HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.15.2024BAKERSFIELD PLANNING COMMISSION
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
August 15, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
Staff Present:
1. ROLL CALL
Present:
Absent:
Viridiana Gallardo-King, Deputy City Attorney II, Phil Burns,
Development Services Director, Paul Johnson, Planning
Director, Jennie Eng, Principal Planner, Roque Nino, Principal
Planner, Manpreet Behl, Civil Engineer VI, Susanna Kormendi,
Civil Engineer, Shannon Clark, Building Engineer 11, Ana Solis,
Secretary 11, Macy lacopetti, Secretary I
Chair Cater, Vice-Chair Strickland, Commissioners Bashirtash,
Bittle, Kaur, Koman, and Neal
None
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Chair Cater.
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
None
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.)
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Motion by Commissioner Kaur and second by Commissioner Bittle to
approve Consent Calendar item 4.a. Commissioners Bashirtash and Neal
abstained. Motion was approved.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARING,S
5.a. Extension of Time for Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7389:
McIntosh & Associates, representing V Lions Holdings, LLC (property
owner), requests an extension of time for Vesting Tentative Tract 7389
consisting of 30 single-family residential lots on 10.05 acres, zoned R-1
(Single-Unit Dwelling) district located south of Snow Road and west of Allen
Road.
(Staff recommends approval.)
RES 26-24
5.b. Tentative Parcel Map 12511
Wiley D. Hughes Surveying, Inc., representing Ali Alnajar (property owner),
is proposing to subdivide 10. 70 acres into 2 parcels and a designated
remainder in a C-2 (Regional Commercial) zone, located at the southwest
corner of Cottonwood Road and East Pacheco Road. Notice of Exemption
on file.
(Staff recommends approval.)
RES 27-24
5.c. Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7473 (Phased) and Zone Modification 24-0463
McIntosh & Associates, representing Bolthouse Land Company, LLC
(property owner), is proposing to subdivide 38.46 acres into 185 residential
lots, 1 canal lot, 6 public landscape lots, 5 private street lots, and 12 private
landscape lots located at the northwest corner of South Allen Road and
Chamber Boulevard. The zone modification request consists of reduction to
various structure setbacks in the WM-R2 (West Ming -Small Lot Single-Unit
Dwelling) zone. Previously certified EIR on file.
(Staff recommends approval.)
RES 28-24 & 29-24
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Motion by Commissioner Neal and second by Commissioner Bashirtash to
approve Consent Calendar Public Hearing items 5.a, 5.b, and 5.c. Motion was
approved with Chair Cater abstaining on Item 5.a.
6. NON-CONSENT PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
7. REPORTS
Public comments on each Report item will be received after Staff's presentation.
a. General Plan Update Land Use Alternatives
The purpose of the Land Use Alternatives Report is to provide the City with
a tool to consider and evaluate areas of the city where changes to land uses
and/ or development patterns should be made. These areas have been
identified as potential locations to accommodate future growth and support
economic development throughout the community.
The City's consultants Rincon Consultants, Inc. facilitated the discussion on
Land Use Alternatives. Rincon was represented by Della Acosta,
Supervising Planner; Bryce Haney, Planner; and Kassandra Gale, Senior
Program Manager.
Wendell Wesley Jr spoke. Sandra Melgoza Plasencia with Leadership
Council spoke.
The Planning Commission discussed three alternatives for nine focus areas
that were presented by the consultant. The Commission made
recommendations on changes to forward onto the City Council for
consideration.
8. COMMUNICATIONS
Planning Director Paul Johnson thanked Rincon for attending the meeting and
presenting the General Plan Update Land Use Alternatives.
Director Johnson also announced that the next Planning Commission meeting will
be on September 5, 2024.
9. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Chair Cater thanked Rincon for their presentation.
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10. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Cater adjourned the meeting at 9:04 p.m.
PAUL JOHNSON, PLANNING DIRECTOR of the City of Bakersfield
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