INSIDE CITY HALL Here are some of...

INSIDE

CITY HALL

Here are some of the decisions from Monday’s City Council meeting:

APPEAL OF MINOR DESIGN REVIEW

On Jan. 16, the zoning administrator approved a permit for John

Crowe for outdoor storage of vehicles in the 800 block of West 18th

Street. Councilman Allan Mansoor appealed the decision because he

wants to see landscaping added to the general industrial property to

improve the appearance of the location with a 10-foot landscape

setback.

The Planning Commission upheld the zoning administrator’s approval

without requiring the additional landscaping, so Mansoor appealed

again.

WHAT HAPPENED

Crowe requested a continuance, which the council unanimously

granted.

COMMISSION APPOINTMENT PROCESS

The council approved the individual appointment process it used to

select commissioners.

WHAT HAPPENED

The council unanimously decided that there needs to be an

application process for commissioners and that applicants have to

come from that pool. They also unanimously decided that commissioners

have to be residents and voters of Costa Mesa and if either of those

change, the commissioner will be removed.

2000 GENERAL PLAN

Government code requires that an annual report be made to the City

Council on the status of the plan and progress in the general plan’s

implementation, including whether the city is meeting its share of

regional housing needs.

WHAT HAPPENED

The council unanimously received the plan.

WHAT THEY SAID

“We’re making good progress,” said Don Lamm, deputy city manager.

-- Compiled by Deirdre Newman