CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE
TELEPHONE (831) 648-3190 • FAX (831)
648-3184
NOTICE
OF REGULAR MEETING
PLANNING COMMISSION
DATE & TIME: THURSDAY, April 2, 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
The March 17, 2009
Site Review Meeting and March 19, 2009 Regular Meeting
were cancelled due to lack of a quorum.
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 Items to be Continued or Withdrawn:
A. Request for a continuance to the April
16, 2009 Regular Meeting: Six
month review of Use Permit Application No. 2964-08, Operation of a Farmers’ Market every Monday on Lighthouse
Avenue in the Public Street Right-of-Way between Forest Avenue and 18th
Streets (Everyone’s Harvest, Iris Peppard, Executive Director), in order to
allow additional time for the Planning Commission subcommittee to meet with the
market manager and interested community members.
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. |
PROJECT ADDRESS: 1017 Forest
Avenue APPLICANT: Miguel Estrada, owner APPLICATION:
Architectural Approval #3819-08
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION: A public hearing on the Planning Commission’s call for
review of the Architectural Review Board’s action on Architectural Approval
#3819-08, a proposed project to change the roof material at
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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 APPLICATION:
AA 3753-08
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION: Exterior
alteration and addition to an existing non-conforming garage, accessed from LEGAL DESCRIPTION: ZONE DISTRICT: R-1 GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: CEQA STATUS: Class 3 Categorical
Exemption STAFF: Sarah Hardgrave, Senior Planner Recommended Action: Staff recommends final architectural approval of the proposed design
alternative, based on the conceptual approval granted by the Planning
Commission on January 22, 2009. |
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7C. |
A
public hearing to consider: Use Permit #2997-09 and Variance #09-1726
PROJECT ADDRESS: 225 Central APPLICANT: The Bridge Restoration Ministry
(Lee Underwood, Chair) APPLICATION:
Use Permit #2997-09 and Variance #09-1726
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION: Use Permit Application #2997-09 is to expand the number of
residents and participants in the Bridge Restoration Ministry at 225 Central
Avenue from six to twelve, proposed as a rooming or boarding house under
Municipal Code Section 23.28.020(d), and Variance Application #09-1726 is for
an exception to the garage parking requirement under Municipal Code Section
23.64.190(c). No exterior or interior
modifications to the existing building are proposed. The six existing uncovered parking spaces
meet the minimum number of spaces required.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 1, Portions of Lots 2 &
4, Block 1, ZONE DISTRICT: R-4 GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: HDR 19.8 CEQA STATUS: Class
1 Categorical Exemption RECOMMENDED
ACTION:
Approve project. |
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 – March 24, 2009
B. Regular
Meeting – March 24, 2009
Reference: Sarah Hardgrave, Senior Planner
10. Historic Resource Committee Actions -- Staff will provide a summary report on
recent actions of the
Historic Resource Committee.
11. Administrative
Hearings
12. Site Plan Review Committee Actions -- Staff
will provide a summary report on recent actions of the
Site Plan Review Committee.
A.
Special
Meeting – March 24, 2009
Reference:
13. Correspondence
-- Communications relevant to the
jurisdiction of the Planning Commission are attached under this agenda item.
14. Committee
Reports -- Subcommittees of the Planning
Commission will provide a summary report of their recent activities.
15. 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).
16. 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. NOTICE OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE
Applicants with
approved projects that have been deemed statutorily or categorically exempt
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) may file a Notice of
Exemption (NOE) directly with the Monterey County Clerk in order to reduce the
CEQA challenge period from 180 days to 35 days (CEQA Guidelines Section
15062). Applicants wishing to file the NOE
should contact their planner for instructions on how to file the notice with
Filing of a NOE
by the City of
VII. 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.
VIII. 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