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. 1504 Beverly Place. Planning Application 09-028. Design Review. Parking Exception. Request for Design Review approval to allow a 610 square foot second-story addition to an existing single-family home. A Parking Exception is requested to allow one off-street parking space where two are required.
Beverly Place, 1504 - 4a Staff Report-20090909
Staff recommendation: approve.
b. 1330 Portland. Planning Application 09-042. Design Review. Conditional Use Permit. Request for Design Review approval to allow a 64sq.ft., single-story addition to the southeast corner of the home. A Conditional Use Permit approval to allow a reduced side yard setback for the addition.
Portland, 1330 - 4b Staff Report-20090909
Staff recommendation: approve.
c. 739 Pierce. Planning Application 09-045. Design Review. Conditional Use Permit. Request for Design Review to allow a 188 sq. ft. addition to the rear of the home. A conditional use permit is required to allow the reduced rear yard setback.
Pierce, 739 - 4c Staff Report-20090909
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. 742 Masonic. Planning Application 09-044. Conditional Use Permit. Parking Exception. Request for a conditional use permit and parking exception to allow a large family day care to operate at the site.
Masonic, 742 - 6a Staff Report-20090909
Staff recommendation: approve.
b. 713 Ramona. Planning Application 09-037. Design Review. Request for Design Review approval to add 272 sq. ft. on the first floor of the home to expand the living space, and construct a second story.
Ramona, 713 - 6b Staff Report-20090909
Staff recommendation: approve.
c. 701 Hillside. Planning Application 05-025. Status report on implementation of the project.
Hillside, 701 - 6c Info Report-20090909
Staff recommendation: for discussion only.
d. Recommendation to the City Council on Proposed to Initiate Amendments to the Planning and Zoning Code to Correct and Clarify Development Regulations.
Zoning Amendment - 6d Staff Report-20090909
Staff recommendation: That the Commission review City Council comments on the draft ordinance containing proposed amendments to the Planning and Zoning Code, and consider revisions to the Commission recommendation.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/DISCUSSION
b. Draft Economic Development Strategy Report to be presented to the City Council on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. (Copy of report to be provided to Commissioners electronically – copies for public review available as part of the City Council agenda packet.)
c. Proposal to re-schedule joint meeting with Sustainability Commission on green building standards to October 21, 2009.
8. FUTURE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ITEMS
a. Next Planning and Zoning Commission hearing scheduled for Tuesday, September 21, 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- 2009-09-09