Planning Commission Meeting

Agenda for May 24, 2007

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
Andrea Gladden, Customer Service Trainee

Historic City Hall
915 I Street, 2rd Floor Hearing Room
May 24, 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.

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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 Minutes for May 10, 2007
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from May 10, 2007.
Contact: David Kwong, Planning Manager, (916) 808-2691

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.

P03-099 A&A Concrete Recycling Plant (Noticed on 04/20/07; 05/8/07) (Continued from 05/10/07)

Location: 8272 Berry Avenue, District 6

Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Mitigated Negative Declaration; Adopt – Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Approve – Item C: Special Permit to allow a major recycling facility, within the Heavy Industrial (M-2S) zone; Item D: Variance to allow a reduction in the required twenty-five (25) foot setback on the north property line, within the Heavy Industrial (M-2S) zone.
Contact: Heather Forest, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5008; Tom Buford, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7931.

Attachments:

Staff Report; Negative Declaration

P06-098 Iris Subdivision (Noticed on 04/20/07; 05/8/07)(Continued from 05/10/07)
Location: Northwest of Iris Ave. & Albatross Ave., District 3

Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA Section 15332; Recommend Approval and Forward to City Council – Item B: Rezone 0.73± gross acres from General Commercial (C-2) zone to Multi-Family (R-2A) zone; Approve – Item C. Tentative Subdivision Map to create twenty (20) residential lots from five (5) parcel totaling 2.8± net acres; Item D: Special Permit to build alternative single-family residential in the Multi-Family(R-2A) zone; Item E: Variance to exceed forty percent (40%) paving in front setback area.
Contact: Jamie Cutlip, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-8684; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7110; Greg Bitter, Principal Planner, (916) 808-7816

Attachments:

Staff Report
P06-150 Land Park Gas Station (Noticed on 04/20/07; 05/8/07)(Continued from 05/10/07)

Location: 4000 South Land Park Dr., District 4

Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA section 15302; Special Permit to expand an existing non-conforming use (gas station) from three (3) fuel dispensers to six (6) dispensers on 0.48 ± acres in the Limited Commercial (C-1) zone; Special Permit to extend the hours of operation for an existing convenience market on 0.48 ± acres in the Limited Commercial (C-1) zone; Special Permit for the sale of beer and wine for an existing convenience market in the Limited Commercial (C-1) zone.
Contact: Michael York, Associate Planner, (916) 808-8239; Tom Buford, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7931

Attachments:

Staff Report
P06-201 Duckhorn Village - An Active Adult Residence (Noticed on 04/20/07; 05/8/07)(Continued from 5/10/07)

Location: South of Arena Blvd at the SE corner of Duckhorn Drive and Saintsbury Drive, District 1

Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA Section 15322; Item B: Plan Review to construct a seventy-five (75) unit senior apartment complex; Item C: Special Permit to allow the seventy-five (75) unit senior apartment complex to be gated.
Contact: Elise Gumm, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-1927; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, (916) 808-2659

Attachments:
Staff Report
P07-001 Coke of Sacramento Expansion (Noticed on 04/20/07; 05/8/07) (Continued from 05/10/07)

Location: 4101 Gateway Park Boulevard, District 1

Recommendation: Continue to June 14, 2007
Contact: David Hung, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5530; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, (916) 808-2659
M05-031/P05-077 Northgate 880/Panhandle (Noticed on 05/04/07)

Location: South of Elkhorn Boulevard, North of Interstate 80, West of Northgate Boulevard and Sorento Road, and East of Gateway Park Boulevard and the Northpointe Park Planned Unit Development, District N/A (within the County)

Recommendation: Adopt – Item A: Environmental Determination: Environmental Impact Report (EIR); Certify – Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Recommend Approval and Forward to City Council – Item C: Reorganization – Annexation to City of Sacramento and detachment from Rio Linda-Elverta Recreation and Parks District; Natomas Fire Protection District; County Service Area Number One (#1); and Sacramento County Water Maintenance District Zone Number Forty (#40); Item D: Tax Exchange Agreement between the City of Sacramento and the County of Sacramento; Item E: General Plan Map Amendment to re-designate 835± acres from Rural Estates (RE), Low Density Residential (LDR), Heavy Commercial or Warehouse (HCW), Mixed Use (MU), Water (W), and Roadways to Special Planning District (SPD), Water (W), and Roadways; Item F: North Natomas Community Plan Text Amendment to add references for the Northgate 880 Special Planning District; Item G: North Natomas Community Plan Map Amendment to re-designate 835± acres from Rural Estates (RU), Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), Light Industrial (LI), Employment Center (EC-30), Parks/Open Space (POS), Roadways to Northgate 880 Special Planning District (N880-SPD), Parks/Open Space (POS), and Roadways; Item H: Zoning Code Text Amendment to add a new chapter to Title seventeen (17) of the City Code relating to the establishment of the Northgate 880 Special Planning District (N880-SPD); Item I: Prezone of 835± acres from the Flood (F - County), Light Industrial (M1 - County), Light Industrial – Flood Combining Land Use (M1F – County), Industrial Office Park (MP – County), and Industrial Office Park – Flood Combining Land Use (MPF – County) zones to the Flood (F) and Light Industrial Northgate 880 Special Planning District (M-1-N880-SPD) zones; Item J: Development Agreement between the City of Sacramento and Dunmore Land Company, LLC; Item K: Development Agreement between the City of Sacramento and Vaquero Land Holdings, LLC; Item L: Finance Plan; Item M: Inclusionary Housing Plan (Panhandle North - Vaquero); Item N: Inclusionary Housing Plan (Panhandle Central and South - Dunmore); Item O: Inclusionary Housing Plan (Grant); Item P: General Plan Map Amendment to re-designate 594.7± acres (north of Del Paso Road) from Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), Parks-Recreation-Open Space, and Public/Quasi-Public to Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), High Density Residential (HDR), Public/Quasi-Public-Miscellaneous (PQPM), Parks-Recreation-Open Space (PROS), and Community/Neighborhood Commercial and Offices (CNCO); Item Q: North Natomas Community Plan Text Amendment to amend sections specific to Open Space; Item R: North Natomas Community Plan Map Amendment to re-designate 594.7± acres (north of Del Paso Road) from Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), High Density Residential (HDR), Parks-Open Space (P-OS), and General Public Facilities (GPF) to Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), High Density Residential (HDR), Parks-Open Space (P-OS) (a reduction in acreage), General Public Facilities (GPF), Neighborhood Convenience Commercial (NCC), and Village Commercial (VC); Item S: Prezone of 594.7± acres (north of Del Paso Road) from Permanent Agricultural Extensive Land Use (AG-80 - County) to the Standard Single-Family Planned Unit Development (R-1-PUD), Single-Family Alternative Planned Unit Development (R-1A-PUD), Multi-Family Planned Unit Development (R-2A-PUD), Multi-Family Planned Unit Development (R-2B-PUD), Multi-Family Planned Unit Development (R-3-PUD) zone, Multi-Family Planned Unit Development (R-3A-PUD) zone, Agriculture-Open Space Planned Unit Development (A-OS-PUD), Limited Commercial Planned Unit Development (C-1-PUD), and General Commercial Planned Unit Development (C-2-PUD) zones; Item T: Planned Unit Development (PUD) Establishment to create PUD Guidelines and a Schematic Plan for the Panhandle Planned Unit Development (PUD); Approve – Item U: Tentative Master Parcel Map (Panhandle North - Krumenacher) to subdivide 129.2± acres into seventeen (17) master parcels; Item V: Tentative Subdivision Map (Panhandle North - Krumenacher) to subdivide 129.2± acres into single family, condominium, medium density residential, common area, park, open space, and landscape lots; Item W: Subdivision Modifications (Panhandle North – Krumenacher); Item X: Tentative Master Parcel Map (Dunmore) to subdivide 389.2± acres into thirty-nine (39) master parcels; Item Y: Tentative Subdivision Map – (Panhandle Central - Dunmore) to subdivide 136.4± acres into single family, high density residential, medium density residential, commercial, condominium, park, detention basin, open space, and landscape lots; Item Z: Subdivision Modifications (Panhandle Central - Dunmore); Item AA: Tentative Subdivision Map (Panhandle South - Dunmore) to subdivide 252.7± acres into single family, commercial, high density residential, medium density residential, condominium, school, park, landscape/paseo, open space, private landscape, and private recreation center lots; Item BB: Subdivision Modifications (Panhandle South - Dunmore).
Contact:Arwen Wacht, Associate Planner, (916) 808-1964; Scot Mende, New Growth Manager, (916) 808-4756

Attachments:
Staff Report Part 1; Staff Report Part 2; Staff Report Part 3; Staff Report Part 4
P05-199 Morrison Avenue Estates (Noticed on 05/08/07)

Location: 30 Morrison Avenue, District 2

Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Mitigated Negative Declaration; Adopt – B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Approve – Item C: Tentative Map to subdivide one (1) parcel into thirty-seven (37) parcels in the Single Family Alternative (R-1A) zone; D: Special Permit to develop thirty-seven (37) Single Family homes in the Single Family Alternative (R-1A); E. Subdivision Modification to create a permanent dead end street.
Contact:Mark Kraft, Associate Planner, (916) 808-8116

Attachments:
Staff Report; Negative Declaration
P06-161 5782 Broadway Condos (Noticed on 05/8/07)
Location: 57812 Braodway, District 6
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA section 15332; Item B: Special Permit to allow six (6) condominium units on 0.30+ acres in the General Commercial (C-2) zone at 5782 Broadway; Item C: Tentative Condominium Map to develop six (6) condominium units on 0.30+ acres.
Contact: Antonio Ablog, (916) 808-7702; Tom Buford, (916) 808-7931

Attachments:
Staff Report
P06-181 Newton Booth (Noticed on 03/30/07; 05/8/07)
Location: Southeast corner of 27th and V Street, District 4
Recommendation: Recommend Approval and Forward to City Council – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA section 15332; Item B: Central City Community Plan to amend the designation of one (1) parcel totaling 6,400 square feet from Low Density Residential to Multi-Family Residential; Item C: Rezone 0.51± net acres from the Two-Family (R-1B) and Multi-Family (R-4) zones to the Multi-Family (R-5) zone; Approve – Item D: Tentative Map to subdivide six (6) lots totaling 0.51± net acres into one (1) lot for condominium purposes in the proposed Multi-Family (R-5) zone; Item E: Special Permit to develop thirty-two (32) condominium units on 0.51± net acres in the proposed Multi-Family (R-5) zone; Item F: Special Permit to waive parking spaces for eight (8) units for a condominium development in the Multi-Family (R-5) zone.
Contact: Michael York, Associate Planner, (916) 808-8239; Jeanne Corcoran, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5317

Attachments:
Staff Report
P06-200 8770 Elder Creek Road Tentative Map and Plan Review (Noticed on 05/8/07)
Location: 8770 Elder Creek Road, District 6
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA Section 15332; Item B: Tentative Map to subdivide a ±9.59 acre vacant property into five (5) parcels in the Light Industrial Special Plan Review (M-2S-R) zone; Item C: Plan Review of a ±9.59 acre site proposed for development with four (4) tilt-up warehouse-style concrete buildings on four (4) parcels and one (1) undeveloped remainder parcel.
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5590; Tom Buford, (916) 808-7931

Attachments:
Staff Report
P06-214 Sixells Franklin (Noticed on 05/8/07)
Location: 8009 Franklin Boulevard, District 2
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA section 15332; Recommend Approval and Forward to City Council – Item B: Community Plan Amendment to redesignate 4.30 gross acres of Residential 4-8 to Residential 11-21 du/na; Approve – Item C: Tentative Map to subdivide 4.30 gross acres into forty-nine (49) single-family lots and one (1) common area lot in the Multi-Family Residential (R-3) zone; Item D: Special permit to develop forty-nine (49) alternative single-family residential units in the Multi-Family Residential (R-3) zone; Item E: Subdivision Modification to allow the construction of non-standard private roadways.
Contact: Antonio Ablog, (916) 808-7702; Tom Buford, (916) 808-7931

Attachments:
Staff Report
P06-216 Duckhorn Office Complex Phases 1B & 2 (Noticed on 05/8/07)
Location: 4540-4560 Duckhorn Drive, District 1
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Addendum to an Adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration; Adopt – Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Approve – Item C: PUD Schematic Plan Amendment to identify the intensity and types of uses in the Employment Center forty (40) Planned Unit Development (EC-40-PUD) zone of the Gateway West/Cambay West PUD; Item D: Plan Review to develop a 14,283± square feet office/medical office building on 1.09± acres (Phase 1B) and a 60,000± square feet office/medical office building on 2.48± acres (Phase 2) in the Employment Center forty (40) Planned Unit Development(EC-40-PUD) zone in the Cambay West PUD.
Contact: David Hung, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5530; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, (916) 808-2659

Attachments:
Staff Report
P07-016 Austin Homes (Noticed on 05/8/07)
Location: 2678 Forrest Street, District 2
Recommendation: Continue to June 14, 2007
Contact: Evan Compton, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5260; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7110
P07-037 3018 G Street Residence and Office (Noticed on 05/8/07)
Location: 3018 G Street, District 3
Recommendation: Withdraw from agenda
Contact: Bradley E. Angell, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-8538
M06-058 Convenience Recycling Facilities (Noticed on 05/14/07)
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Recommend Approval and Forward to City Council - Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA Section 15061 (b)(3); Item B: An Ordinance Amending Sections 17.24.16.010 and 17.24.050 of Title 17 of the Sacramento City Code Relating to Recycling Facilities.
Contact: Jason Hone, Junior Planner, (916) 808-5749; Sandra Yope, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7158

Attachments:
Staff Report
M07-039 Somatic Practitioner Establishment - Del Paso Blvd. SPD
Location: Del Paso Blvd. SPD & Citywide, District 2 & Citywide
Recommendation: Recommend Approval and Forward to City Council – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA section 15061 (b)(3); Item B: An Ordinance Amending Sections 17.16.010, 17.24.030, 17.24.050, 17.108.020(B), and 17.108.030 (B) of Title 17 of the Sacramento City Zoning Code relating to Somatic Practitioners’ Establishments.
Contact: Robert W. Williams, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-7686; Sandra Yope, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7158

Attachments:
Staff Report

Staff Reports

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

P07-042 300 R Street Condominiums (Noticed on 04/8/07)

Location: 1801 Third Street, District 4
Recommendation: Review and Provide Input
Contact: Evan Compton, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5260; Jeanne Corcoran, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5317

Attachments:
Staff Report