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Home My WebLink About03/17/97Council Chamber, City Hall 1. ROLL CALL AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Monday, March 17, 1997 12:15 p.m. KENNETH HERSH, Chairperson DOUG DELGADO, Vice-Chairperson STEPHEN BOYLE MATHEW BRADY ROBERT ORTIZ WADE TAVORN JEFFREY TKAC ALTERNATE: MICHAEL DHANENS NOTE: Agendas may be amended up to 72 hours prior to the Planning Commission meeting. final agenda may be obtained from the Planning Department 72 hours prior to the meeting. Items listed on this agenda will be continued to 5:30 p.m. on the Thursday following the date listed on this agenda. A 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS ANY PERSON WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THE AGENDA OR WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING A PUBLIC.HEARING NEED NOT FILL OUT A SPEAKER'S CARD. ALL OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK BEFORE THE COMMISSION MAY FILL OUT A SPEAKER'S CARD AND PRESENT IT TO THE SECRETARY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE MEETING. NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAl Planning Commission decisions on Zone Changes, Parcel Maps and Tentative Subdivision maps are subject to appeal by any person aggrieved. No permit shall be issued for any use involved in an application until after the final acceptance date of appeal. Such appeal must be filed in writing within 10 days from date of hearing, addressed to the City Council, cio Office of the City Clerk, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301. A $330 non-refundable filing fee must be included with filing of the initial appeal for those appeals filed by the applicant or any person outside the notice area. All appeals filed on land divisions will require a $330 non-refundable filing fee. If all appeals are withdrawn prior to the City Council hearing, it will not be conducted and the decision of the Planning Commission will stand. Agenda, PC, 3/17/97 Page 2 If no appeal is received within the specified time period or if all appeals filed are withdrawn, the action of the Planning CommisSion shall become final. 3. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM~ - (marked by asterisk (*) These items will be acted on as a group without individual staff presentations if no member of the Planning Commission or audience wishes to comment or ask questions on a case. The items are recommended for approval by staff. The applicant has been informed of any special conditions and has signed an agreement to conditions of approval and requested to be placed on the consent agenda. If anyone wishes to discuss or testify on any of the consent items the item(s) will be taken off consent and will be considered in the order on the agenda. If not, the public hearing will be opened and the items acted on as a group. 4. PUBLIC HEARING - PUD ZONE CHANGF PUD ZONE CHANGE #P96-0963 -- To amend the zoning boundaries from a PUD (Planned Unit Development) zone to a PUD (Planned Unit Development) zone for development of a 430-bed, multi-level medical and recovery care center on 20.33 +/- acres for property generally located northeast of Calloway Drive and the Cross Valley Canal. (Negative Declaration on file) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions Roll call vote PUBLIC HEARINGS - GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS, ASSOCIATED ZONF CHANGES AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS la) GPA, ZONE CHANGE AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT P97-0056 -- MARINO ASSOCIATES -- Proposed amendment to the Land Use Element of the Metropolitan Bakersfield 2010 General Plan by changing the land use designation from HMR (High Medium Density Residential, > 7.26 and ~ 17.42 dwelling units/net acre) to GC (General Commercial) on a 7.35 acre site for property located on the south side of Columbus Street generally between Wenatchee Avenue and Loyola Street. (Negative Declaration on file) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Deny Roll call vote b) Zone Change from R-1 (One Family Dwelling - 6,000 sq.ft./dwelling unit) to PCD (Planned Commercial Development) on a 7.35 acre site for property located on the south side of Columbus Street generally between Wenatchee Avenue and Loyola Street. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Deny Roll call vote Agenda, PC, 3/17/97 Page 3 c) 2) 3a) b) Conditional Use Permit for a mini-storage facility on a 7.35 acre site. Sign approval is also being requested with the PCD zoning district for property located on the south side of Columbus Street generally between Wenatchee Avenue and Loyola Street. (Negative Declaration on file) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Deny CONCURRENT GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT/ZONE CHANGE CASE NO. · P96-0521, CONCURRENT GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONF CHANGE NO. P96-0286, AND CONCURRENT GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE NO. P96-0287 -- CASTLE AND COOKE CALIFORNIA, INC. - The overall project involves the development of 759.67 acres; with 702.8 acres of single family residential, 22.4 acres of multiple family residential, 23.4 acres of commercial uses and 9.9 acres of open space. The proposal also includes deletion of 83 acres from the Kern River Plan Element and Circulation Element Amendment to delete two collectors on the Circulation Element Map (one is Old Farm Road). The proposals are for property located generally south of Brimhall Road to the Cross Valley Canal between Calloway Drive and Allen Road. The site is bisected by the City adopted alignment of the Kern River Freeway. (Final Environmental Impact Report on file) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Certification of FEIR - Deny Request; Approve Staff's alternative with conditions Roll call vote CONCURRENT GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT/ZONE CHANGE AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CASE NO. P97-0052 -- MARINO ASSOCIATE?, FOR CALLOWAY CAPITAL ASSOCIATES -- Proposed amendment to the Land Use Element of the Metropolitan Bakersfield 2010 General Plan by changing the land use designation from SR (Suburban Residential - less than Or equal to 4 dwelling units/net acre) to .GC (General Commercial) on a 1'7.34 acre site for property located on the west side of Calloway Drive between Meacham Road to the north and Rosedale Highway (State Route 58) to the south. (Negative Declaration on file) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions Roll call vote Zone Change from E (Estate Residential - 10,000 Sq. ft. minimum lot size) to PCD (Planned Commercial Development) on 15.45 acres and from E to C-2 (Regional Commercial) on 1.89 acres for property located on the west side of Calloway Drive between Meacham Road to the north and Rosedale Highway (State Route 58) to the south. (Negative Declaration on file) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions Roll. call vote Agenda, PC, 3/17/97 Page 4 c) 4) Conditional Use Permit to allow a mini-warehouse storage project on 15.45 acres requested for PCD zoning, proposed to contain 215,000 square feet of storage area within 31 single story buildings, and one 2,370 square foot, two story office/residential structure with attached garage for property located on the west side of Calloway Drive between Meacham Road to the north and Rosedale Highway (State Route 58) to the south. (Negative Declaration on file) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions Roll call vote CONCURRENT GENERAL PLAN AMEMDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE CASF 5) NO. P96-0777 -- Proposed amendment to the Land Use Element of the Metropolitan Bakersfield 2010 General Plan by changing the land use designation from Zone Change from R-4 (Limited Multiple Family Dwelling - 600 sq.ft./dwelling unit) to C-2 (Regional Commercial) on the same 1.9 + acres for property located on the East side of Pershing Street between California Avenue to the north and the intersection of 10th Street to the south. (Negative Declaration on file) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions Roll call vote GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT CASE NO. P97-0061 -- Proposed amendment to the Land Use Element of the Metropolitan Bakersfield 2010 General Plan by changing the land use designation from LMR (Low Medium Density Residential, > 4 and ~ 10 dwelling units/net acre) to LR (Low Density Residential, ~ 7.26 dwelling units/net acre) on 18.57 + acres for property located on the South side of White Lane between Mountain Vista Drive on the west and Saddle Drive on the east. (Negative Declaration on file) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions Roll call vote COMMUNICATIONS A) Written B) Verbal COMMISSION COMMENTS A. Committees · Agenda, PC,. 3/17197 Page 5 8. DISCUSSION AND ACTION REGARDING POSSIBLE CANCELLATION OF THE NEXT PRE-MEETING. 9. ADJOURNMENT STANLEY GRADY, Secretary Planning Director March 10, 1997 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Held Monday, March 17, 1997 12:15 p.m., City Council Chamber, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California. COMMISSIONERS: Present: KENNETH HERSH, Chairperson DOUG DELGADO, Vice-Chairperson STEPHEN BOYLE MATHEW BRADY ROBERT ORTIZ JEFFREY TKAC Absent: WADE TAVORN MICHAEL DHANENS ADVISORY MEMBERS: Present: LAURA MARINO, AsSistant City Attorney JACK LaROCHELLE, Engineer IV DENNIS FIDLER, Building Director STAFF: Present: STANLEY GRADY, Planning Director JIM MOVIUS, Principal Planner MARC GAUTHIER, Principal Planner LAURIE DAVIS, Recording Secretary 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS No public statements were made. 3. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS None PUBJ_IC HEARING - PUD-~~_P96-0963 -- AMENDMENT TO ZONING 13(~~S_EI~_Q~LA~JJJ~PJ.A~N.ED_UNIT DEVELOPMENT) ZONE TO A PUD (P_LAN~IED UNIT DEVELOPMENT) ZONE FOR DE_V_ELC)_P_MEN_T~)J=~,~30:BED~ MULTI-LEVEL MEDIC, AL AND RECOVERY CARE CENTER ON 20.33 +/- ACRES FOR PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED NORTHEAST OF CALLOWAY DRIVE AND THE CROSS VALLEY CANAL. Staff report recommending approval was given. Public portion of the I~earing was opened; no commission comments were made. This item was Continued to Thursday's meeting. Minutes, PC; 3/17/97 Page 2 5.1 a,b,c, pUBLIC HEARING - GPA, ZONE CHANGE AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT P97- 0056 Staff report recommending denial was given. Chairman Hersh asked about receipt of a letter requesting continuance. Mr. Grady said this was correct and that petitions from residents in the area in opposition to the project had been received. He stated the decision to continue or deny could be made at Thursday's meeting. This item was continued to Thursday's meeting. 5.2) CONCURRENT GENERAL PLANJ~MENDMENT/ZONE_CHA~zE~~P_9~z:- .0_52.1~CONCURRENT GENERAL PLAN AIV~_DZONE CHANGE NO_, P96:.- 0286_, AND CONCURRENT GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE NO. -~-- CAS]'LE AND COOKE CALIFORNIA: INC, Staff report recommending certification of FEIR, denial of request and approval of staff's alternative with conditions was given. Public portion of the hearing was opened. Commissioner Brady asked if input from property owners north of Brimhall had been received regarding the size of lots in comparison to those planned south of Brimhall. Mr. Grady indicated none had been received. The applicant had relayed to him that they have been in contact with property owners north of Brimhall. Commissioner Brady asked what size lot the property north of Brimhall would allow. Mr. Grady said it is 18,000 square foot lots. Commissioner Brady said south of Brimhall under this amendment the property would allow for 6,000 square foot lots. Mrl Grady indicated this was correct. Responding to inquiry by Chairman Hersh, Mr. Gauthier clarified staff's recommendation. Commissioner Hersh asked if the traffic impacts would be separately covered. Mr. Gauthier indicated this was correct, however at this point significant mitigable impacts do not exist. Mr. Gauthier said if the commission chooses staff's alternative the impacts should be less than that covered in the EIR. Hearing on this item was continued to Thursday's meeting. 'Minutes, PC, 3/17/97 Page 3 5.3 a,b,c CONCURRENT GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT/ZONE CHANGE AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CASE NO. P97-0052 -- MARINO ASSOCIATFSJ~OJ~d~,ALLO3/YA~ CAPITAL ASSOCIATES Staff report recommending approval was given. Public portiOn of the hearing was opened; no commissioner comments were made. Hearing on this item was continued to Thursday's meeting. 5.4 5.5 o CONCURRENT GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHA~ASE_N_C). P96- 0777 Staff report recommending approval was given. Public portion of the hearing was opened. Commissioner Brady asked if this approval can be conditioned so that it would come before the commission before any construction takes place. Mr. Grady said it could be conditioned so that the application for zone change be made as a PCD. Hearing on this item was continued to Thursday's meeting. GENEI~J~~MENDMEN_T CASF_J~LO~ P97-0061 Staff report recommending approval was given. Public portion of the hearing was opened; no comments were made by Commissioners. Hearing on this item was continued to Thursday's meeting. COM M U NI_C^TIONS_ A) ~/dtten B) Verbal COMMISSION COMMENTS A. C_ommittees · Minutes, PC, 3/17/97 Page 4 8. DISCUSSION AND ACTION REGARDING PO_S~dJ~A.E~a~J~ELLATION OF THE ~ 9. ADJOJ.,~,bIME~T There being no further business to come before the CommiSsion, meeting was adjourned at 1:05 p.m. Laurie Davis Recording Secretary