CITY OF CARPINTERIA

 

PLANNING COMMISSION

 

David Allen

Jane Benefield

John Callender

Glenn La Fevers, Chair

Kathleen Reddington

 

City Council Chamber

           5775 Carpinteria Avenue

                       Carpinteria, CA 93013

                       Time:  5:30 p.m.

           Agenda posted:  2/28/2008

 

MARCH 3, 2008

 

AGENDA

 

THE PLANNING COMMISSION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE ORDER IN WHICH ITEMS ARE HEARD.  APPLICANTS NOT IN ATTENDANCE WHEN THEIR ITEM IS CALLED MAY HAVE THEIR ITEM CONTINUED TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING.

 

Any written, printed or electronic material and/or exhibit presented at this meeting becomes the property of the City, and a copy must be provided to City staff.

 

1.       CALL TO ORDER

 

2.       ROLL CALL

 

3.       PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

4.       INTRODUCTIONS, PRESENTATIONS – Newly appointed Planning Commissioners Benefield and Callender will be introduced.

 

5.       CONSENT CALENDAR

 

a.         Minutes of the regular Planning Commission meeting held February 4, 2008.

 

6.       PRESENTATIONS BY CITIZENS

 

This is a time for public comments on matters not otherwise on the agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Planning Commission.  Comments shall be limited to 15 minutes, divided among those persons desiring to speak, but no person shall speak longer than five minutes.  Persons wishing to speak on a specific item will be recognized at the time the agenda item is considered.

 

The City is not responsible for the content of statements made during the public comment period, or the factual accuracy of any such statements.

7.       CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING - None

 

8.       NEW PUBLIC HEARING - None

 

9.       OTHER BUSINESS

 

a.         RHNA Status Report

 

        The Planning Commission will receive a report from Michael Powers of the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments on the status of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) process.

 

b.     Conditional Use Permits Compliance Report

 

The Planning Commission will receive a report regarding compliance of various Conditional Use Permits with conditions of approval.

 

 i.  Report on Conditional Use Permits for Second Units

ii.  Report on other Conditional Use Permits

 

c.   Election of Planning Commission Vice-Chair

 

According to Section 2.32.040 of the Carpinteria Municipal Code, the Planning Commission shall elect a chair and vice-chair from among its members at its first regular meeting after July 1st of each year.  Given the recent resignation of Commissioner McQuary who had held the position of vice-chair, the Commission should elect a new vice-chair from among its current membership.

 

10.     CONSIDERATION OF ANY ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR AND/OR ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEM REQUESTED TO BE ADVANCED

 

11.     MATTERS PRESENTED BY COMMISSIONERS

 

12.     DIRECTOR’S REPORT

 

a.       Distributed Information

 

i.         Action Minutes of the Architectural Review Board meetings of January 31, 2008 and February 14, 2008

 

ii.       City calendar for the month of March

 

iii.     Community Development Project Status Report as of February 28, 2008

 

iv.     Construction Permit Report as of February 28, 2008

 

v.       The Riggins Rules:  Suggested Do’s and Don’t’s for the Conduct of Public Hearings

 

13.         ADJOURNMENT

 

 

NOTES:  Next regular Planning Commission meeting - 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 7, 2008, Council Chamber.  All actions of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council.  Appeals must be filed with the City Clerk within 10 calendar days of the Commission's action.  Next appeal deadline:  5:00 p.m., March 13, 2008.

 

             If you challenge any of the Planning Commission's decisions related to the agenda items above, in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence to the Planning Commission, prior to the public hearing.

 

             In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Jackie Campbell in the Community Development Department at jackiec@ci.carpinteria.ca.us or (805) 684-5405, ext. 451.  Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting. 28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II.