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Name: Planning Commission Regular Meeting February 23, 2011
Start: 2011-02-24T01:30+00:00
End: 2011-02-24T07:59+00:00
Location: Calistoga Community Center

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Planning Commission Regular Meeting February 23, 2011

Date: 02/23/2011 5:30 PM 02/23/2011 5:30 PM 02/23/2011
Location: Calistoga Community Center
1307 Washington Street
Calistoga, California 94515

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CITY OF CALISTOGA PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, February 23, 2011			Chairman Jeff Manfredi
5:30 PM			Vice Chairman Paul Coates
Calistoga Community Center			Commissioner Nicholas Kite
1307 Washington St., Calistoga, CA			Commissioner Matthew Moye
			Commissioner Carol Bush
“California Courts have consistently upheld that development is a privilege, not a right.” Among the most cited cases for this proposition are Associated Home Builders, Inc. v. City of Walnut Creek, 4 Cal.3d633 (1971) (no right to subdivide), and Trent Meredith, Inc. v. City of Oxnard, 114 Cal. App. 3d 317 (1981) (development is a privilege). Printable Agenda (pdf) Meeting Minutes 02/23/11
A.		ROLL CALL
B.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C.		PUBLIC COMMENTS Public Comments is time reserved on each regular meeting agenda to provide an opportunity for the public to directly address the Planning Commission on items of interest to the public, which do not appear on the agenda. Comments should be limited to three minutes. The Commission will not be able to take action on items raised during Public Comments.
D.		ADOPTION OF MEETING AGENDA
E.		COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE
F.	1.	CONSENT CALENDAR The following items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and action taken by the Planning Commission is by a single motion. Any member of the Planning Commission, staff or the public may request that an item listed on the Consent Calendar be moved and action taken separately. In the event that an item is removed from the consent calendar, it shall be consider after the last scheduled item under New Business. Planning Commission regular Meeting Minutes of February 09, 2011. Minutes Attachment 1 Recommendation: Approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
G.		TOUR OF INSPECTION Items on this agenda containing an asterisk () are designated for the Tour of Inspection. Shortly after 5:30 p.m., the Planning Commission will leave the Community Center to inspect these sites and will return as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of this inspection is to view the physical characteristics of the site only—no action is taken by the Planning Commission on the site. The Planning Commission may eliminate one or more sites on the tour identified with an asterisk (). The public is welcome to join the Planning Commission on its tour of inspection.
H.		PUBLIC HEARINGS
	1.	GPA 2009-01: Presentation of the final draft of the updated Housing Element for review and recommendation to the City Council. The Housing Element is one of seven mandated elements in the City’s General Plan. It provides a comprehensive assessment of current and projected housing needs for all economic segments of the City and sets forth goals, policies and programs for addressing those needs. By State law, the City is required to review and update the Housing Element every five years. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Planning and Building Department of the City of Calistoga has prepared an Initial Study/CEQA Checklist for the above referenced project. The Planning and Building Department has determined that the proposed project will not have a significant adverse effect on the environment. A Notice of Intent to Adopt Negative Declaration was prepared and circulated for a 30-day comment period starting January 16, 2011. Staff Report Attachment 1 - Draft PC Resolution 2011-07 Attachment 2 - Draft PC Resolution 2011-08 Attachment 3 - Final Draft of the updated Housing Element (dated November 24, 2010) Attachment 4 - Draft Initial Study and Negative Declaration Attachment 5 - Correspondence from the State Department of Housing and Community Developmen6t (HCD) dated January 24, 2011. Attachment 6 - Correspondence from the State department of Transportation (CalTrans) dated January 26, 2011. Recommended Actions: a. Adopt Planning Commission Resolution PC 2011-07 recommending that the City Council adopt a Negative Declaration based on the Initial Study that has been prepared for the City of Calistoga 2009 Housing Element Update. b. Adopt Planning Commission Resolution PC 2011-08 recommending that the City Council adopt the proposed update to the Housing Element of the City’s General Plan.
I.		NEW BUSINESS
J.		MATTERS INITIATED BY COMMISSIONERS
K.		COMMENTS/PROJECT STATUS

L.		ADJOURNMENT The next regular meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, March 09, 2011, at 5:30 PM.

POSTING: I declare that a copy of this Planning Commission agenda was posted at City Hall, 1232 Washington Street, among other locations within the Calistoga City Limits, on Friday, February 19, 2011 no later than 4:30 p.m.

Kathleen Guill,

Secretary to the Planning Commission

All Planning Commission reports for items on this Agenda are available online at http://www.ci.calistoga.ca.us. For additional information, please call the Planning and Building Department at 707-942-2827.

DECISION: The Planning Commission process is an important step in the permit review process required by the City of Calistoga Zoning Ordinance. For projects that require review by the City Council, the Commission’s action shall be a recommendation to the Council. In cases where no other action is required, the action of the Commission is final unless appealed within ten days of the decision.

APPEALS: Anyone that does not agree with the Planning Commission’s decision or the conditions that may have been imposed by the Commission in approving an agenda item may appeal the commission’s action to the City Council. Appeals must be filed within ten (10) calendar days from the date of the Commission’s action. Appeals may be limited to those issues raised at the public meeting. For additional information concerning the requirements for filing an appeal, please contact the Planning & Building Department, 1232 Washington Street in Calistoga or call (707) 942-2827.

NOTICE: If you challenge a city’s zoning, planning, or other decision 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 delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. Judicial review of any City administrative decision may be heard only if a petition is filed with the court not later than the 90th day following the date upon which the decision becomes final. Judicial review of environmental determinations may be subject to a shorter time period for litigation, in certain cases 30 days following the date of final decision.

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE: Pursuant to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act: In compliance with the American Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting please contact the Planning and Building Department at (707-942-2827. Notification forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangement to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 DFR 35.102-35-104 ADA Title II).

PUBLIC COMMENTS: All speakers are asked to provide their name, address, and subject of discussion. Presentations to the Commission are generally limited to five minutes. Additional time may be granted by the Commission Chair as appropriate to the scope of the project.

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