Sacramento Planning and Design Commission Meeting - November 14, 2024
Sacramento Planning and Design Commission Meeting
Introduction
The Sacramento Planning and Design Commission held its regular meeting on November 14, 2024, addressing several key urban development and planning issues, including alcohol sales permits, telecommunications facilities, and parking strategies.
Opening and Introductions
- Meeting called to order by Chair Maya Wallace at 5:32 p.m.
- Seven commissioners present, five absent
- Conducted land acknowledgement and Pledge of Allegiance
Consent Calendar
- Approved minutes from October 24, 2024 meeting
Public Hearings
860 Arden Way CUP Major Modification
- Continued to December 12, 2024 due to lack of unanimous vote
- Significant community input on potential alcohol sales expansion
- Commissioners discussed environmental justice and policy considerations
Zayo Telecommunication Facility
- Approved conditional use permit for new fiber optic equipment building
- Addressed community garden access concerns
Discussion Calendar
2025 Planning and Zoning Work Program
- Recommended approval and forwarding to City Council
- Discussed potential building code reforms and housing development strategies
Planning and Design Commission 2024 Annual Report
- Reviewed annual report with focus on:
- Alcohol permit review processes
- Potential reduction of commission membership
- Policy consistency in land use decisions
Public Review Draft Parking Strategy
- Presented comprehensive parking management recommendations
- Discussed bike parking requirements
- Explored parking maximums and shared parking strategies
Key Outcomes
- Continued alcohol sales permit for 860 Arden Way
- Approved Zayo telecommunication facility
- Recommended exploring commission membership reduction
- Reviewed draft parking strategy with positive feedback
Meeting Transcript
Good evening and welcome to the Thursday of November 14, 2024 5.30 p.m. Planning and Design Commission meeting. This meeting is now called to order. Will the clerk please call the roll to establish a quorum. Thank you chair. Members if you please unmute your microphones. Commissioner Zhang. Yeah. Commissioner Chase is absence. Commissioner Lomas is absence. Commissioner Buckley. Here. Commissioner Caden. Here. Commissioner Hernandez is absence. Commissioner Maseus Reed. Here. Commissioner Young is absence. Commissioner Blunt. Here. Commissioner Reschke is absence. Commissioner Thompson. Here. And Chair Wallace. Here. Thank you. We have quorum. Thank you. All right. I would like to remind members of the public and chambers if you would like to speak on an agenda item, please turn in a speaker slip when the item begins. You will have three minutes to speak once you are called on. After the first speaker, we will no longer accept speaker slips for that agenda item. We will now proceed with today's agenda. Please rise for the opening acknowledgments in honor of Sacramento's indigenous people and tribal lands. To the original people of this land, the Nisanan people, the southern Maidu Valley, and Plains Miwok, Putuan Wintin peoples, and the people of the Wilton Ranchuria, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe. May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk beside us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather together today in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous peoples, history, contributions, and lives. Thank you. Is there any standing for the pledge? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice strong. All right, first we have the director's report. Thank you, Chair. One item that I should have announced at the last meeting that I forgot is on October 22nd, the City Council adopted the Stockton Boulevard Plan, which the Commission had made a recommendation of approval on, and it will be effective on November 21st, so we look forward to that. That's all I have tonight. Thank you. Thank you, Stacia. All right, first order of business is approval of the consent calendar. Clerk, are there any slips for this item? Thank you, Chair. I have no speaker slips. All right. Okay. I have any motions from the from the the Dias commissioner, my CS read. I'll make a motion to move. And second from Commissioner Blunt. Yes, I second. Thank you. All right. Let me take the food. Thank you, Chair. Commissioner Zhang. Aye.
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