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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes for March 8, 2007
Commission Members
| Joseph Contreraz | Darrel Woo, Vice Chair | John Boyd |
| Joseph Yee, Chair | Jodi Samuels | Barry Wasserman |
| Michael Notestine | D.E. "Red" Banes | Chris Givens |
City Staff
David Kwong, Planning Manager
Sabina Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney
Andrea Gladden, Customer Service Trainee
Historic City Hall
915 I Street, 2rd Floor Hearing Room
March 8, 2007- 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.
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.
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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, 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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Minutes
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Planning Commission unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order – 5:30 p.m.
Roll Call - All present except Banes, Boyd & Woo
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.
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Approval of Minutes for February 22 2007
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from February 22, 2007.
Contact: David Kwong, Planning Manager, (916) 808-2691
Action: Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Contreraz 6:0:0) to approve staff recommendation
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.
- P06-092 5127 Franklin Commercial Center (Noticed on 02/22/07)
Location: Southeast Corner of Franklin Boulevard and 26th Avenue, D-5
Recommendation: Approve and Forward to City Council – Item A: Environmental Exemption Per CEQA Guidelines 15332; Item B: Rezone to amend the zoning designation of 0.49± gross acres from the Single Family (R-1) to the General Commercial Review (C-2-R) zone; Approve – Item C: Plan Review of a 13,250 square foot commercial center on 0.93± gross acres.
Contact: Antonio Ablog, Associate Planner, (916) 808-7702; Tom Buford, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7391
Action: No Public Comment. Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Contreraz 6:0:0) to approve staff recommendation with amended conditions
Attachments:
- P06-177 Palmer Street TM (Noticed on 02/22/07)
Location: 3143 Palmer Street, D-3
Recommendation: Re-noticed Continued to March 22, 2007
Contact: Elise Gumm, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-1927; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7110
Action: No Public Comment. Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Wasserman 6:0:0) to approve staff recommendation
- P06-207 College Square Corner Retail (Noticed on 02/22/07)
Location: Southeast Corner of Cosumnes River Boulevard and Bruceville Road, D-8
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Addendum to a prior EIR (P00-147); Item B: Schematic Plan Amendment to amend the College Square Planned Unit Development (PUD) Schematic Plan to allow the construction of four (4) commercial buildings; Item C: Special Permit Modification to modify an approved Special Permit (P04-072) to allow the construction of four (4) commercial buildings totaling 20,281± square feet in the College Square PUD.
Contact: Antonio Ablog, Associate Planner, (916) 808-7702; Tom Buford, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7391
Action: No Public Comment. Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Wasserman 6:0:0) to Continue to April 12, 2007
- P06-213 Gateway Shopping Center Expansion (Noticed on 02/22/07)
Location: 2550 Gateway Oaks Drive, D-8
Recommendation: Withdraw from the Agenda
Contact: Elise Gumm, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-1927; Lindsey Alagozian, Associate Planner, (916) 808-2659
Action: No Public Comment. Moved, Seconded (Notestine, Wasserman 6:0:0) to approve staff recommendation
- P06-217 Granville Court Variance (Noticed on 02/22/07)
Location: 9 Granville Court, D-2
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption Per CEQA 15332 for infill development; Item B: Tentative Map to create four (4) lots from 32,320 square feet; Item C: Subdivision Modification to create a lot without adequate public street frontage; Item D: Variances to develop a lot without adequate public street frontage and to exceed a maximum of forty percent (40%) paving in the front setback area.
Contact: Jamie Cutlip, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-8684; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7110
Action: Public Comment Made By: Lucky Shulleeta. Moved, Seconded (Samuels, Notestine 6:0:0) to approve staff recommendation
Attachments:
Record of Decision
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
- Samuels would like City Staff to follow up on the Preliminary Agenda
- Notestine would like commissioners to know of a Workshop at Christian Brothers High School on March 17, 2007