Remarks by Isuri S. Ramos
220 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 9
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“PB, Lupita D Montoya, Thank you, I have a few questions for planning to add to their queue of questions i'll answer afterwards. PB, Lupita D Montoya, But when I heard a few business owners and property owners mentioned the residential industrial interface and it seemed like there were questions on. PB, Lupita D Montoya, Why it was applying to areas where they weren't a budding with residential so staff can please explain. What the rationale was for adding that overlay in areas where we don't currently have residential existing and I think I heard the reason why, but would be great for staff…”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Wu. Are there any other comments or questions for staff before we close the study session? Great. I'd just like to add one thing.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Vice Chair Benninger. Well, without any additional comments or questions for staff on this, the study session has now concluded. Moving on to commission comments for staff. General closing comments. Or staff? Staff has any comments?”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“No comments from staff. With that, we'll go ahead to commissioners. Commissioner Leo.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Leo. Commissioner Guzman.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you. Commissioner Wu, do you have any final comments? It's also okay if you don't.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Wu. Commissioner Pham.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Pham. Vice Chair Benninger.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, vice chair manager and i'll just say once again, thank you to staff for the presentation today, and I also want to sincerely thank everybody that came out to speak tonight everybody that came out to. watch the meeting and engage with us it's been great to hear from residents from business owners property owners church representatives. So I hope that you will continue to join us, not just at the next meeting, but that you also join when this goes to Council, where it has where we'll go through to reading so. Again, thank you all. And our next regular meeting is scheduled for August…”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Moving on to public comments on non-agenda or non-public hearing items. Secretary, does anyone wish to speak?”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“Thank you. Moving on to the consent calendar, where it is one motion for all consent items unless an item is pulled for separate discussion. Is there a motion to approve item A, minutes from July 27th, 2026, and item B, excused absences?”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“Thank you. We have a motion from Commissioner Wu.”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“And we have a second from Vice Chair Benninger. Secretary, can you please call for your roll call vote?”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“Motion approved by majority vote with Commissioner Oliva absent. Thank you. That concludes the consent calendar items. As there are no public hearing items tonight, that concludes the business calendar and we will be moving on to the work study session. The item up is a part B of the work study session for the comprehensive zoning code update. Principal Planner Siri Champion will provide a presentation.”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“Thank you for the presentation. And I just want to inform the public of the process here. So now is the time for the Commission to ask any comments or questions of staff. After that, we will take public comments from the audience. After that, the Commission can ask additional comments and questions. And then we that would essentially be it for tonight. So I'm going to go ahead and take any questions or comments that the Commission might have for staff. And if I can ask you as a favor, can staff please bring up the last slide on the topics that you hope we'll ask questions on tonight? Thank…”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Pham. Commissioner Wu.”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Wu. Okay, Commissioner Leo, go ahead.”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Leo. Commissioner Guzman.”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“Thank you. Vice Chair Benninger, would you like to go next?”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“Thank you. With that, I'm going to ask a few questions and then we'll go to the public comments. So my first set of questions are on the residential industrial interface. So we just heard you explain to a previous commissioner kind of what that how that is going to work. And we heard that some businesses will become nonconforming. Can you please provide examples of what type of businesses will become nonconforming? And if the list is available on a slide, if we could pull that up, that would be great. If not, it's okay.”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“Now I'd like to know what will become non conforming when this residential industrial interface is added as a layer?”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“Okay, I'm curious if other staff may know what other businesses are going to become non-conforming.”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“City Council Chambers, Okay, is the staff know how many of the existing businesses in the areas where you plan to add this interface would become non conforming or the types of uses that they have.”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“City Council Chambers, Thank you for that clarification and for alluding to the transit zoning code which, for those of you that may not know, there were many updates similar to these that happened. City Council Chambers, In the transit zoning code which is by the train station, where we have the Logan neighborhood the lacy neighborhood. So that is very helpful. And I was asking because I was wondering what if any similar approach there had been to consulting with the businesses as we go through the zoning code update. Because I know with the transit zoning code, Margarita's team, I see Frank…”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“Thank you for that clarification and for stating how this approach is very different. I also heard the noxious use ordinance be brought up a few times. I don't know that everyone is aware that that ordinance exists or what it is. Can you please share with us what the noxious use ordinance is? And then also remind us of the existing language on nonconforming that's in the ordinance.”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026