Meeting Minutes for December 14, 2006
Commission Members
| Joseph Contreraz | Darrel Woo | John Boyd |
| Joseph Yee | Jodi Samuels | Barry Wasserman |
| Michael Notestine | D.E. "Red" Banes | Chris Givens |
City Staff
David Kwong, Planning Manager
Sabina Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney
Emilie Chlarson, Customer Service Specialist
Historic City Hall
915 I Street, 2rd Floor Hearing Room
December 14, 2006
– 5:30 P.M.
The City Planning Commission was created by the City Council. Its powers and duties include: to develop and maintain the General Plan; to make recommendations to the City Council on amendments to the General Plan and the City’s zoning code and on zoning changes; to act upon applications for tentative subdivision maps, special permits and variances; and to make environmental determinations associated with these actions.
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Agenda
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Planning Commission unless otherwise noted.
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Call to Order – 5:30 p.m.
Roll Call - All Present except Boyd (Woo arrived at 6:07pm)
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 November 9, 2006. (Continued from 10/26/06)
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Synopsis for November 9, 2006.
Contact: David Kwong, Planning Manager, 808-2691
Action: Moved, Seconded (Givens, Notestine 6:0:1; Abstain Samuels) to approve minutes.
- Approval of Synopsis for November 20, 2006.
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Synopsis for November 20, 2006.
Contact: David Kwong, Planning Manager, 808-2691
Action: Moved, Seconded (Givens, Notestine 6:0:1; Abstain Samuels) to approve minutes.
Public Hearings
Public hearings may be reordered by the Chair at the discretion of the Committee. 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.
- P06-034 C&B Liquor Storage (Noticed on 10/04/06, 11/30/06, 12/01/06) (Continued from: 10/26/06)
Location: 1812 Broadway, D-4
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA section 15303; Item B: Special Permit for the sale of alcohol for off-site consumption within a 2,800± square foot liquor store.
Contact: Sally Shore, Assistant Planner, 808-8001
Action: Moved, Seconded (7:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
- P06-056 Freeport Taco Bell (Noticed on 10/17/06, 11/21/06) (Continued from: 11/09/06)
Location: 5641 Freeport Boulevard, D-4
Recommendation: Deny – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA Section 15332; Item B: Special Permit to construct a new restaurant with drive-thru window
Contact: Heather Forest, Associate Planner 808-5008
Action: Public Comment by: Joe Verderber, Bill Vierra. Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Wasserman 6:0:1; Abstain Samuels) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
- P06-124 Natomas Place Apartments (Noticed on 10/17/06) (Continued from: 11/09/06)
Location: Southwest corner of Del Paso Road and Blackrock Road, D-1
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Previously Adopted Negative Declaration; Deny – Item B: Third Party Appeal of the decision of the Planning Director to approve a Plan Review to develop a 135 unit apartment complex on 5.8± acres in the Multi-Family Planned Unit Development (R-3-PUD) zone in the Natomas Place PUD and Approved the Planning Director's Plan Review.
Contact: Arwen Wacht, Associate Planner, 808-1964
Action: Public Comment By: Tristan Godt, Richard Hack, Charles Gray, Robert Thompson, Charles Cunnighan, Christine Paros, Linda Hudgins, Kristine Escarda Robert Wurgler, Edward Newman, Adama Trasre. Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Woo 5:3:0; No - Givens, Samuels, Contreraz) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
- P05-028 Three Seasons Hotel (Noticed on 11/21/06, 11/28/06)
Location: 7770 Stockton Blvd., D-8
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA Section 15332; Item B: Special Permit to construct a building with an area exceeding 40,000 gross square feet in the General Commercial Review (C-2-R) zone; C. Special Permit to exceed the allowed forty-five (45) foot height within the General Commercial (C-2) zone; Item D: Special Permit to exceed the allowed fifty-four (54) foot height for a roof structure (tower) in the General Commercial Review (C-2-R) zone.
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, 808-5590
Action: Moved, Seconded (Yee, Notestine 7:0:0) to approve staff recommendation with amended conditions.
Attachments:
- P05-108 500 Capitol Mall (Noticed on 11/21/06)
Location: 500 Capitol Mall, D-1
Recommendation: Continue to January 11, 2007
Contact: Lindsey Alagozian, Associate Planner, 808-2659
Action: Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Samuels 7:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
- P05-197 Bruceville North Condominiums (Noticed on 11/21/06, 12/02/06)
Location: NW corner at the intersection of Bruceville and Jacinto roads, D-8
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Mitigated Negative Declaration; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item C: Inclusionary Housing Plan; Item D: Tentative Map to subdivide 9.68± vacant acres into one common lot for condominium development within the Multi-family Review (R-2B-R) zone; Item E: Special Permit to develop 162 alternative ownership (condominium) units within the Multi-family Review (R-2B-R) zone; Item F: Special Permit to reduce the very low income inclusionary housing requirement from 10 (ten) percent to 5 (five) percent and to increase the low income inclusionary housing requirement from 5 (five) percent to 10 (ten) percent for a condominium project in the Multi-family Review (R-2B-R) zone; Item G: Variance to reduce the rear yard and side yard setbacks in the R-2B-R zone.
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, 808-5590
Action: Moved, Seconded (Contreraz, Samuels 6:1:0 No Notestine) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
- P06-011 The Gateway at Stonehenge (Noticed on 11/21/06, 12/01/06)
Location: 1737 Kathleen Avenue, D-3
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Mitigated Negative Declaration; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item E: Tentative Map to subdivide a 0.69± net acre parcel into nine (9) townhouse parcels and one (1) common parcel in the proposed Multi-Family (R-2A) zone; Item F: Special Permit to develop an alternative housing type consisting of nine (9) two (2) story townhouse units and one (1) common lot in the proposed Multi-Family (R-2A) zone; Item G: Special Permit to install private vehicular gates in the proposed Multi-Family (R-2A) zone.
Contact: David Hung, Associate Planner, 808-5530
Action: Moved, Seconded (Wasserman, Notestine 7:0:0) to approve staff recommendation with amended conditions.
Attachments:
- P06-012 Fulton Avenue Development (Noticed on 11/21/06, 11/22/06)
Location: NE of Business 80 & Fulton Avenue, D-2
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Impact Report (EIR); Adopt – Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Approve – Item C: General Plan Amendment to redesignate twenty ± (20) gross acres from Parks, Recreation and Open Space to Heavy Commercial/Warehouse; Item D: Rezone of twenty ± (20) gross acres from the Single Family (R-1) zone to the Heavy Commercial Planned Unit Development (C-4 PUD) zone; Item E: Establishment of the Fulton Avenue Planned Unit Development (PUD), including PUD Guidelines and a PUD Schematic Plan; Item F: Tentative Parcel Map to subdivide one (1) parcel into two (2) parcels; Item G: Subdivision Modifications to allow non-standard streets and elbows.
Contact: Jamie Cutlip, Assistant Planner, 808-8684
Action: Public Comment by: Jim Elliott, Donna Arteaga, Stanley M. Benson. Moved, Seconded (Wasserman, Woo 4:4:0; No - Notestine, Samuels, Contreraz, Wasserman). Chair re-opened deliberation; Moved, Seconded (Wasserman, Banes 5:3:0; No Notestine, Samuels, Contreraz) to approve staff recommendation with recommendations to council.
Attachments:
- P06-078 Arena Corporate Center (Noticed on 11/21/06, 11/22/06)
Location: NE Corner of Arena Blvd. and East of Commerce Blvd, D-1
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Addendum to an Adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration; Adopt – Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Approve – Item C: Tentative Map to subdivide one (1) lot into three (3) lots on 12.29± net acres; Item D: Plan Review to allow development of three (3), two(2) story office buildings with parking in the Arena Corporate PUD.
Contact: Jamie Cutlip, Assistant Planner, 808-8684
Action: Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Samuels 8:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
- P06-080 Alhambra Residential Development (Noticed on 11/21/06)
Location: Northeast corner of Alhambra and W Street, D-5
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption Per CEQA 15332; Item B: Special Permit to develop 5 (five) condominium units totaling 5,658± square feet in the Multi-Family (R-4) zone; Item C: Tentative Map to create (1) one 0.33± gross acre lot for condominium development.
Contact: Antonio Ablog, Associate Planner, 808-7702
Action: Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Woo 8:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
- P06-117 34th Street Non-residential Care Facility (Noticed on 11/21/06)
Location: 2925 34th Street, D-5
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption Per CEQA 15332; Item B: Special Permit to establish a non-residential care facility in the General Commercial (C-2) zone.
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, 808-5590
Action: Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Samuels 7:0:0) to be withdrawn and re-noticed.
- P06-129 1510 48th Street (Noticed on 11/21/06)
Location: 1510 48th Street, D-3
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption Per CEQA 15303; Forward Recommendation to City Council - Item B: Rezone of .17± net acres from the Office (OB) zone to .17± net acres of the Single Family Alternative Residential (R-1A) zone; Approve – Item C: Tentative Subdivision Map to subdivide one (1) lot into two (2) lots on .17± net acres in the Single Family Alternative Residential (R-1A) zone; Item D: Subdivision Modification to develop one (1) lot without street frontage; Item E: Special Permit to allow alternative housing (two detached single family homes) on .17± acres in the Single Family Alternative Residential (R-1A) zone.
Contact: Sally Shore, Assistant Planner, 808-8001
Action: Public Comment by: Julie Eilers Clary, Tom VanBaren, Mallory Marsit. Moved, Seconded (Yee, Notestine 7:0:1, Recused - Givens) to be continued to January 25, 2007.
- P06-132 Methodist Hospital Expansion and Temporary Parking Lot (Noticed on 11/21/06)
Location: 7500 Hospital Drive, D-8
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption Per CEQA 15332; Item B: Special Permit Major Modification to expand the emergency department of an existing 169,074± square foot hospital by 12,000± square feet; Item C: Special Permit to allow an off site 258 space temporary parking lot; Item D: Variance to waive shading requirements for a 258± space temporary parking lot.
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, 916-808-5590
Action: Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Wasserman 8:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
- P06-135 Richards Boulevard Billboard (Noticed on 11/21/06)
Location: 1441 Richards Boulevard, D-1
Recommendation: Continue to January 11, 2007.
Contact: Sally Shore, Assistant Planner, 808-8001
Action: Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Samuels 7:0:0) to approve staff recommendation
- P06-145 4th Avenue Variance (Noticed on 11/21/06)
Location: 3133 4th Avenue, D-5
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption Per CEQA 15332; Item B: Variance from the requirement that any building or structure must have at least twenty (20) feet of public street frontage.
Contact: Greg Sandlund, Assistant Planner, 808-8931
Action: Moved, Seconded (Woo, Notestine 8:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
- P06-153 Y Street Single Family Residence (Noticed on 11/21/06)
Location: 3947 Y Street, D-5
Recommendation: Continue to January 11, 2007.
Contact: Heather Forest, Associate Planner, 808-5008
Action: Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Samuels 7:0:0) to be Withdrawn.
- P06-167 1600 H Street (Noticed on 11/21/06)
Location: 1600 H Street, D-3
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA 15332; Item B: Tentative Map to merge two (2) parcels into one (1) and designate the parcel for condominium purposes; Item C: Special Permit for alternative housing development forty-eight (48) condominiums; Item D: Special Permit for off-site parking; Item E: Special Permit for a major project over 40,000± gross square feet; Item F: Variance to reduce the rear setback for the portion of the building which exceeds twenty-six (26) feet in height; Item G: Variance to reduce the street side setback for the (3rd) third and (4th) fourth floors of the building.
Contact: Lindsey Alagozian, Associate Planner, 808-2659
Action: Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Woo 8:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
- P06-170 43rd Avenue Warehouse Expansion (Noticed on 11/21/06)
Location: 8920 43rd Avenue, D-6
Recommendation: Continue to January 11, 2007
Contact: Heather Forest, Associate Planner, 808-5008
Action: Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Samuels 7:0:0) to be withdrawn and re-notice.
- P06-176 Straw Hat Pizza (Noticed on 11/21/06, 11/22/06)
Location: NW corner of Benefit Way and E. Commerce Way, D-1
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Addendum to previous Negative Declaration; Adopt – Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item C: PUD Schematic Plan Amendment to the Natomas Crossing Schematic Plan Area 3; Item D: Plan Review to construct a 6,411± square foot restaurant on 0.9± net acres in the Highway Commercial (HC-PUD) zone.
Contact: Matthew Joseph, Assistant Planner, 808-5714
Action: Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Woo 8:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
- None
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
- None
Questions, Ideas, and Announcements of Commission Members
- None