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E. APPEAL OF THE PLANNING MANAGER'S DECISION NO.00-04 Filed by Opera Pacific to allow the use of a portion of an industrial building in order to permit combined rehearsals, opera orchestra, chorus, and cast four times a yeaz for four consecutive weeks located at 600 West Warner Avenue in the Light Industrial (Ml) zoning district. RECOMMENDATION: I. Receive and file the Categorical Exemption for Environmental Review No. 00-45. 2. Adopt a resolution denying Appeal of the Planning Manager's Decision No. 00-04. Mr. Bob St. Paul, Associate Planner, provided a sumtnary of the issues and staff recommendation. Mr. Martin Hubbard, representing the applicant, provided an overview of the operations of the Opera Pacific. Commissioner Solorio inquired as to the Opera Pacific working with the local schools or with children. Mr. Martin responded that the company currently had 200 performances at schools and that they could intended to continue this partnership. Commissioner Nalle inquired as to the applicant applying for a parking vaziance. Mr. Hubbard responded that applying for a variance would presume that there would be a pazking problem at the site and he reiterated that he did not foresee any parking problems with the production company. In addition, he stated that the additional time to apply for a variance and the time it would take to go through the discretionary process they would forfeit their deposit for the purchase of the building. After further discussions regarding operations of the Opera Pacific, there was a motion to overturn the Planning Manager's Decision. Motion to approve Appeal of the Planning Manager's Decision No. 00-04 and directing the applicant to ' apply for a parking variance with the occupancy approval indicating that no performances are allowed and no sublease of the rehearsal space to other users was permitted. MOTION: Nalle SECOND: Doughty No vote took place. Mr. Rubin, representing the applicant, spoke in favor of the applicant's request and stressed to the Commission that it was necessary to get an approval action by the Commission. He further assured the Commission that there would be no performances at the location, therefore it did fall under the usual categories of churches or theater uses as described in the Industrial (Ml) zoning district. Substitute motion to approve Appeal of the Planning Manager' Decision No. 00-04 with the condition that there was to be no assembly use at the location and no sublease of the rehearsal space to other users was permitted. MOTION: Cribb SECONDED: Doughty AYES: Mondo ,Nape, Doughty, and Cribb NOES: None ABSENT: Verino and Richardson ABSTENTION: None E. Discussion of Housing Element (General Plan Amendment No. 00-O1). Ms. Melanie McCann, Associate Planner, provided an overview of the proposed Housing Element, goals and policy framework of the Element. Ms. Pat Whitiker, Community Development Agency, provided an overview of the Draft Consolidated Plan. The Commission and staff further discussed the Regional Housing Needs Assessment and the assessed housing needs for the City. Commissioner Solorio requested staff provide all REHNA information to the Commission so it can be reviewed prior to taking an action on the Housing Element.