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SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING COMMISSION
Notice of Meeting
&
Calendar
Commission Chambers - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Thursday, January 24, 2013
12:00 PM
Regular Meeting
President: Rodney Fong
Vice-President: Cindy Wu
Commissioners: Michael J. Antonini; Gwyneth Borden; Rich Hillis,
Kathrin Moore; Hisashi Sugaya
Acting Commission Secretary: Jonas P. Ionin
Commission Calendars are available on the Internet at http://www.sfgov.org/planning
or as a recorded message at (415) 558-6422.
Case reports and relevant materials are linked to the items on calendar at the above web site.
View the meeting online at: http://www.sfgov.org/site/sfgtv_index.asp
Or
View the broadcast live, Thursdays on Cable Channel 78.
And
The re-broadcast on Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Cable Channel 26
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT
1650 MISSION STREET, 4TH FLOOR RECEPTION
Commission Meeting Procedures
Material submitted by the public for Commission review prior to a scheduled hearing should be received by the Planning Department reception counter at 1650 Mission Street, 4th floor, no later than 5:00 PM the Wednesday (eight days) prior to the scheduled public hearing. Persons unable to attend a hearing may submit written comments regarding a calendared item to: Planning Commission, 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103-2414. Comments received by 9:30 AM on the day of the hearing will be made part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Planning Commission at the public hearing. Otherwise, submit material related to a calendared item at the scheduled hearing for distribution. For complete distribution to all Commissioners, necessary staff and case/docket/correspondence files, submit an original plus 10 copies.
When sending e-mail correspondence to Commissioners, please copy the Planning Commission Secretary at: commissions.secretary@sfgov.org
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge, in court, (1) the adoption or amendment of a general plan, (2) the adoption or amendment of a zoning ordinance, (3) the adoption or amendment of any regulation attached to a specific plan, (4) the adoption, amendment or modification of a development agreement, or (5) the approval of a variance, conditional-use authorization, or any permit, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission, at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Commission action on conditional-uses and reclassification may be appealed to the Board of Supervisors within 30 days. Call (415) 554-5184 for more information. Commission actions after Discretionary Review may be appealed to the Board of Appeals within 15 days of action by the Central Permit Bureau. Call (415) 575-6880 for more information. Zoning Administrator action on a variance application may be appealed to the Board of Appeals within 10 days of issuance of the written decision.
The Commission has instituted a policy that, in most cases, they will not call an item for consideration after 10:00 PM. If an item is scheduled but not called or introduced prior to 10:00 PM, the Commission may continue the matter to the next available hearing. Items listed on this calendar will not be heard before the stated time.
Policy on Commissioner’s requests for hearings: There must be consensus of the Commission (four commissioners) or direction from the President/Chair to schedule a hearing that otherwise would not be scheduled.
Cell Phone and/or Sound-Producing Electronic Devices Usage at Hearings
Effective January 21, 2001, the Board of Supervisors amended the Sunshine Ordinance by adding the following provision: The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices (67A.1 Prohibiting the use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices at and during public meetings).
For more information related to Planning Commission matters, please call the Commission Secretary at (415) 558-6407.
San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance
Attention: Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action my be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Section 21.00-2.160] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; and web site http//www.sfgov.org/ethics.
Accessible Meeting Policy
Hearings are held at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400, fourth floor, San Francisco, CA. The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center station located at the intersection of Market, Hyde and Grove Streets. Accessible curbside parking has been designated at points along McAllister Street. Accessible MUNI lines serving City Hall are the 9 San Bruno and 71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line. Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the J, K, L, M, and N. For more information regarding MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142. Requests for American Sign Language interpreters, sound enhancement systems and/or language translators will be available upon request by contacting Lulu Hwang at (415) 558-6318 at least 48 hours prior to a hearing. A sound enhancement system will be available upon request at the meetings. Please contact Services for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired at 557-5533 (TDD) or 557-5534 (Voice) at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Late requests will be honored if possible. A person who is deaf or hearing impaired may gain meeting information prior to the meeting by calling 557-4433 (TDD) or 557-4434 (Voice). In addition, the California Relay Service can be used by individuals with hearing and speech impairments by calling 1-800-735-2929 (TDD) or 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). Minutes of the meetings are available in alternative formats. If you require the use of a reader during the meeting, please contact the Library for the Blind and Print Handicapped at 292-2022 at least 48 hours in advance of need. Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available at meetings. Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call our accessibility hotline at (415) 554-8925 to discuss meeting accessibility. In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate such people, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.
Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review.
For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Adele Destro, Interim Administrator, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 409, by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by E-mail at sotf@sfgov.org.
Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org/bdsupvrs/sunshine.
COMMUNICATIONS
Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular calendar may include the following documents:
1) Planning Department Case Executive Summary
2) Planning Department Case Report
3) Draft Motion or Resolution with Findings and/or Conditions
4) Public Correspondence
These items will be available for review at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission St., 4th floor reception.
12:00 PM _________
ROLL CALL:
President: Rodney Fong
Vice-President: Cindy Wu
Commissioners: Michael J. Antonini; Gwyneth Borden; Rich Hillis;
Kathrin Moore; Hisashi Sugaya
A. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS PROPOSED FOR CONTINUANCE
The Commission will consider a request for continuance to a later date. The Commission may choose to continue the item to the date proposed below, to continue the item to another date, or to hear the item on this calendar.
1. 2011.0800C (S. VELLVE: (415) 558-6263)
601 VAN NESS AVENUE - west side between Golden Gate Avenue and Turk Street; Lot 026 in Assessor’s Block 0762 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 209.6 and 303, to allow Verizon Wireless to replace three existing antennas with new antennas and add two additional antennas to the site for up to 11 WTS antennas on the roof of the 12-story mixed use building located at the southwest corner of Van Ness Avenue and Turk Street in the Opera Plaza complex within a RC-4 (Residential/Commercial, Combined, High Density) District, the Van Ness Special Use District and the Van Ness Automotive Special Use District and 130-V Height and Bulk District. The site is a Location Preference 5 (mixed-use building in a high density residential district).
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of December 6, 2012)
(Proposed for Continuance to February 14, 2013)
2. 2012.1168C (D. SÁNCHEZ: (415) 575-9082)
793 SOUTH VAN NESS AVENUE - northeast corner of South Van Ness Avenue and 19th Street; Lot 024 in Assessor’s Block 3591 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Section 303 to modify the performance period condition of Motion No. 17554 for Case No. 2004.0914CVEK to extend the approval period for two years of a mixed use building consisting of 3,215 square feet of ground floor retail/commercial space, 1,430 square feet of ground floor PDR space and 29 dwelling units within the NC-3 (Moderate Scale Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District and the 55-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 29, 2012)
(Proposed for Continuance to February 28, 2013)
3. 2012.1315T (S. HAYWARD: (415) 558-6372)
AMENDMENTS TO THE PLANNING CODE, ADDING NEW SECTION 102.36.1 TO ESTABLISH AN ANNUAL MONITORING REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENT HOUSING CONVERSIONS [BOARD FILE NO. 12-0883] - Ordinance introduced by Supervisor Kim adding Planning Code Section 102.36.1 to establish an annual monitoring program for Student Housing conversions; and adopting findings, including environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Modifications
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 29, 2012)
NOTE: On November 29, 2012, following public testimony, the Commission continued the matter to January 24, 2013 by a vote of (+6 -1). Commissioner Sugaya voted against.
Public comment portion is closed.
(Proposed for Continuance to March 7, 2013)
B. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Planning Commission, and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Commission. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Commission, the public, or staff so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item at this or a future hearing.
4. 2012.0690C (A. HOLLISTER: (415) 575-9078)
728 VALLEJO STREET – north side between Stockton and Powell Streets, Lot 011A in Assessor’s Block 0130 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 722.43 and 303, to establish a Limited-Restaurant Use (D.B.A. Lagomarsino's) within the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District, the North Beach Special Use District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
5. 2012.1291C (S. YOUNG: (415) 558-6346)
369 - 3RD AVENUE - west side, between Clement Street and Geary Boulevard; Lot 047 in Assessor’s Block 1435 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 303 and 712.54 to convert vacant commercial tenant space (formerly occupied by an institutional use d.b.a. Oxman College) with approximately 2,730 square feet of floor area into a massage establishment (d.b.a. Healthy Living Massage) on the ground floor of a three-story, mixed-use building within an NC-3 (Neighborhood Commercial, Moderate-Scale) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. The proposal will involve interior tenant improvements to the ground floor tenant commercial space. There will be no expansion of the existing building envelope.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of January 17, 2013)
6. 2012.1057Q (C. LAMORENA: (415) 575-9085)
230-234 HERMANN STREET – north side of Hermann Street between Fillmore and Webster Streets; Lots 009-009A in Assessor’s Block 0868 - Request for Condominium Conversion Subdivision to convert a three-story, five-unit building into residential condominiums within a RTO (Residential Transit Oriented) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
C. COMMISSIONERS’ QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
Adoption of Commission Minutes – Charter Section 4.104 requires all commissioners to vote yes or no on all matters unless that commissioner is excused by a vote of the Commission. Commissioners may not be automatically excluded from a vote on the minutes because they did not attend the meeting.
7. Consideration of Adoption:
· Draft Minutes for Regular Meeting of January 10, 2013
8. Commission Comments/Questions
· Inquiries/Announcements. Without discussion, at this time Commissioners may make announcements or inquiries of staff regarding various matters of interest to the Commissioner(s).
· Future Meetings/Agendas. At this time, the Commission may discuss and take action to set the date of a Special Meeting and/or determine those items that could be placed on the agenda of the next meeting and other future meetings of the Planning Commission.
D. DIRECTOR’S REPORT
9. Director’s Announcements
10. Review of Past Week’s Events at the Board of Supervisors, Board of Appeals, and Historic Preservation Commission.
E. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT – 15 MINUTES
At this time, members of the public may address the Commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission except agenda items. However, for items where public comment is closed this is your opportunity to address the Commission. With respect to all other agenda items, your opportunity to address the Commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. Each member of the public may address the Commission for up to three minutes.
F. REGULAR CALENDAR
11. (T. DISANTO/K. DEMARTINI: (415) 575-9113/575-9118)
FY 2012-2013 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION - A presentation of the Department's proposed revenue and expenditure supplemental appropriation budget in FY 2012-2013
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
12. 2000.618E (D. DWYER: (415) 575-9031)
801 BRANNAN STREET/1 HENRY ADAMS STREET PROJECT - The proposed project has two sites: one on the south side of Brannan Street between 7th and 8th Streets [Block 3783, Lot 001] and one on the east side of Henry Adams Street between Division and Alameda Streets [Block 3911, Lot 001] – Certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report. The proposed project would include demolition of the existing Concourse Exhibition Hall on the 801 Brannan site and demolition of the three existing commercial/industrial buildings on the One Henry Adams site, and would include new construction of three mixed-use residential and retail buildings on the 801 Brannan site as well as two mixed-use residential and retail buildings at the One Henry Adams site. All buildings would be 68-feet-tall (six stories). The easternmost portion of the 801 Brannan site would be dedicated to the City in partial fulfillment of the project’s Inclusionary Affordable Housing requirement. Up to 150 units of affordable housing would be constructed on that portion of the 801 Brannan site under the direction of the Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH). There are three project variants proposed. Variant 1 would include new construction of two mixed-use residential and retail buildings on the 801 Brannan site. Variants 2 and 3 would include new construction of three mixed-use residential and retail buildings on the 801 Brannan site. Variants 1 and 2 would not change development at the One Henry Adams site and would not include land dedication to the City. Variant 3 would include new construction of two mixed-use buildings on the One Henry Adams site. Total development would include up to 1,187,943 gross square feet, with up to 824 residential units, 54,598 square feet of retail space, and 866 parking spaces. Under the project or its variants, the 801 Brannan site also would include creation of a two-way, publicly accessible alley which would connect Seventh and Eighth Streets and which would provide access to the proposed project’s parking garages. The project sites are located in the UMU (Urban Mixed Use) Zoning District and 68-X height and bulk district. The proposed project is seeking exceptions for rear yard, street frontage and mass reduction pursuant to Planning Code Section 329, Large Project Authorization within the Eastern Neighborhoods. In addition, Conditional Use authorization is required for 71 parking spaces at the One Henry Adams site.
NOTE: The public hearing on the Draft EIR is closed. The public comment period for the Draft EIR ended on August 8, 2011. The Planning Commission does not conduct public review of Final EIRs. Public comments on the certification may be presented to the Planning Commission during the Public Comment portion of the Commission calendar.
Preliminary Recommendation: Certify the Final EIR
13a. 2012.0700X (B. FU: (415) 558-6613)
801 BRANNAN STREET - south side between 7th and 8th Streets, Lot 001 in Assessor's Block 3783- Request under Planning Code Section 329 for Large Project Authorization to allow demolition of the existing Concourse Exhibition Hall and construction of a new six-story, 68-foot tall building consisting of up to 432 dwelling units, approximately 19,650 square feet of ground floor retail, and parking for up to 422 spaces, and Planning Code exceptions including (1) rear yard pursuant to Planning Code Section 134, (2) off-street loading pursuant to Planning Code Section 152.1, and (3) horizontal mass reduction pursuant to Planning Code Section 270.1.The subject property is located within the UMU (Urban Mixed Use) District with a 68-X Height and Bulk Designation. The proposed project is identified as Variant Three in the FEIR and is associated with the development at 1 Henry Adams.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
13b. 2012.0701X (B. FU: (415) 558-6613)
1 HENRY ADAMS STREET - east side between Division and Alameda Streets, Lot 001 in Assessor's Block 3911- Request under Planning Code Section 329 for Large Project Authorization to allow demolition of existing structures and construction of two new six-story, 68-foot tall buildings consisting of up to 239 dwelling units, approximately 11,770 square feet of ground floor retail, and parking for up to 164 spaces, and Planning Code exceptions including (1) rear yard pursuant to Planning Code Section 134, (2) street frontage pursuant to Planning Code Section 145.1, (3) off-street loading pursuant to Planning Code Section 152.1, and (4) horizontal mass reduction pursuant to Planning Code Section 270.1. The subject property is located within the UMU (Urban Mixed Use) District with a 68-X Height and Bulk Designation. The proposed project is identified as Variant Three in the FEIR and is associated with the development at 801 Brannan Street.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
14a. 2011.0312CEVX (E. WATTY: (415) 558-6620)
1321 MISSION STREET (AKA 104 – 9TH STREET) - south side between 9th and Washburn Streets; Lot 043 in Assessor’s Block 3509 - Request for Determination of Compliance pursuant to Planning Code Section 309, with exceptions to the requirements for with exceptions to the requirements for “Reduction of Ground-Level Wind Currents in C-3 District”, “Bulk Limits”, and “Rear Yard Requirements”. The proposed project would demolish the existing one-story commercial building, which is currently occupied by a furniture store, and construct a new, 11-story-over-basement, approximately 120-foot tall building containing approximately 76,748 gsf of residential space, and 3,359 gsf of commercial space, with up to 160 dwelling-units (including a minimum of 80 student housing units). Of the 160 dwelling-units, 120 would be designated as efficiency dwelling-units with reduced square footage. The project would not include off-street parking, with the exception of one off-street car share parking space, but would include approximately 240 bicycle parking spaces. The project site is located within the C-3-S (Downtown Support) Zoning District and the 120-F Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
14b. 2011.0312CEVX (E. WATTY: (415) 558-6620)
1321 MISSION STREET (AKA 104 – 9TH STREET) - south side between 9th and Washburn Streets; Lot 043 in Assessor’s Block 3509 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 102.36, 124(k), 124(f), 215(b), and 303, to allow additional square footage above that permitted by the base floor area ratio limit for Student Housing and on-site affordable housing, and to exceed the principally permitted density by an additional 84 units. The proposed project would demolish the existing one-story commercial building, which is currently occupied by a furniture store, and construct a new, 11-story-over-basement, approximately 120-foot tall building containing approximately 76,748 gsf of residential space, and 3,359 gsf of commercial space, with up to 160 dwelling-units (including a minimum of 80 student housing units). Of the 160 dwelling-units, 120 would be designated as efficiency dwelling-units with reduced square footage. The project would not include off-street parking, with the exception of one off-street car share parking space, but would include approximately 240 bicycle parking spaces. The project site is located within the C-3-S (Downtown Support) Zoning District and the 120-F Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
14c. 2011.0312CEVX (E. WATTY: (415) 558-6620)
1321 MISSION STREET (AKA 104 – 9TH STREET) - south side between 9th and Washburn Streets; Lot 043 in Assessor’s Block 3509 - Request for Variances in order to allow for bay windows, architectural projections, and cornices that exceed the maximum dimensions allowed for projections over the sidewalk (Section 136); to allow 30 units to face onto an inner court that does not comply with dwelling-unit exposure requirements (Section 140); and to allow ground floor common space facing Washburn Street without direct access to the street and with less fenestration transparency than required (Section 145.1) The proposed project would demolish the existing one-story commercial building, which is currently occupied by a furniture store, and construct a new, 11-story-over-basement, approximately 120-foot tall building containing approximately 76,748 gsf of residential space, and 3,359 gsf of commercial space, with up to 160 dwelling-units (including a minimum of 80 student housing units). Of the 160 dwelling-units, 120 would be designated as efficiency dwelling-units with reduced square footage. The project would not include off-street parking, with the exception of one off-street car share parking space, but would include approximately 240 bicycle parking spaces. The project site is located within the C-3-S (Downtown Support) Zoning District and the 120-F Height and Bulk District.
15a. 2012.0109CV (T. WANG: (415) 558-6335)
4058-4060 18th STREET - on the north side of 18th Street between Castro and Hartford streets, Lot 052 in Assessor’s Block 3582 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 145.2, 317, 715.24, 715.38, 715.44, and 715.81 to replace the ground floor garage with a restaurant (d.b.a. The Castro Sausage Grill) and legalize a change of occupancy of a residential use to a nonresidential use (d.b.a. The Castro Country Club) on the second floor with an outdoor activity area located on the second floor rear roof deck within the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
15b. 2012.0109CV (T. WANG: (415) 558-6335)
4058-4060 18th STREET - on the north side of 18th Street between Castro and Hartford streets, Lot 052 in Assessor’s Block 3582, - Request for Rear Yard Variance, pursuant to Planning Code Sections134 and 188 to replace the existing third floor stairway with a spiral stairway, at the rear of the four-story, mixed-use building. The proposed rear spiral stairway would provide a connection between the current residential unit on the third floor and its Planning Code required usable open space on the second floor rear roof deck. The Project Site is in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
16. 2012.1301DD (G. CABREROS: (415) 558-6169)
740 BAY STREET - north side between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets; Lot 0027 in Assessor’s Block 008 - Requests for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2012.05.14.0388, proposing construction of a three-story rear addition which includes a two-story extension along the rear façade, a partial infill of a side notch at the southeast corner of the existing building and a vertical addition to create additional habitable space at the attic level of the existing two-story-over-garage, single-family residence to result in a three-story-over-garage, single-family residence within the RH-3 (Residential House, Three-Family) and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis: Abbreviated Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and Approve
17. 2010.0986D (G. CABREROS: (415) 558-6169)
865 EL CAMINO DEL MAR (A.K.A. 100 32ND AVENUE) - southeast corner at the intersection of El Camino del Mar and 32nd Avenue; Lot 008 in Assessor’s Block 1312 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2012.02.06.3645, proposing to construct front, side and rear horizontal additions within the footprint of the existing building at the level of the existing partial fourth floor of the existing four-story, single-family residence within the RH-1(D) (Residential House, One-Family, Detached) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Staff Analysis: Abbreviated Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and Approve
G. PUBLIC COMMENT
At this time, members of the public may address the Commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission except agenda items. With respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the Commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting with one exception. When the agenda item has already been reviewed in a public hearing at which members of the public were allowed to testify and the Commission has closed the public hearing, your opportunity to address the Commission must be exercised during the Public Comment portion of the Calendar. Each member of the public may address the Commission for up to three minutes.
The Brown Act forbids a commission from taking action or discussing any item not appearing on the posted agenda, including those items raised at public comment. In response to public comment, the commission is limited to:
(1) responding to statements made or questions posed by members of the public; or
(2) requesting staff to report back on a matter at a subsequent meeting; or
(3) directing staff to place the item on a future agenda. (Government Code Section 54954.2(a))
Adjournment
