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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/25/2000ACTION MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA PLANNING COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 25, 2000 CALLED TO ORDER City Hall Ross Annex 20 Civic Center Plaza 5:20 p.m. ATTENDANCE: Glenn Mondo, Chairman Jose Solorio, Pro Tem Molly Doughty Don Cribb ABSENT: Alexander Nalle Lynnette Verino Robert Richardson STAFF PRESENT: Kenneth Adams, Acting Executive Director Gary Sheatz, Chief Assistant City Attorney Joyce Amerson, Public Works Agency Mike McCoy, Police Department Jeffry Rice, Principal Planner Joseph Edwards, Principal Planner Sharon McCain Johnson CONSENT CALENDAR Approval of the Minutes from the regular meeting of August 28, 2000. A. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the minutes from the meeting of August 28, 2000. * * * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * * * Motion to approve Consent Calendar. MOTION: Doughty SECONDED: AYES: Mondo, Solorio, Doughty, and Cribb NOES: None ABSENT: Nalle, Verino, and Richardson ABSTENTION: None Solorio Discussion concerning commercial vehicles parking in residential neighborhoods. B. Mr. Jeffry Rice, Principal Planner, informed the Commission that staff had conducted a discussion regarding commercial vehicles in residential areas on August 28, 2000 and the Commission had requested a continuation on the discussion. Ms. Marta Crane, Associate Planner, provided a staff definition of commercial vehicles, provided an overview of the different sizes of commercial vehicles, and discussed several options concerning parking, potential impacts, and enforceability. Mr. George Alvarez, Public Works Agency, provided a power point presentation and informed the Commission of the established Task Force to address concerns and solutions regarding the parking of commercial vehicles in residential areas; discussed measures being considered to address the problems; and recommendations of the Task Force. 1 The following public members provided comments and concerns concerning the parking of commercial vehicles in the local neighborhoods and encouraged City officials to support legislation to support enforcement in the residential areas: Ray Gawornski Julie Stroud Dave Lopez Evangeline Gawornski ' Commissioner Mondo requested staff to provide a copy of the correspondence that was sent to the League of California Cities to the Commission; encouraged the public members to inform the elected officials of their concerns and request their support for legislation concerning the parking of commercial vehicles in residential areas; and requested an opinion from the City Attorney regarding ordinances from other cities governing the parking of commercial vehicles in residential neighborhoods and the ability to enforce legislation restricting or prohibiting the commercial vehicle parking in the areas. After further discussions, the Commission requested staff to prepare an ordinance in 30 days (October 23, 2000). C. Overview of Civic Center Walk Housins~ Development. Mr. Charles View and Ms. Pat Whitaker, Community Development Agency, provided a preliminary overview of a proposal to develop a 30-acre area to create a new neighborhood to be bounded by Civic Center Drive to the north, East 6~' Street to the south; with proximity to the civic Center, Artist Village, and the Transportation Center. Commissioner Cribb encouraged staff to include the artist live-work space in the concept for the new neighborhood. ' D. Discussion of Moose Lodcte. Mr. Kenneth Adams, Acting Executive Director, provided an overview of a proposal to convert an existing restaurant building into a lodge for the Loyal Order of the Moose located at 1421 East Seventeenth Street. He informed the Commission that there would be several discretionary actions coming before the Commission upon formal submittal. He indicated the discretionary actions that staff would support on the proposal, however, staff and the applicant were unable to resolve the parking issues concerning the project. Ms. Pam Sapetto, representing the applicant, provided an overview of the parking concerns for the project and discussed with the Commission agreements with adjacent property owners. E. Recess. The afternoon session recessed at 6:50 p.m. J PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA SEPTEMBER 25, 2000 CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 22 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL ' PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG PROCEDURAL RULES 7:15 p.m. Due to a lack of quorum, the meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m. and the items for public hearing were continued to October 1 1, 2000. n~ Sharon McCain Johnson Secretary to the Planning Commission n 3