HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190523_PC_MinutesV. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES
Planning Commission Minutes
May 23, 2019
Vice Chair Weigand requested a continuance of Item Number 4, the Reed Residential Variance request, because
more public outreach is needed. He wanted the applicant to meet with area residents so that residents can better
understand the project. The applicant had declined his request to continue the item.
Chair Zak noted many people are present for the hearing, and they can be educated regarding the project during
the hearing.
Commissioner Kramer found the suggestion to continue the hearing inappropriate at the current time. The point
of a hearing is to allow the community to understand the project.
Commissioner Koetting remarked that Vice Chair Weigand could move a continuance during the hearing of the
item.
In response to questions from the Commission, Assistant City Attorney Yolanda Summerhill did not believe a
second for a motion to continue is likely and suggested the Commission proceed with the agenda. If the
Commission wishes, it can move to continue the item during the public hearing. She agreed to review the Planning
Commission's Bylaws to determine whether Request for Continuances is specific to applicants or the Planning
Commission.
VI. CONSENT ITEMS
Jim Mosher, with respect to Item Number 2, did not understand why property owners have been allowed to intrude
into the public right-of-way and supported the City's proposal to widen the sidewalk.
Mark Teale, architect for "Item Number 2, reported the City has the right to remove the planter and that the
requested encroachment is needed to prevent dirt from the adjacent property from falling onto the property. He
cannot pull the wall back to the property line because it will not work with the geometry of the side yards.
In reply to Commissioners' queries, Deputy Community Development Director Campbell advised that an
encroachment agreement typically covers the removal of private encroachments for future public improvements if
they are deemed necessary. Principal Engineer Brad Sommers indicated encroachment agreements run with the
land.
ITEM NO. 1 Minutes of May 9, 2019
Recommended Action: Approve and file
Motion made by Chair Zak and seconded by Commissioner Kramer to approve the minutes of May 9, 2019,
as presented.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ITEM NO. 2
Weigand, Lowrey, Koetting, Kramer
Zak, Ellmore, Kleiman
TRIMAR PROPERTIES ENCROACHMENT (PA2019-064)
Site Location: 2404 Cliff Drive
Summary:
A request to waive City Council Policy L-6 to install private improvements to be located within the Cliff
Drive public right-of-way consisting of planter walls.
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Recommended Action:
Planning Commission Minutes
May 23, 2019
1. Find the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines pursuant
to Section 15303 Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), because it has no
significant effect on the environment;
2. Waive City Council Policy L-6, Encroachments in Public Rights-of-Way, to install noncompliant private
improvements consisting of planter walls that encroach into the Cliff Drive public right-of-way,
contingent upon all conditions of the Encroachment Permit process being met; and
3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2019-013 waiving City Council Policy L-6 and approving Encroachment
Permit No. N2019-0211.
Motion made by Chair Zak and seconded by Commissioner Kramer to find the project exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines pursuant to Section 15303 Class 3 (New Construction or
Conversion of Small Structures), because it has no significant effect on the environment; waive City Council Policy
L-6, Encroachments in Public Rights-of-Way, to install noncompliant private improvements consisting of planter
walls that encroach into the Cliff Drive public right-of-way, contingent upon all conditions of the Encroachment
Permit process being met; and to adopt Resolution No. PC2019-013 waiving City Council Policy L-6 and approving
Encroachment Permit No. N2019-0211.
AYES: Zak, Weigand, Lowrey, Ellmore, Kleiman, Koetting, Kramer
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
VII. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
ITEM NO. 3 GOETZ RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS AND VARIANCE (PA2018-138)
Site Location: 358 Dahlia Place
Summary:
The applicant requests a coastal development permit (CDP) to demolish an existing single-family
residence and to construct a new two-unit residential condominium development. As part of the
development, the applicant requests approval of a variance to reduce the required front setback along
Bayside Drive from 20 feet to 8 feet and to increase the allowable floor area limit. The Tentative Parcel
Map is required to allow each unit to be sold separately as residential condominiums.
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
Section 15303 under Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the CEQA
Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and
3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2019-014 approving Coastal Development Permit No. CD2018-059,
Tentative Parcel Map No. NP2018-023, and Variance No. VA2018-005.
Commissioner Ellmore recused himself from this item as he owns real property located within 500 feet of the
subject property.
Associate Planner Benjamin Zdeba reported the project site is located southeast of Begonia Park and south of
Coast Highway. The block containing the subject property has been resubdivided since its original subdivision in
1904. A private access easement provides access to at least seven properties within the block. The property
measures 70 feet by 81 feet with a 7-foot access easement running along the rear of the property. A power pole
is located on the property just inside the easement. Outside the northerly property line is a substantial right-of-way
such that the closest distance between the property and the curb line is 47 feet. The property is subject to a front
setback along Bayside Drive of 20 feet; a rear setback of 12 feet composed of the 7-foot access easement and a
5-foot alley setback from the easement; and side yard setbacks of 6.5 feet. The project proposes to demolish the
existing single-family residence and construct a new 5,900-square-foot, two-unit residence with three stories, a
partial basement, a partial sunken patio, two 2-car garages, and substantial right-of-way improvements. The
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