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Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
for August 14 , 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
New City Hall
915 I Street, 1st Floor, Council Chambers
August 14, 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 Commissioners Givens, Boyd, and 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.
- Approval of Minutes for July 17, 2008
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from July 17, 2008
Contact: David Kwong, Planning Manager, (916) 808-2691
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, and carried (Notestine, Contreraz, 6:0:0) to approve minutes.
- Z08-092 2091 Edgewater Duplex (Continued from 07/17/08) (Noticed on 7/03/08)
Location: 2091 Edgewater Road, District 2, 275-0171-016-0000
Recommendation: Deny- 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: Refer to Item #3 Z08-097
Attachments:
Supplemental Material
Record of Decision
- Z08-097 2075 Edgewater Road (Continued from 07/17/08) (Noticed on 07/03/08)
Location: 2075 Edgewater Road, District 2, 275-0171-018-0000
Recommendation: Deny- 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: No public comment. Moved, seconded, and carried (Notestine, Contreraz, 6:0:0) to approve staff recommendation of denial.
Attachments:
Supplemental Material
Record of Decision
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.
- P05-153 Franklin Point (Continued from 04/17/08, 05/08/08, 06/12/08, 06/26/08, 07/10/2008) (Noticed on 04/03/08 and 04/25/08)
Location: Southwest Corner Franklin Boulevard/Mack Road, District 7, 119-0070-062-0000, 119-0070-063-0000
Recommendation: Continue to August 28, 2008
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, 916-808-5590; Nedzlene Ferrario, Senior Planner, 916-808-7826
Action: Continued to August 28, 2008.
- P08-043 21st and I Street Rezone (Continued from 06/26/08) (Noticed on 06/13/08 and 08/01/08)
Location: 2108 I Street (near southeast corner of 21st and I Streets), District 3, 007-0022-004-0000
Recommendation: Forward Recommendation of Approval to City Council- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15332); Item B: Plan Amendment-Community Plan to re-designate approximately 0.06 acres from the Multi-Family Residential designation to the General Commercial designation in the Central City Community Plan; Item C: Rezone/Prezone approximately 0.06 acres from the Multi-Family (R-3A) zone to the General Commercial Neighborhood Corridor (C-2-NC) zone; Item D: Lot Line Adjustment/Parcel Merger to adjust the common lot lines between two lots totaling approximately 0.26 acres in the Multi-Family (R-3A) and General Commercial (C-2) zones; Item E: Tentative Map-Subdivision Modification to create a lot less than 3,200 square feet within the central city
Contact: Michael York, Associate Planner, 916-808-8239; Evan Compton, Acting Senior Planner, 916-808-5260
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, and carried (Wasserman, Samuels, 5:1:0 No-Notestine) to approve staff recommendation.
- P04-261 Downtown Plaza (Noticed on 08/01/08)
Location: 408 J Street, 547 L Street. Various Parcels bounded by J & L Streets and 4th & 7th Streets, District 1, 006-0087-034-0000, 006-0087-035-0000, 006-0087-036-0000, 006-0087-037-0000, 006-0087-038-0000, 006-0087-043-0000, 006-0087-045-0000, 006-0087-052-0000, 006-0087-054-0000, 006-0087-058-0000, 006-0087-060-0000, 006-0087-061-0000, 006-0091-020-0000, 006-0091-022-0000, 006-0091-035-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Mitigated Negative Declaration; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item C: Special Permit Major Modification to renovate and expand the existing one million square foot downtown plaza shopping center on approximately 11.6 acres in the Central Business District Special Planning District (C-3-SPD) zone.
Contact: Michael York, Associate Planner, 916-808-8239; Evan Compton, Acting Senior Planner, 916-808-5260
Action: Public comments made by Luree Stetson, Susan Bush, Michael Ault, Jan Perez, Mr. Nicholls, Roberta Colvin, John Hummer, Kearse McGill, Dorothy Hodel, Katrina Malakoff, Roxanne Miller, Linda Roberts, Dolly Eyaw-Boryne, Arnold Zuniga, Themn Neil, Jennifer Stanley, Constance Anderson, Doretta Kirk.
Moved, seconded, and carried (Yee, Contreraz, 6:0:0) to approve staff recommendation with amended conditions.
Attachment:
Supplemental Material
Record of Decision
- P08-018 Belleau Wood Monopole Extension (Noticed on 08/01/08)
Location: 6550 Belleau Wood Lane, District 4, 035-0112-002-0000
Recommendation: Continue to September 11, 2008
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, 916-808-5590; Nedzlene Ferrario, Senior Planner, 916-808-7826
Action: Continued to September 11, 2008.
- P08-029 Plaza 26 Condo Conversion (Noticed on 08/01/08)
Location: 2600 Q Street, District 3, 007-0336-001-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15301); Item B: Tentative Map for condominium purposes; Item C: Special Permit to allow three existing duplex structures to be converted to six condominium units.
Contact: Jennifer Matthews, Assistant Planner, 916-808-5591; Evan Compton, Acting Senior Planner, 916-808-5260
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, carried (Notestine, Samuels, 6:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachment:
Record of Decision
- P08-047 Natomas Market Rate Condominiums (Noticed on 08/01/08)
Location: The site is bounded by Scarlet Ash Lane on the north, North Breezy Meadow Drive on the south, Blackrock Road on the east, and Juneberry Drive on the west, District 1, 225-0060-078-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Addendum to Negative Declaration; Item B: Previously Adopted Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item C: Special Permit to construct 120 residential condominium units contained in four three-story buildings and to develop one clubhouse.
Contact: Jennifer Matthews, Assistant Planner, 916-808-5591; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, carried (Notestine, Yee, 5:1:0 No-Samuels) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachment:
Supplemental Material
Record of Decision
- P08-062 Crosspointe Church of Natomas (Noticed on 08/01/08)
Location: 2408 Del Paso Road, District 1, 225-0070-140-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15301); Item B: Special Permit to locate a church in the EC-40-PUD zone; Item C: Special Permit to waive the minimum required onsite parking for a church use in the EC-40-PUD zone.
Contact: Jamie Cutlip, Assistant Planner, 916-808-8684; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, and carried (Notestine, Contreraz, 6:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachment:
Record of Decision
- P08-069 Greer Duplex (Noticed on 08/01/08)
Location: 4411 4th Avenue, District 5, 014-0123-007-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15303); Item B: Special Permit to construct a new duplex on an approximately 0.13 acre vacant parcel in the General Commercial (C-2-SPD) zone within the Broadway/Stockton Special Planning District.
Contact: Elise Gumm, Assistant Planner, 916-808-1927; Nedzlene Ferrario, Senior Planner, 916-808-7826
Action: Public comment made by Clarence Wilson. Moved, seconded, and carried (Samuels, Contreraz, 6:0:0) to approve staff recommendation with amended conditions.
Attachment:
Record of Decision
- P08-071 Natomas Gateway Corporate Center (Noticed on 08/01/08)
Location: 2369 Gateway Oaks Drive, District 1, 274-0630-005, 274-0630-006, 274-0630-007
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Previously Adopted Addendum to a Mitigated Negative Declaration; Item B: Previously Adopted Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item C: Planned Unit Development-Schematic Plan Amendment to reconfigure the building footprints and increase the allowed amount of office square footage in the Gateway Center PUD; Item D: Special Permit Modification to increase the size of the proposed office buildings.
Contact: Stephanie Hockman, Assistant Planner, 916-808-7497; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, and carried (Notestine, Contreraz, 6:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachment:
Record of Decision
Staff Report
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
- M03-013 South Sacramento Light Rail Station Assessments
Location: Florin and Meadowview Light Rail Stations
Recommendation: Review and Comment - Conceptual plans and design guidelines for future development of transit-oriented development (TOD) around the Meadowview Road light rail station and the Florin Road light rail station.
Contact: Fedolia “Sparky” Harris, Senior Planner, 916-808-2996
Action: No public comment. Reviewed and comments provided
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
- None.
Questions, Ideas and Announcements of Commission Members
- None.