A G E N D A
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
"Populus felix in urbe
felici"
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WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2004 |
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS |
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6:00 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. May 5, 2004
6-B. May 19, 2004
7.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Continued from June 2, 2004.
7-A. Continued Study Session to
Review and Comment on Proposed Policy and Zoning Ordinance Revisions Related to
Auto Dealership Development Standards in Commercial, Industrial, Residential
and Parking Overlay Zones. [Planner: Elizabeth Bar-El, AICP] (Continued from
April 21, 2004.)
See
Staff Report from June 2, 2004.
8. PUBLIC
HEARINGS:
8-A. Conditional
Use Permit 03-012, Variance 03-024; 1001, 1009 Eighteenth Street Conditional Use Permit 03-012 for the expansion of the Garden of Angels
pre-school from a pre-school use of approximately 62 students to a pre-school
and school use that also accommodates kindergarten through 12th grade and a
total maximum enrollment of 150 students.
Variance 03-024 to allow a 12 foot hedge in the front yard and a
reduction in the required number of required off-street parking spaces for
pre-school and multi-grade school use from 96 spaces to 22. [Planner: Sarah Lejeune] APPLICANT: Bambi Forsman. PROPERTY OWNER: Church of the Nazarene.
8-B. Design Compatibility Permit 04-002, Vesting
Tentative Parcel Map 60641 and Variance 04-001, 403-405 Idaho Avenue.
Design Compatibility Permit DCP04-002, Vesting Tentative Parcel Map
60641and Variance 04-001 to allow the construction of a new three-story,
two-unit condominium building with 4 subterranean parking spaces on a
substandard parcel with a 50-foot depth in the R3 Medium Density Multiple
Family Residential District. The
project requires variance approval of modifications to front, rear and side
yard setbacks, including upper level setbacks, and would modify the off-street
parking requirements related to parking access and the number of vehicle
maneuvers within the subterranean garage. [Planner; Sarah Lejeune] APPLICANT: Christina Facio. PROPERTY OWNER: James Robert Porter.
8-C. Text Amendment 04-005, C2 – Montana Avenue Commercial
District. Amend
the Santa Monica Municipal Code to modify permitted uses, prohibited uses and
property development standards in the C2 Neighborhood Commercial District along Montana Avenue. The proposed amendments require
modifications to Section 9.04.08.16.020, Section 9.04.08.16.050 and Section
9.04.08.16.060 of the Municipal Code. {Planner: Paul Foley] APPLICANT: City of Santa Monica.
8-D. Development Review 03DR-005, Text Amendment
04TA004, Conditional Use Permit 04CUP008, 2901 Ocean Park Boulevard.
The applicant requests an amendment to an existing Development Review
permit (DR 285) to allow closure of the Ocean Park Boulevard driveway and to
provide ingress and egress traffic from an existing driveway on Twenty Ninth
Street and a new driveway on Thirtieth Street. The project also includes a Text
Amendment to conditionally permit restaurants with greater than 50 seats in the
C2 District; current regulations limit restaurant seating to no more than 50
seats. The Conditional Use Permit application has been filed in conjunction
with the text amendment to allow a restaurant tenant, Il Forno, an opportunity
to have greater than 50 seats. [Planner: Jonathan Lait, AICP] APPLICANT/PROPERTY
OWNER: Claire Heron.
9. DISCUSSION:
Note: There are no staff reports associated with
these items.
Public Input Permitted
9-A. Discussion regarding how the Commission
manages its caseload, schedules meetings, and sets reasonable time-limit
expectations for its agendas. In addition, review and update of the Land Use
Element and Zoning Ordinance may begin in upcoming months. Discussion regarding
how this review will be incorporated into the existing workload, which may
include noticed work sessions in more informal settings. Requested by
Commissioner O’Day via e-mail on December 16, 2003, with addendum by Commission
Pugh via e-mail on April 22, 2004. [Initial Discussion Item Continued from
April 21, 2004.]
9-B. Discussion
and possible direction to staff regarding the creation of a master plan of the
existing LMSD district, to include traffic pattern/planning, pedestrian
enhancement issues, housing creation, preservation of light manufacturing and
the creation, incubation and preservation of artist live / work space, small
local businesses and related quality of life and sustainable community issues.
Requested via e-mail on March 4, 2004 by Chair Clarke, Commissioners Johnson,
Hopkins and Pugh. [Continued
from March 24, 2004.]
9-C Review and discuss Sustainable City Plan,
including its status and possible application to General Plan update.
Include, too, approach strategies and options to incorporate sustainable city
practices. Make any direction to staff. Requested by
Commissioners Dad and Hopkins via e-mail on April 15, 2004.
9-D. Review and discuss General Plan -- Circulation Element – update
“approach” and “work plan,” including, but not limited to, the following:
methodology, consultant selection criteria, consultant selection, scope,
schedule, public process, work products / deliverables, and relationship to
General Plan update. Include, too, approach, strategies, options to
incorporate sustainable city practices and evaluation criteria applicable to
evaluating success of outcomes and optimization opportunities. Discuss
possible direction to staff on approach or “work plan.” Make any direction
to staff. Requested by Commissioners Dad and Hopkins via e-mail on
April 15, 2004.
9-E. Discussion on
Planning Commission procedures and practices, and possible direction to staff.
Specific topic to include, but not be limited to: Improvements to Case
Management and Scheduling, Meeting Scheduling, Agenda Preparation and
Approvals, and Public Noticing. Requested by Commissioner Hopkins via e-mail on
April 22, 2004.
9-F. Discussion on
the possible establishment of Planning Commission working “committees” or
similar approach to proactively address a broad range of issues and matters
associated with the mission, responsibilities, jurisdiction, or authority of
the Planning Commission. Committees topic area might include, but not be
limited to: (1) Sustainable Development, Master Plan / General Plan update,
Land Use Elements, Associated Plans, Specific Plans, Development Guides,
Associated Programs and Plans and Zoning Ordinance; and (2) Planning Commission
Management. Requested by Commissioner Hopkins via e-mail on April 22, 2004.
9-G. Discussion on
the possible opportunities to both streamline and improve staff report and
meeting minutes. Requested by Commissioner Hopkins via e-mail on April 22,
2004.
9-H. Discussion on
streamlining staff reports for Planning Commission cases. Requested by Chair
Clarke via e-mail on April 22, 2004.
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
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://www.smgov.net or www.santa-monica.org