Here are some issues the planning commission...

Here are some issues the planning commission will consider tonight.

SUBDIVISION OF RED HILL AVENUE LOT

Danjon Engineering wants to subdivide an 11-acre Red Hill Avenue

property into three separate parcels to correspond with the three

office buildings there. The three lots would still share driveways

and parking, but the parking is expected to be sufficient for certain

office uses such as data processing and research and development.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Because the subdivision of the property is not likely to mean more

intense use of the property, staff members recommend approving the

request.

PARKING FOR PAUL MITCHELL ACADEMY

The shopping center at Harbor Boulevard and Adams Avenue that

includes the Paul Mitchell Academy was not built with the required

amount of parking, and people using the center have overflowed onto

nearby residential streets, causing neighbors to complain. The

academy wants to solve the problem by sharing parking with the First

Church of Christ, Scientist, on Mesa Verde Drive East. The church

will offer the school 50 of its 100 parking spaces for students to

use.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Planning staff members are recommending approval of a permit for

the shared parking, and neighbors are likely to support anything that

will get nonresidents’ cars off their streets.

MARTIAL ARTS STUDIO

Grace Lane would become the home of a new martial arts studio if

the commission approves a permit to operate the studio in an

industrial zone. Classes would be offered on weekday evenings and on

Saturdays, and part of the building would be used for a consulting

and bookkeeping business the studio’s operator also runs.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Because the existing parking seems adequate and there is a wall

along the property buffering nearby residences from noise or traffic

from the studio, staff members recommend approval.

-- Alicia Robinson