Planning Commission

Meeting Agenda

for August 23, 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 23, 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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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 August 9, 2007
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from August 9, 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; 07/12/07)
Location: 4000 South Land Park Dr., District 4
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental exempt, Section 15302; Item B: Special permit to expand an existing non-conforming use (gas station) from three fuel dispensers to four dispensers on (0.48+/-) acres in the Limited Commercial (C-1) zone; Item C: Special Permit to extend the hours of operation for an existing convenience market on (0.48+/-) acres in the Limited Commercial (C-1) zone; Item D: Special permit for the sale of beer and wine for an existing convenience market in the Limmited Commercial (C-1) zone.
Contact: Michael York, Associate Planner, (916) 808-8239; Tom Buford, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7931

Attachments:
Staff Report
Z07-100 Appeal of Zoning Administrator’s Decision for Ricci’s Duplex (Noticed on 07/27/07; 08/10/07)(Continued from 08/9/07)
Location: 2701 13th Street, District 4
Recommendation: Deny- Item A: Environmental exempt, per CEQA guidelines Section 15303; Item B: Deny the appeal thereby approving the 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, 808-7158

Attachments:
Staff Report
P07-020 First Samoan Congregational Christian Church (Noticed on 07/27/07, 08/10/07) (Continued from 08/09/07)
Location: 274 Morey Avenue, District 2
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Exempt CEQA guidelines Section 15332; Item B: Special Permit to establish an approximately 6,620 square-foot church building within an approximately 4.48 acre site in the Standard Single-Family (R-1) zone;C. Variance to allow steeple to exceed the maximum height allowed for roof structures within the Standard Single-Family (R-1) zone.
Contact: David Hung, Associate Planner, 808-5530; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, 808-7110

Attachments:
Staff Report
P05-161 Cathedral Square (Noticed on 06/25/07) (Continued from 07/12/07, 08/09/07)
Location: Southwest corner of 11th and J Street, District 1
Recommendation: Withdraw from Agenda
Contact: Evan Compton, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5260; Jeanne Corcoran, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5317
P05-205 The Metropolitan (Noticed on 07/27/07) (Continued from 08/09/07)
Location: Northeast corner of 10th and J Streets, District - 1
Recommendation: Withdraw to be re-noticed.
Contact: Michael York, Associate Planner, (916) 808-8239; Jeanne Corcoran, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5317
P06-101 E Street Condominiums (Noticed on 08/08/07) )

Location: 1523 E Street, District 3
Recommendation: Continue to September 13, 2007
Contact: Evan Compton, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5260; Jeanne Corcoran, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5317
P06-116 Park Riviera Place (Noticed on 08/08/07)

Location: 6655 Park Riviera Way, District 7
Recommendation: Approve and Forward to City Council – Item A: Environmental exemption per CEQA guidelines section 15332; Item B: Community Plan Amendment to amend the Pocket Community Plan from residential 3-6 to Residential 7-15; Item C: Tentative Map to subdivide 1.34 acres into fourteen (14) single family lots and two (2) common area lots: Item D: Special Permit for alterative housing to construct fourteen (14) single-family homes in the Multi-Family (R-2A) zone.
Contact: Antonio Ablog, Associate Planner, (916) 808-7702; Tom Buford, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7931

Attachments:
Staff Report
P06-209 Dayton Street Subdivision (Noticed on 08/08/07) (Continued from 04/12/07)

Location: 4111 & 4115 Dayton Street, District 2
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Request to subdivide two parcels totaling (2.0±) acres into eight (8) single-family lots in the Standard Single-Family (R-1) Zone; Entitlements: A: Environmental exemption per CEQA guidelines section 15332 (Infill Development Projects); Item B: Tentative Subdivision Map to subdivide two (2) parcels totaling (2.0±) acres into eight (8) lots in the R-1 Zone; Item C: Subdivision Modification to allow single-family lots that are non-standard in depth in the R-1 Zone; Item D: Variance to allow single-family lots that are non-standard in depth in the R-1 Zone.
Contact: Evan Compton, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5260; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7110

Attachments:
Staff Report
P07-035 Heritage Point (Noticed on 08/08/07)

Location: 5650 Natomas Boulevard, District 1

Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration; Item B: Tentative Map for condominium purposes; Special Permit for alternative ownership housing (condominium); and Special Permit for a gated community.
Contact: Jennifer Matthews, Junior Planner, (916) 808-5591; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, (916) 808-2659

Attachments:
Staff Report
P07-073 Kelly's Car Wash (Noticed on 08/08/07)

Location: South side of Pocket Road east of Klotz Ranch Court, District 7

Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental exemption per CEQA guidelines section 15332; Item B: Special Permit to develop a car wash in the Klotz Ranch PUD; Item C: Tentative Parcel Map to split one (1) 13.71 acre parcel into one (1) 0.98 acre parcel and one (1) 12.73 acre remainder parcel.
Contact: Antonio Ablog, Associate Planner, (916) 808-7702; Tom Buford, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7931

Attachments:
Staff Report
P07-112 2718 J Street Restaurant (Noticed on 08/08/07)

Location: 2718 J Street, District 3

Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental exempt per CEQA guidelines section 15301, Existing Facilities; Item B: Special permit to reduce parking for a proposed restaurant within the C2-MC-SPD zone within the Midtown Commercial Overlay Zone in the Alhambra Corridor Special Planning District; Item C: Special Permit for off-site parking for a proposed restaurant within the C2-MC-SPD zone within the Midtown Commercial Overlay Zone in the Alhambra Corridor Special Planning District
Contact: Michael Parker, Associate Planner, (916) 808-7483; Jeanne Corcoran, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5317

Attachments:
Staff Report
M07-048 Regulatory Improvement Package 07-B relating to Land Use Entitlement Processing (Noticed on 08/10/07)

Location: Citywide

Recommendation: Recommend Approval and Forward to City Council – Item A: An ordinance amending section 17.16.010, 17.24.020, 17.24.030, 17.24.040, 17.24.050, 17.60.040, 17.76.010, ,17.80.050, 17.080.060, 17.88.020, 17.92.030, ,17.112.040, 17.132.320, 17.134.340, 17.134.430, 17.216.035, 17.220.045, and 17.220.050 to Title 17 of the Sacramento City Code (Zoning Code) relating to Land Use Entitlement Processing.; Item B - An ordinance amending sections 16.08.010, 16.12.030, 16.24.080, 16.32.010, 16.32.140, and 16.40.010 to Title 16 of the Sacramento City Code (Subdivision Code) relating to Tentative Map Processing.
Contact: Sandra Yope, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7158

Attachments:
Staff Report

Staff Reports

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

P05-097 Sacramento Railyards (Noticed on 06/25/07, 08/08/07)

Location: Downtown Sacramento Railyards

Recommendation: Receive and provide input- on the Sacramento Railyards Specific Plan. The project proposes the development of approximately 244 acres within the plan area. The specific plan proposes development of a mixed use urban environment that would include between 10,000 -12,000 dwelling units, 2.3 million square feet of office, 1.3 million square feet of retail, 1,100 hotel rooms, 491,000 square feet of mixed use flex space, 485,390 square feet of historic/cultural uses, and fourth one (41) acres of open space. The proposed Railyards Specific Plan includes the City's proposed Sacramento Intermodal Facility at 5th and I Street covering thirty two (32) acres. An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is being prepared for the Railyards Specific Plan and would be certified at the time of Plan adoption, along with approval of mitigation measures and the Mitigation Monitoring Plan. After completion of the EIR, the proposed actions include: (1) adoption of the Railyards Specific Plan (and repeal of the 1994 plan), (2) conforming amendments to the General Plan, Central City Community Plan, the Richards Boulevard Area Plan, and the Facility Element of the Railyards Specific Plan and the Richards Boulevard Area Plan, (3) approval of Design Guidelines and a Finance Plan for the public facilities as components of the Railyards Specific Plan, (4) amendment of the Railyards Special Planning District to implement the Railyards Specific Plan, and (5) approval of a Development Agreement with the property owner.
Contact: Nedzlene Ferrario, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7826, Gregory Bitter, Principal Planner, (916) 808-7816

Attachments:
Staff Report