ON THE AGENDA Here are a few...

ON THE AGENDA

Here are a few items the City Council will be considering tonight.

APPEAL OF PLANNING APPLICATION

On Jan. 27, the Planning Commission denied a permit to Jennifer

Simonian to construct a two-story, 6,400-square-foot mini-storage

building on a commercial property in the 1600 block of Tustin Avenue

with an exception from the normal building setback from residential

property. On Feb. 3, Councilman Gary Monahan appealed the decision.

WHAT TO EXPECT

“I think it’ll give an opportunity for the council to look at a

few different options, including rezoning the residential,” Monahan

said. “If it had not been appealed and just flat-out denied, we would

not have options for this particular property.”

APPEAL OF MINOR DESIGN REVIEW

On Jan. 16, the zoning administrator approved a permit for John

Crowe for outdoor storage of vehicles in the 800 block of West 18th

Street. Councilman Allan Mansoor appealed the decision because he

would like to see landscaping added to the general industrial

property to improve the appearance of the location with a 10-foot

landscape setback.

The Planning Commission upheld the zoning administrator’s approval

without requiring the additional landscaping, so Mansoor appealed

again.

WHAT TO EXPECT

“Well, I just want to soften or break up the impact that vehicle

storage is going to have,” Mansoor said. “It’s important to the

Westside. We talk about improving and making the appearance of the

Westside nicer, and I think this is a good place to start.”

2000 GENERAL PLAN

Government code requires that an annual report be made to the City

Council on the status of the plan and progress in its implementation,

including whether its meeting its share of regional housing needs.

WHAT TO EXPECT

“Considering the circumstances, I think [the city is doing its

share],” Monahan said. “We’ve added some units with Standard Pacific.

With 1901 Newport, we’ve added more there, as well, so we’re doing

what we can.”

-- Compiled by

Deirdre Newman