SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING COMMISSION
Notice of Meeting
&
Calendar
Commission Chambers - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Thursday, January 26, 2012
12:00 PM
Regular Meeting
President: Ron Miguel
Commissioners: Michael J. Antonini; Gwyneth Borden; Rodney Fong; Kathrin Moore;
Hisashi Sugaya
Commission Secretary: Linda D. Avery
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
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View the broadcast live, Thursdays on Cable Channel 78.
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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 Commission Secretary at: linda.avery@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 Linda D. Avery, 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: Ron Miguel
Commissioners: Michael J. Antonini; Gwyneth Borden; Rodney Fong; 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. 2011.1064C (S. Hayward: (415) 558-6372)
2800 SLOAT BOULEVARD - north side of Sloat Boulevard, between 46th and 47th Avenues, Lot 001 in Assessor's Block 2515 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Section 303(e), to add two years to the validity of the previously approved Conditional Use Authorization for the proposed project originally approved November 13, 2008 under Case No. 2005.1066C. The project includes the demolition of three existing commercial buildings and a 34-space parking lot, and the construction of three new mixed-use, five-story, 60-foot-tall buildings totaling approximately 120,000 gross square feet (gsf) over a 112-space subterranean parking structure and a one-story approximately 1,000 gsf commercial building. The project would include 56 dwelling units, approximately 23,000 gsf of ground-floor commercial uses including an open-air market. The three existing commercial buildings on the project site proposed for demolition include a retail shop (Aqua Surf Shop), restaurant/café (John's Ocean Beach Café), and a motel (Robert's Motel). The project site is within the NC-2 (Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) zoning district, 100-A Height and Bulk district, and the Local Coastal Zone Permit Area.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of December 8, 2011)
(Proposed for Continuance to February 9, 2012)
2. 2011.0682DD (S. LAI: (415) 575-9087)
4218 MISSION STREET - west side between Castle Manor and Admiral Avenues; Lot 004 in Assessor’s Block 6803 - Mandatory Discretionary Review for a Medical Cannabis Dispensary, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 711.84 and 790.141 in association with Building Permit Application No. 2011.02.23.0782, proposing to develop a Medical Cannabis Dispensary (d.b.a. “The Green Cross”) on the ground floor of an existing building. This project lies within the NC-2 (Small-Scale, Neighborhood Commercial) District, and within the 40-X Height and Bulk District. A separate request for Discretionary Review has also been filed by a member of the public against the project.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do Not Take Discretionary Review and Approve
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 17, 2011)
(Proposed for Continuance to February 16, 2012)
3. 2010.0506DD (A. PUTRA: (415) 575-9079)
5258 Mission Street - west side between Niagara and Mount Vernon Avenues; Lot 003B in Assessor’s Block 7031 - Mandatory Discretionary Review for a Medical Cannabis Dispensary, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 711.84 and 790.141 in association with Building Permit Application No. 2010.05.27.3337, to allow a Medical Cannabis Dispensary (d.b.a Mission Organic) to locate within the existing vacant ground-floor tenant space. The proposed dispensary would not include on-site smoking, consumption, vaporizing, or cultivation. The property is located within an NC-2 (Small-scale, Neighborhood Commercial) District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. A separate request for Discretionary Review has also been filed by a member of the public against the project.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do Not Take Discretionary Review and Approve
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 17, 2011)
(Proposed for Continuance to February 16, 2012)
4. 2010.0468DD (A. PUTRA: (415) 575-9079)
5234 Mission Street - west side between Niagara and Mount Vernon Avenues; Lot 002C in Assessor’s Block 7031 - Mandatory Discretionary Review for a Medical Cannabis Dispensary, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 711.84 and 790.141 in association with Building Permit Application No. 2010.06.16.4643, to allow a new Medical Cannabis Dispensary (d.b.a TreeMed) to locate within the existing vacant ground-floor tenant space. The proposed dispensary would not include on-site smoking, consumption, vaporizing, or cultivation. The property is located within an NC-2 (Small-scale, Neighborhood Commercial) District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. A separate request for Discretionary Review has also been filed by a member of the public against the project.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do Not Take Discretionary Review and Approve
(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 17, 2011)
(Proposed for Continuance to February 16, 2012)
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
5. 2011.0894C (K. Durandet: (415) 575-6816)
3481 18TH STREET - south side of 18th Street between Valencia and Lexington, Lot 145, Assessor’s Block 3589 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 178 and 186 to an add outdoor activity area to an existing Limited Commercial Use authorized as a restaurant (d.b.a. Regalito) within the RTO-Mission (Residential Transit Oriented) Zoning District, and a 55-X Height and Bulk District. Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
C. COMMISSIONERS’ QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
6. 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
7. Director’s Announcements
8. 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. With respect to 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. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS WHERE THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN CLOSED
At this time, members of the public who wish to address the Commission on agenda items that have already been reviewed in a public hearing at which members of the public were allowed to testify and the public hearing has been closed, must do so at this time. Each member of the public may address the Commission for up to three minutes.
G. CONSIDERATION OF FINDINGS AND FINAL ACTION – PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
9. 2005.0233C (B. FU: (415) 558-6613)
49 JULIAN AVENUE - east side of Julian Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets, Lot 032 in Assessor’s Block 3547 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization under Planning Code Sections 215(a), 175.6(e)(1)(c), 151.1 and 303 to allow the demolition of an existing one-story, industrial building and the construction of a new approximately 10,500-square foot, 50-foot tall, five-story residential building containing eight dwelling units and eight ground floor parking spaces utilizing its Eastern Neighborhoods Pipeline status per Planning Code Section 175.6(e) to elect to conform to the controls under the former C-M (Heavy Commercial) Zoning District and the 50-X Height and Bulk District, while conforming to Articles 1, 1.2, 1.5 and 2.5, as amended by the Eastern Neighborhoods Controls, or requesting Conditional Use authorization to seek relief from those amended Articles. The project site is currently in the UMU (Urban Mixed Use) District and a 45-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting November 17, 2011)
NOTE: On November 17, 2011, following public testimony, the Commission closed public hearing to allow absent Commissioners the opportunity to participate in the final action and they continued the matter to January 26, 2012 by a vote of (+5 -0). Commissioners Borden and Moore were absent.
H. REGULAR CALENDAR
10. (A. JOHN-BAPTISTE: (415) 558-6547)
TRANSPORTATION SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM - Informational presentation regarding the proposed Transportation Sustainability Program - The proposed Program would better meet San Francisco's Transit First policy by modifying the methodology used to analyze transportation impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act and establishing a citywide Transportation Sustainability Fee to address transportation impacts.
11. (K. DISCHINGER: (415) 558-6284)
Area Plan Implementation Update and Inter-Department Plan Implementation Committee (IPIC) report and Controllers Office Annual Impact Fee Report - Informational presentation on the activities of the Department's Plan Implementation Group, including overview of progress toward funding infrastructure projects called for in adopted area plans and coordination with CACs. Presentation of 2011 Inter-Department Plan Implementation Committee (IPIC) Report, which includes capital planning accomplishments and recommendations for each plan area. Informational only - Discussion of the Controller's Annual Impact Fee Report, and the 2012 Impact Fee Rates.
12. (J. IONIN: (415) 559-6309)
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (WTS) FACILITIES SITING GUIDELINES - Consideration of adoption of a Resolution amending the 1996 WTS Guidelines and supplemental policies by adding a new conditional use application submittal requirement. Service providers would be required to seek verification through independent evaluation of their coverage and capacity conclusions, as recommended by the Board of Supervisors.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adoption
13. 2011.0392C (R. CRAWFORD: (415) 558-6358)
500 GRANT AVENUE - northeast corner of Grant Avenue and Pine Street; Lot 012 in Assessor’s Block 0258 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization - pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303 and 810.82 for a proposed wireless telecommunications service facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The facility would consist of six roof-mounted panel antennas and associated equipment located on the roof and in the interior of the building. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 5 Site (Preferred Location – Mixed Use Building in High Density Districts) within the Chinatown Community Business District and 50-N Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with conditions
14. 2011.0411C (R. CRAWFORD: (415) 558-6358)
387 ELLIS STREET - southeast corner of Ellis and Jones Streets; Lot 012 in Assessor’s Block 0332 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 303, and 209.6(b) for a proposed wireless telecommunications service facility operated by AT&T Mobility. The facility would consist of nine roof-mounted panel antennas and associated equipment located in the basement of the building. The facility is proposed on a Location Preference 5 Site (Preferred Location – Mixed Use Building in High Density Districts) within the RC-4 (Residential-Commercial Combined, High Density) District and 80-T Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
15a. 2011.1202RTZ (E. WATTY: (415) 558-6620)
935-949 STOCKTON STREET - southwest corner of Washington Street; Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 0211 - Request for a Planning Code Amendment pursuant to Planning Code Section 302 to add Section 249.66 (Chinatown Transit Station Special Use District) with associated amendments to Zoning Map Sheet SU01, which would overlay the site and which would permit uses consistent with the CRNCD (Chinatown Residential Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District but would permit the demolition of a mixed-use building in order to allow for the construction of the Chinatown Station of the Central Subway. The Ordinance was introduced by Supervisor David Chiu and is identified as Board of Supervisors File No. 11-1210. The Planning Commission will consider a resolution recommending this Text Amendment to the Board of Supervisors; 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 101.1.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Modifications
15b. 2011.1202RTZ (E. WATTY: (415) 558-6620)
935-949 STOCKTON STREET - southwest corner of Washington Street; Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 0211 - Request for a Zoning Map Amendment pursuant to Planning Code Section 302 to amend Sheet SU01 of the Official Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco, to establish the Chinatown Transit Station Special Use District. The Ordinance was introduced by Supervisor David Chiu and is identified as Board of Supervisors File No. 11-1211. The Planning Commission will consider a resolution recommending this Zoning Map Amendment to the Board of Supervisors; 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 101.1.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval
16. 2011.1249C (B. BENDIX: (415) 575-9114)
2500 Bryant Street - southwest corner of the intersection of Bryant Street and 23rd Street; Lot 001 of Assessor’s Block 4208 - Request for Conditional Use Authorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 186, 303, and 727.42 to convert a retail grocery store to a full-service restaurant (d.b.a. Local’s Corner) within an RM-1 (Low Density, Residential, Mixed) Zoning District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. The proposal also includes an outdoor seating area on the sidewalk for the restaurant. The use is not identified as a formula retail use.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
(Continued from Regular Meeting of January 12, 2012)
17. 2011.0583EBU (C. TEAGUE: (415) 575-9081)
850 – 870 BRANNAN STREET (aka 888 BRANNAN STREET) - north side between 7th and 8th Streets, Lots 006, 007, 007A, and 072 in Assessor's Block 3780 - Request for Office Development Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 321, 322 and 803.9(c) to establish the first, second and fifth floors of the existing five-story building at 870 Brannan Street as 113,753 gross square feet of legal office use, in combination with the 143,490 square feet of office use previously approved in Motion No. 18095, the retention of the Gift Center and Jewelry Mart in other portions of the 850 and 870 Brannan buildings, and 31 new off-street valet parking spaces on the first floor of the 870 Brannan building, and for an exception to the active use requirement for a portion of the 8th Street frontage pursuant to Planning Code Section 145.1(d), in a UMU (Urban Mixed Use) District, the Showplace Square Special Sign District, and a 68-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
18a. 2010.0860D (C. TEAGUE: (415) 575-9081)
183 BREWSTER STREET - east side between Joy Street and Esmeralda Boulevard; Lot 011 in Assessor’s Block 5577 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2006.09.25.3191, proposing to construct a new single-family home on a vacant lot in a RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) Zoning District, 40-X Height and Bulk District, and the Bernal Heights Special Use District.
Staff Analysis: Full Discretionary Review Analysis
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve
(Continued from Regular Meeting of December 1, 2011)
18b. 2010.0858D (C. TEAGUE: (415) 575-9081)
187 BREWSTER STREET - east side between Joy Street and Esmeralda Boulevard; Lot 010 in Assessor’s Block 5577 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2006.09.25.3192, proposing to construct a new single-family home on a vacant lot in a RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) Zoning District, 40-X Height and Bulk District, and the Bernal Heights Special Use District.
Staff Analysis: Full Discretionary Review Analysis
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve
(Continued from Regular Meeting of December 1, 2011)
18c. 2010.0801D (C. TEAGUE: (415) 575-9081)
191 BREWSTER STREET - east side between Joy Street and Esmeralda Boulevard; Lot 009 in Assessor’s Block 5577 - Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2006.09.25.3193, proposing to construct a new single-family home on a vacant lot in a RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) Zoning District, 40-X Height and Bulk District, and the Bernal Heights Special Use District.
Staff Analysis: Full Discretionary Review Analysis
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary Review and approve
(Continued from Regular Meeting of December 1, 2011)
19a. 2011.0304DV (B. FU: (415) 558-6613)
147 ANDOVER STREET - east side between Powhattan and Eugenia Avenues; Lots 024 in Assessor’s Block 5647 - Request of Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2010.10.21.3547, proposing to (1) remodel the interior, (2) raise the roof at the rear by 3’-0” in height, (3) legalize the reconstruction of the rear most 8’-0” of the existing building, and (4) construct a new rear deck and stair on the existing single-family dwelling in a RH-1 (Residential, House – One-Family) District and the Bernal Heights Special Use District with a 40-X Height and Bulk Designation.
Staff Analysis: Abbreviated Discretionary Review
Preliminary Recommendation: Do Not Take Discretionary Review and Approve Project as Proposed.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of December 8, 2011)
19b. 2011.0304DV (B. FU: (415) 558-6613)
147 Andover Street - east side between Powhattan and Eugenia Avenues; Lots 024 in Assessor’s Block 5647 - Request for Rear Yard Variance pursuant to Planning Code Section 242(e)(2) , proposing to raise the roof at the rear by 3’-0” in height and construct a new rear deck and stair on the existing single-family dwelling in a RH-1 (Residential, House–One-Family) District and the Bernal Heights Special Use District with a 40-X Height and Bulk Designation.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of December 8, 2011)
I. 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:
