HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/17/95MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
Held Tuesday, January 17, 1995, 5:30 p.m., City Council Chamber, City Hall, 1501
Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California.
1. ROLL CALL
COMMISSIONERS:
Present:
JEFF ANDREW, Chairperson
DOUG DELGADO, Vice-Chairperson
STEPHEN BOYLE
MATHEW BRADY
KENNETH HERSH
JIM MARINO
ROBERT ORTIZ
Absent:
DARREN POWERS, Alternate
ADVISORY MEMBERS: Present:
LAURA MARINO, Assistant City
Attorney
JACK LaROCHELLE, Engineer IV
JACK LEONARD, Assistant Building
Director
STAFF: Present:
STANLEY GRADY, Planning Director
JIM MOVIUS, Principal Planner
MIKE LEE, Associate Planner
LAURIE DAVIS, Recording Secretary
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
No one made any public statements at this time.
Chairman read the notice of right to appeal as set forth on the agenda.
3. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
None
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
This item to be acted upon at the Thursday meeting of January 19, 1995.
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5. PUBLIC HEARING - PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION OF
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7.1
STATUS OF ZONE CHANGE 4924.
Staff report was given suggesting the decision be weighted heavily upon the
desires of the existing residents of the area. No correspondence was received
from the owner of the undeveloped parcel.
Public portion of the hearing was opened.
This item was continued to the Thursday meeting.
PUBLIC HEARING - ZONE CHANGE 5596
Staff report recommending approval was given.
Public portion of the hearing was opened.
This item was continued to the Thursday meeting.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 4-94, SEGMENT IV,
KERN RIVER FREEWAY SPECIFIC PLAN LINE AMENDMENT, ZONE
CHANGE #5603
Chairman Andrew abstained from participating on these items because his
residence is within 300 feet of subject property. Vice-chairperson Delgado
chaired this hearing.
Staff repOrt recommending approval of the general plan amendment and zone
change and denial of the specific plan line amendment was given.
Public portion of the hearing was opened.
Responding to questions by Commissioner Marino, Mr. Grady said the fencing
along the canal is not subject to wall and landscape ordinance requirements as the
fences along the street would be.
This item was continued to the Thursday meeting.
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8. PUBLIC HEARING - PREZONING #5608
Staff report recommending approval was given.
Public portion of the hearing was opened.
This item was continued to the Thursday meeting.
9. PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
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GRANTING THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AUTHORITY TO APPROVE
STREET NAMES IN CONJUNCTION WITH TENTATIVE MAPS.
10.
Staff report recommending approval was given. Mr. Lee clarified the language is
changed so that the word "advisory agency" is replaced with "Planning Director."
This item was continued to the Thursday meeting.
Commissioner Hersh asked that the volume of paperwork to be read just before
the meeting be kept at a minimum. If this is not possible he asked that the time
limit for hearing be extended.
This item was continued to the Thursday meeting.
COMMUNICATIONS
A) Written
None
B) Verbal
None
COMMISSION COMMENTS
A. Committees
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Commission, meeting was
adjourned at 12:43 p.m.
Laurie Davis -
S_.TAN. EE_Y.GRAD~Y, Secretary !
Planning Director . [