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CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING DATE: June 15, 2023 AGENDA: 6.e
TO: Chair and Members of the Planning Commission
FROM: Paul Johnson, Planning Director J.Eng for PJ
DATE: June 7, 2023
FILE: Extension of Time Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7296
WARD: 4
STAFF PLANNER: Noeli Topete, Associate Planner I
REQUEST: Three-year extension of time for Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7296 that allowed 87 single-
family residential lots and a drilling site on 20.10 acres.
APPLICANT: OWNER:
Pacific Crown Holdings, Inc Pacific Crown Holdings, Inc
2021 Cloverly Avenue 2021 Cloverly Avenue
Temple City, CA 91780 Temple City, CA 91780
LOCATION: Located south of Olive Drive, east of Santa Fe Way, and west of Renfro Road in west
Bakersfield.
APN: 529-011-11
PROJECT SIZE: 20.10 acres CEQA: Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption)
EXISTING GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: LR (Low Density Residential) and HMR (High Medium Density
Residential)
EXISTING ZONE CLASSIFICATION: R-1 (One Family Dwelling) and R-2 (Limited Multiple Family Dwelling)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution and suggested findings APPROVING extension of time for
Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7296 to expire on April 19, 2026.
SITE CHARACTERISTICS: The project site is currently used as agricultural land. Surrounding properties are
developed as: north – RRID Main Canal and agricultural land; east – agricultural land; south – agricultural
land; and west – agricultural land.
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BACKGROUND AND TIMELINE:
• January 13, 2010 – City Council approved a change in the zone district from A (Agricultural) to R-1
and R-2 upon annexation from the County of Kern to the City (Ordinance No. 4611).
• March 15, 2011 - Kratzmeyer Ranch was annexed to the City Of Bakersfield. This project site was
included as a portion of this annexation area (Annexation 625).
• April 20, 2017 - The Bakersfield Planning Commission approved Vesting Tentative Tract Map (VTTM)
7296 which is scheduled to expire April 19, 2020. At that time, the Planning Commission also adopted
a negative declaration (PC Resolution No.11-17).
• June 11, 2020 - The Planning Commission approved a three-year extension of time for VTTM 7296 to
expire April 19, 2023 (Resolution No. 25-20).
• March 24, 2023 - The applicant submitted a completed application requesting an extension of time
for VTTM 7296.
PROJECT ANALYSIS:
The proposed vesting tentative tract subdivision consists of 87 lots with a drilling site on 20.10 acres for
purposes of single-family residential development. The typical residential lot is the lot size is
approximately 60 feet wide by 110 feet deep (6600 square feet), and the net density is 5.3 units per net
acre which is consistent with the LR designation of the project site of less than or equal to 7.26 dwelling
units per net acre. Five residential lots are located within the HMR designation which requires a net
density greater than 7.26 and less than or equal to 17.42 dwelling units per acre.
Extension of Time. The applicant is requesting a three-year extension to allow additional time to record
final maps. No phase of this map has recorded. No home construction has occurred within the
subdivision.
The applicant is actively seeking buyers to go forward with improvement construction. The applicant
states that the timeline for recordation and construction is unknown at this time. The Subdivision Map
Act and the Bakersfield Municipal Code allow for separate extensions to be approved by your Commission
with an aggregate of up to six years. Historically, City policy has been to approve extensions of time in
two (2), three-year intervals. The applicant requested the extension of time in writing prior to April 19,
2023, expiration date. This request represents the last request for an extension of time for VTTM No.
7296.
Circulation. Access to this subdivision would be from Olive Drive (arterial). Development of each phase
will connect with local streets to abutting future tentative tracts to the west and south.
Compliance with Standards. The proposed project, subject to the original conditions of approval,
complies with the ordinances and policies of the City of Bakersfield.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND DETERMINATION:
The extension of time request is not subject to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act
(“CEQA”) in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3) because the project [extension of time] will not result in
either a direct or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
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PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
Public notice for the proposed project and environmental determination was advertised in The Bakersfield
Californian and posted on the bulletin board in the City of Bakersfield Development Services Building,
1715 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, California. All property owners within 300 feet of the project site were
notified by United States Postal Service mail regarding this public hearing in accordance with city
ordinance and state law.
Comments Received. As of this writing, no written public comments have been received.
CONCLUSIONS:
Recommendation. The applicant provided the application for the Extension of Time in a timely manner
and the request adheres to the extensions permitted by Bakersfield Municipal Code 16.16.080. The
requested three-year extension will allow the developer additional time to record final map. Based on
information in the record, Staff recommends your Commission adopt Resolution and suggested findings
APPROVING the extension of time for Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7296 to expire on April 19, 2026, with
no changes to previously approved conditions of approval.
ATTACHMENTS:
Map Set
• Aerial
• Zone Classification
• General Plan Designation
• VTTM 7296 (plat)
Notice of Exemption
Planning Commission Draft Resolution
MAP SET
NOTICE OF EXEMPTION
TO: Office of Planning and Research FROM: City of Bakersfield
PO Box 3044, 1400 Tenth Street, Room 222 Planning Division
Sacramento, CA 95812-3044 1715 Chester Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
X County Clerk
County of Kern
1115 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Project Title: Extension of Time for Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7296 (Phased) Project Location-Specific: South of Olive Drive, east of Santa Fe Way, and west of Renfro Road
Project Location-City: Bakersfield Project Location-County: Kern Description of Project: Request for an extension of time for Vesting Tentative Tract 7296
consisting of 87 lots for single family residential development and a drilling site on 20.10 acres. Name of Public Agency Approving Project: City of Bakersfield Name of Person or Agency Carrying Out Project: Pacific Crown Holdings
Exempt Status:
Ministerial (Sec.21080(b)(1); 15268));
Declared Emergency (Sec.21080(b)(3); 15269(a));
Emergency Project (Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c));
Categorical Exemption. State type and section number. Statutory Exemptions. State section number. ______________________
X Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), Common Sense Exemption
Reason why project is exempt: Project will not affect the environment.
Lead Agency: Contact Person: Noeli Topete Telephone/Ext.: 661-326-3165
If filed by applicant:
1. Attach certified document of exemption finding.
2. Has a notice of exemption been filed by the public agency approving the project? Yes No_
Signature: Title: Associate Planner I Date: 6/16/2023
X Signed by Lead Agency Date received for filing at OPR: ______________
Signed by Applicant
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RESOLUTION NO. _____
DRAFT RESOLUTION OF THE BAKERSFIELD PLANNING COMMISSION TO APPROVE AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 7296 (PHASED) LOCATED SOUTH OF OLIVE DRIVE, EAST OF SANTA FE
WAY, AND WEST OF RENFRO ROAD IN WEST BAKERSFIELD.
WHEREAS, Pacific Crown Holdings, Inc., filed an application with the City of Bakersfield
Planning Department requesting an extension of time for Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7296 (the
“Project”) located in the City of Bakersfield as shown on attached (Exhibit “A”); and
WHEREAS, the application was submitted on March 24, 2023, which is prior to the
expiration date of Vesting Tentative Map 7296, and in accordance with the provisions of Section
16.16.080 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the original application of the tentative map was deemed complete on
February 3, 2017, conditionally approved by the Planning Commission on April 20, 2017; and
WHEREAS, a negative declaration was previously approved by the Planning Commission
on April 20, 2017, for Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7296; and
WHEREAS, there have been no substantial changes to the Project or circumstances under
which it will be undertaken; and
WHEREAS, no new environmental impacts have been identified; and
WHEREAS, the Project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant State CEQA Guidelines Section15061(b)(3), Common Sense
Exemption; and
WHEREAS, the Secretary of the Planning Commission set, Thursday, June 15, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California, as the
time and place for a public hearing before the Planning Commission to consider the application, and notice of the public hearing was given in the manner provided in Title Sixteen
of the Bakersfield Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the facts presented in the staff report, environmental review evidence
received both in writing, and the verbal testimony at the above referenced public hearing
support the following findings:
1. All required public notices have been given. Hearing notices regarding the Project
were mailed to property owners within 300 feet of the Project area and published in
the Bakersfield Californian, a local newspaper of general circulation, 10 days prior to
the hearing.
2. The provisions of the CEQA have been followed.
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3.Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b) (3), the activity (extension of
time) is not considered a project for purposes of CEQA. CEQA does not apply if theactivity [extension of time] will not result in either a direct or a reasonably foreseeable
indirect physical change in the environment.
4.This request for an extension of time is pursuant to Bakersfield Municipal Code Section
16.16.080 and Subdivision Map Act Section 66452.6 (e).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
1.The above recitals, incorporated herein, are true and correct.
2.The project is exempt from CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section15061(b)(3),
Common Sense Exemption.
3.The expiration date of Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7296 is hereby extended until April
19, 2026.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Planning
Commission of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on______, 2023, on a
motion by Commissioner _____ and seconded by Commissioner ______, by the following vote.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVED
___________________________________ CHAIR BASHIRTASH
City of Bakersfield Planning Commission
Exhibits: A.Location Map with Zoning
B.Vesting Tentative Tract Map
EXHIBIT A-2