Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Special Orders of the Day
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A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION TO APPROVE DESIGN OVERLAY REVIEW NO. 1864-21 FOR A 60,558-SQUARE-FOOT PROPOSED TILT-UP WAREHOUSE FACILITY LOCATED AT 18001 SOUTH MAIN STREET (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On March 22, 2022, the Planning Commission by a 6-0 vote approved Design Overlay Review No. 1864-21 for a proposed tilt-up warehouse facility located at 18001 South Main Street.
On March 30, 2022, Councilmember Jim Dear filed an appeal of the Planning Commission's decision (Exhibit No. 3). Carson Municipal Code Section 9173.4, Appeals, states appeal applications by a member of City Council should not provide a statement of grounds for the appeal. This Section further provides that the City Council may take one of the actions described below within 60 days of filing an appeal. In addition, this Section states that unless the item is referred back to the Planning Commission, the City Council's decision shall be supported by written findings.
1. Affirm Planning Commission Decision. The City Council can make this affirmation and uphold the Planning Commission's decision to approve the project by relying on the same findings the Planning Commission made. A proposed resolution to this effect is attached as Exhibit No. 4. The City Council could include additional conditions of approval or make other relatively minor changes to the approval, but this would constitute a modification (see item no. 3 below); or
2. Refer the Matter Back to the Planning Commission with Instructions. This is the most viable option to the City Council if the City Council has significant issues with the project and would like the Planning Commission to reconsider this project. It would be necessary for the City Council to provide specific direction to staff and the Planning Commission if this option is preferred by the City Council; or
3. Modify Planning Co...
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