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Planning Commission

Meeting Minutes

for February 11 , 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
February 11, 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.

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.

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 January 28, 2010
   Location:      Citywide
   Recommendation:  Approve Commission minutes from January 28, 2010.
   Contact:  Greg Bitter, Principal Planner, 916-808-7816
   

   Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Yee/Contreraz; 11:0:0) to approve amended minutes.

Director's Report

2. 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, Acting Community Development Department Director, 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.

3. P09-037        Freeport Boulevard Taco Bell Drive-Thru (Noticed on 11/25/09 and 2/1/10, Continued from 12/10/09    and 1/28/10)
   Location:     5641 Freeport Boulevard, District 4, 025-0121-019-0000  
   Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA Guidelines Section 15303(c) Item B: Special Permit to construct a new restaurant with drivethru service facility within the General Commercial (C2EA4)
   zone and located in the Executive Airport Overlay zone.
   Contact: Heather Forest, Associate Planner, 916-808-5008; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
   

   Public comments made by J. Verderber, K. Parker, T. Sorin, J. Navarro, K. Barber, R. Messing, M. Bourgeois, N. Bourgeois, B. Bourgeois, (Bourgeois for J. Wilson).

   
   Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Harvey/Mendez; 6:4:1, Abstained - Declines) to approve staff recommendation with conditions.

   
   A substitute motion moved, seconded, failed (Yee/Bartholomy; 4:6:1, Abstained – Frayne) to deny staff recommendation.

   
   2nd substitute motion moved, seconded, failed (Frayne/Pugh; 9:2:0) to continue staff item to March 11, 2010.

   
   Attachments:
   Record of Decision
   Supplemental
   
4. P09-027        River View Marina Restaurant (Noticed on 11/2/09, Continued from 11/12/09 and 1/14/10) 
   Location:      1801 Garden Highway (Restaurant). Lots "A" and "B" and Lots 1 through 13, inclusive, as shown on the "Plat of River View", filed for record on January 9, 1987 in Book 173 of Maps, Map No. 5, Sacramento, County
   Official Records. (Parking Garage), District 1, 274-0030-063 (Marina); 274-0420-015 (Land)
   Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA Guidelines Section 15301; Item B: Special Permit to establish a 49 seat restaurant use in an existing floating houseboat at River View Marina, located in the Flood (F) zone; Item C: Special Permit- Parking Off-Site to allow off-site parking in the Flood (F) zone.
   Contact: David Hung, Associate Planner, 916-808-5530; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
   

   Public comments made by R. Pestor.
   

   Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Mendez/Harvey; 10:0:1, Recused - Frayne) to approve staff recommendation.

   
   Attachments:
   Record of Decision
   Supplemental
   
5. P09-014         The Q Street Flat (Noticed on 2/1/10)           
   Location:      1630 18th Street, District 1, 006-0295-014-0000
   Recommendation: Approve - Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA 15332 Infill Development Projects; Item B: Variance Setback to reduce the north setback to less than the required distance; Item C: Variance Setback to reduce the east setback to less than the required distance.
   Contact: Kimberly KaufmannBrisby, Associate Planner, 916-808-5590; Sandra Yope, Senior Planner, 916-808-7158
   

   Public comment made by T. Mulligan.
   

   Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Harvey/Mendez; 11:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.

   
   Attachments:
   Record of Decision
   Supplemental
   
6. P08-102        Del Paso Nuevo Phase 6 (Noticed on 2/1/10)
   Location:       North of Ford Road, South of South Avenue, West of Altos Avenue and East of Taylor Street, Sacramento, CA 95838, District 2, 250-0150-011-0000, 250-0150-024-0000, 250-0150-034-0000, 250-0150-035-0000, 250-0150-036-0000, 250-0150-037-0000, 250-0150-038-0000, 250-0150-040-0000, 250-0150-045-0000, 250-0150-052-0000, 250-0150-061-0000, 250-0150-062-0000, 250-0150-065-0000, 250-0150-066-0000, 250-0150-068-0000, 250-0150-070-0000, 250-0150-072-0000, 250-0150-076-0000, 250-0150-078-0000, 250-0150-079-0000, 250-0210-005-0000, 250-0210-007-0000, 250-0210-013-0000, 250-0210-021-0000, 250-0210-022-0000, 250-0210-037-0000, 250-0210-047-0000, 250-0210-049-0000, 250-0210-051-0000, 250-0210-052-0000
   Recommendation: Approve -Item A: Addendum To Mitigated Negative Declaration; Adopt - Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Approve - Item C: Tentative Map to create 72 single family residential lots in the Standard; Single-Family Special Planning District (R1SPD) and Single-Family Alternative Special Planning District (R1ASPD) zones; Item D: Subdivision Modification to allow parcels with widths less than standard 52 feet; Item E: Subdivision modification to allow parcels with depths less than standard 100 feet; Item F: Subdivision Modification to allow parcels less than the standard 5,200 square feet in size for interior lots and less than 6,200 square feet in size for corner lots.

   Contact: Elise Gumm, LEED AP, Associate Planner, 916-808-1927; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
   Public comments made by A. Mitchell, S. Clark, L. Clark, and E.M. Brady.
   

   Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Frayne/Pugh; 11:0:0) to continue the item to March 11, 2010. 

   
   A substitute motion was made moved, seconded, failed (Harvey/Bartholomy; 5:6:0) to approve and adopt staff recommendation. 

    

Staff Reports

Staff Reports include oral presentations including those recommending Receive and File.

  

7. City of Sacramento, Planning 101 Training Session Part 3
   Location       Citywide
   Recommendation: Receive and File - Overview of Urban Design, Design Review, Historic Preservation, and the role of Design and Preservation Commissions.
   Contact: Luis R. Sanchez, Senior Architect, 916-808-5957; Roberta Deering, Senior Planner for Historic Preservation, 916-808-8259
   

   Action: Received and Filed.
   

8. Commission Meeting Process (Oral Report)
   Location:      Citywide
   Recommendation: Review and Comment - Commission meeting process
   Contact:  Greg Bitter, Principal Planner, 916-808-7816
   

   Action: Reviewed and Commented.
   

9. City Board and Commission Procedures (Oral Report)
   Location:      Citywide
   Recommendation: Receive and File - Review of Council directed City Board and Commission Procedures, including paperless initiative and use of eRoom for agenda materials.
   Contact:  Wendy Klock-Johnson, City Records Manager, 916-808-7509
   

   Action: Received and Filed.

Public Comments - Matters not on the Agenda

None

Questions, ideas and Announcements of Commission Members

10. Commissioner Mendez requested that the adoption of the commissions’ new rules and procedures be brought before the commission at a meeting soon. 
    
11. Commissioner Bartholomy asked if the General Plan rezoning item would be coming back to the commission sometime soon.  Gregory Bitter responded that it would not come before the commission on the next meeting date, however they will be bringing it back in the near future.
    
12. Commissioner Yee asked about the Curtis Park Village item and if it was coming before the commission and needed to be concluded during the next meeting due to funding issues.  Requested that further information be provided and perhaps more updates by staff ahead of the meeting date.  Particularly if there is a need to come to a decision before the end of the evening. 
    
13. Commissioner Notestine, requested that an item be agendized  for the commission regarding an article in the paper, about big box retailers that consider their parking lots underutilized resources and want to develop more of their parking lots into commercial space.  Commissioner Notestine wants to discuss this with the commission more fully to come up with guidelines based on City policies and code that would streamline the  evaluation of these types of projects.
    
14. Commissioner Notestine, is the State APA representative, and as such has information regarding the association. 
    
15. Commissioner Notestine will not be in attendance at the commission meetings for approximately the next six weeks. 
    
16. Commissioner Declines mentioned the California Cities training opportunity that was forwarded by the City Clerk’s office.  Staff informed the commission that the Community Development Department would be unable to pay for the training. 

Adjournment - 11:00 p.m.