TOWN OF TRUCKEE
PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA
July 17, 2012, 6:00 p.m.
Town Hall - Administrative Center
10183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL: Chair Murphy, Vice Chair Ramos, Commissioners Beckman, Callaghan and Flora.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. PUBLIC COMMENT – This is an opportunity for members of the public to address the Planning Commission on items which are not on this agenda. Please state your name for the record. Comments are limited to three minutes. Written comments should be submitted to the Planning Division 24 hours prior to the meeting to allow for distribution. Under state law the Planning Commission cannot take action on an item not on the agenda. The Planning Commission may choose to acknowledge the comment or, where appropriate, briefly answer a question, refer the matter to staff, or set the item for discussion at a future meeting.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.1 June 13, 2012 – Regular Meeting
5.2 June 20, 2012 – Continued Meeting
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
6.1 PUBLIC HEARING: Application No. 07-061/AMD (Hotel Avery Project Amendment); Owner/Applicant: JMA Truckee 1, LLC; Agent: David Tirman, Executive Vice President, JMA Ventures, LLC). Denyelle Nishimori, Senior Planner.
The applicant is requesting Use Permit Amendment approval to modify the approved but not yet constructed 47,299 sq. ft. 40-room Hotel Avery “hotel-condominium” project to a 48,064 sq. ft. 37 hotel room/10 hotel condominium unit project; move the underground parking garage entrance from the south elevation (facing South River Street) to the western elevation; modify the Bridge street right-of-way plaza design; revise the building elevations to reflect the hotel room and underground parking re-configurations; increase the size of the restaurant from approximately 2,962 sq. ft. to 3,845 sq. ft. and to allow for a portion of the parking demand to be met off-site through use of a parking management plan. The project is located within the DMU (Downtown Mixed Use) zoning district and within the Downtown Specific Plan Area General Plan land use designation. The application was continued from the March 14, 2012, Planning Commission hearing.
Staff Recommendation: That the Planning Commission approve Planning Commission Resolution No. 2012-01, amending Resolution No. 2008-15 and approving a Use Permit Amendment based on the recommended findings and subject to the recommended conditions of approval.
6.2 PUBLIC HEARING: Application No. 02-015(d)/AMD-UP-SP (The Rock Project Amendment #3—Building F Brewery). Owner/Applicant: 267 Partners; Agent: Kurt Reinkens, MWA Architects. Denyelle Nishimori, Senior Planner.
The applicant is requesting Development Permit/Use Permit Amendment approval to modify Building F of “The Rock” commercial center (previously Ponderosa Village) from an approximately 26,750 sq. ft. mixed use building with 13 multi-family residential units and approximately 8,865 sq. ft. of commercial gross floor area to an approximately 19,339 sq. ft. brewery with ancillary office. The applicant is also requesting Use Permit approval to allow for Beverage Production within the CG (General Commercial) and Sign Plan approval for Building F. The project is located within the CG zoning district and within the Commercial General Plan land use designation.
Staff Recommendation: That the Planning Commission approve Resolution No. 2012-05 amending Planning Commission Resolution No. 2001-19 and approving (1) A Development Permit/Use Permit Amendment for a modified building design and changed land use from office/residential to brewery; and (2) A Use Permit for Beverage Production in the General Commercial (CG) zoning district; and (3) A Sign Plan with deviations based on the recommended findings and subject to the recommended conditions of approval.
7. STAFF REPORTS
7.1 STAFF REPORT: Application No. 07-063/DC AMD Development Code Update (Timeline Update). Denyelle Nishimori, Senior Planner.
The Development Code Update process was created by staff to be a flexible process to be responsive to community and Planning Commission direction. The update process also allows staff to move topics around depending on workload, public interest and active land use applications.
Staff Recommendation: That the Planning Commission review the attached Development Code Update Timeline and accept public comment on all active, previously discussed Development Code Update topics. No further action is requested at this time.
8. INFORMATION ITEMS
8.1 Upcoming Commission meetings and agenda items.
9. COMMISSION MEMBER REPORTS
10. ADJOURNMENT. To the next meeting of the Planning Commission, Tuesday, August 21, 2012, 6:00 p.m. at 10183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA 96161.
POSTING: I declare a copy of this agenda was posted at Town Hall, 10183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA, on July 12, 2012, by 5:00 p.m. Agenda packets are available for public review at Town Hall, Truckee Library and online at www.townoftruckee.com.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the foyer in front of Council Chambers located at 10183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA, during normal business hours.
Laura Dabe, Administrative Secretary
NOTE: Public participation is encouraged. In compliance with Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132) and in compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, if you need special assistance to enable you to attend and participate in this meeting, or if you need the agenda or related materials in an alternative format, please contact the Town Clerk (530) 582-7700. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Town to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to all aspects of this meeting. For information on recent changes to the Ralph M. Brown Act (effective January 1, 2003) with regard to ADA requirements please see Government Codes 54953.2, 54954.1, 54954.2, and 54957.5.