A G E N D A
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
"Populus felix in urbe felici"
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WEDNESDAY, September 3, 2003 |
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS |
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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. June
4, 2003
6.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Continued from August 20, 2003
6-A. Text
Amendment Adding Zoning Ordinance Sections 9.04.02.030.778 and 9.04.10.02.143
and amending Section 9.04.08.15.020, 9.04.08.18.020, 9.04.08.20.020,
9.04.08.22.020 and 9.04.08.26.020 regarding short-term rental housing. The Planning Commission will conduct a
public hearing to consider a text amendment that would add a Zoning Ordinance
section to create a definition of short-term rental housing and a section to
set forth new project design and development standards for short-term rental
housing. In addition, the DSCD, C3, C3-C, C4 and C6 sections of the Zoning
Ordinance would be amended to allow short-term rental housing as permitted by
law. [Planner: Tony Kim]
7-A. Design
Compatibility Permit 02-011, Vesting Tentative Tract Map 02-014 (VTTM 54033),
Initial Study 03-004 & Mitigated Negative Declaration; 1528-30 Princeton
Street. Construction of an 8-unit condominium project at 1528-1530
Princeton Street in the R-2 (Low Density Multiple Residential) District. The
project would consist of two buildings, each with four-units, arranged with a
central courtyard. Each unit would
consist of two stories with access to a subterranean parking structure. There
would be three two-bedroom units and five three-bedroom units. The Initial Study examines impacts of the
proposed project on the City’s environment.
Adoption of a mitigated negative declaration is required to approve the
project. [Planner: Sarah Lejeune, AICP]
APPLICANT: Ralph Mechur
Architects. PROPERTY OWNER: Harlan
Dorin.
7-B. Development
Review Permit 02-013, Conditional Use Permit 02-013, Variance 02-022, and
Environmental Impact Report 03-003; 3300 Olympic Boulevard.
Application for Development Review Permit 02-013, Conditional Use
Permit 02-013, and Variance 02-022 to allow an automobile dealership in
conjunction with an existing automobile repair facility. The Development Review
permit is required for construction of more 7,500 square feet of new floor
area, the Conditional Use Permit is required for automobile dealerships located
in the Light Manufacturing and Studio District, and a Variance has been
requested to provide 14 of the required parking spaces in a tandem
configuration. The Planning Commission will also consider certification of the
Final Environmental Impact Report, which analyzes the environmental impacts of
the proposed project. The Final
Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) prepared for the proposed project is
available at the Main Library Reference Section, at the Office of the City
Clerk, at the City Planning Division Public Counter, Room 111 in City Hall, and
on the City’s website: http://www.smgov.net/planning/planningcomm/environmentalreports.html
[Planner: Jonathan Lait, AICP] APPLICANT:
RTK Architects. PROPERTY
OWNERS: 6400 LLC and 3300 Jaguar LLC.
8. DISCUSSION: items continued from August 20, 2003
8-A. Set Architectural Review
Board Appeal 03-013 Hearing Date for 18 Seaview Terrace (ARB 03-290).
8-B. Update
from Traffic Analysis Subcommittee and review of draft letter. Requested by
Commissioners Dad, Hopkins and O’Day.
8-C. Discussion and
adoption of a policy 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 by Commissioners Johnson via e-mail on August 27,
2002. Continued from August 6, 2003.
8-D. Discussion on creating a process for
condominiums and possibly commercial projects to be presented to the Planning
Commission with conceptual plans for Commission feedback prior to final design
and staff analysis and the creation of a booklet which would be available to
applicants which would show examples of projects that were asked for redesign
by the Commission and the
resulting projects which were approved. Requested by Commissioner Johnson.
Continued from August 6, 2003.
8-E. 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
August 6, 2003.
8-F. Request for City Staff to brief the
Commission on the status of the Project Manager system instituted 18 months
ago, with particular regard to (a) any built-in quality control measures, and
(b) actual (or anticipated) evaluation of the new system. Requested by
Commissioner Moyle via e-mail on July 17, 2003. Continued from August 6, 2003.
8-G. Request
for an Affordable Housing In-Lieu Fee Review. Requested by Commissioner Hopkins
via e-mail on July 22, 2003.
9.
COMMUNICATIONS:
9-A. Planning Commission Caselist
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
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 Commissionagenda 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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