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Staff:
Christian Clegg, City Manager
Gary Hollen, Assistant City Manager
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Bakersfield
Committee Members:
Councilmember,
Manpreet Kaur-Chair
Councilmembec
Bob Smith
Councilmember,
Bruce Freeman
Special Meeting of the Planning and Development Committee
of the City Council - City of Bakersfield
Thursday, February 9, 2023
12:00 p.m.
City Hall North - Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301
AGENDA
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
b. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements
3. ADOPT NOVEMBER 1, 2022, AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
4. REPORTS - None
5. DEFERRED BUSINESS - None
6. NEW BUSINESS
A. Adoption of 2023 Planning and Development Committee Calendar
B. General Plan and Housing Element Update
7. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
8. ADJOURNMENT
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Staff:
Christian Clegg, City Manager
Gary Hallen, Assistant City Manager
Committee Members:
Councilmember Bruce Freeman - Chair
Councilmember Bob Smith
Councilmember Patty Gray
SPECIAL MEETING Of THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Of the City Council - City of Bakersfield
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
12:00 p.m.
City Hall North -Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Meeting called to order at 12:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Councilmember Bruce Freeman - Chair
Councilmember Bob Smith
Councilmember Patty Gray
City Staff Present: Christian Clegg, City Manager
Gary Hallen, Assistant City Manager
Virginia "Ginny" Gennaro, City Attorney
Ashley Zambrano, Deputy City Attorney
Julie Drimakis, City Clerk
Phil Burns, Building Director
Paul Johnson, Planning Director
Brianna Carrier, Assistant to the City Manager
Juan Heredia, Administrative Analyst (CMO)
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
None
b. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements
None
3. ADOPT SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Motion by Committee Member Gray and seconded by Committee Member Smith for
approval of minutes. Motion unanimously approved.
4. REPORTS
None
S. DEFERRED BUSINESS
A. Committee Review and Recommendation on Ordinance to Amend Bakersfield
Municipal Code Chapter 8.80 re: Abatement of Public Nuisances- G. Gennaro/A
Zambrano
City Attorney Gennaro made opening remarks and introduced Deputy City Attorney
Zambrano who provided a PowerPoint presentation and staff comments recapping
Committee discussion during the September 28, 2022, meeting. Draft Ordinances were
also submitted for Committee consideration.
Deputy City Attorney Zambrano explained that the proposed new language to
expand summary abatement authority, proposed new language to address property
maintenance of vacant buildings, and direction to staff to incorporate proposed
amendments into larger nuisance abatement Code clean-ups are all reflected in the
proposed draft ordinances that should streamline the process and make it more easily
understood. She briefed the Committee on the current non -summary abatement
process for trash and debris and clarified that the recommended changes to the code
would not substantially change the process, only consolidate some sections and
duplicative language to streamline and make sure it is reflective of how an actual
code enforcement case works and is easily understood by the public, She further
described the summary abatement process where the city moves more quickly
because the situations are more egregious as they pose an imminent risk to public
health and safety.
The Committee discussed at length the four separate categories of summary
abatement that will allow the city to move forward more quickly. They further
discussed the foreclosure process to address the chronic nuisance properties and
explored instances where the city would not record a notice of substandard property.
Deputy City Attorney Zambrano continued to explain the proposed new chapter that
deals with the assessment process and the property maintenance for vacant buildings
that will create a new section within the municipal code that deals with defining the
conditions that constitute a public nuisance, specifically in the case of a fire damage
building, the property owner shall within 90 days of the occurrence submit an
application for a fire rehabilitation permit, or obtain a permit for the demolition which,
if a property owner did not comply with, would allow the city to move forward with the
summary abatement process.
Motion by Committee Member Smith directing staff to present ordinances for first
reading at the November 16, 2022 meeting. Motion was unanimously approved.
Special Meeting of the Planning and Development Committee of the City Council -City of Bakersfield
Tuesday, November I, 2022, 12:00 p m. - Page 2
b. NEW BUSINESS
None
7. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
None
8. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 12:39 p.m.
BRUCE FREEMAN, CHAIR
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
ATTEST:
JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
Special Meeting of the Planning and Development Committee of the City Council - City of Bakersfield
Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 12:00 p.m. - Page 3
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MEMORANDUM
February 9, 2023
TO: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Manpreet Kaur, Chair
Bruce Freeman
Bob Smith
FROM: Christopher Boyle, Development Services Director
SUBJECT: Adoption of 2023 Planning and Development Committee Calendar
Staff received the attached spreadsheet and was directed to provide recommendations for the Calendar
Year 2023 Planning and Development Committee agendas. Below please find recommended agenda
items for the 2023 calendar year. Please note that the April 27t^ agenda cannot be moved as the ordinance
work is tied to the Housing Element's approval timeline and its supporting environment documentation.
Regular General Plan Update
Housing Element Update
Chronic Nuisance Property Update reports
City Space Needs and Downtown Revitalization (Referral)
Infill Development Impact Fee Program (Referral)
Downtown Master Plan (Referral)
Downtown Outdoor Dining Encroachment Permits (Referral)
Residential Policy and Zoning Update (Inclusive - Small lot subdivision and Rental Single Family) Ref.
Highway Landscaping Improvements (Referral)
Parking Enterprise Study (Referral)
February 9, 2023
1.) General Plan Update progress report
2.) Housing Element Update progress report
3.) Discussion on Committee priorities
April 2023
1.) Residential Zoning Update
This session will address the referral by Councilmember Smith to update residential zoning to comply
with HCD requirements and state law and the referrals associated with residential development made
by Councilmember Freeman (i.e. small lot subdivision and rental single family).
June 2023
1.) Chronic Nuisance Property Update (Development Services)
2.) Short Term Rental Property Policy (Development Services)
3.) Downtown Outdoor Dining Encroachment Permits (Public Works)
August 2023
1. City Space Needs and Downtown Redevelopment (Economic and Community Development)
2. Infill Development Impact Fee Program (Public Works and Development Services)
October 19, 2023
T.B.D.
December 7, 2023
1.) Chronic Nuisance Property Update (Development Services)
RECOMMENDATION
Direction to staff.
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All meetings will be held at City Hall North, First Floor, Conference Room A
.Planning and Development Meeting
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Budget Departmental Workshop
12:00 p.m.
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MEMORANDUM
February 9, 2023
TO: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Manpreet Kaur, Chair
Bruce Freeman
Bob Smith
FROM: Christopher Boyle, Development Services Director
SUBJECT: General Plan/Housing Element Update Progress Report
This report is intended to provide information on the current status of the General Plan and 61h Cycle Housing
Element update. The last report to the Planning and Development Committee occurred on August 30, 2022,
EXISTING GENERAL PLAN
In accordance with California Government Code Section 65300, the City and the County of Kern jointly adopted
the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan ("MBGP") and certified the associated programmatic Environmental
Impact Report ("EIR") in 2002 to plan for the long-term future development of the Metropolitan Bakersfield area.
The 2002 MBGP included an update to the text of the previous 1990 General Plan and made minor revisions to
the land -use map designations that had originally been prepared in the late 1980's. Staff prepared text changes
"in-house" and a consultant assisted in preparation of the EIR. The MBGP contains seven elements as were
required by state law, including Land Use, Circulation, Housing, Conservation, Open Space, Noise, and Safety. Two
additional optional elements, a Public Services and Facilities Element and Parks Element, reflect the specific needs
and objectives of the City. The MBGP also includes a reservation for the "Kern River Plan Element," which was
jointly adopted by the City and County in 1985. The Kern River Plan Element was subsequently adopted in 2007
with separate supporting environmental documentation.
GENERAL PLAN AND HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
History
In January 2020, the City Council approved a contract with Rincon Consultant Inc. ("Rincon") for $49,764.00 to
prepare a General Plan Update Strategy and Options Report, which was presented to the Planning and
Development Committee, Planning Commission, and City Council during the summer of 2020. The City Council
directed staff to prepare a comprehensive General Plan update. A programmatic EIR will accompany the
comprehensive update.
Development Services Department
1k 1715 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Planning: 661-326-3733 Building: 661-326-3720 Id
FAX Planning: 661-852-2136 Building: 661-325-0266
On October 21, 2021, the Council approved an Independent Contractor's Agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc.
($2,766,189) for the preparation of a General Plan update, associated zone mapping, and associated
environmental document; and an Agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc. ($298,541) for the preparation of a
Housing Element update and associated environmental document. The kick-off meeting occurred on
11/30/21.
The Last Year
The past year could be described as one of public outreach and informational reseach. Three
introductory workshops and four visioning workshops (both in -person and virtual) were completed.
Multiple pop-up events have been held. The City Council received the first scheduled General Plan Study
Session on April 6, 2022. The second General Plan Study Session will be presented to the City Council on
March 22, 2023. A series of stakeholder interviews were also completed in late 2022. The Key Issues
workshop series is being formulated at this time and will be scheduled for late Spring and early Summer
of this year.
The Bakersfield 2045 RISE website (www.bakersfield2045.com) has been populated, launched and
promoted as a go -to resource for all things General Plan and Housing Element related. Through the
website, the community survey was completed as well as a "Think Big" visioning survey that ultimately
reached approximately one in every 500 Bakersfield residents. The Existing Conditions Background
Report and associated Story Book have been completed and are available on the RISE website for review
and comment. From all of the research and community outreach, a Vision Statement will be released
the week of this report.
The Housing Element efforts have been focused on the finalization of a vacant sites inventory in compliance with
the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) assigned to the City. Staff is also reviewing the various chapters of
the draft document, in advance of a planned public draft release in April. A City -sponsored zone change effort
will be necessary to meet the RHNA requirements. Approximately 750 parcels of land must be rezoned to bring
about an HCD-compliant vacant sites inventory. A residential zoning ordinance amendment is ongoing via City
Council referral. The amendment will provide compliance with newly passed State housing laws, allowing for
certification of the Housing Element update by the State Department of Housing and Community Development
later this year. The $291,000 cost of this effort is funded through the REAP Regional Early Action Planning grant.
The City remains generally on schedule with the project timeline for both the General Plan update and 6t' Cycle
Housing Element, with completion of the General Plan in April of 2025 and adoption of the Housing Element in
January of 2024.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that your Committee digest the information within this report and any testimony associated
with the Committee meeting itself and receive and file this informational report. CEQA analysis will not be
completed as part of this report as there is no project associated with the preparation of this report per the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
NEXT STEPS
The information provided is informational in nature. No action by the Committee is required
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conservation, allocation of resources, goals and aspirations into a
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Community has evolved, the collective needs and
vision for the city have developed with it.
Allows Bakersfield to shape its future growth
thoughtfully and intentionally, adapting to
changing goals and priorities.
Allows Bakersfield to comply with the many new
State requirements which have been passed in
recent years.
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easily accessible and our community provides Input throughout me process. As the process moves forward, cols website will he your
primary souroe for.coeds to .II minimal. related to the 20G5 General Plan update. The website will host project documents,
meeting dates and times, Information on the basics of the general plan process, and provide the community with ways to contnbute
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Bakersfield RISE Existing Conditions Background
Report (ECBR)
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Glimpse of the future,
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One of the nine mandatory
elements in the City's General
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Compliance with State Law
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• Jurisdiction's General Plan could be deemed
inadequate and therefore invalid
• A noncompliant General Plan creates the potential
for being sued when making land use decisions
• City would be ineligible for several Federal and
State housing, community development and
infrastructure funding and grant programs
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Big Numbers California Department of
Housing and Community
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Kern Council of
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® Very Low/Low Income - 18,211
Moderate/Above Moderate-19,250
65% of County RHNA Overall
II 76% of all Lower Income Units Countywide
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Sites inventory
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Four annexations
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required RHNA.
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spring/summer.
Both in -person
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Many pop -ups.
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Housing Element Study
Session on 4/6/22
General Plan Study
Session on 3/22/23
Housing Element
Workshop on 4/26/23
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Introduction to the
Housing Element Update
April 6, 2022
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Housing Survey
completed
Spring/Summer 22
Think Big Survey
completed
Summer/Fall 22
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AB 7" - Density Bonus
AS 19U-Development
Bonus - Mixed Use
AB 2208 - Inventory of
Land for Residential
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AB 879 - Housing
Development Fees
SS 330 - Housing Crisis Art
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Conveyance: ADU Adcentlon
AD 686-Affirmatively Sit 35/58765 Affordable
Furthering Fair Housing Housing Streamlined
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All 670 - ADU; Common SB 166 - Residential
Interest Dev. Density and Affordability
AB 1783 H-2A - Worker A8 215 - Public Review
Housing Timeframes
5654 ftrider.
AB686Affirmatively
Housing Opportunity Zone
Further Fair Housing
AB 1505 Zoning
ae 2162 Supportive
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Housing
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AB 72 - Housing Element
AB 2372 - Floor Area Ratio
Compliance
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AB 678/SB 167 - Housing AB 2M - Density Bonuses
Accountability Act
AB 1771 IVuNA AB 319A - Housing Aid SB 229 - At., AB 1398 - Rezoning
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