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Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
for November 8, 2007
Commission Members
| Joseph Contreraz | Darrel Woo, Vice Chair | John Boyd |
| Joseph Yee, AIA, 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
Historic City Hall
915 I Street, 2nd Floor, Hearing Room
Novmeber 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.
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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. Commissioner Samuels left at 11:20pm
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 October 25, 2007
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from October 25, 2007.
Contact: David Kwong, Planning Manager, (916) 808-2691
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Banes, Boyd, 9, 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.
- Z07-100 Ricci's Duplex (Noticed on 10/29/07) (Continued from 09-13-07)
Location: 1521 Main Avenue, District 2
Recommendation: Deny- Item A: Exempt (CEQA 15303); Item B: Appeal of the Zoning Administrator's decision to approve a request to convert a single family home to a detached duplex on an approximately 0.17 acre developed corner parcel in Single Family Residential (R-1) zone. The project requires a special permit to reduce the street sideyard setback to 8 feet 8 inches.
Contact: Elise Gumm, Assistant Planner, 808-1927; Sandra Yope, Senior Planner, 808-7158
Action: Public comment made by Steve Fanelli, John van de Enuke, Ro Sharma, Marjorie M. VanOchten.
Moved, seconded, carried (Banes, Notestine, 5, 3, 1 – No: Wasserman, Boyd, Contreraz; recused Givens) to continue to January 10, 2008
- M05-046 / P05-069 Greenbriar (Noticed on 10/29/07) (Continued from 09-27-07, 10-11-07)
Location: SWC of Elkhorn Boulevard and Highway 70/99, District N/A (within the County adjacent to Council District 1)
Recommendation: Forward to City Council – Item A: Environmental Determination: Environmental Impact Report (EIR); Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item C: Repeal of Resolution No. 2001-518; Item D: City of Sacramento Sphere of Influence Amendment; Item E: Reorganization - Annexation to the City of Sacramento and Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District and Detachment from the Natomas Fire Protection District (FPD); Item F: Tax Exchange Agreement between the City of Sacramento and the County of Sacramento; Item G: Development Agreement between the City of Sacramento and Riverwest Investments LLC; Item H: Finance Plan; I. Inclusionary Housing Plan; Item J: General Plan Map Amendment to designate 577± acres as Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), High Density Residential (HDR), Parks-Recreation-Open Space, Water (W), Community/Neighborhood Commercial and Offices (CNCO), and Major and Secondary Roads; Item K: Pre-zone of 577± acres to Standard Single-Family Planned Unit Development (R-1-PUD), Single-Family Alternative Planned Unit Development (R-1A-PUD), Multi-Family Planned Unit Development (R-2B-PUD), Multi-Family Planned Unit Development (R-3-PUD), Agriculture-Open Space Planned Unit Development (A-OS-PUD), Shopping Center Planned Unit Development (SC-PUD), Limited Commercial Planned Unit Development (C-1-PUD), and Major and Secondary Roads; Item L: Planned Unit Development (PUD) Establishment to create PUD Guidelines and a Schematic Plan for the Greenbriar Planned Unit Development (PUD); Item M: Tentative Master Parcel Map to subdivide 577± acres into 53± master parcels; Item N: Tentative Subdivision Map to subdivide 577± acres into low density residential, medium density residential, high density residential, village commercial, community commercial, school, private park, public park, lake, open space, light rail corridor, landscape, and pedestrian paseo lots; Item O: Subdivision Modifications; Item P: Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) Override; (STRIKEOUT ENTITLEMENTS D, G, M, N, AND O)
Contact: Arwen Wacht, Associate Planner, (916) 808-1964; Scot Mende, New Growth Manager, (916) 808-4756
Action: Public comment made by Darrel Hellmer, Barry Wasserman, Alex Calther, Andy Sawyer, William Kopper.
1st Motion: Moved, seconded, (Banes, Givens) to forward recommendation of approval with amendments. 1st Motion voided since the Substitute motion passed.
Substitute Motion: Moved, carried (Contreraz, Samuels, 5, 3, 1 – recused: Wasserman; No: Givens, Boyd, Banes) to forward recommendation of denial with items noted for Council to take into consideration.
Attachment:
Record of Decision
- P07-126 East End Gateway Sites 2 and 3 (Noticed on 10/29/07) (Continued from 10/25/07)
Location: SW Corner of 16th and O, and Northwest Corner of 16th and O, District 4
Recommendation: Approve Receive and Provide Direction – Item A: Review and comment for two CADA projects; Item B: Site 2 is located on the Northwest Corner of 16th and O, and proposes a four story structure with 24 apartments over 5,816 square feet of ground floor retail, with 36 surface parking spaces; Item C: Site 3 is located on the Southwest Corner of 16th and O Streets and proposes a five story structure with 84 apartments above 8,087 square feet of retail with 57 parking spaces on site. Item D: Special Permit to waive 32 required parking spaces for a mixed use development (Site 2) in the C-2 and R-5 zones; Item E: Special Permit to waive 47 required parking spaces for a mixed use development (Site 3) in the C-2 and R-5 zones.
Contact: Mark Kraft, Associate Planner, 808-8116; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, 808-7110
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, carried (Banes, Givens, 9, 0, 0) to approve staff recommendations with amended conditions.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
- M03-190 McClellan Heights and Parker Homes Plan (Noticed on 10/26/07)
Location: The Plan area is generally bounded on the north by Bell Avenue, the east by Winters Street, the south by interstate 80, and the west by Raley Boulevard, District 2
Recommendation: Forward to City Council – Item A: Environmental Impact Report; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Plan; Item C: General Plan Map Amendment to re-designate 63± acres from Heavy Commercial or Warehouse (HCW), Industrial Employee Intensive, Community/Neighborhood Commercial and Offices (CNCO), and Low Density Residential 4-15 du/na (LDR) to Special Planning District (SPD); Item D:North Sacramento Community Plan Map Amendment to re-designate 63± acres from Highway Commercial, Retail General, Industrial, and Residential 4-8 du/na to Special Planning District (SPD); Item E: North Sacramento Community Plan Text Amendment to incorporate the McClellan Heights and Parker Homes Special Planning District (SPD); Item F: Zoning Code Text Amendment to add chapter 17.98 to Title 17 of the city code (The Zoning Code) establishing the McClellan Heights and Parker Homes Special Planning District (SPD); Item G: Rezone of 306 acres from Light Industrial (M-1 / M-1-R / M-1S-R), Standard Single Family (R-1), General Commercial (C-2 / C-2-R), and Heavy Commercial (C-4), to General Commercial Special Planning District (C-2-SPD), Single Family Alternative Special Planning District (R-1-A-SPD), Light Industrial Special Planning District (M-1-SPD), and Residential Mixed Use Special Planning District (RMX-SPD); Item H: Amend Ordinance 85-049 to expand the Del Paso Heights Design Review District boundaries to include 306 acres known as the McClellan Heights and Parker Homes Plan area; Item I: Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) Override; Item J: Adopt the McClellan Heights and Parker Homes Land Use and Infrastructure Plan.
Contact: Remi Mendoza, Assistant Planner, 808-5003; Jim McDonald, Senior Planner, 808-5723
Action: Public comment made by John Sanders, Peggy Johnson, Sam Reals, Randy Invidk. Moved, seconded, carried (Contreraz, Notestine, 9, 0, 0) to approve staff recommendations
Attachments:
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P07-062 Vallejo's Remodel/Addition (Noticed on 10/29/07)
Recommendation: Continued to December 13, 2007
Location: 1900 4th Street, District 4Contact: Mark Kraft, Associate Planner, 808-8116; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, 808-7110
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, carried (Notestine, Woo 9, 0, 0) to continue to December 13, 2007
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P07-071 Broadway Lofts (Noticed on 10/29/07)
Location: 1901 Broadway, District 4
Recommendation: Approve — Item A: Exempt (15332); Item B: A request to demolish the existing 2 story office building on the site and construct a mixed use project with ground floor retail, residential condominiums, live/work units, and office space. This proposal includes a Community Plan Amendment and Rezone from Heavy Commercial (C-4) to General Commercial (C-2), Tentative Map for condominium purposes, Special Permits for alternative ownership housing, offsite parking, a major project, and to exceed the height requirement of 35 feet, and a Variance to deviate from the required 26 feet of maneuvering for parking spaces.
Contact: Evan Compton, Associate Planner, 808-5260; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, 808-7110
Action: Public comment made by Zackary Willman, Jason Hill, Roizanne Burks, Rick Win, Luree Stetson, Jean LaDuke.
Moved, seconded, carried (Banes, Boyd, 8, 1, 0 – No: Samuels) to extend time to 11:00 PM.
Moved, seconded, carried (Notestine, Woo, 8, 1, 0 – No: Samuels) to open public comment to hear additional comments regarding streetlights.
Moved, seconded, carried (Banes, Boyd, 9, 0, 0) to approve staff recommendations with amended conditions
Attachments:
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P07-085 Clearwire Grant Skills Center (Noticed on 10/29/07)
Location: 577 Las Palmas Avenue, District 2
Recommendation: Approve — Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA section 15332; Item B: Special Permit to locate three panel antennas, three BTS units, and three microwave dishes at the 133' centerline height on an existing, 160' self support tower at Grant Skills Center School within the Standard Single-Family (R-1) zone.
Contact: Steven Kerr, Junior Planner, 808-5416; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, 808-7110
Action: Public comment made by Gary Sawyer. Moved, seconded, carried (Banes, Givens, 9, 0, 0) to approve staff recommendations.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
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P07-120 16th & Broadway Retail (Noticed on 10/29/07)
Location: 1601 Broadway, District 4
Recommendation: Approve — Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA section 15332; Item B: Special Permit to waive some of the required parking for the proposed restaurants; Item C: Variance to reduce the front and street side setbacks for a proposed building within the General Commercial (C-2) zone.
Contact: Steven Kerr, Junior Planner, (916) 808-5416; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7110
Action: Public comment made by William Taylor, Al Ramirez, Warren Smith, Luree Stetson, Roizanne Burks, Scot Rose, Rick Win, Roxanne Miller.
Moved, seconded, carried Banes, Yee, 7, 2, 0 – No: Notestine, Samuels) to extend to 11:30 PM.
Moved, seconded, carried (Banes, Boyd, 8, 1, 0 – No: Yee) to hold public comment to 2 minutes instead of 3.
1st Motion: Moved, seconded, (Banes, Boyd, 3, 5, 0 – No: Givens, Notestine, Woo, Wasserman, Contreraz) to deny the staff recommendation. Motion failed.
Moved, seconded, carried (Wasserman, Contreraz, 9, 0, 0) to extend meeting to 11:35 PM.
2nd Motion: Moved, seconded (Notestine, Givens, 2, 6, 0 – No: Woo, Wasserman, Banes, Boyd, Contreraz, Yee; absent Samuels) to approve staff recommendation. Motion failed.
Moved, seconded, carried (Notestine, Yee, 8,0,0) to continue to 11:45pm.
3rd Motion: Moved, seconded, carried (Wasserman, Banes, 7, 1, 0 – No: Yee; Absent – Samuels) to continue the project to December 13th.
Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
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M07-071 Green Building Program
Location: Citywide, District 6Recommendation: Receive and File - Item A: A presentation outlining research and recommendations for the development of a Green Building Program, including potential incentives and requirements for private development citywide.
Contact: Jamie Cutlip, Assistant Planner, Ph: 808-8684; Robert Chase, Chief Building Official
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, carried (Notestine, Woo, 9, 0, 0) continue to December 6, 2007
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P07-111 Sacramento Natural Gas Storage Facility (Noticed on 10/29/07)
Location: 8300 Fruitridge Road and 6881 Power Inn Road, District 6Recommendation: Withdrawn to be re-noticed
Contact: Stephanie Hockman, Junior Planner, 916-808-7497; Mark Martin, Senior Planner, 916-808-5945; Tom Buford, Senior Planner, 916-808-7931
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, carried, (Notestine, Woo, 9, 0, 0) to approve staff recommendation of withdrawing to be re-noticed.
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
- None
Questions, Ideas, and Announcements of Commission Members
- Commissioner Notestine asked about the upcoming meeting on November 15.
- Chair Yee advised the upcoming meetings scheduled on November 13 and 15.
- Commissioner Banes gave an update regarding the Sacramento Heritage Grant monies.