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Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
for December 10 , 2009
Commission Members
| Joseph Contreraz | Darrel Woo, Chair | Chris Givens |
| Joseph Yee, AIA | Jodi Samuels | Barry Wasserman, FAIA |
| Michael Notestine, Vice Chair | Michael Mendez, MCP | Panama Bartholomy |
City Staff
Greg Bitter, Principal Planner
Sabina Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney
New City Hall
915 I Street, 1st Floor- Council Chambers
December 10, 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) 808-7705 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 – 5:35 p.m.
Roll Call - All Commissioners present except Bartholomy.
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 October 22, 2009
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from October 22, 2009.
Contact: Greg Bitter, Principal Planner, 916-808-7816
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Woo/Notestine; 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: Greg Bitter, Principal Planner, 916-808-7816
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.
- P07-017 Appeal – Claire Avenue Warehouses (Continued from 10/22/09) (Noticed on 10/09/09)
Location: 1248 Claire Avenue, District 2, 215-0260-004-0000, 215-0260-005-0000, 215-0260-006-0000, 215-0260-007-0000, 215-0260-008-0000
Recommendation: Deny- Appeal of the Planning Director's Determination of Failure to Timely Process Application.
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, 916-808-5590; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Notestine/Yee; 5:3:0; No- Mendez, Contreraz, Samuels) to deny staff recommendation and grant appeal.
Attachment:
Staff Report
Hand-Out
Record of Decision
- P07-005 Phong Estates Tentative Map (Noticed on 11/25/09)
Location: 5726 71st Street, 500 feet south of Fruitridge Road, on the west side of 71st Street, District 6, 027-0051-008-0000, 027-0051-009-0000, 027-0051-010-0000, 027-0131-001-0000, 027-0131-002-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15332); Item B: Tentative Map to subdivide approximately 3 acres into 16 parcels; Item C: Tentative Map-Subdivision Modification to create lots with less than the required width for the Standard Single-family (R-1) zone.
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, 916-808-5590; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Yee/Mendez; 8:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
Staff Report
Supplemental Hand-Out
Record of Decision
- P09-032 Clear Wireless, LLC College Grove Apartments-PGE (Noticed on 11/25/09)
Location: 7190 Calvine Road, #1, District 8, 117-0140-016-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15301); Item B: Special Permit to modify the existing PG&E tower by removing a 6 foot top hat and adding a 12 foot top hat with 3 panels and 3 parabolic antennas.
Contact: Elise Gumm, LEED AP, Associate Planner, 916-808-1927; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Notestine/Contreraz; 8:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachment:
Staff Report
Tentative Map Hand-Out
Record of Decision
- P09-036 800 Jessie Clearwire Antenna (Noticed on 11/25/09)
Location: 800 Jessie Avenue, PG&E Tower, south of Jessie Avenue, District 2, 237-0200-002-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15301); Item B: Special Permit to place 3 dish antennas and 3 panel antennas at a height of 80 feet on top of an existing PG & E transmission tower in the R-2A zone at the southeast corner of Jessie Avenue and Rio Linda Boulevard. This request requires approval of a special permit.
Contact: Antonio Ablog, Associate Planner, 916-808-7702; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Notestine/Contreraz: 8:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
Staff Report
Record of Decision
- P09-037 Freeport Boulevard Taco Bell Drive-Thru (Noticed on 11/25/09)
Location: 5641 Freeport Boulevard, District 4, 025-0121-019-0000
Recommendation: Continue to January 28, 2010.
Contact: Heather Forest, Associate Planner, 916-808-5008; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Moved, seconded, and carried (Woo/Contreraz; 8:0:0) to continue this item to January 28, 2010.
- P09-053 Mercy Landscape Master Plan (Noticed on 11/25/09)
Location: 4001 J Street, District 3, 008-0041-019-0000
Recommendation: Deny- Item A: A third party appeal of the decision of the Urban Design Manager to approve the Pedestrian and Streetscape Master Plan. The Urban Design Manager's review and approval was required in condition R2 from the original Mercy General Hospital expansion project. The third party disagrees with the decision rendered because the approval did not require undergrounding of overhead utilities along 39th Street
Contact: Evan Compton, Associate Planner, 916-808-5260; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, 916-808-7110
Public comment made by Claudia Bordin, Doris Frazier, Nadya Andrews, Cathleen Daugherty, David Diepenbrock, Nancy Heffernan, Dave Edwards, Melanie Conover.
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Contreraz/Notestine; 8:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
Staff Report
Supplemental Hand-Out
Powell Letter Hand-Out
Schrimsher Letter Hand-Out
Landscape Workshop Hand-Out
Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
- LR09-019 Universal Design Ordinance – Add Chapter 15.154 to Title 15 of the Sacramento City Code (Building Code)
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Review and Comment- An ordinance that would require residential developments, consisting of 20 or more single family and/or duplex units, to provide specific options to prospective buyers that would make the home accessible.
Contact: Greg Sandlund, Associate Planner, 916-808-8931; Jim McDonald AICP, Senior Planner, 916-808-5723; Carl Hefner, Interim Chief Building Official, 916-808-8779
Reviewed and Comments provided.
Attachment:
Staff Report
Public Comments not on the Agenda.
- To be announced.
Questions, Ideas and Announcements of Commission Members.
- Commissioners expressed appreciation to each other for working relationship.
