Albany Community Center, 1249 Marin Avenue
Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 7:30 pm
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
(Consent Calendar items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. By approval of the Consent Calendar, the staff recommendations will be adopted unless otherwise modified by the Commission. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Commission Member or a member of the audience requests removal of the items from the Consent Calendar.)
a. Minutes from the March 13, 2008 meeting.
Staff recommendation: approve.
b. 800 San Pablo. Continuation of Planning Application 08-008. Design Review. A request for Design Review approval to allow construction of a new canopy over the station pumps at an existing gas station.
San Pablo, 800, SR2-20080624
Staff recommendation: approve.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
For persons desiring to address the Commission on an item that is not on the agenda please note that each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes. The Brown Act limits the Commission ability to take and/or discuss items that are not on the agenda; therefore, such items are normally referred to staff for comment or to a future agenda.
6. DISCUSSIONS & POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
a. 1500 Solano (Safeway Store) Planning Application 08-031. The applicant is requesting approval to demolish an existing grocery store and to construct a new 60,000sq.ft. grocery store that includes separate retail areas along Solano Avenue plus a 216 space parking garage. Potential approvals required may include an increase in building height, reduced parking requirements and design review.
Solano, 1500, SSSR-20080624
Staff recommendation: take testimony from the public and provide direction to the applicant and staff on appropriate revisions.
b. 1112 Ordway. Planning Application 08-027. Design Review. Request for Design Review approval to allow a 239sq.ft., two-story addition to the rear of an existing single-family home.
Ordway, 1112, SR-20080624
c. 835 Santa Fe. Planning Application 08-042. Conditional Use Permit, Design Review. A request for Design Review approval to allow a 606 sq ft second-story addition on an existing single-family home. A Conditional Use Permit is requested to allow the vertical extension of the south non-conforming wall.
Santa Fe, 835, SR-20080624
Staff recommendation: approve.
d. 1020 Curtis. Planning Application 07-042. Review for compliance with Conditions of Approval (two-story addition to an existing single-family home).
Curtis, 1020, SR-20080624-ComplianceCOA
Staff recommendation: provide direction to applicant on appropriate revisions or approve as proposed.
e. City Council request for comments and recommendations on establishing Paid Parking Program.
PZ, Paid Parking, SR-20080624
Staff recommendation; provide initial comments and recommendations to assist the City Council in its discussion regarding the potential of establishing a paid parking program in the City of Albany.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/DISCUSSION
a. Update on City Council actions related to Planning and Zoning.
b. Update on Waterfront Planning Process (see attached memo dated June 3, 2008).
PZ, WFC 1st Report FTA - 20080624
c. Revisions to Draft Residential Design Review Guidelines (see attached draft revised following June 17, 2008 work session).
PZ, Draft DR Guidelines, 20080624
d. Status Report on Housing Element Update (verbal staff report only).
8. FUTURE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ITEMS
(Staff discussion and Commission member announcement of status of previous agenda items and requests for future agenda items. No public comment will be taken on requests for future agenda items).
a. Next Regular Meeting: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
b. Regular Meetings of August 12, 2008 and August 26, 2008 will be cancelled for summer recess.
c. Work session on Design Guidelines tentatively scheduled for August 15, 2008.
9. ADJOURNMENT
The Commission/Committee/Board packet is available for public inspection at the Albany Community Center/Library, Fire Department and at Community Development Department offices at 979 San Pablo Avenue. The agenda and supporting staff reports can be found on our web page at www.albanyca.org.
Please note that if you provide your name and address when speaking before the Commission/Committee/Board it will become part of the official public record, which will be posted on the Internet.
20080624 - P & Z minutes
