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Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
for May 08, 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
May 08, 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 Boyd, Woo, and Yee.
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 April 24, 2008
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from April 24, 2008
Contact: David Kwong, Planning Manager, (916) 808-2691
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, carried (Banes/Givens, 6:0:0) 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.
- P05-153 Franklin Point (Noticed on 04/03/08, 04/25/08) (Continued from 04/17/08) Location: South West Corner of Franklin Boulevard and Mack Road, District 7; 119-0070-062-0000, 119-0070-063-0000
Recommendation: Forward Recommendations of Approval to City Council- Item A: Mitigated Negative Declaration; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; 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 Amendment to reconfigure building locations and building areas; Item F: Tentative Map to subdivide an approximately 5.5 acre property into five parcels; Item G: Special Permit to operate a convenience market within 500 feet of a residential use; 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; Forward Recommendations of Denial to City Council- Item C: Rezone/Prezone Elimination of a Rezone condition prohibiting the off-site sale of beer and wine Item H: Special Permit-Alcohol for the sale of beer and wine for off-site consumption.
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, 916-808-5590, Nedzlene Ferrario, Senior Planner, 916-808-7826
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, carried (Samuels/Banes, 6:0:0) to continue to June 12, 2008.
- P99-091 Natomas Landing (Noticed on 04/11/08, 04/29/08) (Continued from 04/24/08)
Location: Northeast Corner of Del Paso Road and El Centro Road, District 1; 225-0030-032-0000, 225-0030-033-0000, 225-0030-035-0000, 225-0030-036-0000, 225-0030-038-0000
Recommendation: Forward Recommendation of Denial to City Council - Item A: Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15270(a), CEQA does not apply to projects which a public agency rejects or disapproves; Item B: Misc-Development Agreement; Item C: Plan Amendment-General Plan to re-designate site to approximately 44.6 acres of Community/Neighborhood Commercial & Offices, approximately 16.4 acres of Mixed Use and approximately 8.5 acres of Parks-Recreation Open Space; Item D: Plan Amendment-Community Plan to re-designate site to approximately 44.6 acres of Regional Commercial, approximately 16.4 acres of Employment Center 50 and approximately 8.5 acres of Parks/Open Space; Item E: Rezone-From Non-Ag to Another from Manufacturing, Research and Development PUD (MRD-20-PUD) and Highway Commercial PUD (HC-PUD) zones to Shopping Center PUD (SC-PUD), Employment Center 50 PUD (EC-50-PUD) and Agriculture Open Space (A-OS) zones; Item F: Planned Unit Development-Created w/Guidelines to establish the Natomas Landing PUD; Item G: Tentative Map to subdivide the site into 25 parcels; Item H: Development Plan Review-New Site Plan to construct approximately 400,000 square feet of commercial use in the proposed Shopping Center PUD (SC-PUD) zone.
Contact: David Hung, Associate Planner, 916-808-5530; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Public comments made by: J. Burke, L. Groner, K. Lyon, K. O’Haire, S. Schell, C. Paullins, R. Porter, G. Ellis, C. Clark, J. McCue, C. Burke, L. Lenzi, T. Reavey, C. Holm, K. Nicholson, S. Lawerence-Neenley, M. Collins, L. Rayford, G. Ellis.
Moved, seconded, carried (Contreraz/Banes, 5:0:1; Recused: Givens) to forward recommendation of denial to City Council.
Attachment:
Attachment
- P07-121 Gateway West Office Tower (Noticed on 04/25/2008)
Location: West of Interstate 5 & North of Venture Way, District 1; 274-0320-059-0000, 274-0320-060-0000, 274-0320-062-0000, 274-0320-063-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Mitigated Negative Declaration; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item C: Special Permit-Development within PUD to construct a 12-story 327,316 square feet office tower with support commercial on an approximately 14.5 acre undeveloped parcel in the Office Gateway Centre PUD (OB-PUD) zone; Item D: Planned Unit Development-Guidelines Amendment to exceed the height requirement of the Gateway Centre PUD Guidelines; Item E: Planned Unit Development-Schematic Plan Amended to add 96,393 square feet office and support commercial to the Gateway Centre PUD.
Contact: Elise Gumm, Assistant Planner, 916-808-1927; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 808-2659
Action: Public comment made by: C. Holm. Moved, seconded, carried (Banes/Givens, 6:0:0) to approve staff recommendation with amended conditions
Attachment:
Record of Decision
- P08-011 Country Place Residential Care Facility (Noticed on 04/25/2008)
Location: 10 Country Place, District 7; 030-0730-007-0000, 030-0730-008-0000, 030-0730-009-0000, 030-0730-010-0000, 030-0730-011-0000, 030-0730-012-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15332); Item B: Special Permit-Residential Care Facility Construct and operate a 32-bed Residential Care Facility within the Multi-Family (R-2A) zone; Item C: Variance-Setback Vary from the required twenty-five (25) foot street-side setback.
Contact: Heather Forest, Associate Planner, 916-808-5008; Nedzlene Ferrario, Senior Planner, 916-808-7826
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, carried (Banes/Contreraz, 6:0:0) to approve staff recommendation with amended conditions.
Attachment:
Record of Decision
- P08-025 Shell Gas Station Addition and Alcohol Sales Special Permit (Noticed on 04/25/2008)
Location: 5551 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (northeast corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Fruitridge Road), District 5; 022-0300-004-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15303);
Item B: Special Permit-Major Modification to construct an approximately 600 square foot addition to an existing convenience market and to remove two fuel dispensers from an existing gas station on approximately 0.56 acres in the General Commercial (C-2) zone. Item C: Special Permit-Alcohol for the sale of beer and wine for off-premises consumption.
Contact: Jason Hone, Planner, 916-808-5749; Nedzlene Ferrario, Senior Planner, 916-808-7826
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, carried (Banes/Contreraz 6:0:0) to continue to June 12, 2008.
- P08-030 Merryhill School (Noticed on 04/25/2008)
Location: Southeast corner of San Juan Road and Tourbrook Way, District 1; 225-2170-161-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Previously Adopted Negative Declaration; Item B: Planned Unit Development-Schematic Plan Amended to depict the child care center use in the PUD schematic plan; Item C: Tentative Map to subdivide one parcel totaling approximately 4.11 acres into two parcels; Item D: Special Permit-School to construct a 10,500 square foot child care center on approximately 1.56 acres in the Limited Commercial Planned Unit Development (C-1-PUD) zone within the Riverview/Parkview PUD.
Contact: Steven Kerr, Junior Planner, (916) 808-5416; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 808-2659
Actions: No public comment. Moved, seconded, carried (Contreraz/Banes, 6:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachment:
Record of Decision
Staff Report
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
- To be announced.
Questions, Ideas and Announcements of Commission Members
- Commissioner Notestine – requested an update on AB32 and minutes from the special meeting in February regarding Commission’s concerns and procedures