CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE
TELEPHONE (831) 648-3190 • FAX (831)
648-3184
NOTICE
OF REGULAR MEETING
PLANNING COMMISSION
DATE & TIME: THURSDAY, January 22, 2009 – 6:00
P.M.
LOCATION: CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS –
Copies of the agenda packet are
available for review at the Pacific Grove
MEETING AGENDA:
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call -- Planning Commission
Members: Linda Bailey (Vice-Chair), Bob
Davis,
3. Approval of Minutes
A. Minutes of the December 2, 2008 Site Review Meeting
B. Minutes of the December 4, 2008 Regular Meeting
Recommended Action: Approve minutes as presented.
Note: The December 18, 2008 meeting was
cancelled. Items continued to that
meeting but not heard due to the cancellation will be re-noticed prior to
hearing.
4. Oral Communications
(Comments
from the audience will not receive Planning Commission action. Comments must deal with matters subject to
the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission and will be limited to three
minutes. Comments regarding agenda items
not on the Consent Agenda shall be heard prior to the consideration of such
items at the time such items are called.
Whenever possible, letters should be submitted to the Planning
Commission in advance of the meeting.)
5. Items to be Continued or Withdrawn:
CONSENT AGENDA: None
6. (The
Consent Agenda consists of those items which are routine and for which a staff
recommendation has been prepared. A
Planning Commissioner, member of the audience or staff may request that an item
be placed on the regular agenda for further discussion. One motion will cover all items on the
Consent Agenda. The motion to approve
will authorize the action or recommendation indicated.)
REGULAR AGENDA:
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7A. |
Receive the 2008 Affordable Housing Monitoring Program Report
CEQA Status:
Not a project under CEQA Reference: Senior Planner, Recommended Action: Receive Report |
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7B. |
A public hearing to consider: Architectural
Approval Application AA 3753-08 on appeal PROJECT
ADDRESS: 245 APPLICANT: Steve and Jean
Romberg PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Exterior alteration and addition to an
existing non-conforming garage, accessed from CEQA
STATUS: Class 1
Categorical Exemption STAFF: Recommended Action: Hold a continued public
hearing on AA 3753-08 (considered by the Planning Commission at their May 22,
2008 and June 19, 2008 regular meetings) to consider a proposed design
alternative to the project denied by the Architectural Review Board on March
25, 2008. Staff recommends concept architectural
approval of the proposed design alternative. |
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7C. |
A public hearing to consider: CODE AMENDMENT: Chapter 11.97 Community Flood Plain DESCRIPTION: To recommend that the
City Council delete existing Chapter 11.97 of the Municipal Code and adoption
of a new Chapter 11.97 to bring floodplain management regulations into compliance
with the standards of section 60.3(e) of the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) regulations (44 CFR 59, etc) by the effective date of the Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) in order for Pacific Grove residents in affected
areas to remain eligible in the NFIP.
CEQA STATUS: Exempt pursuant to Title 14, Section
15061 (b)(3) of the California Code of Regulations Recommended Action: Recommend adoption of the draft
ordinance to the City Council. |
8.
City
Council Actions -- Staff will provide a
summary report on recent council actions.
Reference:
9. Architectural Review Board Actions -- Staff will provide a summary report on recent actions of the
Architectural Review Board.
A.
Site Review – December 9, 2008
B. Regular
Meeting – December 9, 2008
C. Site
Review – December 23, 2008
D. Regular
Meeting – December 23, 2008
E. Site
Review – January 13, 2009
F. Regular
Meeting – January 13, 2009
Reference:
10. Historic Resource
Committee Actions -- Staff will
provide a summary report on recent actions of the
Historic Resource Committee.
§ January 14, 2009
Historic Resources Committee Minutes
§ December 15,
2008 Administrative Hearing Minutes
12. Correspondence
-- Communications relevant to the
jurisdiction of the Planning Commission are attached under this agenda item.
13. Committee
Reports -- Subcommittees of the Planning
Commission will provide a summary report of their recent activities.
14. Reports
of Commissioners
Commissioners may ask a question for clarification,
make a brief announcement or make a brief report on his or her activities. In
addition, the Commission may provide a referral to staff or other resources for
factual information, request staff to report back to the body at a subsequent
meeting concerning a City matter or direct staff to place a request to agendize
a matter of business on a future agenda (G.C. 54954.2).
15. Reports of the Community Development Department’s Chief Planner
Reference:
16. Adjournment
NOTE: Please note that Section 65009(b)(2) of the
California Government Code provides that legal challenges to the City's action
on A project may be limited to only those issues raised in testimony during the
public hearing process.
THE PLANNING
COMMISSION WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY NEW ITEMS AFTER 9:00 P.M. ANY ITEMS REMAINING ON THE AGENDA WILL BE
CONTINUED EITHER TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OR A SPECIAL MEETING AT THE
DISCRETION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
NOTICE TO
APPLICANTS
I. SITE REVIEW
If the project, at the time of the site
review, is not visible without entering a structure or yard area, the applicant
must be present or make arrangements to show the project area.
II. APPEARANCE BY APPLICANT OR REPRESENTATIVE
The applicant or
his/her representative must be present at the public hearing meeting for which
the item is scheduled. If unable to
attend, the applicant must submit a written request for continuance prior to
the meeting. The Commission may deny an item if the applicant or
representative is not present and if a continuance is not requested.
III. SUBMITTAL OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
In order to
receive due consideration by the Planning Commission, written communications
pertaining to agenda items should be submitted to the Community Development
Department by 12:00 noon on the Tuesday prior to the meeting. Materials submitted subsequent to that time,
or directly to the Commission at the meeting, may, at the Commission's
discretion, result in a continuance of the item.
IV. APPEALS AND APPEAL PERIOD
Decisions
rendered by the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council using a
form available at the Community Development Department. An appeal using this appeal form plus an
appeal fee must be filed with the Community Development Department within 10
days of the action being appealed.
NOTE: The aforementioned appeal period not
withstanding, the City Council reserves the right to call up for review
Planning Commission decisions until its next regularly scheduled meeting.
Please check with the staff if you have any questions about this.
V. BUILDING PERMIT
Planning
Commission approval of an application does not constitute an approval to do any
construction without a building permit.
Please contact the Building Division at 648-3183 for information about
building permits.
No building
permit pertaining to a Planning Commission action may be issued until the
10-day appeal period and the City Council's call up period has passed.
VI. EFFECTIVE DATE
OF ENTITLEMENT
PLEASE NOTE THAT
YOUR USE PERMIT/VARIANCE DOES NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE AND THEREFORE NEITHER A BUILDING PERMIT NOR OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE MAY
BE ISSUED UNTIL THE RESOLUTION GRANTING THE USE PERMIT/VARIANCE HAS BEEN SIGNED
BY THE APPLICANT AND PROPERTY OWNER.
THIS RESOLUTION WILL BE MAILED TO THE APPLICANT FOLLOWING THE PLANNING
COMMISSION ACTION.
VII. JUDICIAL TIME LIMITS
This
serves as written notice that Pacific Grove Municipal Code Section 1.20.010
incorporates Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure of the State of
This meeting is
open to the public and all interested persons are welcome to attend. The City of