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Home My WebLink About12-13-2016 PC Minutes ift }!!7 `� J,,, Planning Commission Minutes ,. �� Tuesday; December 13, 2016 1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGiENCE TO THE FLAG A regular meeting of the City of Dublin Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, in the City Council Chambers located at 100 Civic Plaza. Chair Kohli called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Chair Kohli; Vice Chair Mittan; Commissioner Bhuthimethee; Jeff Baker, Assistant Community Development Director; Kit Faubion, Assistant City Attorney; Amy Million, Principal Planner; and Debra LeClair, Recording Secretary. Absent: Cm. Do 2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS — NONE 3. CONSENT CALENDAR — 3.1 Minutes of the October 11, 2016 Planning Commission Meeting. On a motion by Cm. Bhuthimethee and seconded by Cm. Mittan, on a vote of 3-0-1, with Cm. Do being absent, the Planning Commission approved the minutes of the October 11, 2016 meeting. 4. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS — NONE 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS — 5.1 Zoning Ordinance Amendments to the Accessory Structures and Uses Regulations (Chapter 8.40) and Second Units Regulations (Chapter 8.80) PLPA 2016-00062 Amy Million, Principal Planner, presented the project as outlined in the Staff Report. Cm. Mittan asked if there are any areas within Dublin that are outside the one half mile radius of a public transit stop. Ms. Million answered yes; she stated that it applies to any existing bus stop as well as the BART stations. Cm. Mittan asked. if the City did no, approve the ordinance, would the state law still be in effect. Ms. Million answered yes. Cm. Mittan felt that this ordinance was similar to the marijuana use ordinance in that the City is taking steps to adjust the City's ordinance to comply with the State'_ statutes. Planning Commission (Decem6er 1.3,2016 Rcgular Ileettng Jeff Baker, Assistant Community Development Director, agreed and stated that the Ordinance will ensure that the City's rules do not conflict with the State statutes and also to help with implementation. Cm. Mittan asked if the City receives many requests for garage conversions or second units. Mr. Baker answered that the City does not receive many requests for either. He went on to say what the City more typically sees are second units included in some of the new developments but not many in the existing neighborhoods. Cm. Mittan stated that he lived in Castro Valley where it was common to subdivide a lot to build a second unit. Cm. Bhuthimethee felt that the fees to construct a second unit are cost prohibitive. Cm. Mittan asked if the fee structure for second units will change. Kit Faubion, Assistant City Attorney, responded that the legislature is contemplating the regulation of fees on 2nd units because that has been a major obstacle. She stated that there is a provision that applies to limiting utility connection fees, but that is only a small number. She stated that there has been a discussion at the State level regarding various clean-up measures to deal with the issue of fees. Cm. Mittan asked if sewer fees are one of the main fees that are an issue. Cm. Bhuthimethee felt that the State bill waives the sewer connection fee. Ms. Faubion answered that would apply to cities and counties but not for districts; such as the Dublin San Ramon Services District. She stated that the bill defines the provider as a city and/or county which is part of the clean-up measure at the state level. Cm. Bhuthimethee asked if the state law restricted an increase to square footage to 50% for attached units. Ms. Million answered yes; the State is separating the requirements, and stated that the restriction is for a flat square footage amount of 1,200sf and that applies to both attached and detached units. She added that the threshold percentage only applies to attached units. Cm. Bhuthimethee stated that the ordinance mentions the parking in "historically significant districts" and asked where those districts would be located in Dublin. Mr. Baker answered that the Heritage Park project is located within the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan area. Cm. Bhuthimethee asked if the Heritage Park lots would be too small. Mr. Baker answered yes, but a second unit could possibly be incorporated inside the footprint of the home. (Planning Commission Decem6er 13,2016 Regular fleeting mai Cm. Bhuthimethee asked if the 5 foot setback would only apply to a second unit located above the garage. Ms. Million answered that the changes in the setbacks were specific to new construction above the garage and a garage conversion. She felt that the reason the State specified it is because, if there was an existing garage that wouldn't meet the setbacks for a second unit, it would be allowed to be grandfathered in for that conversion. Cm. Bhuthimethee felt that the setback for a garage conversion would be applicable to older properties. Cm. Mittan asked what the City's requirements would be regarding garage conversions, east side vs west side. Mr. Baker answered that the property owner would need a CUP for a garage conversion which would require Planning Commission approval. Cm. Mittan asked if the property owner could eliminate the garage and felt that a lot of homeowners are already doing this. Mr. Baker stated that they would need a permit, and also they would need to meet parking requirements and the setbacks. Cm. Mittan asked if they could convert the existing garage and then build a new garage. Mr. Baker answered that the property owner could do that if the setbacks could be met. Chair Kohli opened the public hearing and seeing no persons to speak closed the public hearing. On a motion by Chair Kohli and seconded by Cm. Bhuthimethee. on a vote of 3-0-1 , with Cm. Do being absent, the Planning Commission adopted: RESOLUTION NO. 16 - 25 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO DUBLIN ZONING ORDINANCE CHAPTER 8.40 (ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND USES REGULATIONS) AND CHAPTER 8.80 (SECOND UNITS REGULATIONS) EFFECTIVE CITY-WIDE 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS — NONE 7. NEW BUSINESS - NONE 8. OTHER BUSINESS - Tlanntng Commission ,December 13,2016 4jegular514eeting (Page I 114 8.1 Mr. Baker recognized Chair Kohli, Cm. Do and Councilmember Goel, who were leaving the Commission and Kit Faubion, Assistant City Attorney, who is retiring. He spoke regarding their many accomplishments during the last four years. He thanked Chair Kohli and City Councilmember Goel for their many accomplishments during their tenure with the Planning Commission. He also commended Ms. Faubion for the invaluable service she has provided to the City of Dublin. 9. ADJOURNMENT — The meeting was adjourned at 7:32:28 PM Respectfully submitted, -_,±A,..Ks-L2._„____ Planning Commission Chair ATTEST: ' / Jeff Baker Assistant Community Development Director G 1MINUTES120161PLANNING COMMISSION112.13 16 FINAL PC MINUTES(CF).docx Panning Commission (Decem6er 13,2016 Regular Meeting ?a g e 1 115