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 4, 2004 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. PLANNING COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS

6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Consent Calendar

6-A. November 5, 2003

6-B. November 19, 2003

6-C. January 7, 2004

7. STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL ACTION: Consent Calendar

7-A. Development Review 02-012, Conditional Use Permit 02-013, Variance 02-022, 3300 Olympic Boulevard

7-B. Design Compatibility Permit (03DCP006), Vesting Tentative Tract Map (03TM-004), 839 Ninth Street.

8. PUBLIC HEARING: WORKSHOP

8-A. Workshop to consider possible amendments to the Substantial Remodel definition contained in the City’s Zoning Ordinance (SMMC 9.04.02.030.825). This definition sets forth criteria that requires existing nonconforming structures and uses be brought into compliance with current zoning regulations when substantially remodeled. The workshop is intended to allow the public an opportunity to provide comment on text, application and interpretation of this definition and to allow the Planning Commission to comment and provide direction regarding possible amendments to the definition. No action to adopt an interpretation or change the definition will occur at this hearing. There is no staff report for this workshop. [Planner: Jonathan Lait, AICP]

Staff Report

9. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

9-A. Conditional Use Permit 03-009, 2445 Santa Monica Boulevard. A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to upgrade and allow the legal-nonconforming automobile repair facility to expand the service area of an existing new car dealership. The two-story auto repair facility has seven (7) service bays and 2,240 square feet of non-bay floor area. The adjacent parking lot has 11 parking spaces. The facility is used to service new and used cars for the Volkswagen Dealership that is located across Santa Monica Boulevard. The existing Volkswagen Dealership is not included in this application. The proposal complies with requirements for existing legal-nonconforming auto repair facilities. [Planner: Bruce Leach] APPLICANT: RTK Architects. PROPERTY OWNER: John Rees.

Staff Report

Supplemental Staff Report

9-B. Text Amendment Adding Zoning Ordinance Sections 9.04.02.030.778 and 9.04.14.140 and amending Sections 9.04.08.15.040, 9.04.08.18.040, 9.04.08.20.040, 9.04.08.22.040, and 9.04.08.26.040 regarding short-term rental housing. LOCATION: BSCD, C3, C3-C, C4, and C6 Districts. 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 special conditions for short-term rental housing. In addition, the BSCD, C3, C3-C, C4, and C6 sections of the Zoning Ordinance would be amended to allow short-term rental housing as a conditionally permitted use. Additionally, the Planning Commission may consider recommendations that short-term housing should not be an allowed use in the City. [Planner: Tony Kim] APPLICANT: City of Santa Monica.

Staff Report

10. DISCUSSION:

Public Input Permitted

10-A. Adoption Of Resolution Amending Planning Commission Rules Of Order Rule 30 To Establish A Procedure For The Receipt And Distribution Of Written Communications.

10-B. Discussion of “in-lieu” development fee, and the relationship between the amount of fee versus market price versus cost of replacement and attendant issues related to on-site inclusionary housing. Requested by Commissioner Johnson on January 21, 2004.

11. FUTURE COMMISSION AGENDA ITEMS

12. COMMUNICATIONS:

12-A. Cumulative Projects List

12-B. Planning Commission Caselist

13. PUBLIC INPUT

14. 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

Terry O’Day, Commissioner

Gwynne Pugh, 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://santa-monica.org/

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