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"

 

WEDNESDAY, February 5, 2003

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

7:00 P.M.    

ROOM 213, CITY HALL

 

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.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

 

5-A.     December 11, 2002

 

5-B.     December 18, 2002

 

6.         STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL ACTION: Consent Calendar

 

6-A.     Design Compatibility Permit 01-016 and Tract Map 02-001, 2013 Twenty-First Street

 

6-B.     Design Compatibility Permit 02-004 and Tract Map 02-00, 1750 Tenth Street

 

6-C.     Conditional Use Permit 02-017, 1719 Ocean Front Walk

 

6-D.     Conditional Use Permit 02-026 and Variance 02-027, 1324 Fifth Street

 

6-E.     Design Compatibility Permit 02-007 and Tract Map 02-005, 1415 Sixteenth Street

 

7.         PUBLIC HEARING: Continued from November 20, 2002 

 

7-A.     Appeal 02-009 of Architectural Review Board Approval ARB 02-020; 1450 Fifth Street.   Appeal of the Architectural Review Board’s approval of building design, colors, materials and landscaping plans for a 52-unit mixed use project with subterranean parking at 1450 Fifth Street. [Planner: Patrick Clarke] APPLICANT:  David Hibbert, AIA. APPELLANTS: Arthur Harris and Ellen Brennan.

 

            Staff Report

 

8.         PUBLIC HEARINGS:

 

8-A.     Conditional  Use Permit 02-019, Variance 02-017, 3116 - 3120 Colorado Avenue. Application by Healing Hands for Conditional Use Permit 02-019 to allow the conversion of an existing eight-unit apartment building into an adult day care facility and Variance 02-017 for reduced parking for the project located at 3116 Colorado Avenue.  The proposed adult day care facility would operate from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. daily and be closed evenings and weekends. [Planner: Patrick Clarke] APPLICANT/PROPERTY OWNER:  Charles Rosenbleet and Carole S. Andress.

 

            Staff Report

 

9.         DISCUSSION: Items continued from . . .

Public Input Permitted

 

9-A.     Request of Commissioners Johnson and Olsen for the Commission to discuss and adopt a policy of prohibiting ex parte meetings and other forms of lobbying Commissioners by interested parties outside of public view for quasi-judicial items that appear before the Commission, to establish rules and procedures for the transmittal of written materials and e-mails from interested parties regarding quasi-judicial items and give direction to staff to prepare language to amend the Commission rules to carry out these policies.  Requested via e-mail on August 27, 2002. [Continued from October 9, 2002, November 6 and November 20, 2002.]

 

9-B.     Discussion on appropriate scope, areas and subjects of analysis to be undertaking by the Master Environmental Assessment (MEA). Requested by Commissioner Hopkins via e-mail on October 10, 2002. [Continued from November 6, November 20, and December 4, 2002.]

 

9-C.     Discussion on the procedure for public appeal of an Administrative Approval and for initiation of an Administrative Approval Revocation Hearing. Requested by Commissioners Brown, Hopkins and Johnson on November 20, 2002. [Continued from December 6, 2002.]

 

9-D.     Request by Commissioners Brown and Hopkins to discuss possible text amendment to expand criteria for revocation of administrative approvals, to add public notification and to add public appeal procedures. Requested by Commissioner Hopkins via e-mail on November 27, 2002.

 

9-E.     Request by Commissioner Hopkins to direct staff to prepare a Resolution of Intention to rezone the existing pocket parks along Ocean Park Boulevard to Designated Parks Districts. Requested on January 8, 2003.

 

9-F.     Consideration of modifications and additions to standard conditions of approval imposed on alcohol Conditional Use Permits, incorporating standard conditions of approval within the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control licensing process and legislative changes to current alcohol regulations.

 

10.       FUTURE COMMISSION AGENDA ITEMS

 

11.       COMMUNICATIONS:

 

A.      Planning Commission Caselist

 

B.      Projects List

 

C.           Cumulative Projects List

 

12.       PUBLIC INPUT

 

13.       ADJOURNMENT

 

Note:  The Council Chambers is wheelchair accessible. If you have any disability-related accommodation request, please contact (310) 458-8341, or TDD Number: (310) 458-8696 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request.

 

Santa Monica Blue Bus Lines #2, #3 and #8 serve City Hall. Parking is available in front of City Hall.

 

 CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

 

Barbara Brown, Commissioner

Darrell Clarke, Chairperson

Julie Lopez Dad, Commissioner

Arlene Hopkins, Commissioner

Jay P. Johnson, Commissioner

Geraldine Moyle, Commissioner

Kelly Olsen, 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.

 

CONSENT CALENDAR items will be acted upon by the Commission at one time without discussion unless a Commissioner requests discussion on an item or a member of the public has submitted a request to speak on an item.  If such a request is made, the item will be heard after the balance of the Consent Calendar has been voted upon.

 

PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES on each public hearing item include presentation of a staff report; Commission questions of staff; a fifteen minutes presentation by the project applicant or applicant’s representative or team, if any; Commission questions of the applicant; four minutes for each member of the public wishing to speak to the item; three minutes for project applicant to respond to the public or clarify issues raised by the public; Commission deliberations and decision.

 

PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC should begin with the speaker stating his or her name and address followed by a statement regarding the item under consideration.  Please speak to the Commission as a whole. 

 

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 in advance of the meeting will be given to the Commission on the night of the public hearing.

 

ASSIGNING OF TIME for members of the public wishing to speak to an item is permissible within specified limits.  A "representative speaker" may be allowed one additional minute of speaking time, to a maximum of five additional minutes (hence, nine minutes total) for each person actually in attendance who assigns his or her right to speak via a request to speak form to the "representative speaker."

 

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://www.smgov.net or www.santa-monica.org

 

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