HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.01.24 (OCR)Staff Present:
BAKERSFIELD CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
MINUTES
MEETING OF AUGUST 1, 2024, 5:30 P.M.
Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
Paul Johnson, Planning Director; Viridiana Gallardo-King,
Deputy City Attorney II; Martin Ledezma, Civil Engineer Ill;
Susanna Kormendi, Civil Engineer Ill; Ana Solis, Secretary II;
Macy lacopetti, Secretary I
1. ROLL CALL.
Present:
Absent:
Chair Cater, Vice-Chair Strickland, Commissioners Bittle, Kaur,
and Koman
Commissioners Bashirtash and Neal
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Chair Cater
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
3.a. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
3.b. Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
4.a. Approval of minutes of the July 18, 2024 regular Planning Commission
meeting.
(Staff recommends approval.)
4.b. Planning Director's Review -Planned Development Review No. 24-0345
to allow minor reconfiguration of a 37 dwelling unit townhome affordable
housing complex (Ward 1 ).
(Staff recommends approval.)
RES 24-24
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Motion by Vice-Chair Strickland and second by Commissioner Kaur to
approve Consent Calendar items 4.a. and 4.b. Motion was approved with
Commissioners Bashirtash and Neal absent.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS
5.a. Extension of time for Conditional Use Permit No. 21-0239 for a period of
one year, that allowed a 5,413 square-foot carwash (Ward 3).
(Staff recommends approval.)
RES 25-24
5.b. Conditional Use Permit 24-0303 to allow a charter school and after-school
program for children in grades Transitional Kindergarten (TK) through 8th
grade (Ward 2).
(Staff recommends to refer back to staff.)
Motion by Commissioner Koman and second by Vice-Chair Strickland to
approve Consent Calendar Public Hearing item 5.a. and refer back to staff
item 5.b. Motion was approved with Commissioners Bashirtash and Neal
absent.
6. NON-CONSENT PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
7. COMMUNICATIONS
Planning Director Johnson announced the next Planning Commission meeting
will be August 15, 2024.
Planning Director Johnson introduced the new Development Services Director,
Phillip Burns.
8. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Commissioner Koman commended staff for identifying a conditional use permit
was unnecessary for Item 5.b and referring the project back to staff to work with
the applicant on permitting their project through the Building Division.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Cater adjourned the meeting at 5:39 p.m.
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PAUL JOHNSON
PLANNING DIRECTOR of the City of Bakersfield
ATTEST:
ANA SOLIS
PLANNING COMMISSION CLERK of the City of Bakersfield
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