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Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
for September 25 , 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
September 25, 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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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 Notestine and Bartholomy. Commissoner Givens arrived at 5:35 pm.
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 11, 2008
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from September 11, 2008
Contact: David Kwong, Planning Manager, 916-808-2691
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, and carried (Yee/ Wasserman; 7:0:0) to approve minutes.
- M08-037 Planning Commission Rules of Procedures
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Adopt Rules of Procedures.
Contact: Sabina D. Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney, 916-808-5346
Action: No public comment. Brian Holloway with the Development Oversight Commission requested continuance to October 16, 2008. Moved, seconded, and carried (Contreraz/ Samuels; 7:0:0) to continue item.
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.
- P08-053 West El Camino & Truxel Monopole (Continued from 09/11/08) (Noticed on 08/29/08)
Location: 1514 West El Camino Avenue, District 1, 274-0060-033-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15303);Item B: Special Permit to construct an approximately 75 foot tall cellular monopole.
Contact: Jamie Cutlip, Assistant Planner, 916-808-8684; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, and carried (Givens/ Samuels; 7:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachment:
Record of Decision
- M03-002 American River Parkway Plan Update
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Continue to October 9, 2008.
Contact: J.P. Tindell, Park Planning & Development Manager, 916-808-1955; Dana Allen, Senior Planner, 916-808-2762
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, and carried (Samuels/ Yee; 7:0:0) to continue item to October 9, 2008.
- P05-153 Franklin Point (Noticed on 09/12/08)
Location: Southwest Corner of Franklin Boulevard/Mack Road, District 7, 119-0070- 062-0000, 119-0070-063-0000
Recommendation: Forward Recommendation of Approval to City Council- Item A: Mitigated Negative Declaration; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item C: Elimination of a Rezone condition prohibiting the off-site sale of beer and wine; Item D: Planned Unit Development-Guidelines Amended to remove language prohibiting the off-site sale of beer and wine in a convenience market and to extend the hours of operation; Item E: Planned Unit Development-Schematic Plan Amended to reconfigure building locations and building areas; Item F: Tentative Map to subdivide an approximate 5.5 acre property into five parcels; Item G: Special Permit to operate a convenience market within 500 feet of a residential use; Item H: Special Permit for the sale of beer and wine for off-site consumption; Item I: Development Plan Review-New Site Plan of a commercial mixed-use development within the Shopping Center International Plaza Planned Unit Development (SC-PUD)zone.
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, 916-808-5590; Nedzlene Ferrario, Senior Planner, 916-808-7826
Action: Public comment made by Elpida Warren and Richard and Barbara Falcon. Moved, seconded, and carried (Givens / Contreraz; 5:2:0 – No: Samuels, Wasserman) to forward recommendations of approval to City Council.
Attachments:
Petition
Support Letter
- P07-123 The Creamery (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: Continue to October 9, 2008.
Contact: Evan Compton, Associate Planner, 916-808-5260
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, and carried (Samuels/ Yee; 7:0:0) to continue item to October 9, 2008.
- P08-045 Omar Fuel and Food Inc. (Noticed on 09/12/08)
Location: 1165 43rd Avenue, District 4, 024-0440-009-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15301); Item B: Special Permit to construct a 1,848 square foot addition to an existing service station to include a new convenience market on approximately 0.64 acres in the General Commercial (C-2) zone.
Contact: Steven Kerr, Assistant Planner, 916-808-5416; Nedzlene Ferrario, Senior Planner, 916-808-7826
Action: Public comment made by Chris Holm and Osha Meserve. Moved, seconded, and carried (Mendez/ Contreraz; 6:1:0 – No: Wasserman) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
Supplemental Material
Record of Decision
- P08-066 Natomas Central Rezone (Noticed on 09/12/08)
Location: Natomas Central Drive and Kos Island Avenue, District 1, 225-2270-019- 0000, 225-2270-027-0000
Recommendation: Forward Recommendation of Approval to City Council-Item A: Addendum To Mitigated Negative Declaration; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item C: Plan Amendment-General Plan to re-designate 2.3 acres of Parks-Recreation-Open Space and 2.9 acres of Medium Density Residential (16-29 du/na) to Low Density Residential (4-15 du/na); Item D: Plan Amendment-Community Plan to re-designate 2.3 acres of Parks/Open Space and 8 acres of General Public Facilities to Medium Density Residential; Item E: Rezone/Pre-zone 8 acres of R-1-PUD, 2.3 acres of A-OS-PUD and 2.9 acres of R-2B-PUD to R-1A-PUD; Item F: Tentative Map to subdivide 2 parcels into 119 parcels; Item G: Tentative Map-Subdivision Modification to allow a 41 foot wide residential street section, a non-standard intersection, a dead-end road, and a non-standard elbow; Item H: Planned Unit Development-Schematic Plan Amended to the Natomas Central PUD; Item I: Special Permit to allow development in the R-1A-PUD zone; Item J: Inclusionary Housing Plan amendment for the Natomas Central PUD.
Contact: Paul Philley, Junior Planner, 916-808-5714; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Public comment made by Casey Als, Chris Holm and Rochelle Blanco. Moved, seconded, and failed (Yee/ Wasserman; 4:3:0). The motion required five votes to pass.
Attachment:
Record of Decision
Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
- M08-036 Sacramento Heritage Board (Oral)
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Selection of City Planning Commission member to serve on the Board of Sacramento Heritage, Inc.
Contact: Roberta Deering, Senior Planner, 916-808-8259
Action: Commissioner Contreraz selected to serve on the Board of Sacramento Heritage, Inc.
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
- None.
Questions, Ideas and Announcements of Commission Members
- Commissioner Wasserman advised fellow commissioners to read through SACOG’s form-based code now available online.
- Commissioner Yee will not be able to attend the October 16, 2008 Long Range Planning Commission meeting.
- Commissioner Samuels announced the Speaker Series for Sustainability Session held September 26, 2008 at the Secretary of State Auditorium. Meetings are held from 8 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on the last Friday of each month.
Adjournment - 8:22 pm