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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.29.24~ PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND OF ?i"'~/1/W) 'ife/i,r Special Meeting of February 29, 2024 -5:30 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue 1. ROLL CALL 2. 3. Present: Vice-Chair Cater, Commissioners Bittle, Koman, Strickland Absent: Chair Bashirtash, Commissioners Kaur, Neal Staff Present: Paul Johnson, DS Planning Director; Viridiana Gallardo-King, Deputy City Attorney II; Shannon Clark, OS Civil Engineer II; Susanna Kormendi, PW Civil Engineer Ill; Christopher Boyle, DS Director; Roque Nino, OS Principal Planner; Jose Fernandez, DS Associate Planner; Louis Ramirez, DS Associate Planner; Michael Bell, DVS Technician; Macy lacopetti, DS Secretary I; Ana Solis, OS Secretary II PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Agenda Item Public Statements Sandra Plascencia-Rodriguez spoke. b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements None. 4. CONSENT ITEMS a. Approval of Minutes: Regular schedule Planning Commission meeting of February 15, 2024. 5. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARINGS a. There are no Consent Public Hearing Items ACTION TAKEN APPROVED. BASHIRTASH, KAUR, NEAL ABSENT 1 6 NON-CONSENT PUBLIC HEARINGS a. Conditional Use Permit 23-0642: Sharkpol/Frank Associates ( applicant) representing 2700 White Lane LLC (property owner) is requesting a conditional use permit to convert an existing 151-room hotel into a multi-family dwelling complex (BMC 17.24.040.A.3) on an approximate two-and-a-half-acre parcel zoned C- 2 (Regional Commercial), located at 2700 White Lane. Planning Director Paul Johnson provided the staff report. Public hearing was opened. Nine people spoke in support. Three people spoke in opposition. Two people spoke in favor during rebuttal. Two people spoke in opposition during rebuttal. Public hearing closed. Planning Commission deliberated. Motion by Commissioner Koman, seconded by Commissioner Strickland, to approve Non-Consent Public Hearing Item 6.a. with the addition of Condition 11.6 related to providing onsite security, Condition 11.7 related to staff reporting back on compliance with conditions, and Condition 111.C.4 related to fire alarm and water flow monitoring permits. Motion approved. b. Zone Change No. 24-0055: The City of Bakersfield is requesting a change in zone classification from A (Agriculture), E (Estate), E-1 A (Estate One Family Dwelling -1 acre minimum), R-S (Residential Suburban), R-S-lOA (Residential Suburban -1 O acre minimum), R-S- 5A (Residential Suburban -5 acre minimum), R-1 (One Family Dwelling), R-l-4.5(One Family Dwelling 4,500 sf minimum lot size), R-1-CH ( One Family Dwelling-Church Overlay), R-1-CH-HD (One Family Dwelling-Church and Hillside Development Overlay), R-1-HD (One Family Dwelling -Hillside Development Overlay), R-2 (Limited Multiple Family Dwelling), R-2/PUD (Limited Multiple Family Dwelling/Planned Unit Development), R-3 (Multiple Family Dwelling), PCD (Planned Commercial Development), C-O (Professional and Administrative Office), C-O/PCD (Professional and Administrative Office/Planned Commercial Development), C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial), C-2 (Regional Commercial), C-2/PCD (Regional Commercial/Planned Commercial Development), M-1 (Light Manufacturing), M-2 (General Manufacturing), ACTION TAKEN RES 07-24 APPROVED. BASHIRTASH, KAUR, NEAL ABSENT RES 08-24 2 7. and P (Automobile Parking) to MX-1 (Mixed-Use Neighborhood), MX-2 (Mixed-Use Transit), R-2 (Small Lot Single-Unit Dwelling), R-3 (Medium Density Multi-unit Dwelling), R-4 (High-Density Multi-Unit Dwelling), R-4-HD (High-Density Multi-Unit Dwelling -Hillside Development Overlay), and R-5 (Very-High Density Multi-Unit Dwelling) on approximately 790 acres in various properties throughout the City to facilitate compliance with California's Housing Element Law. Development Services Director Cristopher Boyle provided the staff report. Public hearing was opened. Two people spoke in support. One person spoke in opposition. No one spoke in rebuttal. Public hearing closed. Planning Commission deliberated. Motion by Commissioner Bittle, seconded by Commissioner Koman, to approve Non- Consent Public Hearing Item 6.b. Motion approved. REPORTS a. Housing Element Annual Progress Report for Calendar Year 2023. Report given by Development Services Director Christopher Boyle. 8. COMMUNICATIONS a. Planning Director Johnson thanked the commissioners and staff for attending this Special Meeting. He also announced all commissioners will be attending the Planning Commissioners Academy from March 5, 2024, through March 8, 2024. COMMISSION COMMENTS 9. a. Commissioner Koman asked for clarification on quorum voting procedures. Deputy City Attorney II Viridiana Gallardo-King responded to Commissioner Koman' s question. ACTION TAKEN APPROVED. BASHIRTASH, KAUR, NEAL ABSENT RECEIVE & FILE 3 10. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Vice-Chair Cater adjourned the meeting at 9: 11 p.m. Ana Solis Recording Secretary ?~ Paul Johnson Planning Director S:\Ol_planning Commission\PC\Minutes\2024\02.29 Draft.docx ACTION TAKEN 4