Planning Commission Meeting Agenda for August 16 , 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
August 16, 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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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.

2600 Capitol Office Building (P07-021)
Location: 2600 Capitol Avenue, Assessor’s Parcel Number 007-0166-016, District 3
Recommendation: Approve - Item A: Environmental Determination: Mitigated Negative Declaration; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item C: Special Permit for a Major Project over 40,000 square feet in the General Commercial (C-2-SPD) Zone in the Alhambra Corridor Special Planning District; Item D: Special Permit to increase the height of an office building from 35 feet to 55.5 feet; Item E: Special Permit for off-site parking; Item F: Variance to reduce front step-back for building height over 26 feet; Item G: Variance to reduce interior sideyard step-back for building height over 26 feet; Item H: Special Permit for a Major Project
Contact: Michael Parker, Associate Planner, 808-7483; Jeanne Corcoran, Senior Planner, 808-5317

Attachments:
Staff Report

Staff Reports

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

Sustainability Master Plan (SMP)
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive and Provide Comment.
Contact: Helen Selph, Assistant Planner, 808-7852; Tara Goddard, Assistant Planner, 808-8332; Keith Roberts, Senior Engineer, 808-4726

Attachments:
Staff Report Sustainability Master Plan
A workshop on the McClellan Heights/Parker Homes Plan (M03-190)

Location: The area 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: Review and Comment
Contact: Remi Mendoza, Assistant Planner, 808-5003, Jim McDonald, AICP, Senior Planner, 808-6848

Attachments:
Staff Report
“Innovative Parking Strategies for the Sacramento Region” Workshop Report-Back
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive and File

Contact: Jodi Samuels, Planning Commissioner, email: planning.samuels@yahoo.com
Sacramento Railyards Hearing Schedule
Location: Sacramento Downtown Railyards, District 1
Recommendation: Receive and File
Contact: Greg Bitter, Principal Planner, 808-7816