Planning Commission Meeting

Novato Unified School District Board Room 1015 Seventh Street

December 18, 2006 – 7:30 P.M.

(No new items will be taken up after 11 p.m.)

PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS

Chair: Madeline Kellner Vice Chair: Marie Hoch

Maximilian Hopkins, Peter Tiernan and Calvin Willhite

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF FINAL AGENDA: (COMMISSIONERS)

The Commission may consider agenda items out of the order in which they are listed.

PUBLIC COMMENT: (CITIZENS)

All members of the public wishing to address the Commission are requested to submit a speaker card in advance to the Meeting Recorder. This is also the appropriate time to speak on a Consent Calendar item. The Commission requests that anyone wishing to speak on an agenda item be recognized at the time the item is heard. There is a three-minute time limit per speaker.

CONSENT CALENDAR: (COMMISSIONERS)

All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be acted on without discussion by a single action of the Commission. However, a Commission member may remove an item(s) from the Consent Calendar for Commission discussion and action.

PUBLIC HEARINGS: (CITIZENS)

Interested persons may speak on any of the below-noted CONTINUED or NEW ITEMS up to three minutes per individual; 20 minutes for applicant; 10 minutes per recognized group. Speakers are limited to one opportunity per item, so please be thorough and to the point. Prior to speaking please submit a speaker card to the Meeting Recorder.

CONTINUED ITEMS:

1.          BAHIA WETLANDS RESTORATION PROJECT (DM)

10612U; USE PERMIT

APN 143-151-03, 10, 17; EAST BAHIA PENINSULA

Consider a Use Permit application to allow the Marin Audubon Society to restore portions of the East Bahia peninsulas to tidal marsh and to transport excavated fill material to Central Bahia for further restoration efforts on lands owned by the California Department of Fish and Game.

NEW ITEMS:

2.         COSTCO RETAIL EXPANSION (BR)

10406P; PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT

10453D; DESIGN REVIEW

APN 153-340-04; 300 VINTAGE WAY

Make a recommendation to the City Council on the Costco retail expansion consisting of the addition of approximately 34,980 square feet of retail space, the reconfiguration of the existing parking and landscaping, and the vacation of portions of the Vintage Way right-of-way, on the site located near the southern intersection of Rowland Boulevard and Vintage Way.

GENERAL BUSINESS:

3.          CONSIDERATION OF REQUESTING A JOINT MEETING WITH CITY COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUES (DW)

ADJOURNMENT:

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To appeal a final decision of the Planning Commission, a written letter of appeal and the required appeal fee must be filed with the Community Development Department within 10 calendar days of the decision. The appeal letter must specifically state the basis for the appeal. Additional information on the appeal process can be found in Division 19.54 of the Novato Municipal Code.

If anyone wishes to challenge a project in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues they or anyone else raised at the public hearing described in this agenda or in written correspondence delivered at the public hearing or to the City offices prior to the public hearing.

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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING

I, Lyn Kael, certify that on December 12, 2006, I caused to be posted a notice of the December 18, 2006, meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Novato, California, on the City of Novato Community Services Board.

Lyn Kael