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REGULAR MEETING
TUSTIN PLANNING COMMISSION
MARCH 8, 2011
CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m.
INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Kasalek
ROLL CALL: Commissioners Kasalek, Kozak, Moore, Puckett, and Thompson
PUBLIC CONCERNS: (Limited to 3 minutes per person for items not on the agenda.)
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items not on the agenda and within the subject matter jurisdiction of the
Commission (NO action can be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by
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CONSENT CALENDAR:
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be
enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior
to the time of the voting on the motion unless members of the Commission, staff, or
public request specific items to be discussed and/or removed from the Consent
Calendar for separate action.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES -FEBRUARY 22, 2011, PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
2. SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 11-001, IMPLEMENTING MINOR TEXT
AMENDMENTS TO THE PACIFIC CENTER EAST SPECIFIC PLAN
Specific Plan Amendment 11-001 (Ordinance No. 1391) has been proposed by
the City of Tustin to implement minor text amendments to the Pacific Center
East Specific Plan. SPA 11-001 would revise existing specific plan language to:
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding any item on this
agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development Department located at
300 Centennial Way, Tustin, California, during normal business hours.
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1) modify the allowable square footage within Planning Areas 5 and 6 to reflect
the approved transfer of a hotel use from Planning Area 6 to Planning Area 5
and ensure compliance with development thresholds identified in the Specific
Plan and Program EIR; and 2) make other minor text amendments to the Pacific
Center East Specific Plan. SPA 11-001 would not increase the overall
development potential allowed by the Pacific Center East Specific Plan. SPA
11-001 is administrative in nature, does not substantially amend the Specific
Plan, and would not increase the overall development potential allowed by the
Pacific Center East Specific Plan.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Planning Commission adopt Resolution. No. 4167 recommending that the
Tustin City Council find that Final Environmental Impact Report 90-1, as revised by
Supplement #1, is adequate to serve as the Project EIR for Specific Plan
Amendment 11-001, and adapt Ordinance No. 1391 implementing minor text
amendments to the Pacific Center East Specific Plan.
Presentation: Dana Ogdon, Assistant Community Development Director
REGULAR BUSINESS:
3. 2010 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL REPORT
Section 65400 (b) of the Government Code requires that the City's planning
agency provide:
a. An annual report to the City Council on the status of the General Plan and
progress in its implementation;
b. Its progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs; local efforts to
remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and
development of housing; and
c. The degree to which its approved general plan complies with the
guidelines developed and adopted pursuant to Section 65040.2 and the
date of the last revision to the general plan.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Planning Commission review and authorize staff to forward the General
Plan Annual Report on the Status of the Tustin General Plan to the City Council
for consideration.
Presentation: Justina Willkom, Principal Planner
4. STAFF CONCERNS:
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REPORT OF ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE MARCH 1, 2011, CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
Presentation: Dana Ogdon, Assistant Community Development Director
COMMISSION CONCERNS:
ADJOURNMENT:
The next regular meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Tuesday,
March 22, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at 300 Centennial Way.
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