HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.03.2024BAKERSFIELD PLANNING COMMISSION
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
October 3, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
Commissioners
Present:
Commissioners
Absent:
Staff Present:
1. ROLL CALL
Vice-Chair Strickland, Commissioner Bittle, Commissioner Kaur,
Commissioner Koman, Commissioner Neal
Chair Cater, Commissioner Bashirtash
Paul Johnson, Planning Director, Viridiana Gallardo-King,
Deputy City Attorney 11, Susanna Kormendi, Civil Engineer,
Michael Doyle, Assistant Building Director
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
b. Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Approval of Planning Commission Minutes of September 5, 2024
(Staff recommends approval of the minutes.)
Motion by Commissioner Neal and second by Commissioner Bittle to
approve Consent Calendar Item 4.a. Motion was approved with Chair Cater
and Commissioner Bashirtash absent.
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5. CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. General Plan Amendment and Zone Change 23-0330
Swanson Engineering, Inc. representing of Leah Volkoff (property owner),
is proposing a General Plan Amendment (GPA) and Zone Change (ZC) on
approximately 6.18 acres generally located on the northwest corner of
Rosedale Highway and Sablewood Drive. The request includes: (1) an
amendment of the Land Use Element of the Metropolitan Bakersfield
General Plan land use designation from QC (Office Commercial) to HR
(High Density Residential); and (2) a change in zone classification from C-
O/PCD (Commercial Office/ Planned Commercial Development) to R-3
(Multiple-Family Dwelling). A Mitigated Negative Declaration will also be
considered. (Ward 5).
(Staff recommends approval.)
RES 32-24, 33-24, and34-24
b. Zone Change No. 22-0025
Swanson Engineering, Inc. representing FBT, INC. (property owner), is
proposing a Zone Change from M-3 (Heavy Manufacturing) to M-2
(General Manufacturing) zone district on approximately 69 acres located
at 75 E. White Lane and 2572 S. Union Avenue to facilitate the continued
operation of a trucking yard consisting of 1 ,202 truck parking spaces. A
Mitigated Negative Declaration will also be considered. (Ward 1 ).
(Staff recommends approval.)
RES 35-24 and 36-24
c. Tentative Parcel Map 12522
DeWalt Corp., representing Michael Duncan, et.al., Trustees of the D.C.
Duncan Family Trust (property owner), is proposing to subdivide 20 acres
into 7 parcels in a C-1/PCD (Neighborhood Commercial/Planned
Commercial Development) zone district located at the southeast corner of
Mccutchen Road and Ashe Road. The project includes a request waiver
of mineral rights signatures pursuant to BMC 16.20.060.A.1. Previously
adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration on file. (Ward 7).
(Staff recommends approval.)
RES 37-24
Public hearing was opened and closed. Motion by Commissioner Koman and
second by Commissioner Kaur to approve Consent Calendar Public Hearing
Item 5.a., 5.b., & 5.c. Motion was approved with Chair Cater and
Commissioner Bashirtash absent.
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6. NON-CONSENT PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. GPA ZC SPA No. 19-0342 McAllister Ranch Groundwater Banking Project
Buena Vista Water Storage District, representing the Rosedale Rio Bravo
Water Storage District, is proposing a General Plan Amendment (GPA)
and Zone Change (ZC) on 2,072 acres located at the northwest corner of
the Panama Lane and South Allen Road Intersection. The request
includes: (1) an amendment of the Land Use Element of the Metropolitan
Bakersfield General Plan (MGBP) land use designation from SR
(Suburban Residential), LR (Low Density Residential), LMR (Low Medium
Density Residential), HMR (High Medium Density Residential), HR (High
Density Residential), and GC (General Commercial) to R-EA (Resource -
Extensive), (2) Specific Plan Amendment to rescind the McAllister Ranch
Specific Plan; (3) an amendment of the Circulation Element of the MBGP
to remove all McAllister Ranch interior street alignments approved by
Resolution 094-07, (4) an amendment to the Housing Element of the
MBGP to remove the housing units approved with the McAllister Ranch
Specific Plan from the City's Vacant Land Inventory, and (5) a change in
zone classification from R-1 (One Family Dwelling), E (Estate), R-2/PUD
(Limited Multiple Family Dwelling/Planned Unit Development), R-3/PUD
(Multiple Family Dwelling/Planned Unit Development), C-1/PCD
(Neighborhood Commercial/Precise Commercial Development), C-C-
/PCD-PE (Commercial Center/Precise Commercial Development-
Petroleum Extraction Combining) and DI (Drill Island) to A-WR
(Agriculture-Water Recharge Combining). An Environmental Impact
Report will also be considered. (Ward 5).
(Staff recommends certification of the Final EIR and approval of the
project, and recommend same to City Council.)
RES 38-24, 39-24, and 40-24
Planning Director Paul Johnson provided the staff report. Public hearing
was opened. Two people spoke in favor. No speakers in opposition. No one
spoke in rebuttal. Public hearing closed. Planning Commission deliberated.
Motion by Commissioner Bittle and second by Commissioner Kaur, to
approve Non-Consent Calendar Public Hearing Item 6.a. Motion was
approved with Chair Cater and Commissioner Bashirtash absent.
7. REPORTS
Planning Director Paul Johnson announced the next Planning Commission
meeting will be on October 17, 2024.
8. DEFERRED BUSINESS
None.
9. NEW BUSINESS
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None.
10. COMMUNICATIONS
None.
11. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Commissioner Neal announced that she will not be attending the October 17,
2024, Planning Commission meeting.
12. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:21 pm
PAUL JOHNSON, PLANNING DIRECTOR of the City of Bakersfield
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