REGULAR MEETING OF 

PLANNING COMMISSION 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2005

SECOND FLOOR 

BELMONT CITY HALL

1.         ROLL CALL

2.         AGENDA AMENDMENTS   

3.            COMMUNITY FORUM (Public Comments)

This agenda category is limited to 15 minutes to be allocated as determined by the Planning Commission Chair.  If you wish to address the hearing body, please complete a speaker's card and give it to the Secretary.  If your subject is not on the agenda, the Planning Commission Chair will recognize you at this time.

4.            CONSENT CALENDAR

Consent Calendar items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion on these items unless members of the Commission, staff or public request specific items to be removed for separate action.

4A.    Minutes of August 2, 2005

5.         PUBLIC HEARINGS

5A.   PUBLIC HEARING – 545 Chesterton Avenue

To consider a Single Family Design Review to add a two story 1,049 square foot addition to the existing single family residence.

APN: 040-281-230; Zoned: R-1C (Single Family Residential)

CEQA Status: Recommended Categorical Exemption per Section 15301

Applicant/Owner:  David and Cynthia Pellegrini

5B.   PUBLIC HEARING – 1520 El Verano Avenue

To consider a Single Family Design Review to add a 610 square foot two story addition to the rear of an existing single family residence. (Appl. No. 2005-0044)

APN: 045-102-170; Zoned: R-1H (Single Family Residential)

CEQA Status: Recommended Categorical Exemption per Section 15301

Applicant/Owner:  Russell Sherman 

5C. PUBLIC HEARING – 1548 Sunnyslope Avenue

To consider a Single Family Design Review to add a 452 square foot addition resulting in a total of 3,099 square feet for the existing single family residence.  (Appl. No. 2005-0037)

APN: 045-274-050; Zoned: R-1C (Single Family Residential)

CEQA Status: Recommended Categorical Exemption per Section 15301

Applicant: Randy Grange

Owner: Bert Schroeder

5D.  PUBLIC HEARING – 2007 Bishop Road

To consider a Tentative Parcel Map and Mitigated Negative Declaration to subdivide one 149,886 square foot lot into three lots.  The existing lot contains a church structure and detached garage that will be removed and an existing house that would remain on Lot 3 until a new house is permitted.  Lot 1 is proposed to be 32,101 square feet in size and Lot 2 is proposed to be 31,531 square feet in size.  (Appl. No. 2004-0072)

APN: 043-010-240; Zoned: HRO-1 (Hillside Residential and Open Space)

CEQA Status: Mitigated Negative Declaration

Richard Tapp (Applicant)

Cynthia Christopher (Owner)

6.         REPORTS, STUDIES, UPDATES, AND COMMENTS

7.     PLANNING COMMISSION LIAISON TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2005

Liaison:             Commissioner   Long   

Alternate Liaison:            Commissioner   Wozniak

8.     ADJOURNMENT:

To Tuesday, November 1, 2005 at 7:00 pm for a Regular Meeting at Belmont City Hall.

Information on the applications to be considered at this meeting may be obtained from the City of Belmont Planning Division, One Twin Pines Lane, Suite # 110, (Formerly 1070 Sixth Avenue) Belmont, CA 94002, 650/595-7417. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact: 650-637-2999.  Notification in advance of the meeting will enable the city to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.