CITY OF CALISTOGA

PLANNING COMMISSION

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Chairman Jeff Manfredi

5:30 PM

Vice- Chairman Clayton Creager

Calistoga Community Center

Commissioner Paul Coates

1307 Washington St., Calistoga, CA

Commissioner Nicholas Kite

Commissioner Matthew Moye

“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)              Approved Minutes of March 10, 2010

A.    ROLL CALL

B.    PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

C.    PUBLIC COMMENTS

D.    ADOPTION OF MEETING AGENDA

E.    COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE

        1.  From Doug Cook, re:  Item I-1.  Urban Design Plan Proposed Implementation Work Program

F.    CONSENT CALENDAR

        Nothing to report.

G.    TOUR OF INSPECTION

        No site visits.

H.    PUBLIC HEARING

        None.

I.    NEW BUSINESS

    1.    Urban Design Plan (UDP) Implementation Work Program:  Consideration of a Work Program, including proposed timelines, for incorporating UDP ideas and suggestions into the General Plan, Zoning Ordinance and other regulatory documents, as well as, public initiated improvement projects as identified in the UDP as adopted on January 19, 2010.  This proposed action, recommendation on a work program to the City Council, is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15051(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines.

 Staff Report, and Attachment 1. 

Final Urban Design Plan January 19, 2010

Recommended Action:  Discuss, solicit public comment, and provide a recommendation to the City Council.

    2.    Draft Napa Countywide Community Climate Action Framework.  The Planning Commission will consider forwarding a recommendation to the City Council expressing the Commission's support of the Draft Napa Countywide Community Climate Action Framework and directing the Napa County Transportation & Planning Agency (NCTPA) Board of Directors to adopt the Framework.

Staff Report, Attachment 1, and Attachment 2

Recommended Action:  Discuss the Draft Framework and provide a recommendation to the City Council in support of the Draft Napa Countywide Community Climate Action Framework and direct the Napa County Transportation & Planning Agency (NCTPA) Board of Directors to adopt the Framework.

J.    MATTERS INITIATED BY COMMISSIONERS

K.    DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS/PROJECT STATUS

    1.    Housing Element Update Advisory Committee

    2.    Bed and Breakfast Subcommittee

L.    ADJOURNMENT

The next regular meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 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 with the Calistoga City Limits, on Friday, March 05, 2009 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.