated Historic Districts and Landmark properties. The Board also makes recommendations to the City Council on Landmark and Historic District nominations to the Sacramento Register.

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 Board 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 Board Secretary.

Government Code 54950 (The Brown Act) requires that a brief description of each item to be transacted or discussed be posted at least 72 hours prior to a regular meeting. The City posts Agendas at City Hall as well as offsite meeting locations.

The order of agenda items is for reference; agenda items may be taken in any order deemed appropriate by the Board. The agenda provides a general description and staff recommendations; however, the Board 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, synopsis, 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.

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Agenda

All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Planning 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 Synopsis for June 21, 2006.

Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Board Minutes for June 21, 2006.
Contact: Luis R. Sanchez, AIA, Design Review Director, 808-5957

Public Hearings

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

DR05-402 Mixed Use Tower Development (Noticed: 06/30/06)
Location: 10th & J Street, D-1

Recommendation: Continue to 08/02/06 by Staff.

Contact: Luis R. Sanchez, AIA, Design Review Director, 808-5957

M04-053 & M05-048 R Street Urban Design Plan and Special Planning Districts Amendments (Noticed: 07/07/06)
Location: R Street between 2nd and 29th Streets, D-1,3,4

Environmental Determination: Mitigated Negative Declaration

Recommendation: Forward - Recommendation to City Planning Commission and City Council for adoption.

Contact: Mark Kraft, Associate Planner, 808-8116, Tara Goddard, Assistant Planner, 808-8332

Attachments:

STAFF REPORT-A NEG DEC APPENDIX-A APPENDIX-B APPENDIX-C APPENDIX-D APPENDIX-E APPENDIX-F STAFF REPORT-B

Staff Reports

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

DR06-124 Alhambra at S Condominium Community (Noticed: 06/30/06)

Location: 1891 Alhambra Blvd. & 3201 S Street, D4

Environmental Determination: To be determined.

Recommendation: Receive and Provide Direction

Contact: Luis R. Sanchez, AIA, Design Review Director, 808-5957, Mark Rusconi, Architect, Urban Design Consultant

Attachments:

STAFF REPORT

IR06-405 Proposed Amendments to California Historic Building Code

Location: State-Wide D-1-8

Recommendation: Receive and Provide Direction

Contact: Roberta Deering, Preservation Director, 808-8259