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, December 3, 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.         DISCUSSION: Continued from November 19, 2003

            Public Input Permitted

 

5-A.     Discussion, presentation and recommendation on the probable Santa Monica Community Impacts indicated in the recently released Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for “The Village at Playa Vista” project.  Particular concerns may include traffic and the anticipated regional effects of the proposed development that will affect the quality of life for Santa Monica residents. Development of a set of recommendations to forward to the Santa Monica City Council for consideration and possible inclusion with their comments to the City of Los Angeles. Requested by Commissioner Hopkins via e-mail on November 5, 2003.

 

            No staff report.

 

6.                  APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  Consent Calendar

 

6-A.     July 2, 2003

 

6-B.     July 9, 2003

 

6-C.     July 16, 2003

 

7.                  PUBLIC HEARING: Continued from November 19, 2003

 

7-A.     Appeals 03APP013 and 03APP014 of Architectural Review Board Determination (03ARB290), 18 Seaview Terrace. Appeal of the Architectural Review Board’s approval of building design, colors and materials for a two-story addition to an existing one-story, single-family residence. [Planner: Ava M. Pecherzewski] APPLICANT:  Greg Cole and Sally Frautschy.  APPELLANTS:  Joyce Syme (APP 03-013) and John Oursland (APP 03-014). [Formerly Item 6-A.]

 

See staff report from November 19, 2003 agenda.

 

8.                  PUBLIC HEARING:

 

8-A.     Resolution of Intention to Amend the city’s Zoning Ordinance to Conform Hearing and Processing Requirements for Discretionary Land Use Permits with the California Permit Streamlining Act and to Modify or Clarify the Time for Issuing Temporary Use Permits, Home Occupancy Permits, and Administrative Approvals. [Staff: Barry Rosenbaum]

 

            Staff Report

 

9.         PUBLIC HEARINGS:

 

9-A.     Conditional Use Permit 03-010, 2225 Fourth Street. Application to amend the existing CUP restriction on the Fair Market’s operating hours to allow the neighborhood grocery market to operate from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily. The market’s current hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The standard operating hours for grocery markets that are located in residential districts is 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily. However, the Zoning Ordinance was recently amended to allow the Planning Commission additional authority to expand the operating hours of existing nonconforming neighborhood markets if the late hours will not adversely impact residents. [Planner: Bruce Leach] Applicant:/Property Owner:  Hacque Helal.

 

            Staff Report

 

9-B.     Conditional Use Permit 03-011, 2331 Fourth Street.  Application to amend the existing CUP restriction on the Budget Market’s operating hours to allow the neighborhood grocery market to operate from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily. The market’s current hours are 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The standard operating hours for grocery markets that are located in residential districts is 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily. However, the Zoning Ordinance was recently amended to allow the Planning Commission additional authority to expand the operating hours of existing nonconforming neighborhood markets if the late hours will not adversely impact residents. [Planner: Bruce Leach] Applicant/ Property Owner:  Alice Berkowitz etal.

 

            Staff Report

 

10.       COMMUNICATIONS:

 

10-A.   Planning Commission Caselist

 

10-B.   Cumulative Projects List

 

11.       FUTURE COMMISSION AGENDA ITEMS

 

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 on Main Street and on Olympic Drive.

 

CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

 

Barbara Brown, Commissioner

Darrell Clarke, Chairperson

Julie Lopez Dad, Commissioner

Arlene Hopkins, Commissioner

Jay P. Johnson, Commissioner

Terry O’Day, Commissioner

One Vacancy

 

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

 

No smoking in City Hall