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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-29-2008 PC Study Session - GP Community Design Element SPECIAL MEETING STUDY SESSION: PA 07-038 General Plan Community Design Ekment. The team from RBF IUDS Consulting will provide the Planning Commission with an overview of the unifying principles of community design that are the framework of the Community Design Element. This overview will include an introduction to the proposed Goals, Policies and Implementation Measures of the draft document. These Goals, Policies and Implementation Measures focus on the design/development character throughout the community. This includes site planning, architecture, and landscaping in both public and private improvements. RECOMMENDATION: Receive presentation and provide Staff and the Consultant with feedback and direction regarding the Goals, Policies and Implementation Meawres in the draft Community Design Element. Members of the public are welcome and invited to share their thoughts and ideas on the proposed project. This AGENDA is posted in accordance with GOlJernment Code Section 54954.2(a) and Government Code Section 54957.5 If requested, pursuant to Government Code Section 54953.2, this agenda shall be made availlble in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.s.e. Section 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof To make a request for disability-related modification or accommodation, please contact the City Clerk's Office (925) 833-6650 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. A complete packet of information containing Staff Reports (Agenda Statements) and exhibit! related to each item is available for public remew at least 72 hours prior to a Planning Commission Meeting or, in the event that it is ddivered to the Commission members less than 72 hours prior to a Planning Commission Meeting, as soon as it is so delil'ered. The packet IS available in the Community Development Department. DUBLIN PLANNING COMMISSION PROCEDURES SUMMARY WELCOME to the Dublin Planning Commission meeting. The Planning Commission is made up of five Dublin residents who have volunteered their services to the community. They were appointed by the Dublin City Council. The Planning Commission encourages and appreciates participation by Dublin residents. RegulHr meetings of the Planning Commission are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in the Dublin Civic Center=:ouncil Chambers, 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin. TIME: Planning Commission meetings begin at 7:00 p.m.. No new public hearirg item will begin after 10:30 p.rn., and the meetings will be adjourned by 11:00 p.rn., except under unusual circumstmces where the Commission votes to hear the item or to extend the meeting for 30-minute increments. ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: No action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda unless: 1) the Planning Commission determines by majority vote that an emergency situation exists, as defined in the Government Code; 2) the Planning Commission determines by a two-thirds vote, or b} a unanimous vote if only three members are present, that the need to take action arose after the agenda was posted, or 3) the item was included in a posted agenda for a prior meeting held within five (5) calendar days and was continued to the current meeting. ORDER OF PRESENTATION: After the Chairperson opens the public hearing on an item, the order of presentation will be as follows: 1. Summary Presentation by Planning Staff 2. Questions by Planning Commission 3. Comments by Applicant 4. Comments by Others in Favor 5. Comments by Those in Opposition 6. Rebuttal by Applicant if Necessary 7. Additional Comments by Staff as Appropriate The hearing is then closed and the item turned over to the Commission fo r discussion and action. The audience is not permitted to make any further comments unless invited by the Planning Commission. PUBLIC COMMENTS UNDER ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Any citizen desiring to speak on an item not scheduled on the agenda may do so under Oral Communications at the beginning of the meeting. After receiving recognition from the Chairperson, please state your name and address, then proceed v'ith your comments. When an item is not on the agenda is raised by a member of the public, the matter shall be deelled automatically referred to Staff unless the Planning Commission determines to take action as outlined in the section above entitled ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON A HEARING ITEM: On a public hearing or other scheduled item, the Chairperson will ask the audience for its comments, first from those in favor, then from those ill opposition. After receiving recognition from the Chairperson, please state your name and address, then proceed with your comments. The Planning Commission wants to hear all citizen concerns. Each new speaker is asked to be brief, add new information and not repeat points which previous speakers have made. The Planning Commission is particularly interested in the specific reasons why the speaker is for or against an itern. Applause and other demonstrations are prohibited during public hearings. Such demonstrations tend to intimidate those in the audience who may have valid but opposing viewpoints. The Chairperson maintains the discretion to request the use of the Speaker Slips and to limit comments. Anyone who does not want to speak may write comments on the Speaker Slip and turn it into the Planning Commission while the public hearing is still open. SMOKING CONTROL: Please do not smoke during the Planning Commission meeting. ITEM WITHOUT APPLICANT: If the Applicant or representative fails to attend the public hearing concerning their item, the Planning Commission may take action to deny, continue, or approve the item. The item may be considered for continuance upon receipt of written notification of the Applicant's inabilily to attend the hearing. g:p lanning\fonnslprocdre