Planning Commission Meeting

Agenda for July 12, 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
July 12, 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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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 June 28, 2007
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from June 28, 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.

P06-150 Land Park Gas Station (Noticed on 04/20/07; 05/8/07)(Continued from 05/10/07; 05/24/07)
Location: 4000 South Land Park Dr., District 4
Recommendation: Continue to July 26, 2007
Contact: Michael York, Associate Planner, (916) 808-8239; Tom Buford, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7931
M06-059 Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Antennas
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Approve - Item A: Environmental exemption per CEQA guidelines section 15061 (b) (3); Forward recommendations of approval to City Council – Item B: Zoning Code Amendment - an ordinance amending sections 17.16.010 and 17.24.050 of title 17 of the Sacramento City Code (the Zoning Code) exempting certain antennas from the requirement for a special permit.
Contact: Jason Hone, Junior Planner, (916) 808-5749; Sandra Yope, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7158

Attachments:
Staff Report
P05-161 Cathedral Square (Noticed on 06/25/07)
Location: Southwest corner of 11th and J Street, District 1
Recommendation: Certify – Item A: Environmental Impact Report (EIR); Adopt –Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Approve – Item C: Tentative Map to merge four (4) parcels and designate the parcel for condominium purposes; Item D: Special permit for a major project; Item E: Special Permit for alternative ownership housing; Item F: Special permit to allow an architectural embellishment to exceed the height requirements in the Capitol View Protection area; Item G: Special permit to allow tandem parking spaces.
Contact: Evan Compton, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5260; Jeanne Corcoran, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5317

Attachments:
Staff Report
P06-140 Morrison Creek Drive Tentative Map (Noticed on 06/25/07)
Location: 8565 Morrison Creek Drive, District 6
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental exempt per CEQA guidelines section 15301(k); Item B: Tentative subdivision map to subdivide one (1) parcel totaling 2.38± acres into six (6) industrial parcels, in the Heavy Industrial (M-2S) zone.
Contact: Heather Forest, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5008; Tom Buford, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7931

Attachments:
Staff Report
P06-154 Marconi Juliesse Estates (Noticed on 06/25/07)
Location: The 3rd and 4th lots west of Connie Avenue between Marconi Circle and Juliesse Avenue, District 3
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental exemption per CEQA guidelines section 15332 - Infill Developments; Item B: Tentative map to subdivide two (2) lots totaling 0.28 acres into four (4) lots; Item C: Special permit to construct four (4) alternative ownership single-family homes in the General Commercial (C-2) zone.
Contact: Elise Gumm, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-1927; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7110

Attachments:
Staff Report
P07-006 Wind Youth Services (Noticed on 06/25/07)
Location: 3520 Dayton Street, District 3
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA Guidelines Section 15301; Item B: Special Permit to allow a Residential Care Facility within an existing residence on approximately 1.04 acres in the Standard Single-Family Zone (R-1); Item C: Special Permit to allow off site parking.
Contact: Jennifer Matthews, Junior Planner, (916) 808-5591; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, (916) 808-2659

Attachments:
Staff Report
P07-015 Continental Plaza Phase IV (Noticed on 06/25/07)
Location: Northeast corner of Richards Boulevard and North 7th Street, District 1
Recommendation: Review and forward recommendations of adoption to City Council – Item A: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item B: Addendum to previous Environmental Impact Report (EIR); Item C: Development Agreement; Item D: Rezone of approximately one (1) acre from Heavy Industrial Special Planning District to Heavy Industrial Planned Unit Development Special Planning District and approximately 0.19 acres from Heavy Industrial Special Planning District to Office Building Unit Development Special Planning District (OB PUD/SPD); Item E: Amendment to Continental Plaza Planned Unit Development (PUD) Development Guidelines; Item E: Amendment to Continental Plaza Planned Unit Development (PUD) Schematic Plan.
Contact: Michael York, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5317; Jeanne Corcoran, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5317

Attachments:
Staff Reports
Z04-270 River Landing Condominiums (Noticed on 06/25/07)
Location: South side of the 1400 block of Garden Highway, District 1
Recommendation: Approve – Item A. Mitigated Negative Declaration; Adopt – Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Approve – Item C: Special Permit Modification to allow a new design for the twelve (12) remaining un-built units in a previously approved eighteen (18) unit condominium development in the Flood (F) Zone.
Contact: Stephen Kowalski, Associate Planner, (916) 808-4752; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, (916) 808-2659; Dana Allen, Senior Environmental Planner, (916) 808-2762

Attachments:
Staff Report; Mitigated Negative Declaration

Staff Reports

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

P05-097 Sacramento Railyards (Noticed on 06/25/07)

Location: East of the Sacramento River, north of the Central Business District in Downtown Sacramento, District 1
Recommendation: Receive and provide input
Contact: Nedzlene Ferrario, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7826; Gregory Bitter, Principal Planner, (916) 808-7816

Attachments:
Staff Report