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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/14/99 AGENDA REGULAR PRE-MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Council Chamber, City Hall Monday, June 14, 1999 12:15 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL JEFFREY TKAC, Chairman MICHAEL DHANENS, Vice-Chairman STEPHEN BOYLE MA THEW BRAD Y MARTI MUNIS-KEMPER TOM MCGINNIS RON SPRAGUE NOTE: Agendas may be amended up to 72 hours prior to the Planning Commission meeting. A 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. 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 $334 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 $334 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 If all appeals are withdrawn prior to the City Council hearing, it will not be conducted and the decision of the Planning Commission will stand. If no appeal is received within the specified time period or if all appeals filed are withdrawn, the action of the Planning Commission shall become final: Agenda, PC, Monday -June 14, 1999 Page 2 CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS-(marked by asterisk (~) These items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. 3.1) Agenda Item 6 - General Plan Consistency Finding (Ward 4) (Ward 4) APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of minutes of the regular meetings held May 17 and May 20, 1999. PUBLIC HEARING - GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS, ASSOCIATED REZONINGS, KERN RIVER PLAN ELEMENT AND CIRCULATION ELEMENT AMENDMENTS: 5.1.a) General Plan Amendment P99-0087 - Porter Robertson Enqineerinn_ 5.t.b) requesting to delete Condition of Approval No. 7 of General Plan Amendment 4-90, Segment IV regarding minimum residential lot sizes on 51.32 acres located on the west side of Renfro Road, south of Johnson Road. (Negative Declaration on file) Recommendation: Deny Roll call vote. Zone Change P99-0087- Porter Robertson Engineering requesting a zone change from R-1 - 8,500, R-1 - 10,000 and R-1 - 12,000 to R-1 (One Family Dwelling-6,000 sq. ft. lot size minimum) on 51.32 acres located on the west side of Renfro Road, south of Johnson Road. (Negative Declaration on file) Recommendation: Deny Roll call vote. Agenda, PC, Monday -June 14, 1999 Page 3 (Ward 4) 5.2.a) (Ward 4) 5.2.b) (Ward 4) 5.3,a) (Ward 4) 5.3.b) (Ward 4) 5.3.C) General Plan Amendment P99-0200 - Castle and Cooke CA, Inc. to remove the requirement for the first tier of lots be a minimum of 18,000 square feet in size adjacent to and along the south side of Brimhall Road generally between Allen Road and Jewetta Avenue. Minimum lot size would become 6,000 square feet. (Negative Declaration on file) Recommendation: Deny Roll call vote. Zone Change P99-0200 - Castle and Cooke CA, Inc. to remove the requirement for the first tier of lots be a minimum of 18,000 square feet in size adjacent to and along the south side of Brimhall Road generally between Allen Road and Jewetta Avenue. Minimum lot size would become 6,000 square feet. (Negative Declaration on file) Recommendation: Deny Roll call vote. General Plan Amendment P99-0203 - SmithTech/U.S.A., Inc. to amend the general plan designation from Low Density Residential to General Commercial on 13.65 acres located on the southwest corner of Stockdale Highway and Buena Vista Road. (Negative Declaration on file) Recommendation: Approve Roll call vote. Kern River Plan Element P99-0203 - SmithTech/U.S.A., Inc. to amend the Kern River Plan Element from 5.35 (Residential-maximum 7.25 units/net acre) to 6.2 (General Commercial) on 13.65 acres located on the southwest corner of Stockdale Highway and Buena Vista Road. (Negative Declaration on file) ' Recommendation: Approve Roll call vote. Zone Change P99-0203 - SmithTech/U.S.A., Inc. requesting a zone change from R-1 (One Family Dwelling) to C-2 (Regional Commercial) on 13.65 acres located on the southwest corner of Stockdale Highway and Buena Vista Road. (Negative Declaration on file) Recommendation: Deny request, approve C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) zone Roll call vote. Agenda, PC, Monday -June 14, 1999 Page 4 (Ward 3) 5.4.a) (Ward 3) 'Sr4.b) (Ward 4) 5.5) (Ward 7) 6. General Plan Amendment P99-0234 - John Thomsen to amend Condition No. 34 of GPA 1-94, Segment III to delete the requirement for a landscaped median in Kern Canyon Road (State Route 184)located southwest of the intersection of State Highway 178 and Kern Canyon Road. (Categorically exempt) Recommendation: Deny deletion of median, allow deferral or phasing of landscaping subject to financial guarantee. Roll call vote. Zone Change P99-0234 - John Thomsen to request a change in Condition No. 34 of Zone Change No. 5546 to delete the requirement for a landscaped median in Kern Canyon Road (State Route 184) located southwest of the intersection of State Highway 178 and Kern Canyon Road. (Categorically exempt) Recommendation: Deny deletion of median, allow deferral or phasing of landscaping subject to financial guarantee: Roll call vote. General Plan Amendment P99-0028 - City of Bakersfield is requesting an amendment to the Circulation Element of the Metropolitan Bakersfield 2010 General Plan by changing a portion of Pacheco Road from a collector (90 foot wide right-of-way) between Gosford Road and Old River Road, and from an Arterial (110 foot wide right-of-way) between Old River Road and Buena Vista Road to a local street along a similar alignment for the two mile long segment located on a portion of Pacheco Road extending from Buena Vista Road easterly to Gosford Road. (Negative Declaration on file) Recommendation: Approve Roll call vote. GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY FINDING pursuant to Government Code Section 65402 for acquisition by the Greenfield Union School District of 20 acres located north of Berkshire Road approximately 700 feet west of Union Avenue. The site will be developed as an elementary school. (Categorically exempt) Recommendation: Approve Group vote. Agenda, PC, Monday - June 14, 1999 Page 5 June 1, 1999 COMMUNICATIONS A) Written B) Verbal COMMISSION COMMENTS A) Committees ADJOURNMENT Planning Director Held Monday June 14,1999 12:15 p.m. City Council Chamber, City Hall 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California. ROLL CALL COMMISSIONERS: Present: JEFFREY TKAC, Chairperson MICHAEL DHANENS, Vice Chairperson STEPHEN BOYLE TOM MCGINNIS MARTI MUNIS-KEMPER RON SPRAGUE Absent: MATHEW BRADY ADVISORY MEMBERS: Present: CARL HERNANDEZ, Deputy City Attorney DENNIS FIDLER,. Building Director MARIAN SHAW, Engineer IV Staff: Present: STANLEY GRADY, Planning Director JIM MOVIUS, Principal Planner MARTIN ORTIZ, Associate Planner PAM TOWNSEND, Recording Secretary PUBLIC STATEMENTS None Chairman Tkac read the Notice of Right to Appeal CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS-(marked by asterisk (~) The following consent agenda item will be heard on Thursday, June 17, 1999. 3.1) Agenda Item 6 - General Plan Consistency Finding Minutes, PC, Monday, June 14, 1999 Parle 2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES This will be heard on Thursday, June 17, 1999. PUBLIC HEARING - GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS, ASSOCIATED REZONINGS, KERN RIVER PLAN ELEMENT AND CIRCULATION ELEMENT AMENDMENTS: 5.1 .a) 5.1 .b) General Plan Amendment P99-0087 - Porter Robertson Engineering (Ward 4) Combined with 5.1.b below. Zone Change P99-0087- Porter Robertson Engineering (Ward 4) Staff report recommending denial was given. There were no Commission comments. Item moved to Thursday, June 17, 1999. 5.2.a) General Plan Amendment P99-0200 - Castle and Cooke CA, Inc. (Ward 4) 5.2.b) $.3.a) 5.3.b) $.3.c) Combined with 5.2.b below. Zone Change P99-0200 - Castle and Cooke CA, Inc. (Ward 4) Staff report recommending denial was given Commissioner Sprague asked if there were any CC&R's placed on the project regarding lot sizes. Mr. Grady said that he would check by Thursday night. Item moved to Thursday, June 17, 1999. General Plan Amendment P99-0203 - SmithTech/U.S.A., Inc. (Ward 4) Combined with 5.3.c below. Kern River Plan Element P99-0203 - SmithTech/U.S.A., inc. (Ward 4) Combined with 5.3.c below. Zone Chanqe P99-0203 - SmithTech/U.S.A., Inc. (Ward 4) Staff report recommending to approve the General Plan Amendment and Kern River Plan Element but denying the change to C-2 recommending a C-1 zoning instead was given. Minutes, PC, Monday, June 14, 1999 Page 3 Commissioner Sprague said that he had a question on ingress and egress and asked Ms. Shaw if she had seen the site plan? She said she had not. Commissioner Sprague asked Ms. Shaw if there is an existing right-of-way off of Stockdale Highway onto this site or will there be a right-of-way off of Buena Vista? Ms. Shaw said that she has talked to the applicant in a general way but had not discussed actual access points. Commissioner Sprague asked why staff was against changing the zone to a C-l? Mr. Grady said that a neighborhood commercial zone has more controls and' restrictions than a C-2 zone. In a C-2 zone you could put in auto repair shops, restaurants serving alcohol, fast food restaurants with drive-thru windows. In a C-1 you would need a Conditional Use Permit for those uses. Commissioner Sprague said that he was for this project but was concerned about access. Commissioner Kemper said her concern with the project is wanting to keep it as aesthetically beautiful as possible.. She is afraid this project will create a shopping center look that will not be as eye pleasing. She asked how much landscaping will be required along the Stockdale Highway site and also what kind of greenbelt would there be along the side of Stockdale Highway leading up to the bridge? Mr. Grady responded by saying 20 feet and the commercial site actually has 25 feet in front of it on Stockdale Highway between Buena Vista and the cross street. Commissioner Kemper also had a concern that the linear park had no public parking. She has a concern that people living out of the area will park along the neighborhood streets when they come to the park. Ms. Kemper suggested that perhaps the Commission require some additional parking in the retail area or along the landscape strip between the commercial area and the linear park. She wanted to see the-street layout also. Mr. Grady pointed Out some things on the map for Ms. Kemper. Mr. Grady said the 30 acre park to the north which isin the process of being settled would provide additional parking for the trails. The vision for the linear park was never one that would attract people who do not live there. It was meant to be part of the extension of the trail as you are riding along the trail. There is going to be a larger park in the next phase that will bubble off of the linear park which will be the destination facility. There will be plenty of parking in the 30 acre park. Ms. Kemper asked Mr. Grady if maybe the Commission could allow a little extra parking area in the retail area for the access to the trail. Mr. Grady said that the Commission could make that request but that parking for vehicles pulling horse trailers would need to be larger as they need turnaround space. Mr. Grady felt that the request should be made to the 30-acre park site instead of the commercial area as there is access to the trail there. Minutes, PC, Monday, June 14, 1999 Page 4 5.4.a) $.4. b) 5.5) Ms. Kemper asked if this was all under the same ownership? Mr. Grady said yes. Commissioner Dhanens asked Mr. Grady if the Planning Department could provide a comment or respond by Thursday to the letter from the Kern River Public Access Committee dated June 14, 1999, stating that "a shopping center of the size requested by the developer is not compatible with the Kern River Park concerns." CommiSsioner Dhanens also requested Mr. Grady to respond in depth on Thursday between a regional commercial use versus a neighborhood use. If there has been any discussions as to how this might develop and the difference between what Mr. Grady envisions and What in realty could be there? Mr. Grady said yes. Item moved to Thursday, June 17, 1999. General Plan Amendment P99-0234 - John Thomsen (Ward 3) Combined with 5.4.b below. Zone Change P99-0234 - John Thomsen (Ward 3) Commissioner Sprague declared a conflict of interest on this project. Staff report recommending denial, but allow deferral or phasing of landscaping subject to financial guarantee, was given. Commissioner Boyle asked if this is the same property that was in for approval for a mini-market and if this was addressed for that prior zone change or was it addressed at all? Ms. Shaw was not sure that project proponent was aware that the condition on GPA 1-94 would affect that property. Item moved to Thursday, June 17, 1999. General Plan Amendment P99-0028 - City of Bakersfield (VVard 4) Staff report recommending approval was given. Commissioner Sprague asked staff if Thursday night they could bring an overhead or some type of map that shows the area west of Buena Vista where the proposed McAIlister Ranch intersects in accordance with the response from the County regarding their concern about deleting the arterial. Item moved to Thursday, June 17, 1999. Minutes, PC, Monday, June 14, 1999 Page $ Sm June 24,1999 GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY FINDING (Ward 7) Staff report recommending approval was given. There were no Commissioner comments. Item will be voted on the Consent Agenda on Thursday, June 17, 1999. COMMUNICATIONS There were no written or verbal communications. COMMISSION COMMENTS Commissioner Sprague asked Mr. Grady if there was any way staff could identify each subject parcel by Assessor Parcel Number so that the Commissioner's on their own may be able to look up information about the parcel. Mr. Grady said that he would let him know on Thursday night. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 12:58 p.m. Pam Townsend, Recording Secretary