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 November 11, 2008, November 25, 2008, and December 9, 2008 meetings.
Staff recommendation: approve.
b. 752 Pierce Continuation of Planning Application 08-044. Design Review. Request for Design Review approval to allow an approximately 552 square foot conversion of unfinished space on the first floor.
Pierce, 752 - Staff Report-20090113
Staff recommendation: approve.
c. 743 San Pablo. Planning Application 08-066. Conditional Use Permit. Request for a
Conditional Use Permit approval to allow a massage business to operate in an existing commercial space.
San Pablo, 743 - Staff Report-20090113
Staff recommendation: approve.
d. 1061 Eastshore. Planning Application 08-072. Sign Approval. Request for approval to allow two wall signs on an existing commercial building.
Eastshore, 1061 - Staff Report-20090113
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. 1301 Solano. Planning Application 08-078. Design Review. Parking Exception. Study Session on a proposed demolition of an existing 1,583sq.ft. commercial/office building and construction of a new 3,609sq.ft., two-story commercial/office building.
Solano, 1301 - Staff Report-20090113
Staff recommendation: open the public hearing, take testimony from the public, provide direction to staff and the applicant on appropriate revisions or changes. This is a study session, no action is taken.
b. 727 San Pablo. Conditional Use Permit and Affordable Housing Agreement. Request from Villa de Albany LLC to modify existing Affordable Housing Agreement to allow payment of a fee in-lieu of providing two of four required affordable housing units.
San Pablo, 727 - Staff Report-20090113
Staff recommendation: That the Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation to the City Council that the affordable housing agreement with the developer of 727 San Pablo Avenue be modified to allow payment of a fee in lieu of providing two of the four required affordable housing units.
c. 842 Talbot. Planning Application 08-074. Front Yard Parking Exception. Request for two front yard parking exceptions to allow a new second-unit to be constructed within an existing single-family home.
Talbot, 842 - Staff Report-20090113
Staff recommendation: approve.
d. 701-705 Hillside. Status Report on Planning Application 05-025. Discussion on implementation of project originally approved in 2004 to construct two single-family homes.
Staff recommendation: open public hearing, take testimony from the public and provide direct to staff on further action if needed.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/DISCUSSION
a. City Council Study Session Discussion on Economic Development
b. Art Committee Discussion on Implementation Procedures for the Art in Public Places Program
d. Ferry Terminal Environmental Impact Report Letter of Correspondence
e. Update on City Council actions related to Planning and Zoning.
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).
a. Next Regular Meeting: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
9. ADJOURNMENT
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.
PZ minutes-20090113
