HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/28/94MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
Held Monday, November 28, 1994, 12:15 p.m., City Council Chamber, City Hall, 1501
Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California.
1. ROLL CALL
COMMISSIONERS:
Present:
JEFF ANDREW, Chairperson
DOUG DELGADO, Vice-Chairperson
MATHEW BRADY
KENNETH HERSH
JIM MARINO
ROBERT ORTIZ
DARREN POWERS, Alternate
Absent:
STEPHEN BOYLE
ADVISORY MEMBERS: Present:
LAURA MARINO, Assistant City
Attorney
JACK LaROCHELLE, Engineer IV
DENNIS FIDLER, Building Director
STAFF: Present:
JACK HARDISTY, Planning Director
JIM MOVIUS, Principal Planner
JIM EGGERT, 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
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Commissioner Powers refrained from voting on this item in Commissioner Boyle's
absence because he lives in the neighborhood.
Staff report recommending approval was given.
Public portion of the hearing was opened.
Regarding Building Department condition #4, Mr. Fidler asked that it be
amended to add the following wording "or approval by the Building Director" to
the end of the first sentence after the word "consultant".
This item was continued to the following Thursday hearing.
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Staff report recommending approval was given.
Regarding Building Department condition #4 Mr. Fidler asked that it be
amended to add the following wording "or approval by the Building Director" be
added to the end of the first sentence after the word "consultant".
Public portion of the hearing was opened.
Responding to question by Commissioner Brady, Mr. Hardisty said a revised
condition regarding school mitigation should be available at the Thursday hearing.
This item was'continued to the following Thursday hearing.
PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO TITLE
17 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE ADDING CHAPTER 17.25
(CENTRAL BUSINESS) ZONE DISTRICT AND AMENDING CHAPTER
17.26 (COMMERCIAL CENTER) ZONE DISTRICT
Commissioner Marino abstained from participating on this item because he owns
property in the downtown area which may create a conflict.
Staff report recommending approval was given.
Responding to question by Chairman Andrew, Mr. Hardisty said the committee's
work on this item is completed, the public hearing process and public review by
the CDDA are necessary at this point. The efforts on this issue have been to
expand downtown zoning to be much more inclusionary.
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Responding to question by Chairman Andrew, Mr. Hardisty explained regarding
heights of buildings the difficulty of placing tall buildings in the downtown area.
Commissioner Brady asked for possible reworking of the following sentence,
under the heading "Sculptured building tops": "As building increase in height, the
more visible upper portion is shaped to appear increasingly slender and more
ornamental." Mr. Hardisty said this statement would be reworded to be more
straight-forward.
Responding to question by Commissioner Brady regarding the definition of public
art, Mr. Hardisty said the only thing that can be regulated by the city is size and
location. He felt what would likely happen is that when a plan is submitted for
approval if it is not.felt to be "art" it would be appealed to the Commission.
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WORKSHOP - DEPARTMENT ROLES IN THE REVIEW OF
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
This item to be handled at the Thursday meeting.
7. COMMUNICATIONS
A) Written
None
B) Verbal
Mr. Hardisty welcomed Commissioner Ortiz to the Commission.
Responding to question by Commissioner Powers, Mr. Hardisty went over
the general plan amendment cases for the December 15, 1994 meeting,
stating a list would be provided for the Thursday meeting.
8. COMMISSION COMMENTS
A. Committees
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Commission, meeting was
adjourned at 12:46 p.m.
Laurie Davis
Recording Secretary