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Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
for June 25, 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
David Kwong, Planning Manager
Sabina Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney
New City Hall
915 I Street, 1st Floor- Council Chambers
June 25, 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 Community Development Department at (916) 808-5908 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
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 Commissioner Samuels.
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 May 28, 2009
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from May 28, 2009
Contact: David Kwong, Planning Manager, 916-808-2691
No public comment. Action: Moved, seconded, and carried (Notestine/Yee; 8:0:0) to approve minutes.
Director's Report
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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: David Kwong, Planning Manager, 916-808-2691
Action: Received and filed.
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.
- P09-003 Club Center Treepole for Verizon (Continued from 4/23/09 and 5/28/09)
(Noticed on 4/10/09)
Location: 5508 Sorento Road, District 1, 226-0020-021-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15303); Item B: A request for a Special Permit to construct a 70 foot high stealth tree monopole telecommunications facility (treepole) and related equipment on an approximately 3.73 acre parcel in the agriculture (A) zone.
Contact: Elise Gumm, Associate Planner, 916-808-1927; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Public comment made by Nick Avdis, Michael Lopez, Shannon Summers, Richard Garrison, Tony Trujillo, Kenneth Roggenkamp, Anissa Angel, Angela Angel, Joe Argel, Larry O’Coy. Action:
1st Motion: Moved, seconded (Contrerez/ Notestine) to continue to July 23rd.
Substitute Motion: Moved, seconded, and carried (Wasserman/ Mendez; 6:2:0; No-Contrerez and Givens) to approve staff recommendation with amendments. The applicant shall be required to notify the City if ever they abandon the cell tower. The applicant shall have an easement with the property owner that allows other cell phone carriers to use the tower.
Attachments:
Supplemental Meeting Materials
Applicant Handouts
Public Handout #1
Public Handout #2
Record of Decision
- P08-008 Slavic Independent Fundamental Baptist Church (Noticed on 6/12/09
Location: 4659 Dry Creek Road, District 2, 237-0052-017-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15303); Item B: Special Permit to establish a K-12 private school in an existing church; Item C: Special Permit-Major Modification for a 56 space parking lot constructed without building permits; Item D: Variance to allow a previously constructed wood fence to remain in place of a 6 foot tall masonry wall.
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, 916-808-5590; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
No public comment. Action: Moved, seconded, and carried (Notestine/ Contrerez; 8:0:0) to approved staff recommendation with an amendment to, in the future, as replacement of the wood fence is needed replace it with a masonry fence instead of a new wooden fence.
Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
- M09-021 Implementation of Paperless Agenda Materials
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Receive and File- Implementation of a paperless agenda procedure with an effective date of July 9, 2009.
Contact: Emilie Schell, Program Analyst, 916-808-5908
No Puhlic comment. Action: Received and filed. Courier service will be eliminated effective July 9th. When polled for attendance, Commissioners wishing to receive a hard copy of the packet materials will state their preference and specify a location of pick up at City Hall or Richards Boulevard.
- Discussion on Combining and Canceling Commission Meetings
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Review and Comment- on the possibility of combining meetings and canceling unneeded meetings.
Contact: Michael Mendez, Planning Commissioner; David Kwong, Planning Manager, 916-808-2691
No public comment. Action: Reviewed and commented. Staff was asked to set up the first AdHoc meeting with the appointment members from the Design and Planning Commissions.
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
- None
Questions, Ideas and Announcements of Commission Members
- Commissioner Woo commented on the required Ethics Training and asked staff to look into who was required to take the training at this time.
- Commissioner Contrerez thanked staff for setting up his training at Richards Boulevard.
- Commissioner Batholomy asked staff about time frames for Climate Change and the Medical Marijuana Ordinance. Staff stated that the times were still unknown.
- Commissioner Mendez suggested that the commissioners read the Law and Leg report on Medical Marijuana facilities.
- Commissioner Woo announced that he and Commissioner Notestine would not be present at the July 23rd meeting. Commissioner Yee was voted to act as chair.
- Commissioner Bartholomy stated that he will not be present at the July 9th meeting.
