HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 17, 2002Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
ROLL CALL
Present:
Absent:
Commissioners Boyle, Brady, Gay, McGinnis, Sprague, Tkac, Tragish
None
Advisory Members: Ginny Gennaro, Stanley Grady, Marian Shaw, Dennis Fidler
Staff: Jim Movius, Pam Townsend
PUBLIC STATEMENTS:
None
CONSENT CALENDAR:
3.1 Non-Public Hearing Items:
3.1a
Approval of minutes from Planning Commission meetings of December 3 and 6,
2001.
3.1b
Request to continue to February 7, 2002, General Plan Consistency finding for
the vacation of a portion of Lake Arthur Drive and a portion of Olive Drive (for
realignment) east of Calloway Drive in Tentative Tract No. 6023. (Exempt from
CEQA) (Ward 4)
3.1c
General Plan Consistency finding for the vacation of the 5-foot wide pedestrian
easement at the north end of Verdant Court in Tract No. 4110. (Exempt from
CEQA) (Ward 6)
Motion was made by Commissioner McGinnis, seconded by Commissioner Gay, to approve the
non-public hearing items portion of the Consent Calendar. Motion carried.
3.2 Public Hearing Items
3.2a
Request to continue Vesting Tentative Tract No. 6068 until March 7, 2002
(Porter-Robertson Eng) (Ward4)
3.2b
Request to continue Vesting Tentative Parcel Map No. 10838 until February
7, 2002 (DeWalt Corp) (Ward 3)
3.2.C Approval of Revised Vesting Tentative Tract No. 6005 (DeWalt Corp) (Ward
4)
Minutes, PC, January 17, 2002 Page 2
3.2d
Request to continue Revised Vesting Tentative Tract No. 6056 until
February 7, 2002 (Porter-Robertson) (Ward4)
3.2e Approval of Vesting Tentative Tract No. 6082 (SmithTech USA, Inc.) (Ward4)
3.2f Approval of Zone Change No P01-0898 (SmithTech USA, Inc.) (Ward,C)
Ms. Shaw stated that on Tract 6005 there is a memo from the Public Works Department on
some changes to the tract. One is eliminating condition number 3 and adding some wording to
condition number 4 requiring PDA improvements.
Mr. Grady stated the Commission has a memo from him requesting to revise condition number
20 on Tract 6005 and on Tract 6082 there is a memo from him revising condition numbers 25
and 28.
Public portion of the hearing was opened and no one spoke either for or against any of the items.
Commissioner Sprague asked who is responsible for putting in the wall between the commercial
and residential property on item 3.2c? Mr. Grady said that the commercial property owner would
be required to put the wall in.
Motion was made by Commissioner Brady, seconded by Commissioner Tkac, to approve the
public hearing items portion of the Consent Calendar and adopt all of the staff memorandums
with each of the respective items. Motion carried.
PUBLIC HEARING - Specific Trails Plan Amendment No. P01-0758 (Kyle Carter Homes)
located north of State Route 178, east of Alfred Harrell Highway. (Exempt from CEQA)
Commissioner Sprague declared a conflict of interest on this item.
Staff report given recommending the Commission deny this specific plan amendment.
Public portion of the hearing was opened. Harold Robertson, representing Kyle Carter, spoke in
opposition to staff's recommendation. He requested the Commission approve the specific plan
amendment deleting the alignment.
Chairman Boyle stated that he is not in favor of putting bicyclists on 178 and would not support
the application.
Commissioner McGinnis asked how would the bike path, as it is right now, tie in with the trails
system as it continues eastward? Mr. Grady said there is no plan in place to do a specific trails
plan south of 178 that would include Miramonte.
Commissioner McGinnis asked Mr. Robertson if his client had an alternative to this plan? Mr.
Robertson said this alignment appears to be a short cut and not necessary to the plan. Mr.
Robertson said that Mr. Carter's position is that by proposing this deletion and using the money
that he would expend on doing this, that money could be put in another area to extend the bike
path now.
Commissioner Brady stated that his position is that if we take this out, we preclude the
development in the future the ability to tie into this. He cannot support the applicant at this point
because he cannot see a viable alternative.
Minutes, PC, January 17, 2002 Page 3
Commissioner Gay asked if on standard streets such as Miramonte South, there is adequate
room to designate a bike path? Ms. Shaw said there is a standard for collectors to add a bike
width lane but it requires some additional pavement in the same right-of-way. This was not done
on Miramonte so the pavement would not be wide enough for a designated bike lane.
Commissioner Gay said he feels the bike trail should stay as agreed unless a better alternative
could be found and agreed to by the biking community.
Commissioner Tragish said he does not support the project. He feels that anytime you can get a
biker off of a street and onto a trail it is a matter of safety.
Commissioner Brady made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Tkac, to adopt resolution
Exhibit A, making findings, approving the Notice of Exemption and denying the requested
amendment to the Specific Trails Plan to delete the existing Class III bike route alignment as
shown on Exhibit 1 and recommend same to City Council. Motion passed by the following roll
call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Commissioners Brady, Gay, McGinnis, Tkac, Tragish, Boyle
None
Commissioner Sprague
PUBLIC HEARING -Vestinq Tentative Parcel Map No. 10838 (DeWalt Corp)
See Consent Calendar
PUBLIC HEARINGS - Tentative Tract Maps
6.1) Revised Vestinq Tentative Tract No. 6005 (DeWalt Corp)
See Consent Calendar
6.2) Revised Vestinq Tentative Tract No. 6056 (Porter-Robertson)
See Consent Calendar
6.3) Vestinq Tentative Tract No. 6082 (SmithTech USA, Inc.)
See Consent Calendar
PUBLIC HEARING -Zone Chanqe No P01-0898 (SmithTech USA, Inc.)
See Consent Calendar
COMMUNICATIONS
None
Minutes, PC, January 17, 2002 Page 4
COMMISSION COMMENTS
Commissioner McGinnis mentioned that former Commissioner Kemper is now a Planning
Commissioner in San Luis Obispo County.
Commissioner Sprague asked our City Attorney why the Planning Commission does not do a
flag salute? Ms. Gennaro said that she does not know historically if the Commission has ever
done a flag salute and she does not see any legal problems with a flag salute and would like to
hear what the other Commissioners think of the idea. Commissioner Sprague said he would like
to hear from other Commissioners regarding that, not necessarily tonight, but at a later date.
Commissioner Gay welcomed Mr. Grady back.
Commissioner Brady asked if a flag salute would require amending the bylaws? Ms. Gennaro
said she would like the Commission to amend the bylaws if that is a procedure they would like to
follow in the future. Chairman Boyle requested Mr. Grady place the item on the next agenda.
Chairman Boyle requested staff to give a report at their next regarding gridlock by the year 2020.
It was decided not to hold a pre-meeting on February 4, 2002.
10.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at
6:14 p.m.
Pam Townsend, Recording Secretary
Januaw 24,2002
STANLEY GRADY, Secretary
Planning Director