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.)
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. Continuation of public hearing for a request for approval of construction of two new homes and a variance of rear yard setback coverage standards to allow construction of two new single-family homes.
Talbot, 1069-1071 - 6a Staff Report-20091110
Staff recommendation: Approve design review with modifications. Deny variance to allow enclosed garage in rear yard.
b. 524 Talbot. Planning Application 09-052. Design Review. Conditional Use Permit. Continuation of public hearing for a request for 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.
Talbot, 524 - 6b Staff Report-20091110
Staff recommendation: Approve.
c. 850 Talbot. Planning Application 09-043. Conditional Use Permit. Continuation of public hearing for a request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a business that includes massage services, located at 850 Talbot.
Talbot, 850 - 6c Staff Report-20091110
Staff recommendation: Approve.
d. 1075 Peralta. Planning Application 09-043. Design Review, Conditional Use Permit, Parking Exception. Request for approval to allow 900 sq. ft. two-story addition to the home.
Peralta, 1075 - 6d Staff Report-20091110
Staff recommendation: For discussion only.
e. Discussion of City of Albany Draft Climate Action Plan. klsjafh
Draft Climate Action Plan - 6e Staff Report-20091110
Draft Climate Action Plan
Staff recommendation: For discussion only.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/DISCUSSION
a. Safeway Grocery Store Community Meeting held on October 28, 2009 (1500 Solano Avenue).
Solano, 1500 - Safeway - 7a Staff Report-20091110
8. FUTURE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ITEMS
a. Next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission scheduled for Tuesday, November 24, 2009.
b. Proposed cancellation of the Planning and Zoning Commission scheduled for Tuesday, December 22, 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.
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.
MEETING MINUTES: PZ minutes- 2009-11-10
