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BAKERSFIELD Regular Meeting of January 18, 2024 -5:30 p.m.
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Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Bashirtash, Vice-Chair Cater, Commissioners Bittle,
Kaur, Koman, Neal, Strickland
Absent: None
Staff Present: Paul Johnson, OS Planning Director; Viridiana Gallardo-
King, Deputy City Attorney II; Manpreet Behl, PW Civil Engineer IV;
Shannon Clark, OS Civil Engineer II; Susanna Kormendi, Civil Engineer
Ill; Christopher Boyle, OS Director; Roque Nino, OS Principal Planner;
Tony Jaquez, DS Principal Planner, Taniya Wright, DS Associate Planner
I; Ernie Medina, Fire Plans Examiner; Macy lacopetti, DS Secretary I;
Ana Solis, OS Secretary II
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
Edward Robinson spoke.
CONSENT ITEMS
a. Approval of Minutes: Regular schedule Planning Commission
meeting of December 21, 2023.
CONSENT PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. Conditional Use Permit No. 23-0179: Ethosphere Studio on behalf of
Greenview Place is requesting a conditional use permit to allow the
conversion of an existing 38-unit motel into 38 multiple-family
dwellings (BMC Section 17.24.040.A.3) in the C-2 (Regional
Commercial) zone located at 505 Union Avenue.
ACTION TAKEN
APPROVED
NEAL, KOMAN,
STRICKLAND
ABSTAINED
RES 01-24
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Public hearing opened and closed.
Motion by Vice-Chair Cater, seconded by Commissioner Neal, to
approve Consent Public Hearing Item 5.a. Motion approved.
NON-CONSENT PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. None.
REPORTS
a. Presentation by Development Services Director Christopher Boyle
on proposed amendments to residential and mixed-use chapters in
support of the Housing Element and comprehensive General Plan
update.
COMMUNICATIONS
a. Planning Director Johnson welcomed the new Planning
Commissioner Adam Strickland. Director Johnson also announced
the next Planning Commission meetings will be on February 1, 2024
and February 15, 2024, with a possible special meeting on February
29, 2024.
COMMISSION COMMENTS
a. Commissioner Neal announced that she would not be able to
attend a meeting on February 29, 2024.
b. Vice-Chair Cater welcomed the new Planning Commissioner Adam
Strickland.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chair Bashirtash adjourned the
meeting at 7:23 p.m.
Ana Solis
Recording Secretary
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Paul Johnson
Planning Director
ACTION TAKEN
APPROVED
RECEIVE & FILE
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