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, July 2, 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: Consent Calendar

 

5-A.     June 4, 2003

 

6.         PUBLIC HEARINGS:  Continued Items

 

6-A.     Development Review Permit 02-006, Conditional Use Permit 02-008 Variance 02-021 and Final Environmental Impact Report 02-002, 3131 Olympic Boulevard. Application for Development Review Permit 02DR-006, Conditional Use Permit 02CUP-008 and Variance 02VAR-021 to allow construction of the New Roads Educational Village consisting of three, 3-story structures totaling115,346 square feet to house the following uses above a 172-space subterranean garage: a 5,000 square foot preschool, six elementary school classrooms, a multi-purpose room, 10 middle school classrooms, 14 high school classrooms, 13 specialty classrooms (i.e., classrooms not continuously occupied by students during the school day), a library, a gymnasium, a 350-seat performing arts theater, a leadership center/faculty room, janitor facilities, workshop rooms, two specialty dance/music rooms, restrooms, storage facilities and  administrative offices.  Outdoor recreational facilities for the schools are also proposed.  The following discretionary development permits have been requested: Development Review (DR02-006) for a project greater than 7,500 square feet, Conditional Use Permit (CUP02-008) for private schools, Variance (VAR02-021) for the provision of 172 parking spaces plus 41 tandem spaces in lieu of the required 214 parking spaces, and to allow the shared use of the parking for community use of school facilities after school hours. The Planning Commission will also consider certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report, which analyzes the environmental impacts of the proposed project.  [Planner: Laura Beck, AICP] Applicant/Property Owner:  New Visions Foundation. [Continued from May 7, 2003]

 

            Staff Report

 

6-B.     Noise Ordinance Update (03TA-009), Citywide. The City of Santa Monica has prepared a draft update to the City’s Noise Ordinance.  The draft ordinance is intended to clarify the existing ordinance, address concerns raised by both the community and the City Council, and improve the City’s ability to enforce the provisions of the Noise Ordinance. (Planner: Bill Rodrigues, AICP) [Continued from June 18, 2003.]

 

            [NOTE: See June 18, 2003 Agenda for Staff Report]

 

7.         PUBLIC HEARINGS:

 

7-A.     Design Compatibility Permit 03-003 and Vesting Tentative Tract Map 53685; 1032 Third Street.  Design Compatibility Permit and Vesting Tentative Tract Map to allow the construction of a new three-story, five-unit townhouse-style condominium building with eleven subterranean parking spaces located at 1032 3rd Street in the R3-NW, Medium Density Multiple Family Residential District, North of Wilshire (NW) Overlay. [Planner: Regina Szilak] APPLICANT:  Plus Architects for 3rd Street Town Homes, LLC.  PROPERTY OWNER: James and Huguette Clarizo, Jeanine Perron.

 

            Staff Report

 

7-B.     Text Amendment 03TA-006, Citywide, and Conditional Use Permit 02CUP-028, 2019 Fourteenth Street. Application for a Text Amendment to add SMMC Section 9.04.02.050(b) to allow a supervised residential housing and educational facility for young adults emancipated from foster care in the R1 Single-Family Residential District, subject to a Conditional Use Permit, and to add a definition to Section 9.04.02.030 for a supervised residential housing and educational facility for young adults emancipated from foster care. Application for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a supervised residential housing and educational facility for twelve women emancipated from foster care at 2019 14th Street. [Planner: Sarah Lejeune, AICP] APPLICANT:  Santa Monica YWCA.  PROPERTY OWNER: YWCA (for 02CUP-028 only).

 

            Staff Report

 

8.         DISCUSSION: No Staff Report associated with this item.

            Public Input Permitted

 

8-A.     Discussion on the potential strengthening of the implementation of policies associated with noise, sound and music to enhance protection of the public health, safety and welfare. Discussion on the steps that the Planning Commission might take to enhance protection of the public health, safety and welfare on the issue of noise – sound – music. Requested via e-mail on June 5, 2003, by Commissioner Hopkins. [Continued from June 18, 2003]                                                                                         

 

9.         COMMUNICATIONS:

 

9-A.     Planning Commission Case List

 

9-B.     Cumulative Projects List

 

10.       FUTURE COMMISSION AGENDA ITEMS

 

11.       PUBLIC INPUT

 

12.       ADJOURNMENT

 

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 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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