Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda 
 

5:30 PM                                                                                      Commissioner Paul Coates 
Calistoga Community Center                                                            Commissioner Scott Cooper
1307 Washington St., Calistoga, CA                                                     Commissioner Tim Wilkes
                                                                                                Commissioner Alissa McNair 
                                                                                          Commissioner Walter Abernathy
                           
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A. OATH OF OFFICE

B. ROLL CALL

C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

D. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public Comments is an opportunity to address the Planning Commission on items of interest to the public that do not appear on the agenda. Comments should be limited to three minutes. The Commission may not take action on items raised during Public Comments.

E. ADOPTION OF MEETING AGENDA

F. COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE

G. CONSENT CALENDAR
    G1. Minutes Approval: Approval of minutes for the December 9, 2015 Planning Commission meeting

H. NEW BUSINESS
    H1. Election of 2016 Planning Commission Officers

I. PUBLIC HEARINGS
    I1. Calistoga Senior Apartments: Consideration of 1) a design review application (DR 2015-10) for a 30-unit apartment building and site improvements at 611 Washington Street and 2) a request for a density bonus and affordable housing concessions/incentives 
     Staff Report
     Attachments:
     1. Vicinity map
     2. Draft resolution adopting the project’s Mitigated Negative Declaration
     3. Draft resolution approving design review application DR 2015-10
     4. Draft resolution approving density bonus and affordable housing concessions
     5. Draft resolution recommending vacation of right-of-way
     6. Project description received December 18, 2015
     7. Request for density bonus and concessions/incentives dated December 15, 2015
     8. Project plans

J. MATTERS INITIATED BY COMMISSIONERS

K. DIRECTOR REPORT

L. ADJOURNMENT

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,
January 8, 2016 no later than 4:30 p.m.

Lynn Goldberg
Planning Commission Secretary

REPORTS: Planning Commission reports for items on this agenda are available online at www.ci.calistoga.ca.us. For additional information, please call the Planning & Building Department at 707.942.2827.

DECISION: For applications that require review by the City Council, the Commission’s action is a recommendation to the Council. In cases where no other action is required, the action of the Commission is final unless appealed.

APPEALS: Anyone who does not agree with the Planning Commission’s decision or the conditions that 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 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, Calistoga or call 707.942.2827.

NOTICE: If you challenge the City’s decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing, 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: Each City entity offers public programs, services, and meetings in a manner that is reasonably accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. Each City entity complies with all applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and California law, and does not discriminate against any person with a disability. Wheelchair access to the Community Center and speaker’s microphone is available to all persons.
If any person has a disability and requires information or materials in an appropriate alternative format (or any other reasonable accommodation), or if you need any special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk Department at 942-2807. For TTY/ Speech-to-Speech users, dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service, offering free text-to-speech, speech-to-speech, and Spanish-language services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You may also contact the Planning Commission Secretary at lgoldberg@ci.calistoga.ca.us for more information.
In making any request for assistance, advance notice to the City forty-eight hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements.

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