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Home My WebLink About06/16/97 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Council Chamber, City Hall Monday, June 16, 1997 12:15 p.m. 1. RO_LLCALL ALTERNATE: MATHEW BRADY, Chairperson JEFFREY TKAC, Vice-Chairperson STEPHEN BOYLE MICHAEL DHANENS MARTI KEMPER ROBERT ORTIZ WADE TAVORN BETSY TEETER NOTE: Agendas may be amended up to 72 hours prior to the Planning Commission meeting. final agenda may be obtained from the Planning Department 72 hours prior to the meeting. Items listed on this agenda will be continued to 5:30 p.m. on the Thursday following the date listed on this agenda. 2. PUBLIC 'STATEMENTS A ANY PERSON WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THE AGENDA OR WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING A PUBLIC HEARING NEED NOT FILL OUTA SPEAKER'S CARD. ALL OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK BEFORE THE COMMISSION MAY FILL OUT A SPEAKER'S CARD AND PRESENT IT TO THE SECRETARY PRIOR ¥O COMMENCEMENT OF THE MEETING. NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL Planning Commission decisions on Zone Changes, Parcel Maps and Tentative Subdivision maps are subject to appeal by any person aggrieved. No permit shall be. issued for any use involved in an application until after the final acceptance date of appeal. -Such appeal must be filed in writing within 10 days from date of hearing, addressed to the City Council, cio Office of the City Clerk, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301. A $330 non-refundable filing fee must be included with filing of the initial appeal for those appeals filed by the applicant or any person outside the notice area. All appeals filed on land divisions will require a $330 non-refundable filing fee. If all appeals are withdrawn prior to the City Council hearing, it will not be conducted and the decision of the Planning Commission will stand. 'If no appeal is received within the specified time period or if all appeals filed are withdrawn, the action of the Planning Commission shall become final. CONSENT AGENDAITEMS - (marked by asterisk (*) These items will be acted on as a group without individual staff'presentations if no member of the Planning Commission or audience wishes to comment or ask questionson a case. The items are recommended for approval by staff. The applicant has been informed of any special conditions and has signed an agreement to conditions of approval and requested to be placed on the consent agenda. If anyone wishes to discuss or testify on any of the consent items the item(s) will be taken off consent and will be considered in the order on the agenda. If not, the public hearing will be opened and the items acted on as a group. PUBLIC HEARINGS - GENERAL PLAN LAND USE AMENDMENTS: ASSOCIATED REZONINGS AND NOISE ELEMENT AMENDMENT la) GPA: ZONE CHANGE AND KERN RLVEI~P_LAN~_LEMEN_T_AM~ #P96-0859 -- CORNERSTONE ENGINEERING: INC. has proposed an amendment to the Land Use Element of the Bakersfield Metropolitan 2010 General Plan by changing the land use designation from HighWay Commercial and Service Industrial to Public Facilities on 10.1 acres for property generally located on the south side of Sillect Avenue, east of Pierce Road, north of Riverside Drive. (Draft Environmental Impact Report on file) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends continuance. Roll call vote b) Zone Change from C-2 (Regional Commercial) and M-1 (Light Manufacturing) to' PCD (Planned Commercial Development) on 10.1 acres for property generally located on the south side of Sillect Avenue, east of Pierce Road, north of Riverside Drive. (Draft Environmental Impact Report on file) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends continuance. Roll call vote' Agenda, PC, c) 2a) b) c) 3) 6/16/97 Page 3 Kern River Plan Element Amendment to amend the land use code on 10.1 acres from 6.1 (Major Commercial) and 7.2 (Service Commercial) to 3.3 (Other Facilities) generally located on the south side of Sillect Avenue, east of Pierce Road, north of Riverside Drive. (Draft Environmental Impact Report on file) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends continuance. Roll call vote GPA.. ZONE CHANGFAhJD_CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #P97-0056-- MARINO ASSOCIATES has proposed an amendment to the Land Use Element of the Bakersfield Metropolitan 2010 General Plan by changing the land use designation from HMR (High Medium Density Residential, > 7.26 and _< 17.42 dwelling units/net acre) to GC (General Commercial) for property located on the south side of Columbus Street generally between Wenatchee Avenue and Loyola Street. (Negative Declaration on file) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denial. Roll call vote Zone Change from R-1 (One Family Dwelling - 6,000 square feet per dwelling unit) to PCD (Planned Commercial Development) zone for property located on the south side of Columbus Street generally between Wenatchee Avenue and Loyola Street. (Negative Declaration on file) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denial. Roll call vote Conditional Use Permit for a mini-storage facility for property located on the south side of Columbus Street generally between Wenatchee Avenue and Loyola Street. (Negative Declaration on file) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denial. Roll call vote ~~!_O. P97-0067-- THE CITY OF BAKERSEIELD has proposed an amendment to the Noise Element (Chapter VII) of the Metropolitan Bakersfield 2010 General Plan by adopting standards for cumulative noise impact analysis. (Notice of Exemption on file) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval. Roll Call vote Agenda, PC, 6/16/97 Page 4 5. COMMUNICATIONS A) ~/ritten B) Verbal 6. COMMISSION C_QMMENT~ A. CQmmittees DISCUSSION AND ACTIONJ?,EGARDING POSSIBLE CANCELLATION OF THE NEXT__ " Plannin{! Director June 6:1997 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Held Monday, June 16, 1997, 12:15 p.m., City Council Chamber, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California. 1. ROLL CALL COMMISSIONERS: Present: MATHEW BRADY, Chairperson JEFFREY TKAC, Vice-Chairperson STEPHEN BOYLE MICHAEL DHANENS MARTI KEMPER · ROBERT ORTIZ WADE TAVORN BETSY TEETER -ADVISORY MEMBERS: Present: LAURA MARINO, Assistant City Attorney JACK LaROCHELLE, Engineer IV JACK LEONARD, Assistant Building Director STAFF: Present: MARC GAUTHIER, Principal Planner LAURIE DAVIS, Recording Secretary Chairman read the notice of right to appeal as set forth on the agenda. 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS The chairman read the notice of right to appeal as set forth on the agenda. 3. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 4.la b&c) None. PUBLIC I-IEARING - GENERAL PLAN LAND USE AMENDMENTS, ASSOCIATED REZONINGS AND NOISE ELEMENT AMENDMENT P96-0859 Chairman Brady declared a conflict of interest and turned the meeting over to Vice-Chairman Tkac. Staff recommended continuance to the July 17th meeting. The meeting was opened for Commissioner comments. Commissioner Dhanens asked if Oak Street might be extended to Sillect Avenue. Mr. LaRochelle responded that such a possibility had been researched by City engineering staff, and that it could occur at the time the project was constructed as part of an overall improvement of the 24th Street/Oak Street corridor. Minutes, PC, 6/16/97 Page 2 Hearing on this item was continued to the Thursday, June 19, 1997 meeting. Vice-Chairman Tkac turned the meeting back to Chairman Brady. 4.2a, b&c) GPA, ZONE CHANGE AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT P97-0056 - MARINO ASSOCIATES Staff report was given. Staff recommends denial. The meeting was opened for Commissioner comments. Commissioner Boyle asked if Staffwas amending their recommendation. Staff replied that they were not, subject to City Council's decision. Commissioner Boyle asked if Staffwould recommend approval should the Council decide to do so. Staff replied that they would and would prepare such a motion. Hearing on this item was continued to the Thursday, June 19, 1997 meeting. 4.3) GPA CASE NO. P97-0067 - TIlE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Staff report was given. The meeting was opened for Commissioner comments. Chairman Boyle asked where the proposed amendment would fit in, whether it would be part of Chapter 7 (Noise Element of the General Plan). Staff replied that a policy statement would be added in the Noise Element. Hearing on this item was continued to the Thursday, June 19, 1997 meeting. 5. COMMUNICATIONS There were no written or verbal communications. 6. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS Chairman Boyle requested that the Committee Chairmen to submit a written updates. Chairman Boyle asked Staff to prepare an update on Staff projects related to freeways. Minutes, PC, 6/16/97 Page 3 7. DISCUSSION AND ACTION REGARDING POSSIBLE CANCEI,I,ATION OF PRE- ge MEETING. Chairman Brady stated that the Commission would have a pre-meeting. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 12:48 p.m. Laurie Davis Recording Secretary Planning Director '