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Design Commission

Meeting Minutes for

July 18, 2007

 

 

Commission Members


Brian Sehnert David Nybo Edmonds Chandler
James Fong Wendy LaBarge Hideki Miyamoto
     

City Staff


William Crouch, Urban Design Manager/Design Director
Luis R. Sanchez, AIA, Senior Architect
Sheryl Patterson , Senior Deputy City Attorney
Andrea Gladden, Customer Service Trainee

Historic City Hall
915 I Street, 2rd Floor Hearing Room
July 18, 2007- 5:30 P.M.

 

The City Design Commission was created by the City Council. Its powers and duties include: to develop and recommend to the City Council policies and programs in support of the urban design program, including but not limited to urban design policies appropriate for inclusion in the General Plan and other regulatory plans and programs of the City; develop and recommend standards for review of development projects in addition to those standards set forth in Title 17, Chapter 17.132, of the City Code, and forward the recommended policies and standards to the City Council for the City Council’s consideration and adoption; evaluate and submit comments and recommendations on proposed plans, public and private development projects, and environmental reviews that are not subject to review under Title 17, Chapter 17.132 of the City Code and that may affect the physical development of and urban design in the city, in coordination with the review and action by the City Council, Planning Commission, or other public agencies on the plan, project, or environmental review; to review and approve design projects of major significance and appeals of the Design Director decisions per the Design Review Chapter, Title 17, Chapter 17.132, of the City Code.

Notice to the Public

You are welcomed and encouraged to participate in this meeting. Public comment is taken (3 minutes maximum) on items listed on the agenda when they are called. Public Comment on items not listed on the agenda will be heard at the end of the meeting as noted on the agenda. Comments on controversial items may be limited and large groups are encouraged to select 3-5 speakers to represent the opinion of the group.

Notice to Lobbyists: When addressing the Commission you must identify yourself as a lobbyist and announce the client/business/organization you are representing (City Code 2.15.160).

Speaker slips are located in the lobby of the hearing room and should be completed and submitted to the Commission Secretary.

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The order of agenda items is for reference; agenda items may be taken in any order deemed appropriate by the Commission. The agenda provides a general description and staff recommendations; however, the Commission may take action other than what is recommended. The agenda is available for public review on the Friday prior to the meeting. Hard copies of the agenda, minutes, and staff reports are available from the Development Services Department at 915 I Street, New City Hall, 3rd Floor (.25 cents per page) , during regular business hours or can be downloaded at www.cityofsacramento.org/dsd.

Meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. If you require special assistance to participate in the meeting, notify the Development Services Department at (916) 808-8310 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Minutes

All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Design Commission unless otherwise noted.

Call to Order – 5:30 p.m.

Roll Call - All present except Commissioner LaBarge. Commissioner Nybo arrived at 5:45pm.

Consent Calendar

All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one motion. Anyone may request that an item be removed for separate consideration.

  1. Approval of Minutes for June 20, 2007

    Location:      (Citywide)

    Recommendation Approve Commission Minutes from June 20, 2007

    Contact:  William Crouch, Urban Design Manager, (916) 808-8013

    Action: Move, second, carried (Chandler, Sehnert 4:0:0 Absent - Nybo) to approve staff recommendation.

Public Hearings

Public hearings may be reordered by the Chair at the discretion of the Commission. If you challenge the decision of this Commission you may be limited to raising only those issues that are raised in this hearing or in written correspondence received by the agency prior to the hearing.

  1. DR05-340      Cathedral Square  (Noticed on 06/08/07)
    Location:       1018, 1020, 1024, 1030 J St. & 1006, 1010, 1012, 1014 11th St., District 1
    Recommendation: Certify – Item A: Environmental Impact Report (EIR); Approve – Item B: Construction of a twenty-five (25) story, 250 feet high, residential condominium building with ground floor retail and restaurant space located in the Central Business Design Review District. The project will consist of ± 7,290 square feet of retail commercial space at ground level and approximately ± 242 new residential units. Parking shall be provided on site.
    Contact: Matthew Sites, Design Review Team Lead, (916) 808-7646; Luis R. Sanchez, AIA, Senior Architect, (916) 808-5957

    Action: No public comment. Move, second, carried (Nybo, Sehnert 5:0:0) to approve staff recommendations with amended conditions.

    Attachments:
    Record of Decision


Staff Reports

Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.


  1. DR07-0119   Downtown Plaza (Noticed on 05/4/07)
    Location:       560 L Street, District -1
    Recommendation: Continue to September 19, 2007
    Contact: Matthew Sites, Design Review Team Lead, (916) 808-7646

    Action: Continued to September 19, 2007

  2. M07-029        Township 9 PUD Design Guidelines  (Noticed on 06/08/07) (Continued from 06/20/07)
    Location:        American River to the north, North 5th Street to the west, Richards Boulevard to the south, and North 7th Street to the east, District 3
    Recommendation: Review and forward recommendations of adoption to City Council – Township 9 Planned Unit Development (PUD) Design Guidelines.
    Contact: Luis R. Sanchez, AIA, Senior Architect, (916) 808-5957; Leslie Gross, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-5881

    Action: No public comment. Move, second, carried (Sehnert, Nybo 6:0:0) to forward recommendations of approval to City Council with conditions.

  3. M05-048        R Street Corridor Special Planning District (SPD) Amendments
    Location:        The R Street corridor special planning district (SPD) encompasses the fifty-four (54) blocks bounded by Q Street on the north, S Street on the south, 2nd Street on the west, and 29th Street on the east, District 1, 3 & 4
    Recommendation: Receive and file - Informational report on the status of amendments to the R Street Corridor Special Planning District (SPD).
    Contact: Jason Hone, Junior Planner (916) 808-5749; Sandra Yope, Senior Planner (916) 808-7158; William Crouch, Urban Design Manager, (916) 808-8013

    Action: Public comment made by E. Schlenker. Received and filed.

  4. M07-016        Monthly Design Review Activity Report (Oral Report)
    Location:        Citywide
    Recommendation: Receive and file
    Contact: Luis R. Sanchez, AIA, Senior Architect, (916) 808-5957

    Action: No public comment. Received and filed.

  5. M07-050        Design Commission Follow Up Log (Oral Report)
    Location:          Citywide
    Recommendation: Receive and file
    Contact: Luis R. Sanchez, AIA, Senior Architect, (916) 808-5957

    Action: No public comment. Received and filed.


Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda

  1. None

Questions, Ideas, and Announcements of Commission Members

  1. Commissioner Sehnert would like a report back on Priority of the Richards Blvd project.

Adjournment - 10:12pm

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