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City of Burlingame
Meeting Minutes
Planning Commission
7:00 PM OnlineMonday, September 13, 2021
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. Staff in attendance: Community Development Director Kevin
Gardiner, Planning Manager Ruben Hurin, Senior Planner Erika Lewit, and Assistant City Attorney Scott
Spansail.
2. ROLL CALL
Comaroto, Tse, Gaul, Loftis, and SchmidPresent5 -
Terrones, and LariosAbsent2 -
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a.Draft August 9, 2021 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
Draft August, 9 2021 Planning Commission Meeting MinutesAttachments:
Commissioner Comaroto made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Loftis, to approve the
meeting minutes. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Tse, Gaul, Loftis, and Schmid5 -
Absent:Terrones, and Larios2 -
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
There were no changes to the agenda.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS, NON-AGENDA
There were no Public Comments.
6. STUDY ITEMS
There were no Study Items.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
A motion was made by Commissioner Loftis, seconded by Commissioner Gaul, to approve the
Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Tse, Gaul, Loftis, and Schmid5 -
Absent:Terrones, and Larios2 -
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a.30 Ingold Road, zoned RRMU - Application for a Two Year Extension of a previously
approved application for Design Review, Density Bonus, Approval of Community
Bonuses, and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map for a new 7-story, 298-unit mixed use
residential development. The project is Categorically Exempt from review pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15332 of the CEQA Guidelines
(Infill Exemption). (SummerHill Apartment Communities, applicant and property owner;
Chris Lee, Studio T Square, architect) (53 noticed) Staff Contact: 'Amelia Kolokihakaufisi
30 Ingold Rd - Staff Report
30 Ingold Rd - Attachments
30 Ingold Rd - Plans
Attachments:
8. REGULAR ACTION ITEMS
a.100 Stanley Road, zoned R -1 - Application for Design Review for a second story addition
to an existing single family dwelling. This project is Categorically Exempt from review
pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15301 (e)(1) of
the CEQA Guidelines. (Geurse Conceptual Designs, Inc, applicant and designer; Ashley
and Tifani Marsay, property owners) (128 noticed) Staff Contact: Catherine Keylon
100 Stanley Rd - Staff Report
100 Stanley Rd - Attachments
100 Stanley Rd - Plans
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Community Development Director Gardiner provided an
overview of the staff report.
Chair Schmid opened the public hearing.
Jesse Geurse, designer, represented the applicant and answered questions about the application.
Public Comments:
> There were no public comments.
Chair Schmid closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
>It's a great project.
>This is a beautiful design. I appreciate the applicant listening to the comments brought up by the
commissioners. The improvements are very nice and this project is ready to move on and be approved.
>It looks really nice and thanks for the great work.
>It's a nice project. Thanks for making the changes.
Commissioner Loftis made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Tse, to approve the
application. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Tse, Gaul, Loftis, and Schmid5 -
Absent:Terrones, and Larios2 -
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b.722 Acacia Drive, zoned R-1 - Application for Design Review for a second story addition
to an existing single family dwelling. The project is Categorically Exempt from review
pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15301 (e)(2) of
the CEQA Guidelines. (James Neubert, James Neubert Architects, applicant and
architect; Alexander and Rachel Emanuel, property owners) (134 noticed) Staff Contact:
Erika Lewit
722 Acacia Dr - Staff Report
722 Acacia Dr - Attachments
722 Acacia Dr - Plans
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Senior Planner Lewit provided an overview of the staff
report.
Chair Schmid opened the public hearing.
James Neubert, designer, represented the applicant.
Public Comments:
> There were no public comments.
Chair Schmid closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
>Thanks for making the changes, they were really simple. This is a pretty straight forward project. It's
nice and it maintains the general demeanor of the existing structure.
Commissioner Loftis made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Schmid, to approve the
application. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Tse, Gaul, Loftis, and Schmid5 -
Absent:Terrones, and Larios2 -
c.1114 Eastmoor Road, zoned R-1 - Application for Design Review and Front Setback
Variance for a first and second story addition to an existing single family dwelling. This
project is Categorically Exempt from review pursuant to the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15301 (e)(1) of the CEQA Guidelines. (Philip and Laila
Louridas, applicants and property owners; Shan Sanby Yu, Sy U Design, designer) (105
noticed) Staff Contact: 'Amelia Kolokihakaufisi
1114 Eastmoor Rd - Staff Report
1114 Eastmoor Rd - Attachments
1114 Eastmoor Rd - Plans
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Commissioner Comaroto was not present at the May 24,
2021 meeting when this project was reviewed, but did watch the video and reviewed the materials .
Community Development Director Gardiner provided an overview of the staff report.
Chair Schmid opened the public hearing.
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Laila Louridas, property owner, represented the applicant and answered questions about the application.
Public Comments:
> There were no public comments.
Chair Schmid closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
>The bay window at the front of the house looks out of place, it's the only window without divided lights
and shutters, consider revising it to match the windows on the rest of the house.
>The changes made the design more coherent. It much more composed than the previous design,
thank you for making the changes.
>You've done a wonderful job taking note of our comments, working with staff and with the design
consultants to come up with a really nice solution.
Vice-Chair Loftis made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Tse, to approve the application
with the following added condition:
>that an FYI application shall be required if the existing bay window at the front of the house
is changed to a window to match the other windows on the house.
Aye:Comaroto, Tse, Gaul, Loftis, and Schmid5 -
Absent:Terrones, and Larios2 -
d.225 Stanley Road, zoned R -1 - Application for Design Review for a new, one -story single
family dwelling (existing detached garage to remain). This project is Categorically
Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15301 (e)(1)
of the CEQA Guidelines. (Christina Lee and Hieu Bui, property owners and applicants;
Jesse Geurse, GCD, Inc., designer) (130 noticed) Staff Contact: Catherine Keylon
225 Stanley Rd - Staff Report
225 Stanley Rd - Attachments
225 Stanley Rd - Plans
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Commissioner Loftis was not at the August 23rd meeting
where this item was reviewed, but did watch the video. Senior Planner Lewit provided an overview of the
staff report.
Chair Schmid opened the public hearing.
Jesse Geurse, designer, represented the applicant and answered questions about the application.
Public Comments:
> There were no public comments.
Chair Schmid closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
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>Thank you for taking a look at that front porch and recessing the entry a little bit. Not only is it going
to serve the homeowner better in terms of an approach to the house and some better weather protection,
but it adds a little bit more articulation at the front of the house. Overall it's a nice improvement. I don't
think you sacrificed anything on the interior.
>There is a nice detail going into that bedroom number one office space. Thank you again, for
considering our recommendations.
>The project looks great and should move on and be approved.
Commissioner Tse made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Loftis, to approve the
application. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Tse, Gaul, Loftis, and Schmid5 -
Absent:Terrones, and Larios2 -
e.312 Bayswater Avenue, zoned R-1 - Application for Design Review for a new, two -story
single family dwelling and detached garage. The project is Categorically Exempt from
review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15303
(a) of the CEQA Guidelines. (Architecture Allure, applicant and architect; Michael
Bianchini, property owner) (132 noticed) Staff Contact: Catherine Keylon
312 Bayswater Ave - Staff Report
312 Bayswater Ave - Attachments
312 Bayswater Ave - Plans
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Community Development Director Gardiner provided an
overview of the staff report.
Chair Schmid opened the public hearing.
Adam Bittle, designer, represented the applicant and answered questions about the application.
Public Comments:
> There were no public comments.
Chair Schmid closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
>They did a nice job with the changes and could see approving this project.
>Lowering the plate heights and the head heights have brought this to human scale. Given that the site
is narrow, it does make it an interesting challenge but they've addressed what we were looking for at the
previous meeting. I appreciate that effort being put in.
Commissioner Comaroto made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Tse, to approve the
application. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Tse, Gaul, Loftis, and Schmid5 -
Absent:Terrones, and Larios2 -
f.1150 Rosedale Avenue, zoned R -1 - Application for Design Review and Special Permit
for attached garage for a new, two -story single family dwelling and attached garage. This
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project is Categorically Exempt from review pursuant to the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15303 (a) of the CEQA Guidelines. (Quynh and Andrew
Legos, applicants and property owners; WH Drafting and Design, designer) (90 noticed)
Staff Contact: Catherine Keylon
1150 Rosedale Ave - Staff Report
1150 Rosedale Ave - Attachments
1150 Rosedale - Plans
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Senior Planner Lewit provided an overview of the staff
report.
Chair Schmid opened the public hearing.
Warren Huey, designer, represented the applicant and answered questions about the application.
Public Comments:
> There were no public comments.
Chair Schmid closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
>Suggested to submit an FYI prior to installation in case changes to the windows are made.
>I think it's important for us to say that this is much larger than the roof decks we normally see. This
works because of its location on the corner. As we approve it, it's important to emphasize that it's
situational that makes such a large roof deck work. Otherwise, we would be pushing back hard because if
there were a neighbor next door, there are reasons why this wouldn't work.
> In general, it's nice. I'm worried about the windows. You have to be very deliberate to build those
things up to that size. A normal window wouldn't work that way. So you'll end up putting spacers in, framing
them between spacers and closing around the window jambs. It feels chunky to me, but that's just my
personal taste. It's not as elegant as I would like to see it.
> That roof deck is much larger size than we ordinarily approve. I believe the homeowner got a letter
from the neighbor recognizing the size of that proposed roof deck and has approved it since it is not
affecting the use of their property or their yard. It's situational in the sense that this deck is looking out
over El Camino Real. It's a noisy area with more traffic and it may be difficult to use that yard on that
property. I don't have any problems with the size that's being proposed. The deck comes off of two
bedrooms, two private areas. There isn't a hallway access to this deck to give it a party deck function.
> The other important piece is landscaping. Moving the house forward from that property line has
provided relief as well. Then the three trees that are being added in the back area in between also provide
relief on that.
Commissioner Gaul made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Schmid, to approve the
application. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Tse, Gaul, Loftis, and Schmid5 -
Absent:Terrones, and Larios2 -
g.1260 California Drive - zoned Unclassified - Application for Renewal of a previously
approved Conditional Use Permit for vehicle storage. The project is Categorically
Exempt from environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
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(CEQA), Section 15311(b). (E. James Hannay, Rector Motor Car Co ., applicant; City and
County of San Francisco- Public Utilities Commission and Peninsula Corridor Joint
Powers Board and San Mateo County Transit District, property owners) (372 noticed)
Staff Contact: Catherine Keylon
1260 California Dr - Staff Report
1260 California Dr - Attachments
1260 California Dr - Plans
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Community Development Director Gardiner provided an
overview of the staff report.
Chair Schmid opened the public hearing.
Public Comments:
> Paul Musi: I own two properties directly across from the parking lot; one is a laundromat and the other
is a two-story building with an apartment on the second floor but the first floor is vacant. It was a dry
cleaners for many years but they left a couple of years ago. We've had challenges getting a tenant in there
and the issue always comes down to the parking. So, any additional parking we get in that area would be
very helpful. I'm not asking to deny their continuance, but maybe cut back and give us back half or a third
of the parking lot and then they all would help. Five years ago when this first happened, seemingly
overnight, Audi took over the lot. When I inquired about it, I was told they were going to leave 20 spaces
for the laundromat customers and car repair customers. I was living in the apartment at that time and was
parking there. That worked for a week and they posted “No Parking” signs in the little section that they
have approved for us, which is by the corporation yard. When I inquired about it, Public Works said that if
cars are parked there when the city trucks go into that lot they couldn't maneuver or make a U -turn and
makes it difficult for them to access that little yard. So, in a space of a week, we went from a very good
parking lot to zero. It left a bad taste in our mouth as business owners because there's nothing we can do
about it. Once again, any type of parking you can give us over there would help tremendously.
>Ted Catlin: I work for Dreiling Terrones Architecture and I'm working for Paul as an architect on his
properties along there. I'm looking at feasibility analysis for what those properties can handle and like Paul
said, the parking issue has come up again and again, how these properties can survive and how the
businesses can maintain feasibility along this stretch. There is an issue between the developments along
California Drive that are envisioned in the general plan with bike lanes and more transit modality and how
those align with losing parking along those stretches. But the Planning Commission has an opportunity to
look at ways that the businesses along there can have their incomes mitigated with some portion of these
parking spaces given back to public use or city use to be booked out. Just an added bit of information
about some of these properties across the street, they're all undersized lots. Because they have
substandard street frontages, even with the street parking that's currently available there, that amount of
parking is limited. This fact and the bike lanes, which again is an unnecessary thing, have resulted in
some of these businesses having a really hard time attracting clients and thus have led to the property
owners having a hard time attracting tenants. Additionally, as part of our services, we were doing some
informal surveys of the use of the Rector Motors lot. Over the last month, at various dates and times, the
lot has proven to be underutilized by anywhere from 15% to 30% of the spaces being unoccupied. That's
not including spaces being used by cars that are not part of the Rector Motors’ stock. I'd like to offer that
as a potential reason that this might not even damage what Rector Motors’ business is because there are
spaces being unused that can be utilized by these businesses. Thank you for the opportunity.
>Jesse Geurse: When this whole request was introduced five years ago about placing the fence around
Broadway and California Drive, I was concerned in regard to the aesthetics of it all and having the cars
parked on the corner. I was wondering if it's possible for the commissioners to take a look whether or not
some vegetation can be grown around the fencing area so it softens it up a little bit rather than it being
such a cold and not very attractive visual look to it. The wheel stops were not removed, so it looks junky
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for our main thoroughfare into Burlingame. Maybe if that's something you can take into consideration, I
greatly would appreciate it.
>Anthony Dimech: I own the laundromat across the parking lot. It would be beneficial to the laundromat
and the other businesses as well, to be able to drop your clothes off and go across the street. The
parking across the street could be utilized better by the businesses. The parking lot has been
underutilized for the last 18 months to two years. I know Rector Motors has another lot on Rollins Road
that they've been utilizing. I'm not saying to take all their parking away as mentioned before, but if we can
recoup that whether it's a third or a half, I think it would be advantageous to everybody because it's not
being utilized for the whole space. My customers, the other businesses and the residents that live across
the street could use it.
>E-mails from the applicant who's having audio problems: We can secure 20 spaces if needed, but
parking designation and vehicle shortages account for underutilization of property. (Gardiner: We have
provided him with a call -in number. The other thing that we should mention is that the city does not control
this property at all. As much as it may be of interest to have publicly accessible parking, the city doesn't
lease the land, doesn't own the land. It's not available to the city. It does sound as though the applicant
may be interested in or available to have an arrangement, but given he's not able to fully participate, I
don't know if that can really be resolved right now.)
Chair Schmid closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
> I got very confused during this conversation because my understanding is what's in front of us is a
renewal of the conditional use permit and nothing else. Though it's month to month, there's a lease
arrangement existing between these two parties and Rector Motors. We can't get involved in that. I totally
get what's being said. There would be better parking there and it seems like an opportunity, but that's not
in front of us. I don't want to get distracted by all of that because that's not in our purview.
>I think this discussion got a little sidetracked. I'm perfectly fine with renewing the conditional use
permit. Sharing the parking is an issue between the owners of Rector Motors, the Public Utilities
Commission and the owners of the laundromat. It's not something that we can weigh in on. I don't see any
reason not to renew the previously approved conditional use permit.
>(Spansail: I do want to clarify really quickly, staff is making a recommendation that we not be doing a
renewal of the five-year term, so this would be renewing the conditional use indefinitely. As a normal
conditional use permit would be, if there was an issue and they were not conforming to the uses and the
permit itself, then it could be revoked but this would not have a time limit on it like the last one.)
> That's correct. If they have decided to share the lease in that space with the owners of the
laundromat, that wouldn't have an effect on the motion or the action we take tonight. Per the staff report,
the grade separation is supposed to take place within the next three to five years. I think we should move
forward with it and time will work all of this out.
> I also wanted to note that if you looked through the history of that and the meeting minutes from five
years ago, there was a lot of discussion shared, the challenges of insurance and all of that relative to
mixing what is a business versus public parking. There's definitely some challenges to it and I don't want
to understate the challenges of the applicant nor the people across the street trying to gain parking. I don't
know if there's an opportunity to have a greater conversation with Public Works on the remaining space
and its use on a temporary basis as well.
Commissioner Gaul made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Tse, to approve the application.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Tse, Gaul, Loftis, and Schmid5 -
Absent:Terrones, and Larios2 -
9. DESIGN REVIEW STUDY
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a.1347 Montero Avenue, zoned R-1 - Application for Design Review and Special Permit for
building height for a first and second story addition to an existing single family dwelling .
(Randy Grange, TRG Architects, Inc., applicant and architect; Anita Tandon and Sujit
Chakravarthy, property owners) (120 noticed) Staff Contact: 'Amelia Kolokihakaufisi
1347 Montero Ave - Staff Report
1347 Montero Ave - Attachments
1347 Montero Ave - Plans
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Senior Planner Lewit provided an overview of the staff
report.
Chair Schmid opened the public hearing.
Randy Grange, designer, represented the applicant.
Public Comments:
>There were no public comments.
Chair Schmid closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
>This is a really nice project. It improved the property a lot and was nicely detailed.
>A very pretty house. Love that they are retaining some of the existing characteristics and making it
better.
Commissioner Loftis made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Comaroto, to place the item on
the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Tse, Gaul, Loftis, and Schmid5 -
Absent:Terrones, and Larios2 -
b.1617 Chapin Avenue, zoned R -1 - Application for Design Review, Special Permit for
attached garage, and Front and Side Setback Variances for a new attached garage
addition to an existing single family dwelling. (Tim Raduenz, Form One Design, applicant
and designer; Debbie and Karl Bakhtiari, property owners) (105 noticed) Staff Contact:
'Amelia Kolokihakaufisi
1617 Chapin Ave - Staff Report
1617 Chapin Ave - Attachments
1617 Chapin Ave - Plans
1617 Chapin Ave - Proposed Project Analysis
1617 Chapin Ave - Historic Resource Evaluation
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Commissioner Schmid was recused from this item as he
lives within 500 feet. Commissioner Comaroto had some ex parte communications with the applicant and
the applicant's architect. Community Development Director Gardiner provided an overview of the staff
report.
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Acting Chair Loftis opened the public hearing.
Tim Raduenz, designer, represented the applicant and answered questions regarding the project.
Public Comments:
> Public comment sent via email by David and Adrienne Weil, 1616 Chapin Avenue: Dear Planning
Commission, we live across the street from the Bakhtiari family and have reviewed the architectural
drawings. We compliment the architect and the homeowners on an excellent design. We would be pleased
to have this project proceed in our neighborhood.
Acting Chair Loftis closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
>This enhances the design of the house. I agree with the approach to the existing garage, it's very
difficult and this actually gives the house more character as viewed from the street. The only concern, but
surely it will be mitigated as the project goes on, are the street trees. It looks like they'll be able to keep
them and there's an arborist report about the condition of the roots that are exposed. I'm sure the
applicant and the contractor will be made aware of those as the project goes along. I would like to see this
project move forward.
>I went to the applicant's home and viewed that side entryway to the garage. It's pretty tight there for
them to get in and out of. When I was there, they were parking a car behind the big front hedge. This is
going to make the house just look so much nicer from the street and give it its original character back .
It's very complimentary to the historical right side of the home. It's a nice design and they did a nice job on
this.
>Conceptually, I like it. The design as it's represented leaves me cold. It feels alien somehow. I worry
about the three garage doors directly onto the street. I don't find it very compelling. It feels like it came out
of nowhere. It seems like there's an opportunity for something to happen over the two -doors that are
together that can somehow distinguish them from the third door. There are some advantages in getting the
two-doors together and making the third door its own thing, right now it doesn't feel much thought through .
Conceptually, it makes a lot sense. The current situation doesn't work that well. It's very clear.
>The designer could come up with a slightly different design or look at something with those two garage
doors. Maybe a planter box or some sort of element that mimics a little bit of what the right side of the
house does or something a little bit different. In general, I like the plan. It just needs more detailing to set
it apart a little bit.
>Reading the site plan, I like that the mouth or the apron of the driveway was narrowed and that there's
a landscape area on the left. Recommends to develop the landscape plan even more, shorten the area to
the left of the driveway and add some taller bushes to mask everything from the street. I'm not opposed to
an awning or trellis over the double door.
>It is a Mediterranean style home, consider adding something as simple as a nice arbor that's grown
around the current garage door opening. Some type of trellis or arbor built around the double garage door
so that face of the wall isn't so flat to provide some texture and context there. It will also resonate with the
regional style of the home. Otherwise, it's a nice design solution for the parking and in addressing the
garage in general.
>Providing direction to the applicant to look further into developing that area because there might be
many different solutions. It feels flat for me right now.
Commissioner Loftis made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Tse, to place the item on the
Regular Action Calendar when plans have been revised as directed. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Tse, Gaul, and Loftis4 -
Absent:Terrones, and Larios2 -
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Recused:Schmid1 -
c.3 Victoria Road, zoned R-1 - Application for Design Review for a new, two -story single
family dwelling and detached garage. (James Kwan, applicant and property owner; Jesse
Geurse, Geurse Conceptual Designs, Inc ., designer) (273 noticed) Staff Contact: 'Amelia
Kolokihakaufisi
3 Victoria Rd - Staff Report
3 Victoria Rd - Attachments
3 Victoria Rd - Plans
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Senior Planner Lewit provided an overview of the staff
report.
Chair Schmid opened the public hearing.
Jesse Geurse, designer, represented the applicant and answered questions regarding the project.
Public Comments:
> There were no public comments.
Chair Schmid closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
>Corner lots are difficult because you have two fronts. This looks like a classic side of a house. The
Peninsula Avenue side needs to be reworked so it doesn't look like a side of a house, whether it is or
isn't, it's still going to be visible from the street. There are ways to mitigate the view out the window, so
you're not looking at the Woodlake apartments or Peninsula Avenue. Mainly those lower floor windows
look like they don't fit in. Everything seems to hold together on the rest of the house, all the sides look
nice with the larger windows but that one looks like it got lost or missed.
>On the Victoria Road side, there's a significant amount of landscape on that end of the property, both
to the side of the Victoria Road neighbor and the Peninsula Avenue neighbor that's there now. It's
important for the next round to have a little bit more landscape definition of what you're going to do there
and how you're going to make fences and landscape with the garage being there that can work well with
the adjoining neighbor. I'm not seeing enough information.
>This is a nicely done project and should move forward.
Commissioner Loftis made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Schmid, to Place the item on
the Regular Action Calendar when plans have been revised as directed. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Tse, Gaul, Loftis, and Schmid5 -
Absent:Terrones, and Larios2 -
10. COMMISSIONER’S REPORTS
There were no Commissioner's Reports.
11. DIRECTOR REPORTS
Director Gardiner reported that at the September 7, 2021 City Council meeting, the Urban Water
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Management Plan was presented. Also there was an introduction of revisions to the massage ordinance to
allow massage practitioners certified by the state to provide massage services off -site. It may be that
some practitioners are already providing this service, so this will allow it to be under the cover of the law,
and to protect those who are performing the services.
a.708 Newhall Road - FYI for review of requested changes to a previously approved Design
Review project.
708 Newhall Rd - Memo
708 Newhall Rd - Plans
708 Newhall Rd - Attachments
Attachments:
Accepted.
12. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:57 p.m.
Notice: An action by the Planning Commission is appealable to the City Council within 10 days of the
Planning Commission's action on September 13, 2021. If the Planning Commission's action has not
been appealed or called up for review by the Council by 5:00 p.m. on September 23, 2021, the action
becomes final. In order to be effective, appeals must be in writing to the City Clerk and must be
accompanied by an appeal fee of $708.00, which includes noticing costs.
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