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REDDING PLANNING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
City Council Chambers
777 Cypress Avenue
Redding, California

AGENDA

1. ROLL CALL - 4 p.m.

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - of the meeting of January 12, 2010.

3. ANNOUNCEMENTS

4. PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS

a. Consent Calendar - None.

b. Public Hearing

(1) RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL - REZONING APPLICATION RZ-2-10, by the City of Redding, to consider amending the Redding Municipal Code to allow chickens (hens only) to be raised on small lots in residential districts, subject to certain property-line and residence setbacks. Environmental Determination: Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration that was adopted for the Zoning Code. Staff Recommendation: Recommend adoption of the Addendum and approval to the City Council. L-010-230 RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF THE ADDENDUM AND APPROVAL

5. COMMISSION CONSIDERATION - DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT. The proposed Specific Plan Amendment includes revisions to provide consistency with the City’s Zoning Ordinance and recent amendments to the General Plan and modifications to certain development standards. These include:

• Incorporating direction from the Downtown Focus Area of the General Plan regarding residential density and building-height limits.

• Modifying the format of the Land Use Regulations Table to achieve consistency with the City's permit process and terminology adopted with the Zoning Ordinance in 2002.

• Modifying certain development standards related to building and parking setbacks.

• Modifying the provisions for a sign exception in the CBD; adding a provision for a freestanding identifier sign(s) in the CBD; and adding provisions accommodating preservation of existing downtown character signs.

• Providing minor clarifications to the design guidelines.

6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - This item is set aside for the public to address the Planning Commission on any items of concern not listed on the Agenda.

7. SHASTA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION REFERRAL ITEMS - None.

8. COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS

9. DIRECTOR'S REPORT

10. ADJOURNMENT

NOTICE: Any documents produced by, or submitted to, the City and distributed to the Planning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be available at the Permit Center Counter at City Hall, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, California, prior to 4 p.m., the day of the meeting.

APPEALS: Decisions by the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council by submitting a written appeal, together with the applicable fee, within ten calendar days to the Development Services Department at 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, California. Appeals must be received by the Development Services Director within ten calendar days of the Commission's Action.

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Douglas DeMallie , Planning Manager
City of Redding
777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 96001
Phone: 530-225-4020 - Fax: 530-225-4495
E-mail: devserv@ci.redding.ca.us