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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
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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
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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
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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 &
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10. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Vice-Chair Cater
adjourned the meeting at 9: 11 p.m.
Ana Solis
Recording Secretary
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Paul Johnson
Planning Director
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