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Commissioner MacDowell asked if It was staffs intentinn fnr the raciAenti nl nr..,.nn:oo «.. «.......a,._ :..«,. Ms. Linda Tatum, Senior Planner, presented the staff report and recommendation. Commissioner MacDowell asked if it was staffs intention for the residential properties to transition into office uses, and if so, would they meet the pazking requirements, and if there were any historical properties being rezoned in the proposal. Ms. Hale stated that it was staffs intention that the residential properties transition into businesses, the properties would meet the parking requirements, and there was one historical property being rezoned. Commissioner Mondo asked how the rezoning of the properties impacts the existing property owners and/or tenants of the residents. Ms. Tatum stated that the existing residents and businesses would became legal nonconforming. If the properties were vacant for 12 consecutive months or more then they would have to conform to current standards. Commissioner Solorio asked if the businesses were notified of the rezoning and if staff had received any questions or complaints from the public. Ms. Tatum stated that property owners within 300 feet of the proposal were notified of the request for rezoning and that she had received approximately eight calls inquiring information regazding the proposal. There were no public comments. Motion to recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Amendment Application No. 98-15. MOTION: MacDowell SECOND: Nalle AYES: Verino, MacDowell, Mondo, Doughty, Solorio, and Cribb NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Doughty 4. Oral Communications -Comments from the Public. (For matters not previously listed on the Agenda). Mr. Francisco Villalobos, 2550 North Grand, stated that he had just witnessed a fatal accident at Santa Claza and Grand Avenue. He stated that he had a local business adjacent to the intersection. That the intersection was very dangerous and he requested that a stoplight is installed at the intersection and the azea be investigated to ensure public safety. 5. Comments from the Planning Manager. Mr. Kenneth Adams, Planning Manager, informed the Commission that there were no items scheduled for the November 23, 1998 Planning Commission meeting and informed the Commission that they would need to adjourn to December 14, 1998. In addition, he apprised the Commission of a potluck dinner far Friday, December 11, 1998. 6. Comments from the Planning Commission. Commissioner Cribb stated that he believed it would be in the City's best interest to annex Seventeenth Street and Tustin Avenue and requested staff to investigate. Commissioner Solorio 1) indicated that the intrusion of shopping carts into the neighborhoods has been an issue in the Ciry. He apprised staff that the City of Garden Grove had developed a procedure for the carts in the neighborhood and suggested that staff inquire as to the procedure they had developed; and 2) asked the status of the General Plan Elements, specifically, the Youth and Services plan. Mc Adams stated that the Recreational staff was fine tuning the instmment, that the Planning Division had completed their portion of the Element, but was anticipating the item to be reviewed by the Commission in the first quarter of 1999. Commissioner Mondo 1) noted that the Pacific Center area was unsightly and asked staff if they could direct the applicant to remove the illegal signage; 2) asked if procedures had been established to enforce sidewalk vendors; and 3) reiterated the unsightliness of the Civic Center area and requested staffs efforts to be expedited with the clean up project. Mr. Adams stated that there were ongoing meetings with the County regazding the Civic Center azea and informed the Commission that the County was ultimately responsible for the azea, but he would once again inform the Downtown Development Manager of the comments from the Commission. Commissioner Doughty informed staff that the medians on Seventeenth Street near her office were causing traffic problems, that a lot of traffic was going through the Taco Bell site. In addition, ahe asked if there was going to be any signage placed on the street. 5