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Planning Commission
Meeting Agenda
for October 9 , 2008
Commission Members
| Joseph Contreraz | Darrel Woo, Chair | Chris Givens |
| Joseph Yee, AIA | Jodi Samuels | Barry Wasserman |
| Michael Notestine, Vice Chair | Michael Mendez, MCP | Panama Bartholomy |
City Staff
David Kwong, Planning Manager
Sabina Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney
New City Hall
915 I Street, 1st Floor, Council Chambers
October 9, 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.
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 September 25, 2008
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from September 25, 2008
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.
- P07-123 The Creamery (Continued from 09/25/08) (Noticed on 09/12/08)
Location: 1013 D Street, District 1, 002-0076-006-0000, 002-0076-007-0000, 002-0076-014-0000, 002-0076-016-0000, 002-0076-019-0000, 002-0076-020-0000, 002-0113-003-0000, 002-0113-011-0000, 002-0113-012-0000, 002-0113-013-0000, 002-0113-014-0000, 002-0113-019-0000,002-0113-020-0000, 002-0113-022-0000, 002-0113-023-0000
Recommendation: Forward Recommendation of Approval to City Council- Item A: Mitigated Negative Declaration; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item C: Plan Amendment-General Plan to re-designate Industrial to General Commercial and Multifamily; Item D: Plan Amendment-Community Plan to re-designate from Industrial to Community/Neighborhood Commercial and Offices and Multifamily; Item E: Rezone/Pre-zone to rezone from M-1 to C-2 and R-3A; Item F: Tentative Map to subdivide the subject site into 47 lots for condominium purposes; Item G: Special Permit to allow alternative ownership housing; Item H: Special Permit to partially waive parking for commercial uses; Item I: Special Permit to construct a project over 75,000 square feet; Item J: Special Permit to exceed the height requirements for office buildings in the proposed C-2 zone; Item K: Special Permit to exceed height requirements for residential condos in the proposed R-3A; Item L: Variance to allow recycling and trash enclosures in the required setback areas; Item M: Variance to deviate from the required 50% tree shading for private driveways; Item N: Variance to deviate from the required setbacks for an office building in the proposed C-2 zone.
Contact: Evan Compton, Acting Senior Planner, 916-808-5260; Greg Bitter, Principal Planner, 916-808-7816.
Attachment:
Staff Report
- P06-002 Glenrose Townhomes (Noticed on 09/30/08)
Location: 1875 GlenroseAvenue, District 3, 266-0281-003-0000, 266-0281-009-0000, 266-0281-010-0000, 266-0281-021-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15332); Item B: Development Plan Review-Planning Director- An appeal to the Planning Director's Decision allowing a construction of a twenty (20) townhome unit apartment on approximately 1.97 gross acres in the Multi-Family (R-2A) zone.
Contact: Elise Gumm, Assistant Planner, 916-808-1927; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Attachment:
Staff Report
- P06-218 Nejadian Tentative Map (Noticed on 09/30/08)
Location: Northeast corner of Dry Creek Road and Claire Avenue, District 2, 215-0250-015-0000
Recommendation: Withdrawn to be re-noticed at a later date
Contact: Elise Gumm, Assistant Planner, 916-808-1927; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
- P07-141 Norwood and Jessie Walgreens (Noticed on 09/26/08)
Location: 4191 Norwood Avenue, District 2, 237-0292-022-0000, 237-0292-023-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15332); Item B: Plan Amendment-Community Plan to re-designate the portion of the site designated in the North Sacramento Community Plan as Residential 11-21 du/na to Retail General; Item C: Rezone/Pre-zone to re-designate the site from Limited Commercial Review (C-1-R) and Multi-Family Residential (R-3) zones to the General Commercial Review (C-2-R) zone; Item D: Development Plan Review-New Site Plan to construct two commercial buildings totaling 16,132 square feet on approximately 1.38 acres in the C-2-R zone; Item E: Special Permit to construct a drive through facility in the C-2-R zone; Item F: Variance to reduce the required minimum drive-through stacking distance of 180 feet to the pick-up window to 46 feet.
Contact: Steven Kerr, Assistant Planner, 916-808-5416; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Attachment:
Staff Report
- P08-089 Fresh and Easy Market - Evergreen Street (Noticed on 09/30/08)
Location: 965 El Camino Avenue (Northwest corner of the intersection of El Camino Avenue & Evergreen Street), District 2, 265-0322-009-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15332); Item B: Special Permit to allow 15,001 square feet of grocery store use in the Swanston Transit Village Plan Area.
Contact: Jamie Cutlip, Assistant Planner, 916-808-8684; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Attachment:
Staff Report
- M03-002 American River Parkway Plan Update (Continued from 09/25/08)
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Forward Recommendation of Approval to City Council- Item A: Environmental Impact Report; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Program; Item C: The2006 Updated American River Parkway Plan.
Contact: J.P. Tindell, Park Planning & Development Manager, 916-808-1955; Dana Allen, Senior Planner, 916-808-2762
Attachment:
Staff Report
Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
None.
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
- To be announced.
Questions, Ideas and Announcements of Commission Members
- To be announced.