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Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
for January 10, 2008
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
New City Hall
915 I Street, 1st Floor- Council Chambers
January 10, 2008- 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
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 December 6, 2007
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from December 6, 2007
Contact: David Kwong, Planning Manager, (916) 808-2691
Action: Moved, Seconded, Carried (Banes, Wasserman, 9, 0, 0) to approve minutes.
- Approval of Minutes for December 13, 2007
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from December 13, 2007
Contact: David Kwong, Planning Manager, (916) 808-2691
Action: Moved, Seconded, Carried (Banes, Wasserman, 9, 0, 0) to approve minutes.
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 08/09/07) (Continued from 09/13/07, 11/08/07)
Location: 2701 13th Street, District 4
Recommendation: Deny – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA Section 15303; Item B: 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, (916) 808-1927; Greg Bitter, Principal Planner,
(916) 808-7816
Action: Public comment made by Beth Maerten, Roween Shamma, Marjorie VanOchten,
John Stie, Jesse Kermit, Dave Rupel, John van deEnse, Norma J. Dillon. Moved, seconded,
carried (Notestine, Contreras, 7, 2, 0 –Banes, Boyd) to continue and re-notice to January 24th.
- Z07-085 Kroy Tower Halfplex (Noticed on 11/19/07) (Continued from 12/06/07)
Location: 3490 Kroy Way, District 5
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA Section 15332;
Item B: Tentative Map to divide one lot into two lots for halfplex development
(two residential units); Item C: Variance to reduce the required 15 foot rear yard
setback to 7.5 feet in order to construct a 3,700± square foot halfplex structure.
Contact: Elise Gumm, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-1927; Greg Bitter, Principal Planner,
(916) 808-7816
Action: Public comment made by Lora Sneed, Panl Hanson, Craig Williams. Moved, seconded
and carried (Wasserman, Banes, 8, 0, 1 Notestine recused himself) to approve staff recommendations.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
- P07-120 16th and Broadway Retail (Noticed on 09/28/07) (Continued from 10/11/07,
11/08/07, 12/13/07)
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
restaurant uses; 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: Continued to January 24th.
- P04-162 Crosby Way Off-Site Parking Lot (Noticed on 12/28/07)
Location: 2731 Crosby Way, District 3
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA Section 15311;
Item B: Tentative Map to subdivide one lot into two lots on approximately 1.0 acres
in the Multi-Family (R-2A) zone; Item C: Special Permit for an off-site parking lot for an
existing industrial use on approximately 1.0 acres in the Multi-Family (R-2A) zone; Item D:
Variance to waive the masonry wall requirement for non-residential use adjacent to
a residential use or zone.
Contact: Michael York, Associate Planner, (916) 808-8239; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner,
(916) 808-7110
Action: No Public Comment. Moved, seconded and carried (Notestine, Woo, 9, 0, 0) to
approve staff recommendations.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
- P05-019 3940 14th Avenue Subdivision (Noticed on 12/28/07)
Location: 3940 14th Avenue, District 5
Recommendation: Forward Recommendations of Approval to City Council – Item A:
Environmental Exemption per CEQA Section 15332; Item B: Rezone of 0.8+ net acres
from the Standard Single-Family (R-1) Zone to Single-Family Alternative (R-1A) Zone; Item C:
Tentative Map to subdivide 0.8+ net acres into 7 single-family lots and one common area lot;
Item D: Special Permit for alternative housing to allow the development of 6 single-family
homes within the Single-Family Alternative (R-1A) Zone.
Contact: Antonio Ablog, Associate Planner, (916) 808-7702; Mark Martin, Senior Planner,
(916) 808-5945
Action: No Public Comment. Moved, seconded and carried (Banes, Wasserman, 9, 0, 0)
to approve staff recommendations.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
- P06-183 Marysville Starbucks (Noticed on 11/30/07)
Location: 4010 Marysville Boulevard, District 4
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA Section
15332); Item B: Special Permit to develop a drive-thru in the General Commercial (C-2)
zone; Item C: Special Permit to develop an auto oriented use in a commercial corridor
in the General Commercial (C-2) zone. - P07-096 500 N Street Ground Floor Commercial (Noticed on 12/28/07)
Location: 500 N Street, District 1
Recommendation: Continue to January 24, 2008 and re-notice.
Contact: Jennifer Matthews, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5591; Stacia Cosgrove,
Senior Planner, (916) 808-7110
Action: Continued to January 24th.
- P07-140 A&P Liquor (Noticed on 12/28/07)
Location: 1101 21st Street, District 3
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA Section 15301;
Item B: Special Permit for off-site alcohol sales to expand an existing 1,120 square foot
liquor store to 2,235 square feet.
Contact: Paul Philley, Junior Planner, (916) 808-5714; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner,
(916) 808-7110
Action: No Public Comment. Moved, seconded and carried (Banes, Givens, 9, 0, 0) to
approve staff recommendations.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
Contact: Mark Kraft, Associate Planner, (916) 808-8116; Stacia Cosgrove,
Senior Planner, (916) 808-7110
Action: No Public Comment. Moved, seconded and carried (Banes, Woo, 9, 0, 0) to
approve staff recommendations.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
- M07-053 Richards Boulevard Redevelopment Plan Amendment
Location: Richards Boulevard Redevelopment Area, District 1
Recommendation: Submit report and Recommendations to City Council – Item A:
Review and Report of the Richards Boulevard Redevelopment Plan Amendment and
the Proposed Railyards Redevelopment Plan.
Contact: Rachel Hazlewood, Senior Project Manager, (916) 808-8645
Action: No Public Comment. Moved, seconded and carried (Banes, Notestine, 9, 0, 0) to support staff recommendations.
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
- None.
Questions, Ideas and Announcements of Commission Members
- Decided to agendize this item for January 24th and discuss the letter sent to the
DOC regarding the greenbriar project. Moved, seconded and carried Notestine, Banes, 9, 0, 0)