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 June 9, 2009 and June 23, 2009 meetings.
Staff recommendation: approve.
b. 821 Stannage. Planning Application 09-032. Design Review. Request for Design Review approval to allow raising the home 2’-8” to bring the existing two-story home up to current building code.
Stannage, 821 - 4c Staff Report-20090714
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. 949-953 San Pablo. Planning Application 09-022. Design Review. Parking Exception. Conditional Use Permit. Request for Design Review approval to allow remodeling and improvements to the existing buildings, which would include new awnings, market stalls, solar panels, seating areas and walkways to create a community market area. A Parking Exception is requested to allow 8 parking spaces where 12 are required for the change in uses, and a Conditional Use Permit is requested to allow commercial parking to be located on an adjacent residentially zoned lot.
San Pablo, 949-953 - 6a Staff Report-20090714
Staff recommendation: approve.
b. 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, 1504 - 6b Staff Report-20090714
Staff recommendation: that the Planning and Zoning Commission discuss the proposed project, provide direction to the applicant on necessary revisions to the plans.
c. 622 Masonic. Planning Application 09-032. Design Review. Request for design review approval to allow a 753 sq. ft. two-story addition to an existing single-family home and construction of a 281 sq. ft. accessory structure.
Masonic, 622 - 6c Staff Report-20090714
Staff recommendation: approve.
d. Recommendation to the City Council on Proposed Amendments to the Planning and Zoning Code to Correct and Clarify Development Regulations
PZ Code Correction - 6d Staff Report-20090714
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
a. University Village Mixed Use Project
1. Draft EIR Notice of Availability and July 28, 2009 public hearing to receive comments.
2. Staff presentation to the Sustainability Committee Meeting: July 15, 2009.
3. Staff presentation to the Traffic and Safety Meeting July 23, 2009.
b. Update on Pierce Street bicycle path improvement project
c. Update on Buchanan Street bicycle path improvement project
d. Next Planning and Zoning Commission hearing scheduled for July 28, 2009.
e. August recess for all Council, Commissions and Committees.
f. Proposal to reschedule regular meeting from September 8, 2009 to September 9, 2009.
g. Proposal to schedule joint meeting with Sustainability Commission on green building standards: September 16, 2009.
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).
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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PZ Minutes - 20090714
