CITY
OF PACIFIC GROVE
TELEPHONE (831) 648-3190 • FAX (831) 648-3184
Regular Meeting
Agenda
Planning
Commission (PC)
Date
& Time: Thursday, December
16, 2010 – 6:00 p.m.
Location: City Hall, Council Chambers
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MEETING
AGENDA:
1.
Call to Order
2.
Roll
Call
Planning
Commission Members: Linda Bailey
(Vice-Chair), Bill Bluhm, Jeanne Byrne, Bill Frederickson, Steven MacDonald, Craig
Riddell (Chair)
3.
Approval
of Minutes
December 2, 2010
Planning Commission regular meeting
Recommended Action:
Approve minutes as presented.
4.
Public
Comments
(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 (3) minutes.
Comments regarding agenda items shall be heard at the time such items are
called. Whenever possible, letters should be submitted to the Planning Commission
in advance of the meeting.)
5.
Written Correspondence
(Communications
relevant to Planning Commission jurisdiction are attached under this agenda
item.)
6.
Items
to be Continued or Withdrawn
7.
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.)
8. Regular Agenda
A.
Project: Draft Amendments to the Window Guidelines and the Architectural
Review Guidelines (Continued item from November 4, November 18, and
December 2, 2010 meetings)
CEQA
Status:
Not a project under CEQA per Public Resources Code Section 15378(b)(5)
Staff Reference:
Recommended Action: Receive staff presentation, solicit
public comments, and make recommendations to the City Council.
B.
Project:
Changes to the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program Guidelines
CEQA
Status:
Not a project under CEQA per Public Resources Code Section 15378(b)(5)
Staff Reference:
Recommended Action: Receive staff
presentation, hold public hearing, and approve proposed changes to the Housing
Rehabilitation Loan Program Guidelines.
PLANNING
COMMISSIONERS: PLEASE BRING YOUR PERMIT
STREAMLINING AGENDA REPORT FROM THE NOVEMBER 4, 2010 MEETING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ITEM:
C.
Project: CLG Code Amendments - Modify the Zoning
Code (PGMC Title 23) to Meet the Qualifications for the Certified Local
Government (CLG) Program under the National Historic Preservation Act
(Continued item from November 4, November 18, and December 2, 2010 meetings)
Project
Description:
To recommend that the City Council amend Chapters 23.08, 23.73 and 23.76 of the
Pacific Grove Municipal Code to bring these chapters into compliance with the
requirements of the CLG Program.
Amendments include creating a historic preservation review commission
that makes historic determinations, conducts historic design review, and other
required duties; and meeting the
minimum requirements of the State enabling legislation (CGC Sections
65850, 25373, and 37361) and the intent and purpose of the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.
This may require related amendments to other Municipal Code chapters to
ensure internal consistency.
CEQA
Status:
Not a project under CEQA per Public Resources Code Section 15378(b)(5)
Staff Reference: Lynn Burgess, AICP, Chief Planner
Recommended
Action: Review proposed Zoning Code amendments, hold
a public hearing, and forward the amendments to the City Council with a
recommendation of approval.
D. Discussion Item: Planning Commission Approach to Review of Major
Advance Planning Projects (request
by Commissioner Bailey)
CEQA
Status:
Not a project under CEQA per Public Resources Code Section 15378(b)(5)
Staff Reference:
Recommended Action: Discuss topic and decide
approach to review of future major advance planning projects.
E. Discussion Item: Vesting Date for Planning Permit
Applications (request by Commissioner Byrne)
CEQA
Status:
Not a project under CEQA per Public Resources Code Section 15378(b)(5)
Staff Reference:
Recommended Action: Revisit topic and discuss
how wish to proceed.
9.
Acceptance
of Minutes from Other Bodies
A.
Historic Resources
Committee
Minutes: December 8, 2010 Regular
Meeting
Recommended Action: Accept minutes.
10.
Reports
of PC Subcommittees
(Subcommittees of the PC will
provide a summary report of their recent activities.)
11.
Reports
of PC Members
(PC members may ask a question for
clarification, make a brief announcement or make a brief report on his or her
activities. In addition, PC members 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).)
12. Reports from Council Liaison
13. Reports from Staff
14. Adjournment
General Notice
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 PC will not consider any new
items after 9:00 p.m., and any items remaining on the agenda will be continued
either to the next regular meeting or to a special meeting at the discretion of
the PC.
This
meeting is open to the public and all interested persons are welcome to attend.
The City of
Materials for
this agenda, and copies of previous meeting agendas and minutes for the PC, are
available for review at the CDD in City Hall or on the City of Pacific Grove’s
website; http://www.ci.pg.ca.us/boards/pla.htm.
Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the PC after
distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at the
CDD from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. and at the Business Desk (1st floor of
City Hall) from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Materials can also be requested of staff
during the PC hearing. Structures listed on the City’s Historic Resources
Inventory (HRI) are denoted on the agenda with an “(HRI)” next to their project
address.
Notice to
Applicants
Appearance by Applicant/Representative: Applicants or
their representatives must be present at the meeting for which their item,
including those items on the Consent Agenda, is scheduled. If unable to attend,
the applicant must submit a written request for continuance prior to the
meeting. The item may be denied if continuance is not requested.
Appeals and Appeal Period:
Decisions
rendered by the PC may be appealed to the City Council using a form available
at the CDD. The
appeal form, plus an appeal fee, must be filed with the CDD within 10 days of the action
being appealed. 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.
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.
Notice of Exemption (NOE) under the
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.
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 arrange to show the project area.
Effective Date of Entitlement: Please note
that your use permit/variance does not become effect 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.
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