Planning Commission Meeting Update

August 12, 2009                     Wednesday                             7:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

ROLL CALL:      Commissioners Michael Draze, Airlin Singewald, Mary Whittlesey, Vice-Chairperson Michael Multari, and Chairperson Charles Stevenson                             

                              Commissioners Boswell and Meyer were absent. 

ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA:  Agenda Accepted  

MINUTES:     Minutes of July 22 and July 29, 2009. 

Minutes of July 22^nd were approved as presented.  Minutes of July 29^th were approved as amended.   

PUBLIC COMMENT:  None  

PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

1.   774 Caudill Street.  U 142-08:  Review of a mixed-use project in the M zone and a 30% shared and mixed-use parking reduction; Caudill Street Partners, applicant.  (Brian Leveille) 

Brian Leveille provided an overview of the project discussing the mixed-use project and recommended approval based on findings and subject to conditions. The Planning Commission discussed the approval process and the impending adoption of the South Broad Street Corridor Plan. Project Applicant, George Garcia, presented a PowerPoint presentation providing a background of design concepts and the intent that the project be consistent with the SBSCP. The Commission discussed proposed changes to the table of allowed uses and how it would likely not be in effect very long once the SBSCP is adopted. The Commission had concerns that restaurant uses may exceed available parking and placed a condition on the use table (Exhibit A) that restaurants will require Director’s Approval if parking exceeds the equivalent of 1 parking space per 300 square feet. The Commission commented that the project is a good implementation of the SBSCP and hoped it would be constructed soon.  

COMMENT AND DISCUSSION: 

2.   Staff 

a.   Agenda Forecast – Doug Davidson provided the agenda forecast.  

3.   Commission 

ADJOURNMENT:  Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development, 919 Palm Street, during normal business hours.