Remarks by Jeff Starke
138 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 6
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“If it wasn't, would they have to follow the original park language? And would that allow for courtyards?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay. What about having the frontage parks? Are they in the setback for this property? They're outside of the right-of-way. In the right-of-way setback is the same thing? Right. Okay. So how do we go forward if we don't know what I'm not comfortable approving a park plan if we don't know if it's being approved under the right guidelines.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“But it doesn't sound like staff has confidence that it was necessarily approved under the right guidelines. Because I think you had applied for this in 2024? Is that when you originally started the clock?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay. So I would support a continuance until we sort it out. I don't know how the rest of the commission feels. I'll yield to Commissioner Grossman. You're on the queue.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“I'll leave that up to staff. I don't know what's entailed in researching the requirements. Would that be enough time? I mean, I think staff has already suggested a continuance, so I think that's their...”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you. Yeah, I wouldn't want to rush the decision, and I'm going to take the staff's recommendation for continuance.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“And I guess I would just like to add, I feel like we have a courtyard option in the IBC because we recognized with more density, we'd have to give up something, and that was park. You know, Irvine kind of prides itself on having a wonderful park system, and this is, you know, cutting off at the knees. The closest park is a mile away. I don't see how a child could navigate across all those streets to that park, or Bill Barber, which is 1.6 miles away. Tustin School District, Irvine School District attracts a lot of children in these new developments, and the kids will have nowhere to play. And…”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. Accept the vote, please.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you, Taya. So the next Planning Commission meeting will be held on Thursday, October 1st, 2026 at 5.30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber. It is now 6.45 p.m. I'm going to declare the meeting of September 17th, 2026 adjourned.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“All right, it is now 5.27, and I'm gonna call the Planning Commission meeting on Thursday, August 6th, 2026 to order. Taya, could you please call the roll?”
Planning Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. Now, Commissioner Mansfield will help us in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. All who are able, please rise and join us.”
Planning Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Thank you. All right. Now I would like to open public comments for non-agendized items. This will include any item not listed on tonight's agenda. Taya, do we have any public comments on non-agendized items?”
Planning Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Thank you. Melissa, do we have any introductions?”
Planning Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Would my fellow commissioners have any announcements or reports they'd like to share? How about additions or deletions?”
Planning Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“All right. So we'll move on to the consent calendar. All the items listed will be enacted by one vote. There'll be no discussion of these items unless members of the Planning Commission request specific items to be removed from the consent calendar for specific separate discussion. Can I open the public comments, please?”
Planning Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Thank you. Any of my commissioners like to pull the item to discuss? Okay. So then we could have a motion.”
Planning Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Thank you. Then we'll move on to item two, and I'll open the public hearing. Melissa, could you please introduce the item?”
Planning Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Thank you for the presentation, Tiffany. Since there's no applicant, we don't have an applicant. So we'll open the public comments on this item.”
Planning Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Okay, then I will close the public hearing and open it up to my fellow commissioners to ask questions. Vice Chair Lynn.”
Planning Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Thanks, Vice Chair. Commissioner Bhatia?”
Planning Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Thank you, that's all I have. Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Grossman.”
Planning Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Mansfield?”
Planning Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Fantastic. Thank you. That's all my questions. Thank you, Commissioner. I have a quick question about the boarding house. So my reading of it is if I was a homeowner, I could have one lease to rent out a room in my house, but I could not have two leases to rent out two rooms to two different people, correct?”
Planning Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Is that ever an issue that comes up in the city?”
Planning Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Okay. And we don't really see it as a problem. Although it probably does exist in places.”
Planning Commission · Aug 6, 2026