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City of Riverside 3900 Main St. Riverside, CA 92522 Planning Division (951) 826-5371 Planning Commission 2,095th Meeting Agenda Thursday, August 21, 2014 9:00 AM Art Pick Council Chamber MISSION STATEMENT The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to ensure a safe, inclusive and livable community PLEASE NOTE: The scheduled hearing times are approximate. No item will be heard before its scheduled time, but may be heard later in the meeting. Oral communications from the audience relating to any of the agenda items are limited to three minutes, and you will be asked to state your name and city of residence. City Planning Commission action on all items may be appealed to the City Council within ten calendar days for zoning and map cases. Contact the Planning Division for further information. LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available for the hearing impaired--please see City Clerk. The City of Riverside wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City's ADA Coordinator at (951) 826-5427 or TDD at (951) 826-5439 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if possible. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE City of Riverside Page 1 Printed on 8/15/2014 Planning Commission Agenda August 21, 2014 PLANNING/ZONING MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments on matters of interest to the Commission, including items on the Consent Calendar. This portion of the agenda will be limited to a cumulative total of 15 minutes, with individual speakers limited to a maximum time limit of 3 minutes. Further discussion of any matter beyond 15 minutes will be continued to following the public hearing calendar or scheduled for a later agenda. If there is no one from the audience wishing to speak, the Commission will move to the Consent Calendar. Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Planning Commission after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Planning Division office during normal business hours. 9 A.M.--PUBLIC HEARINGS This portion of the Planning Commission Agenda is for all matters where staff and public participation is anticipated. Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes. 1 PLANNING CASE P13-0448 (Continued from July 17, 2014): Proposal by Jeff McConnell of Smartlink, LLC, on behalf of AT&T, to consider a Conditional Use Permit to construct a 75-foot high wireless telecommunications facility camouflaged as a palm tree, on an approximately 0.1 acre site developed with an approximately 8,550 square-foot office/research building and two 60-foot high telecommunications facilities camouflaged as palm trees, located at 3155 Date Street, situated on the northwesterly corner of Date and Vine Streets, in the I – General Industrial Zone, in Ward 2. It is recommended that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council adoption of a Negative Declaration in conjunction with this case. Contact Planner: Brian Norton, Associate Planner, (951) 826-2308 bnorton@riversideca.gov Attachments: P13-0448 report City of Riverside Page 2 Printed on 8/15/2014 Planning Commission Agenda August 21, 2014 2 PLANNING CASE P13-0714: Proposal by Smartlink, LLC, on behalf of Verizon Wireless, to consider a Conditional Use Permit to construct three wireless telecommunications facilities ranging in height from 50 to 60 feet and camouflaged as flag poles, on an approximately 1.1 acre site developed with an approximately 12,000 square-foot building and surface parking (“Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post 92”), located at 10303 Arlington Avenue, situated on the northwesterly corner of Arlington Avenue and Tyler Street, in the CG – Commercial General Zone in Ward 7. It is recommended that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council adoption of a Negative Declaration in conjunction with this case. Contact Planner: Kyle Smith, AICP, Associate Planner, (951) 826-5220 kjsmith@riversideca.gov Attachments: P13-0714 report 3 PLANNING CASE P14-0359 (Continued from July 17, 2014): Proposal by the City of Riverside to amend the Zoning Code (Title 19 of the Municipal Code) with regard to businesses that sell alcohol. Amendments include: 1) Chapter 19.450 - Alcohol Sales, to reorganize and clarify existing text; require a CUP or Minor CUP for all off-sale activities; add conditions of operation to prohibit off-site sales of single unit, cold ready to drink alcoholic beverages, to establish "last call" times for on-site alcohol sales, and to codify occupancy restrictions based on Fire Marshal determination; include Deemed Approved Use requirements and standards for existing non-conforming alcohol related businesses; and rename the "Other Applicable Regulations" section to "Public Convenience or Necessity", and add applicable Public Convenience and Necessity findings and criteria; allow the reduction of separation requirements from existing potentially sensitive uses by conditional use permit, and remove section 19.450.050, Variances; 2) Chapter 19.150 - Base Zones Permitted Land Uses, amending tables and clarifying zones in which alcohol is currently allowed as a primary or incidental use; 3) Chapter 19.910 – Definitions, to add a "Deemed Approved Use" definition; 4) Chapter 19.080 - Nonconformities, to be consistent with the new Chapter 19.450 Deemed Approved Uses requirements, standards and procedures; and 5) other minor Title 19 edits for consistency of the Riverside Municipal Code. This case is applicable to all Wards. Contact Planner: Jay Eastman, AICP, Principal Planner (951) 826-5264 and jeastman@riversideca.gov Attachments: P14-0359 report City of Riverside Page 3 Printed on 8/15/2014 Planning Commission Agenda August 21, 2014 4 PLANNING CASE P14-0449 (Continued from July 17, 2014): Proposal by the City of Riverside to amend the Zoning Code (Title 19 of the Municipal Code) with regard to drive-thru businesses, specifically Chapter 19.150 – Base Zones and Permitted Land Uses, to establish separate permit requirements for drive-thru lanes incidental to 1) Banks & Financial Institutions/Services and 2) Drug Stores and Pharmacies; specifically to distinguish these uses from drive-thru operations incidental to restaurants and other uses. This case is applicable to all Wards. The Planning Division of the Community Development Department is recommending that the Planning Commission determine that this proposal is categorically exempt from further California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this proposed amendment to the Zoning Code will have a significant effect on the environment. Contact Planner: David Murray, Senior Planner (951) 826-5773 dmurray@riversideca.gov. Attachments: P14-0449 report MISCELLANEOUS PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS 5 Ethics Code Review 6 Brief report on recent City Council actions and major development projects. 7 Long Range Projects: a. Office of Economic Development b. Update from Deputy Director 8 Items for future agendas. MINUTES 9 The minutes of August 7, 2014 to be presented for approval. Attachments: Minutes 8-7-14 ADJOURNMENT Adjournment to the Thursday, September 4, 2014, meeting at 9:00 a.m. in the Art Pick Council Chamber. ********* Art Pick Council Chamber 3900 Main Street Riverside, CA 92522 Planning Division 951-826-5371 City of Riverside Page 4 Printed on 8/15/2014