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. 1341 Washington. Planning Application 09-065. Design Review & Parking Exception.
The proposed project consists of a 459 square foot addition to the rear of the home. The addition would match the existing height and architectural style of the home. The existing home has a one car garage. Due to the dimensions of the garage and the front yard, however, an exception to the City’s parking standards is required for both off-street parking spaces.
Washington, 1341 - 4a Staff Report-20091208
Staff recommendation: Approval.
b. 1233 Solano. Planning Application 09-058. Conditional Use Permit & Parking Exception.
Expansion of an existing tutoring/educational instruction use from 2,700 square feet to 3,600 square feet. The applicant also is seeking a parking exception for the additional off-street parking space that would normally be required.
Solano, 1233 - 4b Staff Report-20091208
Staff recommendation: Approval.
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. 1137-1139 Solano. Planning Application 09-033. Design Review and Parking Exception.
Construction of a new three story building including ground floor retail, and a total of four residential units on the second and third floor. The project would require approval of a parking exception allowing six spaces where nine spaces would otherwise be required.
Solano, 1137-1139 - 6a Staff Report-20091208
Staff recommendation: Study session. For discussion only.
b. 713 Ramona. Planning Application 09-037. Design Review. Request for design review approval to allow a 1,395 sq. ft. two-story addition to an existing single-family home and expansion of an existing accessory structure to create a 420 sq. ft two-car garage.
Ramona, 713 - 6b Staff Report-20091208
Staff recommendation: Commission provide further direction to the applicant and staff and continue the public hearing to a future date.
c. 701 Hillside. Planning Application 05-025. Status report on implementation of the project.
Hillside, 701 - 6c Staff Report-20091208
Staff recommendation: For discussion only.
d. Discussion of City of Albany Draft Climate Action Plan.
Staff recommendation: For discussion only.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/DISCUSSION
a. Update on code enforcement activities at 947 Jackson Street and 739 Madison Street
b. Senior Center Expansion Special Meeting for Neighbors of the Albany Senior Center. Wednesday, December 9, 2009; 7:00–8:00 pm; Albany Senior Center; 846 Masonic Avenue
c. Closure of Community Development and Administration offices on Friday December 11, and Monday December 14 for purposes of move back into City Hall.
8. FUTURE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ITEMS
a. Cancellation of the Planning and Zoning Commission scheduled for Tuesday, December 22, 2009.
b. City Council study session on Draft Climate Action Plan scheduled on Monday, January 4, 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- 2009-12-08
