Planning Commission Meeting Agenda for July 19, 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

Tom Pace, Long Range Planning Manager
Sabina Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney
Michelle Skhal, Administrative Analyst

Historic City Hall
915 I Street, 2rd Floor Hearing Room
July 19, 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

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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.

None

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.

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Staff Reports

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

P06-047 Township 9
Location: North of Richards Boulevard between 5th and 7th Streets, District 1
Recommendation: Report back of Design Commission/Planning Commission sub-committee meeting on the Planned Unit Development (PUD) Guidelines of Township 9.

Contact: Michael York, Associate Planner, (916) 808-8239; Jeanne Corcoran, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5317
An overview of the annexation process and current annexation projects.

Location: Citywide

Recommendation: This item is an informational report which does not require the Planning Commission to take formal action. It is, however, an opportunity for the Planning Commission to become familiar with the annexation process and to provide comments regarding several annexation proposals staff is currently processing.

Contact: Scot Mende, New Growth Manager, 808-4756; Ellen Marshall, Senior Planner, 808-5851

Attachments:
Staff Report
P05-069/M05-046 An overview of the proposed Greenbriar project
Location: Northwest of the intersection of Interstate 5 and Highway 99 (County)
Assessor’s Parcel Number 201-0300-049, -067, -068, -069, -070, -071, -076, -077, -079, -080, -083, and -085
Will be within Council District 1 – currently outside City Limits
Recommendation: This item is an informational report which does not require the Planning Commission to take formal action. It is, however, an opportunity for the Planning Commission to become familiar with the proposed project and to provide comments regarding the proposal, specifically on the following issues:
- Proposed General Plan and Community Plan Designations
- Location of Land Uses
- Project Density
Contact: Scot Mende, New Growth Manager, 808-4756; Arwen Wacht, Associate Planner, 808-1964

Attachments:
Staff Report
2030 General Plan EIR Notice of Preparation and Scoping Meeting
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: The Notice of Preparation calls for the Planning Commission to hold a Scoping Meeting to receive comments from interested agencies and the public regarding the scope and content of the environmental impact report that will be prepared for the General Plan. Staff recommends that the Planning Commission receive comments, and provide comments as appropriate.

Contact: Susanne Cook, Associate Planner, 808-5375; Erik de Kok, Senior Planner, 808-2022; Tom Buford, Senior Planner, 808-7931

Attachments:
Staff Report