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Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
for January 28 , 2010
Commission Members
| Anna Molander | Jameel Pugh | James Frayne |
| Jon Bagatelos | Joseph Contreraz | Joseph Yee, AIA, Vice Chair |
| Michael Mendez, MCP | Michael Notestine, Chair | Panama Bartholomy |
| Philip Harvey | Rommel Declines |
City Staff
Greg Bitter, Principal Planner
Sabina Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney
New City Hall
915 I Street, 1st Floor- Council Chambers
January 28, 2010- 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 back 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.
Mintues
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Planning Commission unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order – 5:34 p.m.
Roll Call - All commissioners present
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.
- Election of the Chair and Vice Chair of the Planning Commission for 2010
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Elect Chair and Vice Chair for 2010 Planning Commission
Contact: Greg Bitter, Principal Planner, (916) 808-7816
Action: Moved, seconded and carried (Mendez/Frayne: 11:0:0) to elect Commissioner Notestine as 2010 Planning Commission Chair. Moved, seconded and carried (Mendez/Frayne: 11:0:0) to elect Commissioner Yee as 2010 Planning Commission Vice Chair.
- Approval of Minutes for January 14, 2010
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Approve Commission minutes from January 14, 2010.
Contact: Greg Bitter, Principal Planner, (916) 808-7816
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Contreraz/Harvey; 9:0:2; Abstained; Bartholomy/Yee) to approve minutes.
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: 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.
- P09-037 Freeport Boulevard Taco Bell Drive-Thru (Continued from 12/10/09)
(Noticed on 11/25/09)
Location: 5641 Freeport Boulevard, District 4, 025-0121-019-0000
Recommendation: Continue to February 11, 2010
Contact: Heather Forest, Associate Planner, 916-808-5008; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Moved, seconded, and carried (Harvey/Bartholomy; 11:0:0) to continue this item to February 11, 2010.
- P09-007 Sacramento Country Day School High School – V Street Campus
(Noticed on 01/15/10)
Location: 2600 V Street, District 4, 010-0176-026-0000
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Mitigated Negative Declaration; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item C: Special Permit to establish and operate a private high school for grades 9 – 12, in the Residential Office Alhambra Corridor Special Planning District (RO-SPD) zone
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, 916-808-5590; Evan Compton, Acting Senior Planner, 916-808-5260
Public comments made by Richard (Bud) Halliday, Steve Repsher, and Brendan Lee.
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Harvey/Yee; 11:0:0) to approve staff recommendation with amended conditions.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
Supplemental
- P09-013 Natomas Corporate Center PUD Guidelines Amendment
(Noticed on 01/15/10)
Location: 2020 West El Camino Avenue (and other properties in the PUD), District 1, 225-0230-080-0000,
274-0042-021-0000, 274-0042-025-0000, 274- 0042-029-0000, 274-0042-030-0000, 274-0042-031-0000,
274-0042-034-0000, 274-0042-036-0000, 274-0042-038-0000, 274-0042-039-0000, 274-0042-041-0000,
274-0042-042-0000, 274-0042-043-0000, 274-0710-001-0000, 274-0710-002-0000
Recommendation: Approve - Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15061(b)(3)); Item B: Planned Unit Development Guidelines Amended to amend signage guidelines within the Natomas Corporate Center PUD
Contact: David Hung, Associate Planner, 916-808-5530; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Contreraz/Molander; 10:1:0; No-Bagatelos) to approve staff recommendation, with the deletion of the guidelines allowing for detached signage adjacent to the freeway (Section I.1(a-d).
Attachments:
Record of Decision
Supplemental
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P09-016 Vietnamese Community Center (Noticed on 01/15/10)
Location: 6290 Elder Creek Road, District 6, 040-0021-051-0000
Recommendation: Approve - Item A: Mitigated Negative Declaration; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Program; Item C: Special Permit to construct a new 12,481 square foot community center
Contact: Heather Forest, Associate Planner, 916-808-5008; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Public comments made by Ralph Daniels and Stephanie Martin.Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Harvey/Bartholomy; 11:0:0) to approve staff recommendation with amended conditions.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
- P09-044 4300 8th Avenue Rezone (Noticed on 01/15/10)
Location 4300 8th Avenue, District 5, 014-0221-001-0000
Recommendation: Forward recommendation of Approval to City Council – Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15332); Item B: Rezone-Up to 2 acre Residential an approximately 0.12 acre parcel from the Limited Commercial (C-1) zone to the Standard Single Family Residential (R-1) zone
Contact: Elise Gumm, LEED AP, Associate Planner, 916-808-1927; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Mendez/Harvey; 10:0:0 – Recused; Contreraz) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
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P09-046 Revolution Wines (Noticed on 01/15/10)
Location: 1816 29th Street, District 4,010-0053-013-0000
Recommendation: Approve - Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15301); Item B: Special Permit to establish wine sales and wine tasting within a portion of an existing 11,245 square foot building on approximately 0.29 acres in the General Commercial (C-2-SPD) Zone at the northwest corner of S Street and 29th Street
Contact: Antonio Ablog, Associate Planner, 916-808-7702; Evan Compton, Acting Senior Planner, 916-808-5260
Public comment made by Aja Urangs-Foster
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Bartholomy/Pugh; 11:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
Staff Reports
Staff Reports include oral presentations including those recommending Receive and File.
- None
Public Comments - Matters not on the Agenda
- None
Questions, ideas and Announcements of Commission Members
- Commissioner Contreraz welcomed the newly elected Commissioners.
- Commissioner Frayne asked for a list of staff members, that he can contact in reference to his service on the Planning Commission. He also asked if the Commissioners had the option to have business cards printed.
- Commissioner Molander said that she could not open some of the attachments in e-room. Support staff will follow up to make sure that attachments sent are specific to website only. Commissioner Moldander also expressed her appreciation for City staff.
- Commissioner Yee mentioned potential compatibility issues with different types of software being used to post and review or edit Commission packets. Principal Planner, Greg Bitter said he would look into this.
- Commissioner Declines said that it was helpful to receive meeting items beforehand.
- Principal Planner, Greg Bitter advised the Commissioners that in future City Staff may waive presentations. He mentioned that the Commissioners could take breaks to review any amended documents (purple sheets) presented at the time of the meeting that were not included in the original Commission Packet. Greg said that going forward, Agenda items would continue to be called out of order if deemed controversial. He gave the Commissioners his contact information and asked that they call him if they have any questions about Commission issues.
Adjournment - – 8:45 pm
