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Home My WebLink About08/18/97 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Council Chamber, City Hall Monday, August 18, 1997 12:15 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL MATHEW BRADY, Chairperson JEFFREY TKAC, Vice-Chairperson STEPHEN BOYLE MICHAEL DHANENS MARTI MUNIS-KEMPER ROBERT ORTIZ WADE TAVORN ALTERNATE: 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. A 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS ANY PERSON WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THE AGENDA 'OR WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING A PUBLIC HEARING NEED NOT FILL OUT A 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 TO 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 If all appeals are withdrawn prior to the City Council hearing, it will not be conducted and the decision of the Planning Commission will stand. If no appeal is received within the specified time period or if all appeals filed are withdrawn, the action of the Planning Commission shall become final. Agenda, PC, 8/18/97 Page 2 3. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS - (marked by asterisk (*) These itemswill be acted on as a group without individual staff presentations if no member of the Planning Commission or audience wishes to comment or ask questions on 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. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of minutes of the regular meeting held July 17, 1997.' 5. PUBLIC HEARING 2 REVISED COMPREHENSIVE SIGN PLAN REVISED COMPREHENSIVE SIGN PLAN NO. P97-0319 (East Hills Mall) A revision of the approved Comprehensive Sign Plan for the East Hills Mall Shopping Center in a PCD (Planned Commercial Development) zone district for property'located at 3000 Mall View Road. (Categorically exempt) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions. Group vote 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - TENTATIVE PARCEL MAPS 1) TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 10455 Located on the south side of Hageman Road between Calloway Drive and Brittany Street. Consisting of 3 parcels for commercial development on property zoned C-2 (regional Commercial) on 4.98 acres, and a waiver of mineral rights owners' signature in accordance with Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 16.20.060B.1. (Categorically exempt) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions. Group vote Agenda, PC, 8/18/97 2) TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 10445 (Martin-Mclntosh) Page 3 Located on the northeast corner of Calloway Drive and Brimhall Road. Consisting of 5 parcels for commercial development on 10.4 acres, zoned C-2 (Regional Commercial) and a waiver of mineral rights owner's signature pursuant to BMC Section 16.20.060 B.1. (Negative Declaration on file) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve with conditions. Group vote 7. . PUBLIC HEARINGS - TENTATIVE TRACTS TENTATIVE TRACT 5515 (Optional Design) (Porter-Robertson) Located in the Rio Bravo golf course, south of Highway 178, east of Miramonte Drive. Consisting of 57 residential lots on property zoned R-1 (One Family Dwelling) and a waiver of mineral rights owners' signature in accordance with Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 16.20.060 B.3. (Negative Declaration on file) {Continued from the regular meeting of July 17, 1997) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions. Group vote 8. PUBLIC HEARING - EXTENSION OF TIME - TENTATIVE TRACT TENTATIVE TRACT 5738 (Telstar Engineering) Located between Highway 99 and South H Street, and south of the Arvin-Edison Canal. Consisting of 504 lots for single family residential and 1 park lot On 120 acres for property zoned R-1. (Categorically exempt) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions. Group vote Agenda, PC, 8/18/97 Page 4 PUBLIC HEARING - CERTIFICATION OF FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT - BAKERSFIELD HEART HOSPITAl 1) Resolution making CEQA findings (pursuant to Sections 15091 of the State CEQA Guidelines) and recommending certification of the Environmental Impact Report for the Bakersfield Heart Hospital and related medical office building. (Continued from the regular meeting of July 17, 1997) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report. Roll call vote 2) PUBLIC HEARINGS - GENERAL PLAN LAND USE AMENDMENTS AND ASSOCIATED REZONINGS a) GPA, ZONE CHANGE AND KERN RIVER PLAN ELEMENT AMENDMENT #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. (Final Environmental Impact Report on file) (Continued from the regular meeting of July 17, 1997) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions. 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. (Final Environmental Impact Report on file) (Continued from the regular meeting of July 17, 1997) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions. Roll call vote Agenda, PC, 8/18/97 c) 10. 11. 12. 13. Page 5 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. (Final Environmental Impact Report on file) (Continued from the regular meeting of July 17, 1997) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions. Roll call vote APPLICATION TO RENAME PIERCE ROAD TO BUCK OWENS BOULEVARD GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY FINDING (Government Code Section 65402) Consistency finding pursuant to Section 65402 of the Government Code for proposed acquisition of two water well sites within a 70 acre parcel located at the southwest corner of Brimhall Road and Calloway Drive. (Categorically exempt) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Make finding. Group vote COMMUNICATIONS A) Written B) Verbal COMMISSION COMMENTS A. Committees 14. DISCUSSION AND ACTION REGARDING POSSIBLE CANCEl I ATION OF THE NEXT PRE-MEETIN_G. 15. ADJOURNMENT Au,qust 8, 1997 Planning Director MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION 'OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Held Monday, August 18, 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 Absent: BETSY TEETER ADVISORY MEMBERS: Present: LAURA MARINO, Assistant City Attorney JACK LaROCHELLE, Engineering Services Manager DENNIS FIDLER, Building Director STAFF: Present: PUBLIC STATEMENTS STANLEY GRADY, Planning Director JIM MOVIUS, Principal Planner MIKE LEE, Associate Planner LAURIE DAVIS, Recording Secretary The chairman read the notice of right to appeal as set forth in'the agenda. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS None APPROVAL OF MINUTE.~ Approval of minutes of the regular meeting held July 17, 1997. Action on this item will be taken at the following Thursday meeting. PUBLIC HEARING - REVISED COMPREHENSIVE SIGN PLAN P97-0319 Staff report was given; staff recommends approval with conditions.. The public hearing portion of this item will be heard Thursday evening. ~inutes, PC,8/i8/97 6.1 PUBLIC HEARING - TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 10455 Commissioner Dhanens declared a conflict of interest on this item. Staff report was given recommending approval with conditions. 6.2) The public hearing portion of this item will be heard Thursday evening. PUBLIC HEARING - TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 10445 Staff report was given recommending approval with conditions. The public hearing portion of this item will be heard Thursday evening. PUBLIC HEARING - TENTATIVE TRACT 5515, OPTIONAL DESIGN Staff report was given recommending approval with conditions. The public hearing portion of this item will be heard Thursday evening. PUBLIC HEARING - EXTENSION OF TIME - TENTATIVE TRACT 573R Pa~e 2 Staff report was given recommending approval with conditions. Chairman Brady asked about the time frame on the EIR project, including when it was due to come to Commission and when it would go before the City Council. Staff replied that it would be part of the December cycle, and would go before the City Council in January or February. Staff also stated that should a problem arise, they would recommend an extension of time. Commissioner Tavorn asked how many extensions are normally granted to an applicant. Staff replied that in the case of this particular EIR, because of legislative extensions, the applicant has had more than are normal, that the usual maximum granted is three, one-year extensions. The public hearing portion of this item will be heard Thursday evening. ~M~nutes, PC, 8/18/97 Page. 3 9. PUBLIC HEARING - CERTIFICATION OF FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT - BAKERSFIELD HEART HOSPITAL. Chairman Brady declared a conflict of interest on this item, and at this time turned the meeting over to Vice-Chairman Tkac. Staff report was given; staff recommends certification of the environmental impact report. The public hearing portion of this item will be heard Thursday evening. PUBLIC HEARINGS - GENERAL PLAN LAND USE AMENDMENT, KERN RIVER PLAN ELEMENT AMENDMENT AND ASSOCIATED REZONING #P96- 10. 0859. Staff report was given recommending approval with conditions. Commissioner Dhanens referred to a previous meeting where a representative of Kern Equestrians had indicated that the applicant was considering revising the flight path of the helicopter, if Staff had any information on that leading to a change in the location of the helipad. Staff replied that they would provide this information at the meeting on Thursday. Mr. Dhanens also asked Staff to provide the overall height of the office building. The public hearing POrtion of these items will be heard Thursday evening. At this time the meeting was turned back over to Chairman Brady. APPLICATION TO RENAME PIERCE ROAD TO BUCK OWENS BOULEVARD 11. Staff requested this item be removed from the agenda at this time. GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY FINDING FOR PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF TWO WATER WELL SITES WITHIN A 70-ACRE PARCEL LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BRIMHALL ROAD AND CALLOWAY DRIVE 12. 13. Staff report was given recommending finding be made. This item was continued to the meeting on Thursday. COMMUNICATIONS There were no written or verbal communications. COMMISSION COMMENTS None _~M%nutes, PC,8/18/97 Pa~e 4 14. DISCUSSION AND ACTION REGARDING POSSIBLE'CANCELLATION OF 15. THE NEXT PRE-MEETING ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 12:54 p.m. Laurie Davis Recording Secretary