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AGENDA CITY OF SANTA MONICA PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021 MEETING BEGINS AT 5:30 PM |
Meeting can be viewed at: CITY TV: Cable Channel 16
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: In
an effort to reduce the risk of spreading Coronavirus (COVID-19), the members
of the Planning Commission and City staff will meet via teleconference. The
meeting will be broadcast on CityTV Channel 16 and be
streamed on the City’s website, but participants may also join the
teleconference via the methods listed above.
The City of Santa
Monica encourages public comment:
Those wishing to give
written public comment shall email comments to planningcomment@smgov.net. Comments received
prior to 12 PM on the day of the meeting will be distributed to the Planning
Commission prior to the meeting and posted online. Please note the agenda item
in your comments. Comments received after 12 PM on the day of the meeting will
be considered part of the record of the proceedings, but will not be posted
online with the Planning Commission’s agenda, might not be reviewed by the
Planning Commission, and will not be read aloud during public comment during
the meeting.
Those wishing to give
oral public comment
may do so by telephone by pre-registering on the link provided below no later
than 3:30 PM on the day of the meeting. Remarks from the public made by telephone
will be limited to up to 3 minutes per item. If you
wish to speak on multiple items, please complete the form separately for each
item. Please
note that the normal procedures for “representative speakers” will not be in
place while meetings are conducted via teleconference. At this time, we are unable to accept visual aids as part of your oral
testimony. However please note that you may e-mail written comments and
attachments to planningcomment@smgov.net by 12pm on the day of the hearing to be posted with the agenda as
described above.
Special Assistance for Those Who Cannot Wait to
Speak.
Members of the public, including those with special needs or without
technological resources, who cannot wait to speak on an agenda item may request
assistance from the Director by calling (310) 458-8341 or e-mailing planningcomment@smgov.net, and a member of the
City Planning Division will provide assistance in preparing a written statement
of testimony for distribution to the Planning Commission.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST TO SPEAK FORM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE Suspended
3. ROLL CALL
4. PLANNING
DIRECTOR'S REPORT:
Information concerning
future Planning Commission and City Council Agendas. Update on recent City Council action
on appeals, ordinances, development projects, and planning policy studies.
Information on recent Architectural Review Board and Landmarks Commission
actions.
Update on project status and related planning matters.
5. PLANNING COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
·
None
7. STATEMENT
OF OFFICIAL ACTION:
·
None
8. PUBLIC
HEARING: Consent
Calendar:
8-A. Resolutions of Intention of the Planning Commission
Declaring its Intention to Consider Recommending to the City Council that the
Council Amend the Land Use and Circulation Element, Bergamot Area Plan,
Downtown Community Plan and Zoning Ordinance to Modify Architectural Review
Processes and Thresholds
8-B. 828 Pico Boulevard (20ENT-0262 Conditional Use Permit). The
applicant (Lady and Larder) requests approval of a Conditional Use Permit
(20ENT-0262) to allow for the ancillary sale of beer and wine for off-site
consumption (Type 20 ABC license) in conjunction with the operation of a new
small-scale retail cheese shop within the GC (General Commercial) District.
Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.31.040(B), a Conditional Use
Permit is required for the dispensation of alcoholic beverages for on-site or
off-site consumption. Planner: Tiffany Lin. Applicant: Sarah
Hendrix, Lady and Larder. Property Owner: Pico Fund II, LLC.
A. General Plan and
Municipal Code Compliance
C. Public Notification
& Comment Material
9. PUBLIC HEARING: Public Input Permitted
9-A. 1665 Appian Way (16ENT-0112 Development Review Permit,
16ENT-0113 Variance, 16ENT-0114 Vesting Tentative Parcel Map, 21ENT-0022 Major
Modification). Development
Review Permit, Variance, Major Modification, and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map
to allow a new Tier 2, three-story, 40’ tall, two-unit condominium development
consisting of 5,774 square feet, with one level of semi-subterranean parking
located in the Medium Density Residential (R3) Zoning District. The proposed
Variance and Major Modification requests are to allow the reduction of the
front setback from 30’ to 15’ and a 4.17% reduction of the required 25% minimum
planting area, respectively. Planner: Ross Fehrman. Applicant
& Property Owner: Shyle, LP.
A. General Plan and
Municipal Code Compliance
C. Public Notification
& Comment Material
E. Vesting Tentative
Parcel Map No. 74372
F. Applicant Justification/Findings
Supporting Project Approval
Late Exhibits Received from Commissioner Fresco
10. DISCUSSION
10-A. Discussion
and possible recommendation to the City Council on Planning Commission Budget
Priorities
10-B. Discussion and possible recommendation to City
Council on potential interim amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to establish
temporary land use restrictions in order to retain potential housing sites
pending the completion of the Housing Element Update
A. HR&A AHPP Financial
Feasibility Results 11-13-2019
10-C. Update, Discussion and Possible Action on
Housing Element Update process, including, but not limited to, reports from
technical working groups, upcoming milestones and public input opportunities,
updates on project schedule, and potential issues for further study
Pipeline Projects & 6th
Cycle RHNA
Housing
Element Site Inventory Guidebook
Los
Angeles Citywide Housing Element 2021-2029 Update
11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Written public comment
is permitted only on items not on the agenda that are within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the City. Please note that State law prohibits the Commission
from taking any action on items not listed on the agenda, including issues
raised under this agenda item.
12. PUBLIC INPUT
Oral public comment is
permitted only on items not on the agenda that are within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the City. Please note that State law prohibits the Commission
from taking any action on items not listed on the agenda, including issues
raised under this agenda item. Oral public comment requires pre-registration.
13. ADJOURNMENT
Please note that this agenda is subject to
change up to 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. We encourage you to check
the agenda 24 hours prior to the meeting.
CITY PLANNING
COMMISSION
Mario Fonda-Bonardi, Commissioner
Nina
Fresco, Commissioner
Leslie
Lambert, Commissioner
Shawn
Landres, Chairperson
Elisa
Paster, Vice-Chairperson
Ellis
Raskin, Commissioner
Jim
Ries, Commissioner
City
Staff
David
Martin, Director, Community Development Department
Jing
Yeo, AICP, City Planning Division Manager
Heidi
von Tongeln, Deputy City Attorney
Melissa
Zak, Commission Secretary
Wendy
Radwan, Staff Assistant
AGENDA POLICIES
The Planning Commission
considers a range of requests for development permits, appeals, and planning
policy matters, and conducts public hearings on many of its agenda items. Due
to the number, complexity and public interest associated with many agenda
items, meetings of the Commission are generally lengthy. The Commission makes
every effort to proceed as expeditiously as possible; your patience and
understanding is appreciated.
PUBLIC HEARING
PROCEDURES
each public hearing item includes: ex parte communication disclosure by
the Commissioners; presentation of a staff report; Commission questions of
staff; a fifteen (15) minute presentation by the project applicant or
applicant’s representative or team, if any; Commission questions of the
applicant; three (3) minutes for each member of the public wishing to speak to
the item (see REQUESTS TO SPEAK below for new information on public comment at
teleconference meetings); three (3) minutes for project applicant to respond to
the public or clarify issues raised by the public; Commission deliberations and
decision. For an appeal, the appellant, if not also the applicant, has fifteen (15)
minutes to address the Commission prior to the applicant speaking and three (3)
minutes to respond to public comment.
SPECIAL
TIME LIMITATIONS. The
Commission may limit the time of individual speakers or the total time on a
particular issue. If there are more than seven (7) speakers requesting to speak
on an agenda item, or if twenty (20)
or more persons have requested to speak on any combination of items, the
project applicant or appellant on any agenda item shall be limited to ten (10)
minutes initially and three (3) minutes in rebuttal. Members of the public are
permitted three (3) minutes to address the Commission except as follows: if a
member of the public requests to speak on more than one agenda item, the time
will be three (3) minutes for the first item and two (2) minutes for any other
item unless the Commission grants by a majority vote additional time.
WRITTEN COMMENTS may be submitted to planningcomment@smgov.net up until 12
p.m. the day of the meeting. Written comments received prior to the 12 p.m.
cutoff will be distributed to the Commission for review and posted online for
public viewing. Comments received after 12 PM on the day of the meeting
will be considered part of the record of the proceedings, but will not be
posted online with the Planning Commission’s agenda, might not be reviewed by
the Planning Commission, and will not be read aloud during public comment
during the meeting.
REQUESTS TO SPEAK: Public comment can be made by telephone by pre-registering
on the link provided at the top of the agenda no later than two hours prior to the
start of the meeting. Remarks from the public made by telephone will be limited
to up to 3 minutes per item.
ASSIGNING
OF TIME
for members of the public wishing to speak on an item is permissible within
specified limits. A member of the public who wishes to request additional time
to speak may represent to the Commission that additional time is being donated
by one other speaker present and listening to the meeting via teleconference; staff
shall attempt to confirm the representation and advise the Commission of the
results, after which, unless staff confirms that the other speaker is not
present, the representative speaker will be granted double the speaker
time for that particular item. The project applicant, applicant’s
representative, or team of representatives (which may include the project
architect, attorney, facilitator, and all other representatives of the
applicant), shall be allowed a total of fifteen (15) minutes initially and
three (3) minutes in rebuttal.
EXTENDED TIME LIMITS
FOR SPEAKERS WHO REQUIRE INTEPRETER. A member of the public who utilizes an
interpreter to provide English language translation shall receive twice the
time otherwise allotted under these Rules. The interpreter should be in the
queue for public comment and available to provide English language translation
over the phone when called on.
PROFESSIONALS APPEARING
BEFORE THE COMMISSION
should clearly identify their status, such as "attorney",
"paralegal", "architect", "designer", or
"landscape architect". Instances of misrepresentation of
professional status may be referred to the City Attorney for possible
prosecution.
DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT FILES AND PLANS. The project file and
project plans regarding any development application on this agenda are
available at the Planning Commission webpage: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Boards-Commissions/Planning-Commission/
COPYRIGHT DISCLOSURE
AND FAIR USE COMMITMENT FOR COPIES OF ARCHITECTURAL PLANS
ARCHITECTURAL PLANS ARE
SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT PROTECTION UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. UNAUTHORIZED USE
OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL MAY RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW, 17 USC § 501.
The City of Santa Monica provides copies of architectural
plans that are submitted to the City in the course of the design review or land
use approval process in order to comply with state public disclosure laws. The
City provides copies of these architectural plans for the purpose of
facilitating project review, public comment, and news reporting consistent with
the doctrine of fair use. Any further use or publication of architectural plans
without the permission of the copyright owner may constitute an infringement of
applicable copyright projections.
By clicking on the links to access draft plans, you are (1)
acknowledging the existence of copyright protection for architectural plans;
(2) recognizing that the use of such plans is limited by the copyright
protection; and (3) represent that you do not intend to use the copies in any manner
that would infringe upon the copyright.
EX PARTE
COMMUNICATION DISCLOSURES. During the pendency of any quasi-judicial proceeding, no
member of the Planning Commission may engage in ex parte communications with applicants, appellants, or members of
the public with respect to the matter which is the subject of the proceeding
unless that member of the Commission discloses such communication. Prior to
each quasi-judicial agenda item each Commissioner must place on the record the
subject and substance of any written or oral ex parte communication including the identity of the person, group,
or entity with whom the communication took place.
TIME LIMITATION ON CONSIDERATION OF NEW ITEMS. The Commission shall
not commence consideration of a new item on its agenda after 11:00 p.m. unless
otherwise required by State or local law or unless otherwise determined by a
majority vote of those Commissioners present.
CONSENT CALENDAR items will be acted
upon by the Commission at one time without discussion unless a Commissioner
requests discussion on an item or a member of the public has submitted a
request to speak on an item. If such a request is made, the item will be heard
after the balance of the Consent Calendar has been voted upon.
ACTION BY THE PLANNING
COMMISSION
on most matters occurs with the affirmative votes of at least four Commissioners.
DESIGN ASPECTS OF
PROJECTS
considered by the Planning Commission must also be approved by the
Architectural Review Board. For more information on this process, contact the
City Planning Division.
APPEALS of certain actions of
the Commission are appealable to the City Council. The appeal period is generally ten to
fourteen days from the date of the Commission’s action. For specific
information on appeals, please contact the City Planning Division.
For
more information regarding the Planning Commission agenda or development permit
procedures and standards, please contact the City Planning Division at planning@smgov.net.
Copies of agendas and
staff reports are available on the City’s Home Page at: www.smgov.net or www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Boards-Commissions/Planning-Commission/
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The
goal of instituting the Resolution 10642 (CCS) is to “safeguard participatory
democracy in Santa Monica,” and this is presented as 6 points:
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Exercise self-control o
Give open-minded
consideration to all viewpoints o
Focus on the issues and avoid
personalizing debate o Embrace
respectful disagreement and dissent as democratic rights, inherent components
of an inclusive public process, and tools for forging sound decisions |
