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Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
for April 22 , 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
Historic City Hall
915 I Street, 2nd Floor- Hearing Room
Arpirl 22, 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 - 5:31 p.m.
Roll Call -
All Commissioners present except Pugh and Bartholomy (Commissioner Pugh arrived at 5:34 p.m.).
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 April 8, 2010
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Approve Commission minutes from April 8, 2010.
Contact: Greg Bitter, Principal Planner, 916-808-7816
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Contreraz/Molander; 9:0:2; Pugh, Bartholomy-Absent) to approve minutes.
- Amendment to Planning Commission Rules of Procedure re Amending Motions and Substitute Motions (M10-001)
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Approve amendment to Rules of Procedure.
Contact: Sabina Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney, 916-808-5346
Action: Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Contreraz/Molander; 9:0:2; Absent-Pugh, Bartholomy) to approve amendment to Rules of Procedure.
Attachments:
Rules of Procedure Staff Report
Rules of Procedure Revised
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P07-138 C Street Business Park
Location: 3301 C Street, 004-0010-031-0000, District 3
Recommendation: Receive and File – A report back to the Planning Commission on the status of the feasibility of solar installation for the C Street Business Park as conditioned for the previously approved project (P07-138)
Contact: Evan Compton, Associate Planner, 916-808-5260; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, 916-808-7110
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Yee/Molander; 10:0:1; Absent-Bartholomy) to approve feasibility of solar installation as conditioned for the previously approved project.
Attachments:
Memo
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.
Chair Notestine commented that he had a conflict of interest on Aspen I of Manager's Project.
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.
- P09-058 Peace Lutheran Church Stealth Telecommunications Facility (Noticed on 4/9/10)
Location: 924 San Juan Road, 250-0010-100-0000, District 1
Recommendation: Approve - Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15301); Item B: Special Permit-Antennas/Wireless. Request to construct a new stealth telecommunications facility in the form of a 51.5’ tall steeple on the roof of an existing church building for location of new antenna panels and dishes. Item C: Special Permit-Major Modification to add a stealth telecommunications facility in the form of a steeple, to the roof of an existing church.
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, 916-808-5590; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Contreraz/Declines; 10:0:1; Absent-Bartholomy) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
Staff Report
Record of Decision
- P09-060 Faith United Methodist Church Cellular (Noticed on 4/09/10)
Location: 3600 J Street, 007-0136-012-0000, District 3
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15301); Item B: Special Permit-Antennas/Wireless to install three antenna panels and three microwave dishes at a height of 53 feet inside 62-foot church bell tower.
Contact: Antonio Ablog, Associate Planner, 916-808-7702; Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, 916-808-7110
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Pugh/Contreraz; 9:0:2; Recused-Molander; Absent-Bartholomy) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
Staff Report
Record of Decision
Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending Receive and File.
- City of Sacramento, Planning 101 Training Session, Part 6
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive and File – Planning Application Processing Overview
Contact: Greg Bitter, Principal Planner, 916-808-7816
Action: Received and Filed.
Staff advised Commission of steps and timelines for legal notices in reference to mailing and posting, including property owner notification, square feet of property notification, signage, and Daily Recorder ads.
Commissioners Yee, Molander, Declines and Notestine mentioned other avenues worth pursuing in terms of noticing, via neighborhood associations, community meetings and cross-functional calendars.
Chair Notestine asked that the issues of noticing and signage be Agendized.
Attachments:
Flow Chart
Public Comments - Matters not on the Agenda
- None.
Questions, Ideas and Announcements of Commission Members
- Commissioner Pugh asked for additional information on Ethics Training
- Chair Notestine mentioned a bus tour hosted by Senior Planner, Jim McDonald
- Chair Notestine said he received an email from an organization referring to a p roject on shared bicycle and auto lanes. He suggested that it might be worthwhile to look into this
- Commissioner Notestine said there was interest in hearing more about transportation fees. Principal Planner, Greg Bitter, responded that he had been working on that and that he would make it part of the Director’s report in future
Adjournment - 6:46 p.m.
