A G E N D A

REGULAR MEETING OF THE

PLANNING COMMISSION

OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA

Founded 1875

"Populus felix in urbe felici"

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. ROLL CALL

4. PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT:

Information concerning future Planning Commission Agendas. Update on recent City Council action on appeals, ordinances, development projects, and planning policy studies. Information on recent Architectural Review Board and Landmarks Commission actions. Update on project status and related planning matters.

5. STATEMENT OF OFFICIAL ACTION: Consent Calendar

5-A. Conditional Use Permit 99-025 and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 25508, 931 Tenth Street

6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Continued Items

6-A. Appeal 00-001 of Architectural Review Board Disapproval (ARB 99-371), 2600 Wilshire Boulevard. Appeal of the Architectural Review Board's disapproval of building design, colors and materials, landscape and irrigation plans and sign plans for a commercial building located at 2600 Wilshire Boulevard. (Planner: Roger Kiesel) Appellant/Applicant: Michele Saee. Property Owner: Metropolitan Live Insurance Company. Continued from April 26, 2000.

6-B. Development Review Permit 98-010, Conditional Use Permit 98-022, Vesting Tentative Tract Map 52361, Certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR), Adoption of a Statement of Overriding Considerations; 1513 & 1517 Berkeley Street, R2, Application for Development Review Permit 98-010, Conditional Use Permit 98-022, Vesting Tentative Tract Map 52361, and Final Environmental Impact Report to permit the construction of a 2 story, plus mezzanine level, 10-unit 17,310 square foot condominium. The proposed condominium project will have 22 parking spaces in a semi-subterranean parking garage with access from Berkeley Court Alley. The proposal meets all applicable development standards. However, the EIR determined the project's unavoidable cumulative traffic impact on Colorado Avenue is significant and a Statement of Overriding Considerations is proposed. The project site is located on the east side of Berkeley Street, 100 feet south of Broadway, in the R2 (Low Density Multiple Residential) District. (Planner: Bruce Leach) Applicant: Architen, Inc.

Continued from May 3, 2000.

7-A. Appeal 00-020 of Architectural Review Board Denial of ARB 00-038, 1547 Seventh Street, Planner: Tony Kim. Appeal of the Architectural Review Board's denial of a sign adjustment to retain an existing non-conforming freestanding sign that was required to be removed by April 11, 2000 per Section 9.52.210(d) SMMC. APPLICANT/APPELLANT: Four Oaks Garage.

7-B. Conditional Use Permit 99-045, 814 Broadway, Club Sugar. Conditional Use Permit application to allow the issuance of a Type 48 (On-Sale General Public Places) alcohol license for an existing legal non-conforming establishment that is currently operating as a nightclub with a Type 42 (On-Sale Beer and Wine Public Premises) alcohol license. No operational changes or physical improvements are proposed with this application. APPLICANT: Suite Events, LLC PROPERTY OWNER: Kayvan Naimi.

8. FUTURE COMMISSION AGENDA ITEMS

Reschedule Hearing Date for ARB Appeal for 1513 Ninth Street.

9. PUBLIC INPUT

10. ADJOURNMENT

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CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

Kenneth Breisch, Chairperson

Barbara Brown, Commissioner

Darrell Clarke, Commissioner

Matt Kanny, Vice-Chairperson

Kelly Olsen, Commissioner

Eric Charles Parlee, Commissioner

John S. Zinner, Commissioner

Kevin McKeown, City Council Liaison

Suzanne Frick, Director of Planning & Community Development Department

Barry Rosenbaum, Senior Land Use Attorney

Kyle Ferstead, Commission Secretary

AGENDA POLICIES

The Planning Commission considers a range of requests for development permits, appeals, and planning policy matters, and conducts public hearings on many of its agenda items. Due to the number, complexity and public interest associated with many agenda items, meetings of the Commission are generally lengthy. The Commission makes every effort to proceed as expeditiously as possible; your patience and understanding is appreciated.

REQUESTS TO SPEAK on an item must be submitted on a speaker's request form and submit it to the Commission secretary. All requests to address the Commission on public hearing items must be submitted prior to the Commission's consideration of the item.

PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES on each public hearing item include presentation of a staff report; Commission questions of staff; a five-minute presentation by the project applicant, if any; Commission questions of the applicant; three minutes for each member of the public wishing to speak to the item; three minutes for project applicant rebuttal; Commission deliberations and decision.

PROFESSIONALS APPEARING BEFORE THE COMMISSION should clearly identify their status, such as "attorney", "paralegal", "architect", "designer", or "landscape architect". Instances of misrepresentation of professional status may be referred to the City Attorney for possible prosecution.

LETTERS OR WRITTEN MATERIALS regarding agenda items may be submitted to the City Planning Division staff prior to or at the Commission meeting; written materials submitted at least eight days in advance of the meeting will be included in the Commission's meeting packet. Materials submitted after the deadline may be difficult for the Commission to adequately review.

ACTION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION on most matters occurs with the affirmative votes of at least four Commissioners.

DESIGN ASPECTS OF PROJECTS considered by the Planning Commission must also be approved by the Architectural Review Board. For more information on this process, contact the City Planning Division.

APPEALS of certain actions of the Commission are appealable to the City Council. For specific information on appeals, please contact the City Planning Division.

For more information regarding the Planning Commission

agenda or development permit procedures and standards, please contact the

City Planning Division at (310) 458-8341

Copies of agendas and staff reports are available at our Planning Counter,

Room 111 of City Hall, and through the City's Home Page on the World Wide Web using the following address:
http://santa-monica.org
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