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, October 1, 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. September
10, 2003
6.
PUBLIC
HEARINGS: Continued Items
6-A. Design Compatibility Permit (02DCP-006) and
Tentative Tract Map (02TM-007), Negative Declaration (02IA-006), 1311 Centinela
Avenue. Design
Compatibility Permit and Tentative Tract to allow the construction of a new
two-story, eight-unit townhouse-style condominium development with eighteen
subterranean parking spaces located at 1311 Centinela Avenue in the R2 (Low
Multiple Family Residential) District. Adoption of a Negative Declaration is
required to approve the project. This project was previously considered by the
Planning Commission at their May 21, 2003 and August 6, 2003 meetings.
[Planner: Marika Modugno, AICP] APPLICANT/ PROPERTY OWNER: Centinela Townhomes, LLC.
7-A. Conditional
Use Permit 03-006, 2801-2803 Colorado Avenue. Application for Conditional Use Permit to modify the existing
conditions of approval of Conditional Use Permit 97-025 to extend the
conditional use permit to allow the operation of a non-conforming commercial
use within the R2 (Low Density Multiple Residential) District. [Planner:
Laura Beck, AICP] APPLICANT: David & Ellen Adams, Pyramid Films. PROPERTY OWNER: David & Ellen Adams, Trustees.
8. DISCUSSION: items continued from September 17, 2003
8-A. 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-B. 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-C. 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-D. 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-E. Discussion on draft letter to City Council
regarding appropriateness and reassessment of current affordable housing
mitigation fees (or in-lieu fees) and discussion of alternative approaches for
affordable housing production. Requested by Commissioners Hopkins, Johnson and
O’Day. Requested via e-mail on September 18, 2003.
8-F. Discussion on the Planning
Commission “Agenda” format and process of setting agenda items. Requested by
Commissioners Hopkins and Johnson.
Requested via e-mail on September 18, 2003.
8-G. Discussion and review of
draft recommendations to modify the requirements for required sound-rated
enclosures for mechanical equipment. Requested via e-mail on September 18,
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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Number: (310) 458-8696 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. All written
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CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
Barbara Brown, Commissioner
Darrell Clarke, Chairperson
Julie Lopez Dad, Commissioner
Arlene Hopkins, Commissioner
Terry O’Day, 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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