04 ATTACHMENTS - Laserfiche WebLink

THE CITY OF Planning Commission Staff Report mm mow= :2I July 8, 2009 pLE ASANTONO Item 5.a. SUBJECT: PRZ-27 APPLICANT: City of Pleasanton PURPOSE: Review and consideration of amendments to Sections 18.20.010 and 18.84.090, and various related sections of the Pleasanton Municipal Code regarding fencing. LOCATION: Citywide ATTACHMENTS: 1. Exhibit A, Draft Text Amendments (Redline copy) 2. Exhibit B, Draft Amendment (Clean copy) BACKGROUND Fences over six feet in height are defined by the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) as over height fences. Any over height fence requires a discretionary action, and after approval is obtained, a building permit is required to construct the fence. The review process by the Planning Division is staff -level Administrative Design Review (ADR). Property owners who are adjoining to the location of a proposed over height fence are required to submit written consent by separate letter or by signing the application. Staff processes the application by sending a notice to the affected property owners, who, as described above, have submitted a written consent. This process is duplicative and delays issuance of the building permit required by the Building Code. Staff proposes the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that the existing discretionary review process for over height fences remain in place and modify the Code to remove the noticing requirement since the affected neighbors participate in the process and submit written consent by separate letter or by signing the application. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed amendment to the PMC would modify Section 18.84.090 (G), Side and Rear Yards Requirements and Exceptions. This change would only remove the noticing requirement to the adjacent neighbors /residents /owners. The existing Design Review process would not change for over height fencing. The Code amendment would affect "straight- zoned" PRZ -27, PMC Fence Amendment Planning Commission Page 1 of 3