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 September 9, 2009 Regular Commission Meeting.
Staff recommendation: approve.
b. 524 Talbot. Planning Application 09-052. Design Review. Conditional Use Permit. Request for Design Review approval to allow a 502 sq. ft. two-story addition to the home, which would include a new second unit. A Conditional Use Permit is required to allow the vertical extension of a non-confirming exterior wall on the north side of the residence. A secondary residential unit also is proposed as part of the project.
Staff recommendation: continue public hearing to November 10, 2009 Commission meeting. (No staff report attached).
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. 1069 Talbot Avenue & 1071 Talbot Avenue. Planning Application 08-011. Design Review and Variance. Request for Design Review approval of construction of two new homes a and variance of rear yard setback coverage standards to allow construction of two new single-family homes.
Talbot, 1069-1071 - 6a Staff Report-20091027
Staff recommendation: Approve design review with modifications. Deny variance to allow enclosed garage in rear yard.
b. 1116 Santa Fe Avenue. Planning Application 09-055. Design Review. Variance. Request for Design Review and Variance approval to allow enclosure of the front porch, widen the front driveway, modify a number of windows and doors in the residence, and construct a new wood deck on the north side of the rear yard. In addition, a variance is requested to allow expansion of the existing rear yard accessory building.
Santa Fe, 1116 - 6b Staff Report-20091027
Staff recommendation: Approval.
c. Recommendation to the City Council on Amendments to City of Albany Green Building Standards of Compliance and Checklists.
Staff recommendation: Approval.
d. Background Information on preparation of the City of Albany Climate Action Plan.
Staff recommendation: Approval.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/DISCUSSION
a. Update on status and next steps associated with the Climate Action Plan.
8. FUTURE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ITEMS
a. Joint Meeting with Sustainability Committee scheduled for October 21, 2009
b. Next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, 2009.
(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).
9. ADJOURNMENT
Note: As a general policy, the Commission will not begin discussion or consideration of an agenda item after 11:00 pm.
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MEETING MINUTES: PZ minutes- 2009-10-27
