Planning Commission

Meeting Agenda

for August 9, 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
August 9, 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 July 26, 2007
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from July 26, 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.

P05-161 Cathedral Square (Noticed on 06/25/07)(Continued from 07/12/07)
Location: Southwest corner of 11th and J Street, District 1
Recommendation: Continue to August 23, 2007
Contact: Evan Compton, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5260; Jeanne Corcoran, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5317
P06-154 Marconi Juliesse Estates (Noticed on 06/25/07) (Continued from 07/12/07, 07/26/07)
Location: The 3rd and 4th lots west of Connie Avenue between Marconi Circle and Juliesse Avenue, District 3
Recommendation: Deny – 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
P06-047 Township Nine (9) (Noticed on 07/16/07) (Continued from 07/26/07)
Location: 430 North 7th Street; 819 North 7th Street; 424 North 5th Street, District 1
Recommendation: Forward Recommendations to City Council – Item A: Establish Planned Unit Development (PUD) development guidelines and Schematic Plan to be known as Township Nine (9); Item B: Tentative Map to subdivide eleven (11) lots into thirty-six (36) lots in the American River Floodplain (ARP-F) and proposed Residential Mixed Use Planned Unit Development Special Planning District (RMX-PUD-SPD), Office Building Planned Unit Development Special Planning District (OB-PUD-SPD), and Agricultural Open Space Planned Unit Development Special Planning District.
Contact: Michael York, Associate Planner, (916) 808-8239; Jeanne Corcoran, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5317

Attachments:
Staff Report (with inserts)
P05-043 The Church in Elk Grove (Noticed on 07/27/07)
Location: 8768 Whitehouse Road, District 8
Recommendation: Approve - Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA guidelines section 15332; Item B: Special Permit for a church to allow a 14,208 square foot church with 500 seats.
Contact: Antonio Ablog, Associate Planner, (916) 808-7702; Tom Buford, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7931

Attachments:
Staff Reports
P05-205 The Metropolitan (Noticed on 07/27/07)
Location: Northeast corner of 10th and J Streets, District 1
Recommendation: Continue to August 23, 2007
Contact: Michael York, Associate Planner, (916) 808-8239; Jeanne Corcoran, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5317
P07-003 Regency Park - Lot K (Noticed on 07/27/07)
Location: Southeast corner of Amazon Avenue and Celebration Street, District 1
Recommendation: Forward recommendations to City Council – Item A: Addendum to previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item C: General Plan amendment to re-designate approximately 5.6 acres from Public/Quasi-Public-Miscellaneous to Low Density Residential; Item D: Community Plan amendment to re-designate approximately 5.6 acres from General Public Facilities to Low Density Residential; Item E: Rezone approximately 5.6 acres from Standard Single-Family PUD (R-1-PUD) zone to Single-Family Alternative PUD (R-1A-PUD) zone; Item F: Schematic Plan amendment to re-designate approximately 5.6 acres from Elementary School to Residential R-1A-PUD; Item G: Tentative Map to subdivide an approximately 5.6-acre parcel into thirty-seven (37) single family parcels in the proposed Single-Family Alternative PUD (R-1A-PUD) zone in the Northpointe Park Planned Unit Development.
Contact: David Hung, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5530; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, (916) 808-2659

Attachments:
Staff Report
P07-020 First Samoan Congregational Christian Church (Noticed on 07/27/07)
Location: 274 Morey Avenue, District 2
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental exemption per CEQA guidelines section 15332; Item B: Special Permit to establish a 6,620± square foot church building within a 4.48± acres site in the Standard Single-Family (R-1) zone.
Contact: David Hung, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5530; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7110

Attachments:
Staff Report
Z07-100 Appeal of Zoning Administrator’s Decision for Ricci’s Duplex (Noticed on 07/27/07)
Location: 2701 13th Street, District 4
Recommendation: Deny – Item A: Appeal of special permit to allow a reduced street side yard setback from 12.5 feet to 8.6 feet and a reduced driveway depth from twenty (20) feet to 8.6 feet for an existing single family home being converted to a detached duplex.
Contact: Elise Gumm, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-1927; Sandra Yope, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7158

Attachments:
Staff Report

Staff Reports

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

M07-061 Adoption of Thresholds of Significance for Environmental Reviews (Noticed on 07/27/07)
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Withdrawn by staff
Contact: Jennifer Hageman, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5538; Lezley Buford, Principal Planner, (916) 808-5935
P07-063 The 65th Street Center (Noticed on 07/27/07)
Location: 6507 4th Avenue, District 6
Recommendation: Receive and provide input
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5590; Tom Buford, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7931

Attachments:
Staff Report