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Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
for August 13, 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
August 13, 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 Notestine.
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 July 9, 2009
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from July 9, 2009
Contact: Tom Pace, Long Range Planning Manager, 916-808-6848
Action: Moved, seconded, and carried (Yee/Givens; 8:0:0) to approve minutes with requested changes.
- LR09-014 Initiation of Rezones
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Initiate and direct staff to begin the process of rezoning of approximately 2,500 parcels citywide to bring zoning into consistency with the 2030 General Plan.
Contact: Teresa Haenggi, Associate Planner, 916-808-7554; Jim McDonald, AICP, Senior Planner, 916-808-5723
Action: Moved, seconded, and carried (Bartholomy/Wasserman; 8:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Director's Report
- 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: Tom Pace, Long Range Planning Manager, 916-808-6848
Action: Tom Pace notified the commission that the City of Sacramento General Plan received an American Planning Association (APA) State Chapter award. This award then places Sacramento’s General Plan in the running for the APA National award. Tom updated the commission that the Natomas Crossing and the Zoning Code items went before Council, and were both approved. The commission was informed that Bill Thomas, the Director of the Community Development Department is currently on a leave of absence, and Willie Harris will be acting as the interim director. Staff is planning on canceling the last Planning Commission meeting of August and the first meeting of September, the commission will next meet on September 24, 2009.
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.
- P09-012 Mars Hill Church (Noticed 8/3/09)
Location: 1921 Arena Blvd, 225-1390-003-0000, District 1
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Exempt per CEQA 15301-Existing Facilities; Item B: Special Permit-Church to establish 354-seat church in a portion of an existing 47,483 square foot single story warehouse building in the Light Industrial Natomas Gateway Corporate Center PUD (M-1S-PUD) Zone within the Natomas Gateway Corporate Center PUD; Item C: Special Permit-Parking Reduction to allow parking waiver of 29 parking for the proposed religious facility.
Contact: Elise Gumm, Associate Planner, 916-808-1927; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Moved, seconded, and carried (Givens/Contreraz; 8:0:0) to approve minutes with change in conditions.
- P09-015 7-Eleven/Convenience Market at Natomas Landing (Noticed 8/3/09)
Location: 4000 E Commerce Way, 225-0150-025, 225-2730-001-0000, District 1
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Exempt per CEQA 15301-Existing Facilities; Item B: Special Permit-Alcohol To sell alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption; Item C: Special Permit To operate a convenience store 24 hours, 7 days per week.
Contact: Jamie Cutlip, Associate Planner, 916-808-8684; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Moved (Contreraz) to approve with amended conditions to disallow sale of alcoholic beverages between 6:00-10:00 a.m.
Substitute Motion: Moved, seconded, and carried (Yee/Givens; 7:1:0, No - Contreraz) to Approve Staff Recommendations.
Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
- LR09-012 2010 Transportation Programming Guide
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Review and Comment - Submit project ideas for evaluation and inclusion in the 2010 Transportation Programming Guide.
Contact: Suzan Tobin, Senior Engineering Technician, 916-808-7803; Ryan Moore, Supervising Engineer, 916-808-8279
Action: Reviewed and commented.
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
- None
Questions, Ideas and Announcements of Commission Members
- Jim McDonald, staff member, wished to follow-up with Commissioner Contreraz on the next Multi-family Design Principles Subcommittee meeting. August 13, 2009 there was a tour, and Jim stated that he passed out memos and information for the subcommittee’s next meeting which will be Thursday, August 20, 2009 room 337 at 300 Richards Boulevard.
- Commissioner Samuels requested that the list of tour tops be sent out to the commissioners since she wasn’t able to attend. Jim responded that he had sent out an e-mail yesterday afternoon.
- Commission Woo commented that the laptop that the City staff provided him with for the meeting was unable to get out of sleep mode.
Adjournment- 6:29 p.m.
