CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE
TELEPHONE (831) 648-3190 • FAX (831)
648-3184
NOTICE
OF REGULAR MEETING
PLANNING COMMISSION
DATE & TIME: THURSDAY, December 3, 2009 – 6:00 P.M.
LOCATION: CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS –
MEETING
AGENDA:
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call -- Planning Commission
Members: Linda Bailey (Vice-Chair), Bob
Davis, Bill Frederickson, Steven MacDonald, Eric Miller, Craig Riddell (Chair),
Max Perelman
3. Approval of Minutes
A.
Minutes of
the November 5, 2009 Regular Meeting
Recommended
Action: Approve minutes as presented.
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Items to be Continued or Withdrawn:
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A. |
Continued
from the July 2, 2009 Planning Commission meeting: PROJECT ADDRESS: 687
Lighthouse Avenue APPLICANT: M.
J. Castelo, APPLICATION: Use Permit
Application No. 2968-08
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION: A public
hearing to review Condition of Approval No. 9, requiring a one time review of
the Use Permit application to allow 1) beer and wine sales pursuant to
Municipal Code 23.64.290, and 2) the conversion of an existing automobile
service bay to a new convenience store use pursuant to Municipal Code
23.32.020. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lots
1, 2, and a portion of ZONE DISTRICT: C-1 GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Downtown Commercial CEQA STATUS: Class
32 Categorical Exemption Recommended
Action: Continue Item to the January
7, 2010 regular meeting in order to allow the Planning Commission and staff
to attend a special meeting of the City Council on December 17, 2009. |
6. CONSENT
AGENDA:
(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.)
None
7. REGULAR
AGENDA:
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A. |
A
public hearing to consider: PROJECT ADDRESS: 325
CENTRAL AVENUE APPLICANT: Allen Robinson, AIA, on
behalf of Central Presbyterian Church APPLICATION: Variance Application No. 09-1729 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Request to allow an existing
religious facility to add a second-story meeting room that exceeds the
maximum height limit and maximum floor area for the zoning district. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 14, Block 204, ZONE DISTRICT: R-3-PGR GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: High Density Residential
19.8 du/ac CEQA STATUS: Class
1 Categorical Exemption Staff reference: Recommended
Action: Hold a public hearing and approve the project. |
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B. |
A public hearing to consider: CODE
AMENDMENT: Transient
Residential Use License DESCRIPTION: To recommend that the City Council adopt an
ordinance to amend Municipal Code Sections 23.08.120 and 23.64.350 of the
Pacific Grove Municipal Code to allow transient use of residential property
with a license, pursuant to a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code to add
Chapter 7.40, entitled “Transient Use License.” CEQA
STATUS: Mitigated Negative
Declaration prepared Recommended
Action: Receive staff
presentation on proposed amendments to Municipal Code Chapters 23.08 and 23.64,
hold public hearing, and make findings and recommendations to the City
Council for adoption of the proposed code amendments. |
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.
Minutes of
the November 10, 2009 Architectural Review Board Site Review Meeting
B.
Minutes of
the November 10, 2009 Architectural Review Board Regular Meeting
C.
Minutes of the November
24, 2009 Architectural Review Board Site Review Meeting
D.
Minutes of the November
24, 2009 Architectural Review Board Regular Meeting
Reference:
Note:
The November 24, 2009 ARB minutes will be distributed to the Planning Commission
at the December 1, 2009 Site Review meeting, and will be posted on the Planning
Commission’s page on the City website at that time.
10. Historic Resource Committee Actions -- Staff will provide a summary report on
recent actions of the Historic Resource Committee
A.
Minutes of the
November 12, 2009 Historic Resources Committee Site Review Meeting
B.
Minutes of the
November 12, 2009 Historic Resources Committee Regular Meeting
Note:
The November 12, 2009 HRC minutes will be distributed to the Planning
Commission at the December 1, 2009 Site Review meeting, and will be posted on
the Planning Commission’s page on the City website at that time.
11. Administrative Hearings -- Staff will provide a summary report on
recent Administrative Hearing actions of Administrative Use Permits and
Variances
None
12. Site Plan Review Committee Actions -- Staff will provide a summary report on
recent actions of the Site Plan Review Committee
A.
Minutes of
the November 5, 2009 Site Plan Review Committee Meeting
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:
17.
Adjourn
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