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DATE: Tuesday, February 2, 1988 - 7:30 p.m.
PLACE: Community Center Arts &.Crafts Room, 19655 Allendale Ave.
TYPE: Committee-of-the-Whole
Roll Call - Present: Burger, Clay, Harris, Kolstad, Siegfried
Absent: Guch, Tucker
Staff: Hsia, Caldwell
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.
I. ITEMS OF DISCUSSION
A. V-87-030, DR-87-156 - Chen, 12805 Picea Ct.
Planner Caldwell reviewed the concerns expressed at the
Planning Commission meeting citing height, underfloor area
and bulk. The architect for the project presented revised
plans with a hip roof, reduced height of 26'4", underfloor
area reduced from 8' to 24' and described landscaping that
would screen the underfloor area and cascade over the
proposed retaining wall.
The Committee concurred. that the changes were positive;
plans should be submitted to the staff by Friday to be
placed on the 2/24/88 agenda.
B. DR-87-083 - Parnas, 21750. Vintage Lane
Staff reviewed the concerns of the Commission regarding 29'
height. Mr. Roscoe, architect for the project submitted
photographs of the site, stating that most of the home would
not be visible beyond the site. He reviewed the rendering
and floor plan with the Committee. The Committee compared
the heights and sizes of of homes on the lots in the area
and generally agreed that the home as proposed would be
compatible with the area. The item would be on the 2/24/88
consent calendar.
C. Discussion of Substantial Compliance
City Manager, Harry Peacock, reviewed his memo dated January
19, 1988, emphasizing that the Planning Commission must have
clear expectations of the project, clarify for the applicant
what he can do within the conditions of the resolution and
clarify the latitude given to staff within the conditions.
The plans are approved with the resolution; strict
compliance is required. He explained the zone clearance
procedure and stated that the procedure would be placed in
the local building code. The Committee agreed that
conditions #3 and #5 of his memo would be included in future
resolutions.
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2/2/88
Y. Hsia reviewed the "Guidelines for Modification to Design
Review Approval by the Planning Commission" with the
Committee. The Committee concurred all modifications must
meet the Zoning Ordinance requirements and that generally
the list was acceptable and in line with what has been done
in the past. Since planning is not an exact science, minor
modifications are to. be expected. In the future,
questionable modifications should be placed on the Planning
Commission agenda as 'a miscellaneous item. If the
Commission determines the modification is significant, the
Commission may require a public hearing on the modification.
In the meantime, staff.will maintain a log of the type of
modifications approved by the staff.
Other future items the Commission wishes to discuss include
the use of information in the staff reports and the
direction that the Planning Commission is heading. Staff
will gather samples of staff reports from other cities for
the Committee to review. at a special meeting on Thursday,
March 3rd, 7:00 p.m.
II. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 11:05 p.m.
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