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Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
for July 17, 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
David Kwong, Planning Manager
Sabina Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney
Historic City Hall
915 I Street, 2nd Floor, Hearing Room
July 17, 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 present except Commissioner Boyd. Commissioner Banes arrived late.
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 July 10, 2008
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from July 10, 2008
Contact: David Kwong, Planning Manager, (916) 808-2691
Action: Moved, Seconded and Carried (Banes / Wasserman; 8:0:0) 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.
- P08-001 Piedmont Drive Private Boat Dock (Continued from 7/10/08) (Noticed on 06/26/08)
Location: 955 Piedmont Drive, District 4, 016-0171-007-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15270); Deny- Item B: Special Permit to construct a private boat dock within the Flood (F) zone.
Contact: Heather Forest, Associate Planner, 916-808-5008; Nedzlene Ferrario, Senior Planner, 916-808-7826
Action: Public comment made by Mike Mix. Moved, Seconded and Carried (Notestine / Banes; 5:3:0- No: Contreraz / Givens / Samuels) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachment:
Record of Decision
Supplemental Material
- P08-077 Mixed-Use Development at Garden Highway and Northgate Boulevard (Continued from 7/10/08) (Noticed on 06/26/08)
Location: 660 Garden Highway (Southwest of Garden Highway and Northgate Boulevard), District 1, 274-0110-008-0000, 274-0110-009-0000, 274-0110-063-0000, 274-0110-064-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Addendum to Negative Declaration; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item C: Special Permit to develop multi-family use in the General Commercial (C-2) zone; Item D: Special Permit to develop a building over 40,000 square feet in the General Commercial (C-2) zone; Item E: Special Permit to establish gates at private vehicular entrance; Item F: Special Permit to allow restaurant use in the Parkway Corridor (PC) overlay zone; Item G: Special Permit to reduce required parking; Item H: Variance to allow a building to exceed the maximum height allowed in the Parkway Corridor (PC) overlay zone.
Contact: David Hung, Associate Planner, 916-808-5530; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 808-2659
Action: No public comment. Moved, Seconded and Carried (Wasserman / Contreraz; 8:0:0) to approve staff recommendation with amended conditions.
Attachment:
Record of Decision
Supplemental Material
- P08-044 East Lawn Cemetery Antenna (Noticed on 07/03/08)
Location: 4300 Folsom Boulevard (Folsom Boulevard between 42nd & 46th Streets), District 3, 008-0010-011
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (per CEQA 15301); Item B: Special Permit to locate antennas and telecommunications facilities in the Standard Single Family (R-1 zone.
Contact: Jamie Cutlip, Assistant Planner, 916-808-8684; Evan Compton, Acting Senior Planner, 916-808-5260
Action: No public comment. Moved, Seconded and Carried (Banes / Givens; 8:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachment:
Record of Decision
Supplemental Material
- P08-060 Pacific Fresh Seafood Parking Lot (Noticed on 07/03/08)
Location: Northeast of 3671 North Freeway Blvd, District 1, 225-2110-009-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15332); Item B: Planned Unit Development-Schematic Plan Amended to establish a new parking lot use in the Promenade at Natomas Planned Unit Development; Item C: Special Permit-Parking Off-Site to allow construction of an off-site parking lot in the Promenade at Natomas Planned Unit Development.
Contact: Paul Philley, Junior Planner, 916-808-5714; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: No public comment. Moved, Seconded and Carried (Banes / Contreraz; 8:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachment:
Record of Decision
Supplemental Material
- Z08-092 2091 Edgewater Duplex (Noticed on 07/03/08)
Location: 2091 Edgewater Road, District 2, 275-0171-016-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (per CEQA 15303); Item B: Variance to reduce the required front yard setback; Item C: Variance to locate both driveways off the same street.
Contact: Jamie Broker, Planner, 916-808-1928; Sandra Yope, Senior Planner, 916-808-7158
Action: Public comment made by EP Jalger, Ned Allison, Abrams Spera, Margaret Jackson and Michael Dunham. Moved, Seconded and Carried (Yee / Samuels; 8:0:0) intent to deny staff recommendation. To be heard on Planning Commission consent calendar August 14, 2008.
Attachment:
Supplemental Material
Handout
Letter
- Z08-097 2075 Edgewater Road (Noticed on 07/03/08)
Location: 2075 Edgewater Road, District 2, 275-0171-018-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (per CEQA 15303); Item B: Variance to reduce the required front yard setback.
Contact: Jamie Broker, Planner, 916-808-1928; Sandra Yope, Senior Planner, 916-808-7158
Action: Public comment made by EP Jalger, Ned Allison, Abrams Spera, Margaret Jackson and Michael Dunham. Moved, Seconded and Carried (Yee / Samuels; 8:0:0) intent to deny staff recommendation. To be heard on Planning Commission consent calendar August 14, 2008.
Attachment:
Supplemental Material
Letter
- P08-021 Appeal: Cheers Bar and Grill (Noticed on 06/13/08)
Location: 1620 W El Camino Ave, District 1, 274-0410-005-0000
Recommendation: Withdrawal of Appeal by applicant
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, 916-808-5590; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Appeal Withdrawn
- P08-030 Appeal: Merryhill School (Noticed on 04/25/08)
Location: Southeast corner of San Juan Road and Tourbrook Way, District 1, 225-2170-161-0000
Recommendation: Withdrawal of Appeal by applicant
Contact:Steven Kerr, Junior Planner, 916-808-5416; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Appeal Withdrawn
Staff Report
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
- LR08-008 CEQA Overview
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Review and Comment- Presentation on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Staff will also discuss the public review of the Master Environmental Impact Report that has been prepared for the 2030 General Plan
Contact: Robert Cunningham, Assistant Planner, 916-808-5894; Tom Buford, Senior Planner, 916-808-7931
Action: Continued to August 21, 2008
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
- None
Questions, Ideas and Announcements of Commission Members
- Commissioner Samuels discussed minimizing staff errors and streamlining process.
- Commissioner Yee spoke about working with applicants who have language barriers.
- Commissioner Wasserman spoke about staff training on neighborhood concerns associated with infill projects.