BELVEDERE PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
MAY 17, 2022, 6:30 PM
REMOTE MEETING
COVID-19 ADVISORY NOTICE
On March 3, 2020, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic that remains in effect. This meeting will be held remotely consistent with Executive Order N-29-20 and Assembly Bill 361, modifying provisions of the Brown Act to allow remote meetings at the current time. Members of the Planning Commission and staff will participate in this meeting remotely. Members of the public are encouraged to participate remotely via Zoom or telephone pursuant to the information and link below. Public comment will be accepted during the meeting. The public may also submit comments in advance of the meeting by emailing the Director of Planning and Building at: iborba@cityofbelvedere.org Please write “Public Comment” in the subject line. Comments submitted one hour prior to the commencement of the meeting will be presented to the Planning Commission and included in the public record for the meeting. Those received after this time will be added to the record and shared with Planning Commission member after the meeting.
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Time: May 17, 2022, 06:30 PM
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HEARING PROCEDURE:
The Planning Commission will follow the following procedure for all listed public hearing items:
The Reports agenda item consists of any oral reports from standing Planning Commission committees (if any), an individual member of the Planning Commission, and staff.
The Consent Calendar consists of items that the Planning Commission considers to be non-controversial. Unless any item is specifically removed by any member of the Planning Commission, staff, or audience, the Consent Calendar will be adopted by one motion. Items removed will be considered in the sequence as they appear below. If any member of the audience wishes to have an item removed, follow the remote meeting procedures referenced above, state your name in the “chat” section of the remote meeting platform, and indicate the item. If you do not have access to the Zoom meeting platform, please email the Director of Planning and Building, Irene Borba at iborba@cityofbelvedere.org and indicate that you would like to remove a consent calendar item and identify the item. After removing the item, the City will call for comment at the appropriate time.
Design Review for an interior remodel and addition located at 13 Crest Road. The project consists of a 413 Square foot addition that is proposed in the existing volume of the home. Additionally, the project proposes a deck addition at the rear of the home. Project Applicant: Carl Oldenburg AIA; Property Owner: David and Diane Williams. Staff recommends that the Commission approve the project proposal. Recused – Commissioner Mark.
Design Review application for the property located at 7 Britton Avenue. The project proposes an interior remodel and a raised roofline to 12 feet at the southern portion of the home. The project would replace the home’s exterior siding and add new doors, exterior windows, and exterior light fixtures. The pool and driveway would be replaced, as would the roof on the northern portion of the home. Landscaping renovations are proposed throughout the home. Two gates would be replaced at the front of the home as well. The project requires a Revocable License for existing & proposed improvements in the right-of-way. Project Applicant: David Kotzebue at David Kotzebue Architecture; Property Owner: Matthew Quinlan. Staff recommends that the Commission approve the project proposal. Recused – Commissioner Lasky.
4. Design Review (portions of which are retroactive) and Variance and Exception to Total Floor Area for the property located at 105 Golden Gate Avenue for an addition/remodel of the existing residence which includes the renovation and addition to the existing home and garage. New improvements include the infill construction of a portion of the residence that was previously exterior space within the footprint of the existing residence, a new garage, pool and exterior patios, lawn area and other landscape improvements. An Exception to Total Floor Area is requested to exceed the allowable total floor area and a Variance is required for the height of a retaining wall in the setbacks. Applicant: Sean Bailey (architect). Property Owner: Kasta Tim and Laura Family 2018 Trust. Staff recommends that the Commission hear the proposed project, open public comment and provide direction to the applicants. Recused – None.
Public Hearing to consider recommending City Council approval of Amendments to the Zoning Code and adding a new Title to the Zoning Code; Title 22 for the Objective Design and Development Standards (ODDS). No recusals