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. 1055 Ordway. Planning Application 08-071. Design Review. Request for Design Review approval to allow a 509sq.ft. second-story addition to a single-family home.

Ordway, 1055, Staff Report-20081209
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. Public Hearing to Receive Comments on a Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for St. Mary’s College High School. St. Mary’s College High School is an existing co-educational high school serving 630 students on a 12.5-acre site. The school is seeking modifications to an existing conditional use permit to allow an expansion of campus facilities to a maximum of 141,147 usable square feet, including (no increase in enrollment is proposed as part of the project).

SMCHS Draft MND - Staff Report-20081209
Staff recommendation: Continue the public hearing opened on November 25, 2008, take testimony from the public, and provide direction to staff and consultant on the draft document. No action on the proposed project is to be taken at this meeting.

b. 842 Talbot. Planning Application 08-074. Front Yard Parking Exception. Request for two front yard parking exceptions to allow a new second-unit to be constructed within an existing single-family home.

Talbot, 842 - Staff Report-20081209
Staff recommendation: Open the public hearing, take public testimony and discuss the request for the front yard parking exceptions. If deemed appropriate, direct staff to draft findings and conditions of approval for a motion at the January 13, 2008 meeting.

c. Review and discussion of preparation of the 2009 Housing Element.
Recommendation: For discussion only. Provide feedback and direction to staff.

d. Discussion of Amendments to the Planning and Zoning Code to Correct and Clarify Development Regulations

Resolution of PZ Code Amendments - Staff Report-20081209
Staff recommendation: Continue Commission discussion initiated at the September 23, 2008, October 14, 2008 and October 28, 2008 meetings. Provide feedback and direction to staff on proposed amendments.

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/DISCUSSION

a. Update on City Council actions related to Planning and Zoning.

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, January 13, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
b. Cancellation of Regular meeting scheduled for December 23, 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. Agenda related writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning & Zoning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development Department.

PZ minutes-20081209