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Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
for March 25 , 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
Joy Patterson, Principal Planner
Sabina Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney
New City Hall
915 I Street, 1st Floor- Council Chambers
March 25, 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.
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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 - 5:33 p.m.
Roll Call -
All Commissioners present except Bagatelos (Commissioner Bagatelos arrived at 5:36 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 March 11, 2010
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Approve Commission minutes from March 11, 2010.
Contact: Joy Patterson, Principal Planner, 916-808-5607
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Yee/Declines; 11:0:0) to approve minutes.
- P07-092 Homecoming at Creekside Gates
Location: 4800, 4840, 4851 Kokomo Drive, 225-1780-008-0000, 225-1780-009-000, 225-1780-013-0000, District 1
Recommendation: Receive and File - Applicant’s report of crime rates at an existing multi-family residential development one year after new vehicular and pedestrian gates were installed.
Contact: David Hung, Associate Planner, 916-808-5530; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Received and Filed
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: Joy Patterson, Principal Planner, 916-808-5607
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.
- P09-047 North Laguna Creek Park Telecommunications Co-location Clearwire (Continued from 3/11/10)
(Noticed on 3/1/10)
Location: 6400 Jacinto Avenue, 117-0160-032-0000, District 8
Recommendation: Approve - Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15301); Item B: Special Permit-Antennas/Wireless. A request to place an antenna array comprising three (3) antennas, three BTS units (signal enhancement devices), and three microwave dish antennas atop an existing PG&E transmission tower located in North Laguna Creek Park. The associated telecommunications equipment would be placed at the tower’s base within a fence enclosed 100 sq. ft. lease area.
Contact: Kimberly Kaufmann-Brisby, Associate Planner, 916-808-5590; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Harvey/Yee; 11:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
Supplemental
- P09-055 Digital Billboard Project – A request to rezone a parcel from Agriculture (A) to Light Industrial (M-1)
and a relocation agreement for future electronic message billboards on city owned property (Noticed on 3/1/10 and 3/15/10)
Location: Site 1: North side of I-80, east of Northgate Boulevard and adjacent to the Western Pacific RR line and west of Pell Drive (Highway 80 site), 237-0031-036-0000, District 2; Site 2: North of Business 80 at Fulton Avenue (3630 Fulton Avenue), 254-0310-002-0000, District 2; Site 3: West side of HWY 99, South of Mack Road across from Kaiser Hospital, 117-0170-067-0000, District 8; Site 4: West of Interstate 5 at 240 Jibboom Street, 001-0190-015-0000, District 1
Recommendation: Forward Recommendation of Approval to City Council - Item A: Environmental Determination: Mitigated Negative Declaration; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item C: Rezone of approximatley 1.1 gross acres of of Agricultural (A) to the Light Industrial (M-1) zone; Item D: Billboard Relocation Agreement to remove and relocate existing billboards in order to construct four new electronic message billboards on four separate city owned properties.
Contact: Sandra Yope, Senior Planner, 916-808-7158; Joy Patterson, Principal Planner, 916-808-5607
Public comments made by: Johan Otto and Ken Nguyen
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Harvey/Mendez; 10:1:0; No-Notestine) to forward recommendation of approval with amended conditions to City Council.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
Supplemental
Hand-Out 1a
Hand-Out 1b
- P10-004 Park Place Shopping Center Detached Signage (Noticed on 3/15/10)
Location: Northwest corner of Del Paso Road and Natomas Boulevard, 225-0040-092-0000, 225-0040-093-0000, 225-0040-094-0000, District 1
Recommendation: Approve - Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15061 (b)(3)); Item B: Planned Unit Development Guidelines Amended to amend signage guidelines for the Northborough Planned Unit Development.
Contact: David Hung, Associate Planner, 916-808-5530; Lindsey Alagozian, Senior Planner, 916-808-2659
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Bagatelos/Contreraz; 11:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
- P10-011 Verge Gallery and Studio Project (Noticed on 3/10/10 and 3/15/10)
Location: 625 S Street, 009-0061-026-000, District 4
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA 15301); Item B: Special Permit-Non-Conforming Use - Change from warehouse use to an art gallery, classroom, and artist work studios in the RMX-SPD zone; Item C: Special Permit-Parking Reduction to waive onsite parking spaces for new commercial use.
Contact: Evan Compton, Associate Planner, 916-808-5260: Stacia Cosgrove, Senior Planner, 916-808-7110
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Bartholomy/Declines; 11:0:0) to approve staff recommendation.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
Supplemental
Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending Receive and File.
- Sub-Committee Report Back on Rules and Procedures and Related Items
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Review and Comment.
Contact: Sabina Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney, 808-5346
Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes
Commissioner Moldander noted that the Rules of Procedures sub-committee met twice to discuss the potential changes to Rules of Procedures. The Sub-Committee recommends two changes to the Rules: codifying the amendment process for a motion, and providing for amendable substitute motions.
In addition, the Sub-Committee proposes that the following topics be scheduled for general discussion at a later meeting: the types of votes that can be permitted on motions from staff, the significance of abstaining, and the Planning Commission providing input on policy of “customer service to success,” identifying substantive issues to be brought before the Commission ahead of time, recognizing the importance of having more time to read Environmental Impact Reports (EIR’s) before Commission meetings, additional training opportunities for the Commissioners, including a mentoring program with staff, review the overall content of staff reports, including timeline requirements for submitting EIR’s, review the decorum of Commissioners at the dias, especially during public hearings, and the possibility of Commissioners purchasing their own business cards.
In response to Commissioner Molander’s feedback to the Commission on the sub-committee discussions:
Commissioner Notestine commented that new Commissioners should feel comfortable asking questions and said that there may be opportunities to mentor in future. He also suggested that the Sub-Committee/ Planning Commission prioritize the list of items that were discussed prior to their next meeting and place a general discussion of these matters on the April 8, 2010 Agenda.
Commissioner Mendez asked about the voting procedures of other committees in the region.
Commissioner Harvey mentioned the value of reviewing Title 17 of the City Code to the other Commissioners, and made specific mention of the requirements of CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act).
Commissioner Pugh requested a copy of the sub-committee’s report, via email.
Public Comments - Matters not on the Agenda
- None.
Questions, Ideas and Announcements of Commission Members
- None.
Adjournment - 7:51 p.m.
