Sacramento Planning and Design Commission Meeting – September 14, 2023
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Sacramento Planning and Design Commission Meeting – September 14, 2023
The Sacramento Planning and Design Commission met on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at 5:30 PM. Chair Hernandez called the meeting to order with a quorum. The commission approved two development projects (a Raising Cane's drive-through restaurant and a monopine telecommunications facility) unanimously. Approval of prior meeting minutes failed due to insufficient votes and was continued to a later meeting.
Director's Report
- Staff announced that at the September 28 meeting, the commission will review the proposed 2024 planning and zoning work program and a new annual reporting requirement to the Personnel and Public Employees Committee.
- Staff informed that beginning next week, Zoom functionality for remote public testimony will be discontinued.
Consent Calendar
- Item 1 – Approval of Planning and Design Commission Minutes (August 24, 2023): Motion to approve failed with 6 votes in favor (Commissioners Buckley, Kadin, Macias Reed, Wallace, Thompson, Chair Hernandez) and 2 abstentions (Commissioners Xiong and Yeung cited absence). Seven votes were required for approval. The item was continued to the September 28, 2023 meeting.
Public Hearings
Raising Cane's Restaurant – Arden Way (P22-050)
- Staff presented a proposal to demolish an existing 8,935-square-foot former restaurant and construct a new 3,181-square-foot drive-through restaurant with outdoor seating and 37 parking spaces (6 EV-capable) at 1500 Arden Way. The project required a conditional use permit, site plan and design review, environmental exemption (CEQA Section 15332 – Infill Development), and a tree permit for removal of four private protected trees. Hours of operation proposed: 9 AM to 3:30 AM, seven days a week. No public comments were received. The commission unanimously approved the staff recommendation (8-0).
5005 Stockton Blvd. Monopine (P22-041)
- Staff presented a proposal to construct a 72-foot-tall monopine telecommunications facility (disguised as a pine tree) and equipment enclosure at the rear of the Goodwill store at 5005 Stockton Boulevard. The project required a conditional use permit, site plan and design review with a deviation of 7 feet above the 65-foot height standard. Staff noted that several police conditions (C22–C28 and C30) were removed at the applicant's request with police concurrence. No public comments were received. The commission unanimously approved the staff recommendation (8-0).
Commissioner Comments – Ideas and Questions
- Chair Hernandez noted that future meetings will have heavier agendas and urged commissioners to review staff reports early and reach out to staff or senior commissioners with questions. Commissioner Macias Reed recommended that newer commissioners seek context on the upcoming work plan. Chair Hernandez offered herself, Vice Chair Wallace, and Commissioner Macias Reed as resources.
Public Comments – Matters Not on the Agenda
- No speakers.
Key Outcomes
- Consent Calendar: Approval of August 24, 2023 minutes failed; continued to September 28, 2023.
- Raising Cane's Restaurant (P22-050): Approved unanimously (8-0).
- 5005 Stockton Blvd Monopine (P22-041): Approved unanimously (8-0).
- Meeting adjourned at 5:49 PM.
Meeting Transcript
This begins. Thank you. Thank you. The 30 seconds has begun. Chair, staff is ready when you are. Great. Let's call this meeting to order. We are the uh City of Sacramento Planning and Design Commission. Today's Thursday, September 14th, 2023. The time is 5 30 p.m. And let's establish a quorum. Clerk, will you please call the roll? Thank you, Chair. Commissioner Jean. Here. Commissioner Chase will be absent. Commissioner Lamis will be absent. Commissioner Buckley. Here. Commissioner Caden. Here. Commissioner Macius Reed. Here. Commissioner Young. Here. Vice Chair Wallace. Here. Commissioner Boyd. He's absent as of right now. Commissioner Andrade. It's also absent right now. Commissioner Thompson. Here. And Chair Hernandez. Here. Thank you. Chair, we have quorum. Great. Let's start with instructions for public participation. I would like to remind members of the public who are here in the chambers that if you would like to speak on an agenda item, please turn it in a speaker slip when your item begins. For members of the public who wish to join virtually, please refer to the agenda for the Zoom link. Once you have joined the meeting and wish to speak, raise your hand to provide public comment when the public comment speaking period begins for your desired item. If you're online, click on raise hand on the bottom of your screen. In the mobile app, you can raise your hand by tapping the raise hand option under the more tab. If you're calling in by telephone to raise your hand, dial star nine. Then to unmute or mute yourself, dial star six. Speakers will be called upon using the last four digits of their phone number. You will all have three minutes to make your comments. After the first speaker, we will no longer accept speaker slips and the raise hand feature in Zoom will be disabled. We can now move on to the land acknowledgement.
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