CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE
TELEPHONE (831) 648-3190 • FAX (831)
648-3184
NOTICE
OF REGULAR MEETING
*
Note Special Start Time at 5pm *
PLANNING COMMISSION
DATE & TIME: THURSDAY, February 4, 2010 – 5:00 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. Study Session on Board and Commission restructuring – 5pm
CONVENE REGULAR MEETING AT 6PM
4. Election of 2010 Planning Commission
Officers
5. Approval of Minutes
A.
Minutes of the January
5, 2010 Site Review Meeting
B.
Minutes of the January
7, 2010 Regular Meeting
Recommended
Action: Approve minutes as presented.
6. 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.)
7.
Items to be Continued or Withdrawn:
None
8. 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.)
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A. |
Project
Address: 181 17-MILE DRIVE Applicant: Rick
Steres, Architect on behalf of Ibrahim and Maria Poroy Application: Use Permit Application No. 3010-09
Project
Description: Request
to allow a utility sink to be installed in a detached accessory
structure. A Use Permit is required
pursuant to Municipal Code Section 23.64.180 for Accessory Structures. Legal
Description: APN #006-134-001 Zone
District: R-1 General
Plan Designation:
Medium
Density Residential 7.3 du/ac CEQA
Status: Categorically Exempt, Class 1 Recommended Action: Review and approve the project |
9. REGULAR
AGENDA:
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A. |
Continued
from the December 3, 2009 and January 7, 2010 meetings, 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 Recommended
Action: Review
and approve the project |
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B. |
A
public hearing to consider: Subject: PER PLANNING COMMISSION
REQUEST, REVIEW OF PROPOSED Amendments
to the City of Pacific Grove Tree Ordinance, Chapter 12.16 of the Pacific
Grove Municpal Code – Tree Preservation and Protection Staff
reference: Celia
Perez-Martinez, Public Works Superintendent Recommended
Action: Review proposed amendments by the Beautification
and Natural Resources Committee and provide comment to the City Council |
10. City
Council Actions -- Staff will provide a
summary report on recent council actions.
Reference:
11. Architectural Review Board Actions -- Staff will provide a summary report on
recent actions of the Architectural Review Board.
A.
Minutes of the January
12, 2010 Architectural Review Board Site Review Meeting
B.
Minutes of the January
12, 2010 Architectural Review Board Regular Meeting
Reference:
12. Historic Resource Committee Actions -- Staff will provide a summary report on
recent actions of the Historic Resource Committee
A.
Minutes of the January
13, 2010 Historic Resources Committee Site Review Meeting
B.
Minutes of the January
13, 2010 Historic Resources Committee Regular Meeting
13. Administrative Hearings -- Staff will provide a summary report on
recent Administrative Hearing actions of Administrative Use Permits and
Variances
None
14. Site Plan Review Committee Actions -- Staff will provide a summary report on
recent actions of the Site Plan Review Committee
None
15. Correspondence -- Communications relevant to the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission
are attached under this agenda item.
16. Committee Reports -- Subcommittees of the Planning Commission will provide a summary report
of their recent activities.
17. 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).
18. Reports
of the Community Development Department’s Chief Planner
Reference:
19.
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
and meetings are
held in accessible facilities.