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Planning
Commission Meeting Update
February
27, 2008
Wednesday
7:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL:
Commissioners Dan Carpenter, Michael Multari, John Ashbaugh, Amanda
Brodie, Diana Gould-Wells, Vice-Chairperson Charles Stevenson and
Chairperson Carlyn Christianson
ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA:
MINUTES:
Minutes of February 13, 2007.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1.
4450 Broad Street.
MS 174-07: Appeal of the Hearing Officer’s decision to require a
final map for a new condominium map; C-S zone; Pindo, LP, applicant.
(Phil Dunsmore)
Following a brief presentation by staff to
recommend denial of the appeal based on the City’s need for a final
map to adequately record the parcel map, the applicant contested the
case for a map waiver to the Planning Commission. The Commission
discussed why the City needs a final map to record the subdivision
and heard testimony from the civil engineer representing the
project. On a 6-1 vote, the Commission voted to uphold the appeal,
thereby allowing the final map to be waived for the subdivision.
2.
667, 679, & 699 Monterey Street and 1010, 1019, 1021, & 1023 Broad
Street.
GP/R 64-07: Request to re-designate properties from Office-Historic
(O-H) and Public Facility (PF-H) to General Retail (C-D-H);
Shear Edge Development, applicant. (Phil
Dunsmore)
Staff provided a pictorial presentation of the
neighborhood proposed to be rezoned and provided conceptual plans of
the art center and the redevelopment of the Lietcher apartment
property. Following a testimony of the applicants, the Commission
focused their discussion on staff’s proposed S overlay zone and
proposed building height limits. The Commission removed a staff
recommended condition to reduce building height at Monterey Street,
and voted 6-1 to recommend approval of the rezoning to the City
Council. Instead of the height limitations, the Commission voted to
require that new development return to the Commission to review
development plans for consistency with the pattern of development in
the neighborhood. The motion to recommend approval of the rezoning
to City Council was approved on a 6-1 vote. Commissioner Ashbaugh,
voted against the motion although he supported the rezone, but had
reservations about removing the condition to reduce building height
at Monterey Street.
STUDY
SESSION:
3.
Orcutt Area Specific Plan.
SP/ER 209-98: Introduction to the public hearing draft of the
Orcutt Area Specific Plan; Barbara Parsons, applicant.
(Michael Codron)
The Planning Commission received a presentation from
staff on the Orcutt Area Specific Plan and Draft EIR and discussed
the project. Comments were focused on the process for review and
approval of the specific plan as well as specific plan features,
such as transportation and open space features. The Commission
endorsed the proposed public hearing schedule and indicated that at
future meetings on the OASP, the Commission will review the Plan
chapter by chapter.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION:
4.
Staff
A.
Agenda
Forecast
Staff provided the Commission with a forecast of upcoming meetings.
5.
Commission
There was no discussion or Commissioner comments
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 10:15 to a regular meeting of the Planning
Commission scheduled for Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., in
the Council Chambers of City Hall, 990 Palm Street.
Presenting Planner(s): Phil Dunsmore & Michael Codron
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