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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12.21.23~ PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES BAKERSFIELD Regular Meeting of December 21, 2023 -5:30 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. THE SOUND OF fi,.~UIWJ 'f3tl/r, ROLL CALL Present: Chair Bashirtash, Vice-Chair Cater, Commissioners Bittle, Kaur Absent: Commissioners Koman, Neal Staff Present: Paul Johnson, DS Planning Director; Viridiana Gallardo- King, Deputy City Attorney II; Kassandra Gale, DS Assistant Planning Director; Manpreet Behl, PW Civil Engineer IV; Shannon Clark, DS Civil Engineer II; Susanna Kormendi, Civil Engineer Ill; Jennie Eng, DS Principal Planner; Tony Jaquez, DS Principal Planner, Taniya Wright, DS Associate Planner I; Yazid Alawgarey, DS Associate Planner I; Macy lacopetti, DS Secretary I; Ana Solis, DS Secretary II PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Agenda Item Public Statements None. b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements None. CONSENT ITEMS a. Approval of Minutes: Regular scheduled Planning Commission meeting of November 1 6, 2023. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARINGS a. Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 7408 (Phased): McIntosh and Associates, representing the Piper Family Trust, et.al. (property owner), is proposing to subdivide 40.86 acres into 248 single family residential lots, 1 parking lot, 1 sump lot and 3 landscape lots in a R-3/ PUD (Limited Multiple Family Dwelling/Planned Unit Development) zone located on the northeast corner of ACTION TAKEN REMOVED FROM CONSENT PUBLIC HEARINGS 1 6. Pensinger Road and (future) South Allen Road. The project includes a request to alternate lot design and waiver of mineral rights signatures pursuant to BMC 16.20.060.A.3 by reserving a drill site. Previously adopted Negative Declaration on file. b. Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7415 (Phased): McIntosh and Associates, representing the Piper Family Trust, Et.al. (property owner), is proposing to subdivide 39.59 acres into 249 single family residential lots, 1 park lot, 1 drill site lot, and 2 landscape lots in a R-3/PUD (Limited Multiple Family Dwelling/Planned Unit Development) zone. Generally located on the northeast corner Pensinger Road and (future) South Allen Road. The project includes a request for alternate lot design, and waiver of mineral rights signatures pursuant to BMC 16.20.060.A.3 by reserving a drill site. Previously adopted Negative Declaration on file. c. Conditional Use Permit No. 23-0509: The Housing Authority of the County of Kern, representing Anaya Hospitality, Inc. (property owner), is requesting a conditional use permit to allow multi- family housing (BMC 17.24.040.A.3) in a C-2 (Regional Commercial) zone located at 889 Oak Street. A notice of Exemption on file. Public hearing opened and closed. Motion by Commissioner Bittle, seconded by Commissioner Kaur, to approve Consent Public Hearing Item 5.c .. Motion approved. Items 5.a. and 5.b. removed from Consent Public Hearings to be considered under Non-Consent Public Hearings. NON-CONSENT PUBLIC HEARINGS a. Conditional Use Permit 23-0288: Porter & Associates, Inc. representing Olive Branch Community Church (property owner), is requesting a conditional use permit to allow a private school, to include two multi-use modular buildings totaling 9,600 square foot, outdoor learning space with garden, and playground, at an existing church (BMC 17.36.025) on a 6.81-acre parcel zoned R-1- CH ( One Family Dwelling -Church Overlay), located at 12000 Olive Drive. An Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration is on file. Staff recommends approval. Associate Planner Taniya Wright provided the staff report. Public hearing was opened. Five people spoke in favor. No speakers in opposition. No one spoke in rebuttal. Public hearing closed. Planning Commission deliberated. Motion by Vice Chair Cater, seconded by Commissioner Kaur, to approve Non-Consent Public Hearing Item 6.a. Motion approved. ACTION TAKEN REMOVED FROM CONSENT PUBLIC HEARINGS RES 87-23 APPROVED KOMAN & NEAL ABSENT RES 88-23 APPROVED KOMAN & NEAL ABSENT 2 7. b. (5.a.) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 7408 (Phased): McIntosh and Associates, representing the Piper Family Trust, et.al. (property owner), is proposing to subdivide 40.86 acres into 248 single family residential lots, 1 parking lot, 1 sump lot and 3 landscape lots in a R-3/ PUD (Limited Multiple Family Dwelling/Planned Unit Development) zone located on the northeast corner of Pensinger Road and (future) South Allen Road. The project includes a request to alternate lot design and waiver of mineral rights signatures pursuant to BMC 16.20.060.A.3 by reserving a drill site. Previously adopted Negative Declaration on file. c. (5.b.) Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7415 (Phased): McIntosh and Associates, representing the Piper Family Trust, Et.al. (property owner), is proposing to subdivide 39 .59 acres into 249 single family residential lots, 1 park lot, 1 drill site lot, and 2 landscape lots in a R- 3/PUD (Limited Multiple Family Dwelling/Planned Unit Development) zone. Generally located on the northeast corner Pensinger Road and (future) South Allen Road. The project includes a request for alternate lot design, and waiver of mineral rights signatures pursuant to BMC 16.20.060.A.3 by reserving a drill site. Previously adopted Negative Declaration on file. Items 5.a. and 5.b. were moved to Non-Consent Public Hearing agenda at the request of Gordon Nipp, representing the Sierra Club. A combined staff report for these items was given by Jennie Eng, Principal Planner. Public hearing opened. One speaker spoke in favor. One speaker spoke in opposition. No one spoke in rebuttal. Public hearing closed. Planning Commission deliberated. Motion by Commissioner Bittle, seconded by Commissioner Kaur to approve Non-Consent Public Hearing Items 6.b. and 6.c. incorporating all staff memoranda and recommendations. Motion approved. COMMUNICATIONS Planning Director Johnson announced the next Planning Commission meeting on January 4, 2024, has been canceled. Additionally, he shared news about the appointment of Nicholas (Adam) Strickland as the new planning commissioner (Ward 4) by council. Lastly, Director Paul Johnson announced that Assistant Planning Director Kassandra Gale will soon be departing from the Development Services Department. ACTION TAKEN RES 89-23 APPROVED KOMAN& NEAL ABSENT RES 90-23 APPROVED KOMAN& NEAL ABSENT 3 8. 9. COMMISSION COMMENTS The Planning Commission thanked Assistant Planning Director Kassandra Gale for her work and accomplishments during her time with the Development Services department. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Chair Bashirtash adjourned the meeting at 6:10 p.m. Ana Solis Recording Secretary Paul Johnson Planning Director ACTION TAKEN 4