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Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
for May 15, 2008
Commission Members
| Joseph Contreraz | Darrel Woo, Chair | John Boyd |
| Joseph Yee, AIA | Jodi Samuels | Barry Wasserman |
| Michael Notestine, Vice Chair | D.E. "Red" Banes | Chris Givens |
City Staff
Erik de Kok, Senior Planner
Sabina Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney
Michelle Matoba, Administrative Analyst
Historic City Hall
915 I Street, 2nd Floor Hearing Room
May 15, 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 -
All commissioners present, except Commissioner Banes.
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.
- P07-002 831 L Street (Noticed on 05/05/08)
Location: 831 L Street (Northwest corner of 9th & L Streets), District 1
Recommendation: Approve the request based on the findings and subject to the conditions listed in Attachment 1 - Item A: Environmental Impact Report (EIR); Item B: Mitigated Monitoring Plan (MMP); Item C: Special Permit for a major project to construct a building exceeding 75,000 square feet gross floor area in the Central Business Special Planning District (C-3-SPD) zone; and Item F: Variance to reduce the street setback to zero (0) feet on 9th Street.
Contact: Elise Gumm, Assistant Planner, 916-808-1927; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner (916) 808-7110
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, and carried (Wasserman/Yee 8:0:0) to approve the request based on the findings and subject to the conditions listed in Attachment 1.
Attachment:
Record of Decision
Staff Report
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
- Introduction to Long Range Planning Summer Presentation Series and Schedule
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Review and Comment
Contact: Robert Cunningham, Assistant Planner, 916-808-8684
Action: No public comment. Commissioners reviewed and commented.
- Draft 2008-2013 Housing Element
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Forward Recommendation to Council - to authorize staff to submit the Draft 2008-2013 Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for review and comment.
Contact: Greg Sandlund, Assistant Planner, 808-8931; Emily Halcon, Management Analyst, 440-1399 Ext. 1420
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, and carried (Yee/Contreraz 8:0:0) approved staff to forward recommendation to council with commission commentary included.
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
- D. Barak – Spoke to the commission on development ideas for K Street between 9th and 10th Streets.
Questions, Ideas and Announcements of Commission Members
- None.