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Planning Commission

Meeting Agenda

for June 11, 2009

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

Tom Pace, Long Range Planning Manager
Sabina Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney

New City Hall
915 I Street, 1st Floor- Council Chambers

June 11, 2009- 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.

Notice to Lobbyists: When addressing the Commission you must identify yourself as a lobbyist and announce the client/business/organization you are representing (City Code 2.15.160).

Speaker slips are located in the lobby of the hearing room and should be completed and submitted to the Commission Secretary.

Government Code 54950 (The Brown Act) requires that a brief description of each item to be transacted or discussed be posted at least 72 hours prior to a regular meeting. The City posts Agendas at City Hall as well as offsite meeting locations.

The order of agenda items is for reference; agenda items may be taken in any order deemed appropriate by the Commission. The agenda provides a general description and staff recommendations; however, the Commission may take action other than what is recommended. The agenda is available for public review on the Friday prior to the meeting. Hard copies of the agenda, synopsis, and staff reports are available from the Community Development Department at 300 Richards Boulevard, 3rd Floor (25 cents per page), during regular business hours or can be downloaded at www.cityofsacramento.org/dsd.

Meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. If you require special assistance to participate in the meeting, notify the Development Services Department at (916) 808-5908 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

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Agenda

All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Planning Commission unless otherwise noted.

Call to Order – 5:30 p.m.

Roll Call

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.

  1. Approval of Minutes for May 14, 2009
    Location:     
    (Citywide)
    Recommendation
    Approve Commission Minutes from May 14, 2009
    Contact:  Tom Pace, Long Range Planning Manager, 916-808-6848

  2. LR09-015         Review of the Sacramento Regional Transit (RT) Capital Improvement Program                         (CIP) for Consistency with the 2030 General Plan
    Location: Citywide
    Recommendation: Receive and File-(Information Only)
    Contact: Teresa Haenggi, Associate Planning, Community Development Department, (916) 808-7554

    Attachment:
    Staff Report


Director's Report

  1. Director’s Report  
    Location: (Citywide)
    Recommendation: Receive and File- Status report on pending development applications and appeals; proposed amendments to Zoning Code, design standards, and other development-related regulations; Community Development Department organizational and operational changes, work program, and training program; and similar matters.
    Contact: Greg Bitter, Principal Planner, 916-808-7816

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.

  1. LR09-001         City Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance
    Location:       Citywide
    Recommendation: Withdrawn from Agenda, To Be Re-noticed.
    Contact: Greg Sandlund, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-8931; Jim McDonald, AICP, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5723

Staff Reports

Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.

  1. M08-039        Infill Strategy Report
    Location:       Citywide
    Recommendation: Review and Comment
    Contact: Desmond Parrington, AICP, Infill Coordinator (916) 808-5044

    Attachment:
    Staff Report

  1. LR09-013         Ben Ali and Hagginwood Strategic Neighborhood Action Plans (SNAPs)
    Location:      Citywide
    Recommendation: Forward Recommendation to Council to Accept – Ben Ali and Hagginwood Strategic Neighborhood Action Plans.
    Contact: Andrea Koch, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-1943; Erik de Kok, Senior Planner, (916) 808-2022

    Attachment:
    Staff Report

  2. LR09-014        Report on Rezone Public Workshops
    Location:        Citywide
    Recommendation: Review and Comment
    Contact: Rob Cunningham, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-5894; Jim McDonald, AICP, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5723

    Attachment:
    Staff Report

Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda

  1. To be announced.


Questions, Ideas and Announcements of Commission Members

  1. To be announced.
  2.  

Adjournment                                                    

 
 
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