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Home My WebLink About02-03-2005 Minutes ~'t\\ SAN A ~O ~)..~'1 ~ .. - 0.::>. ....'k",~ tt, '.rk o ~c'_.', (') t f. ",,,I,,,.,, ;-'~\ ~ C,)~~:o _...._-_.~. -..A Jfi>>-~V ..~...:::O'-,7'--~--_;;4ii'- 0~~ 4lIFOR~\. MINUTES February ~ 2005 CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION CALL TO ORDER I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL I CHAIR COMMENTS TAPE 1 7:30 D.m. PRESENT: Commissioner Giusti, Commissioner Honan, Commissioner Prouty, Commissioner Romero, Commissioner Sim, Vice Chairperson Zemke and Chairperson Teglia ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Planning Division: Thomas C. Sparks, Chief Planner Susy Kalkin, Principal Planner Steve Carlson, Senior Planner Steve Kowalski, Associate Planner Bertha Aguilar, Admin. Asst. II Kimberly Johnson, Assistant City Attorney Raul Dacanay, Assistant Senior Engineer Sergeant Alan Normandy, Planning Liaison Bryan Niswonger, Assistant Fire Marshall City Attorney: Engineering Division Police Department: Fire Prevention. REORGANIZATION Nominations for Chairperson were opened. Vice Chairperson Teglia, Commissioner Zemke and Commissioner Honan were nominated for Chairperson. Commissioner Zemke declined the nomination. Nominations Closed. Vice Chairperson Teglia was elected Chairperson for the year 2005. Nominations for Vice Chairperson were opened. Commissioner Honan and Commissioner Zemke were nominated for Vice Chairperson. Commissioner Honan declined the nomination. Nominations Closed. Commissioner Zemke was elected Vice Chairperson for the year 2005. Chairperson Teglia presented the traditional plaque to 2004 Planning Commission Chairperson for 2004 Rick Ochsenhirt. Mr. Ochsenhirt stated that he appreciated the four years he worked side by side with staff and the Commissioners. He noted that he was guided with professionalism and earned a lot of respect and appreciation for the role of the Planning Commission and City staff. Chairperson Teglia welcomed Commissioner Prouty to the Planning Commission. Commissioner Prouty thanked Planning Commission Meeting of February 3, 2005 Chairperson Teglia and noted that it will be a pleasure serving on the Commission. Recess called at 7:43. Recalled to order at 7:56 p.m. AGENDA REVIEW No Changes ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Approval of regular meeting minutes of January 6, 2005. 2. Britannia Oyster Point II Slough BTC, LLC/Owner Jon Bergschneider I Applicant 333 Oyster Point Blvd. P03-0138: UP03-0027, EIR03-0001, TDM03-0001 & DA04-0001 Continued to February 17, 2005 Use Permit and Preliminary TDM Plan to construct a three-building R&D complex on an 8.84-acre site along the northerly side of Oyster Point Boulevard, north of the Eccles Avenue. The project consists of three buildings totaling 315,444 sq. ft.; parking is provided at a ratio of 2.8 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. through a combination of surface parking and a 6-level parking garage. Draft Environmental Impact Report EIR03-000l Development Agreement DA04-0001 3. Christy's Bar &. Grill Christina Lee, applicant Satya Narayan, owner 309 Airport Boulevard UP-96-090 Findings of Denial Adopted Evidentiary Hearing to revoke Use Permit UP-96-090 for an existing cocktail lounge with live entertainment in the Downtown Commercial Zone District (D-C-L), in accordance with SSFMC Section 20.91.030. (Continued from January 20, 2005 for review and approval of findings in support of revocation.) Commissioner Prouty noted that he had reviewed the information pertaining to the projects. Motion Zemke I Second Sim to approve the Consent Calendar with Commissioner Giusti abstaining from approving the minutes of January 6, 2005. Approved by unanimous voice vote. PUBLIC HEARING 4. Britannia East Grand Master Plan Development Agreement Britannia East Grand Cherokee San Francisco LLC-owner Slough Estates-applicant 450 East Grand Ave.-Easterly terminus of East Grand Avenue (former Fuller O'Brien site) Britannia East Grand Master Plan Development Agreement 1) Annual review of Development Agreement and 2) Proposed modifications to Development Agreement. Principal Planner Kalkin presented the staff report. s:\MLVI.<A.tes\FLVl.ilLLzec!. MLVI.<A.tes\'2.005\O'2.-03-0S RPC,c!.OC 1"~ge '2. of 4 Planning Commission Meeting of February 3,2005 Jon Bergschneider, Slough, noted that this is an amendment to their existing Development Agreement. He added that they will be scheduling a tour and field trip for the Commission to see the modular labs in Spring or Summer months. Public Hearing opened. There being no speakers the Public Hearing was closed. Motion Romero/ Second Sim to adopt Resolution 2638-2005 recommending that the City Council approve the Development Agreement Amendment. Approved by unanimous voice vote. 5. Wing Lee/applicant Richard Lee/owner 416 W. Orange Ave. P04-0066, DR04-0035 & VAR04-0001 Continued from January 6, 2005 Variance to allow a new single-family dwelling to encroach into the required street side yard on a substandard reverse corner lot in the Medium Density Residential (R-2-H) Zoning District in accordance with SSFMC Chapter 20.82. Associate Planner Kowalski presented the Staff Report. Wing Lee, Architect, gave a PowerPoint presentation of the project. He showed where the project is located. He explained that they would prefer to have the garage on A Street because West Orange is a major connection to the schools and EI Camino Real and having the driveway back out onto it would disrupt traffic. Public Hearing opened. Ricky Pereira spoke in opposition of the project. He was concerned with the garage being located on A Street because it will cause 2 on-street parking spaces to be lost. He also noted that cars will park in the driveway and block the public right-of-way. He pointed out that A Street is dark and students going to the schools in the area also use it, causing a safety issue for them if the sidewalk is blocked. Richard Lee, 412 West Orange Avenue, noted that he is co-owner of the lot. He noted that that the foot traffic is not on A street but B Street and West Orange Avenue. He pointed out that the current traffic laws prohibit blocking the sidewalk, and doing so will result in a traffic citation given by the Police Department. He noted that the lighting issues would be resolved with the new project on the site. He noted that this would help meet the needs of the future residents of the property. He pointed out that the Commission is concerned with converting one of the rooms to an illegal unit and he offered removing the full bathroom from the first floor and making it a half bathroom to ease the Commission's concerns. Public Hearing closed. Commissioner Prouty stated that he reviewed prior Staff Reports and minutes from previous Planning Commission meetings. He pointed out that the property has been vacant for many years. He noted that the massing would be exposed from West Orange and A street and proposed eliminating the top floor to make the building look less massive. He added that there is no way to prevent individuals from parking in their driveway but it is better to have this occur on A street than on much busier West Orange Avenue. Vice Chairperson Zemke and Chairperson Teglia supported Commissioner Prouty's comments with regard to the driveway going on A street and removing the third floor from the footprint of the house. Assistant City Attorney Spoerl asked if the applicant was willing to accept the condition of approval of removing the third floor from the design. Richard Lee noted that he was willing to eliminate the top floor. Commissioner Honan asked if the project can return to the Planning Commission. Assistant City Attorney Johnson noted that only the variance is before the Commission. She added that the design details are handled by the Design Review Board and the Commission does not have oversight over the design. She stated that the Commission can recommend what they would like to see in the design but the applicant is not required by the zoning code to return to the Commission for review and approval of the new design. s:\Ml",,,tes\Fl,,,~Llzect Ml",,,tes\:;>oo5\O:;>-03-0S RPG,ctoc p~ge 3 of -'1- Planning Commission Meeting of February 3, 2005 Commissioner Romero noted that once the variance has been approved, if the Commission does not review the final design, the applicant can revise their plans with the third level and get it approved. Assistant City Attorney Johnson replied that the Commission can put this as a condition of approval on the Variance and the applicant would need to return to the Commission if they wanted to add a third floor. Commissioner Honan asked that a Condition of Approval be added to redesign the full bathroom on the first floor into a half bathroom to mitigate the potential for an illegal conversion of the downstairs area into a second unit. Motion Prouty / Second Sim to approve the Variance with the tandem garage located on A Street and inserting additional Conditions of Approval to replace the full bath on the first level with a half bath and limit the structure to a 2-story dwelling and work with Design Review on the design and sensitivity to the height of the property. Roll call: Aye: Commissioner Giusti, Commissioner Honan, Commissioner Prouty, Commissioner Romero, Commissioner Sim, Vice Chairperson Zemke and Chairperson Teglia Noes: None Abstain: None Approved by roll call vote. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 6. Items from Staff None 7. Items from Commission Commissioner Prouty noted for the record that he had also reviewed all the items on the Consent Calendar and was comfortable with voting on those items. 8. Items from the Public None 9. Adjournment 9:15 P.M. Motion Honan / Second Prouty to adjourn the meeting. Approved by unanimous voice vote. (~t::~ Secretary to the Planning Commission City of South San Francisco c~ (?-a Marc C. Teglia, Chairperso~ Planning Commission City of South San Francisco NEXT MEETING: Regular Meeting February 17, 2005, Municipal Services Building, 33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco, CA TCS/bla S:\MeV\.utes\FeV\.~LezeGl MeV\.uteS\2005\02-03-05 RPC,GlOt p~ge "'I- of "'I-