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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
Monday- December 14, 1998
12:15.p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
ALTERNATE:
JEFFREY TKAC, Chairman
MICHAEL DHANENS, Vice-Chairman
STEPHEN BOYLE
MA THEW BRADY
MARTI MUNIS-KEMPER
ROBERT ORTIZ
WADE TAVORN
RON SPRAGUE
NOTE: Agendas may be amended up to 72 hours prior to the Planning Commission meeting. A
final agenda may I~e 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
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
SPEAKERiS CARD AND PRESENT iT TO THE SECRETARY PRIOR TO
COMMENCEMENT OF THE MEETING.
NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEA.L.
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, c/o 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are withdrawn prior to the City Council hearing, it will not be conducted and the decision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withdrawn, the action of the Planning Commission shall become final.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, Monday - December 14, 1998 Page 2
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS - (marked by asterisk (*)
These items will be acted on as a group without individual staff presentations if no member of the
.Blanning Commission or audience wish~es to ~comment or ask que~stiqns on a case. The items
are recommended for approval by staff. The applicant has been informed of any S~e(~ial ...
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.
1)
2)
3)
Agenda Item 5.5.1 - Vesting Tentative Tract Map 5920
Agenda Item 8.1 - Consistency Finding - Acquisition and disposition of property
Agenda Item 8.2 - Consistency Finding - Acquisition of 15.32 acres
PUBLIC HEARINGS - EXTENSIONS OF TIMF
4.1)
Tentative Tract 5620 (DeWalt CorPoration)
Located on the north side of Meany Avenue between Coffee Road and Patton
Way consisting of 9 lots on 81.87 acres, zoned R-1 (One Family Dwelling), C-2
(General Commercial) and M-1 (Light Manufacturing). (Negative Declaration on
file)
Staff Recommendation: Approve
Group vote.
4.2)
4.3)
Tentative Tract 5621 (DeWalt Corporation)
Located on the north side of Meany Avenue between Coffee Road and Patton
Way consisting of 214 lots on 58.46 acres, zoned R-1 (One Family Dwelling).
(Negative Declaration on file)
Staff Recommendation: Approve
GroUp vote.
Tentative Tract 5363 (DeWalt Corporation)
Located south of Norris Road, west of Coffee Road and east of the Friant-Kern
Canal consisting of 18 lots on 557.8, zoned R-1 (One Family Dwelling), R-2
(Limited Multiple Family Dwelling), C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) and C-1 CH
(Neighborhood Commercial/Church) zone. (Negative Declaration on file)
Staff Recommendation: Approve
Group vote~
4.4) -
Vestinq Parcel Map 10368 (DeWalt Corporation)
Located at the northwest corner of Hageman Road and Coffee Road consisting
of 2 lots on 14.19 acres, zoned C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial). (Negative
Declaration on file)
Staff Recommendation: Approve
Grodp vote.
Agenda, PC, Monday - December 14, 1998' Page 3
PUBLIC HEARINGS - VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAPS
5.1)
*'VeSting Tentative Tract Mai~5920' (srfiithTe*~h USA Inc:) .................
Located on the north side of Olive Drive, between Coffee Road and RiverLakes
Drive (extended) consisting of 251 lots on 63.13 acres for single family residential
purposes, zoned R-1 (One Family Dwelling) and OS (Open Space) zones, and a
waiver of mineral rights signatures pursuant to BMC 16.20.060 B.1. Applicant is
also requesting a modification to allow reduced lot depth on one lot. (Negative
Declaration on file.) (Continued from November 19, 1998)
5.2)
Staff Recommendation:
GroUp vote.
Continue to January 4 and 7, 1999 Planning
Commission meetings at the request of the
applicant.
VeSting Tentative Tract Map 5927 (Porter-Robertson)
Located on the southeast corner of Berkshire Road and South "H" Street,
consisting of 282 residential lots on 59.68 acres on property zoned R-1 (One
Family Dwelling), and a waiver of mineral rights signatures pursuant to BMC
16.20.060 B.I. (Negative Declaration on file.)
Staff Recommendation:
GroUp vote.
Approve with conditions
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE SOUTH
BELTWAY TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR ALIGNMENT/FREEWAY
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt resolution making findings and recommend
certification of the Final EIR to the City Council.
Roll call vote.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS, ASSOCIATED REZONINGS,
ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS, RIVERLAKES RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN AND
CIRCULATION AND PARK ELEMENT AMENDMENTS:
7.1)
General Plan Amendment File No. P98-0760 - Kern COG, County of Kern
and City of Bakersfield has proposed an amendment to Circulation Element of
the Metropolitan Bakersfield 2010 General Plan adopting both the South Beltway
Transportation Corridor alignment and the specific plan line between Interstate 5
and .State Route 58, a distance of approximately 26 miles, transversing central
Kern County and the southern portion of the City of Bakersfield.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with mitigation
Roll :call vote.
Agenda, PC, Monday - December 14, 1998 Page 4
7.2.a) General Plan Amendment P98-0729 - Castle & Cooke California, Inc. has
proposed to change the land use designation from LR (Low Density Residential)
to OS-P (Open-Space Parks) on 16 acres and from GC (General Commercial) to
...... LR-On--16~acres,.,from~LMR (Low Medium Density, Residential).and.HMR (High
Medium Density Residential) to GC on 12.05 acres, from LMR to HMR on 15.41
acres and to limit the number of dwelling units within the Buena Vista project
area. (Negative Declaration on file)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions
Roll call vote.
7.2.b)
zoNE CHANGE FILE NO. P98-0729 - Castle & Cooke California, Inc
reqUesting a change from C-2 (Regional Commercial) to R-1 (One Family
Dwelling) on 16 acres and from R-2 (Limited Multiple Family Dwelling) to C-2
(Regional Commercial) on 12.05 acres located in that area northwest and
southwest of the intersection of Ming Avenue and Buena Vista Road. (Negative
Declaration on file)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions
ROll! call vote.
7.3)
7.4.a)
General Plan Amendment File No. P98-0838 - City of Bakersfield has
proposed an amendment to the Parks Element of the Metropolitan Bakersfield
2010 General Plan to increase the minimum size of neighborhood parks to 10
acres from the existing standard of six acres. (Categorically Exempt)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve
Roll call vote.
General Plan Amendment P98-0833 - City of Bakersfield has proposed an
amendment to the Land Use Element of the Metropolitan Bakersfield 2010
General Plan from LR (Low Density Residential) to GC (General Commercial) on
3.08 net acres located at the southwest corner of Brimhall Road and Calloway
Drive. (Negative Declaration on file)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions
Roll Call vote.
7.4. b)
Zone Change File No. P98-0833 - City of Bakersfield requesting a zone
change from R-1 (One Family Dwelling) to C-2 (Regional Commercial) on 3.08
acres located at the southwest corner of Brimhall Road and Calloway Drive.
(Negative Declaration on file)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Roll Call vote.
Approve with conditions
Agenda, PC, Monday - December 14, 1998 Page 5
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11.
7.5) General Plan Amendment File No. P98-0507-City of Bakersfield has
proposed to amend the Circulation Element of the Metropolitan Bakersfield 2010
...... General..Plan,,by_addinga.designated collector.~segment consisting..ofGranite .
Falls Drive between Main Plaza Drive and Coffee Road within the RiverLakes
RanCh Specific Plan. (Continued from meeting of September 14, 1998)
(Categorically exempt)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve
Roll call vote.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY FINDINGS
8.1)
General Plan Consistency Findina pursuant to Government Code Section
65402 for the acquisition and disposition of property at the east end of Filson
street at Hale Street. (Categorically exempt)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Make finding
Group vote.
8.2)
General Plan Consistency Findin.(I pursuant to Government Code Section
65402 for acquisition of 15.32 acres on the north side of Golden State Highway
between the Kern River and the Carrier Canal. (Categorically exempt)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
GrOup vote.
Make finding
COMMUNICATIONS
A) Written
B) Verbal
COMMISSION COMMENTS
A) Committees
ADJOURNMENT
December 4, 1998
Planning Di ecto
Held Monday, December 14, 1998 -
City Council Chamber, City Hall
1501 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, California.
1. ROLL CALL
COMMISSIONERS:
present:
JEF;FREY TKAC, Chairperson
MICHAEL DHANENS, Vice Chairperson
STEPHEN BOYLE
MATHEW BRADY
MARTI MUNIS-KEMPER
ROBERT ORTIZ
RON SPRAGUE
Absent: ~ WADE TAVORN
ADVISORY MEMBERS:
Present:
CARL HERNANDEZ, Deputy City Attorney
DENNIS FIDLER, Building Director
MARIAN SHAW, Engineer IV
Staff:
Present:
STANLEY GRADY, Planning Director
MARC GAUTHIER, Principal Planner
JIM MOVlUS, Principal Planner
MIKE LEE, Associate Planner
PAM TOWNSEND, Recording Secretary
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None
Minutes, PC, Monday, December 14, 1998 Parle 2
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CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
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.
1) Agenda Item 5.5.1 - Vesting Tentative Tract Map 5920
2) Agenda Item 8, 1 - Consistency Finding - Acquisition and disposition of property
3) -Agenda .Item 8.2 - Consistency Finding - Acquisition of 15.32 acres
Mr. Grady ~reported that there are letters from the applicant agreeing to conditions and
requesting that Items 4.1 through 4.4 be placed on Consent Agenda for Thursday.
PUBLIC HEARING - EXTENSIONS OF TIME
CommissiOner Dhanens declared a conflict of interest on Agenda Items 4.1 through 4.4.
4.1. Tentative Tract 5620 (DeWalt Corporation) - Staff report was given. Staff
recommended approval of a one year extension.
4.2 Tentative Tract 5621 (DeWalt Corporation) - A staff report was given. Staff
recommended approval of a one year extension.
4.3 Tentative Tract 5363 (DeWalt Corporation) - A staff report was given. Staff
recommended approval with one change of condition, that they pay sewer fees in
accordance with adopted standards. Staff recommended a One year extension.
4.4 Vesting Parcel Map 10368 (DeWalt Corporation) - A staff report was given. Staff
recommended approval of a one year extension.
PUBLIC HEARING - VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAPS
5.1 Vesting Tentative Tract Map 5920 (SmithTech USA INC.). (Continued from
November 119, 1998)
Staff report was given; staff recommended continuing this item until January 4 and 7,
1999 Planning Commission meetings at the request of the applicant.
5.2 Vesting Tentative Trace Map 5927 (Porter-Robertson)
Staff report was given; staff recommended approval with conditions.
Commissioner Sprague asked if the fence abutting the canal would be shielded from the
residential lots along the canal bank. Staff recommended that a masonry wall be placed
there to match the wall to the south.
Commissioner Boyle voiced concerned regarding speeding on the street on the map if
the street lengths are too long. Staff stated they were a quarter mile long.
.Minutes, PC, Monday, December 14, 1998 Page 3
PUBLICHEARING ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE SOUTH
BELTVVAY TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR ALIGNMENT/FREEWAY
Commissioner Boyle declared a conflict of interest on this item.
Staff repo~t was given; staff recommends to adopt the resolution making findings and
recommend certification of the Final EIR to the City Council.
Commissioner Brady questioned notification to the interested party. Staff advised that
over 2,000: parcels had been notified, as well as the newspaper and all relative
agencies.
Commissioner Sprague spoke regarding notification.
This item will be heard Thursday.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS, ASSOCIATED R~=7ONINGS
ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS, RIVERLAKES RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN AND
CIRCULATION AND PARK ELEMENT AMENDMENTS.
7.1. General Plan Amendment File No. P98-0760 - Kern COG, County of Kern and
City of Bakersfield has proposed an amendment to Circulation Element of the
Metropolitan Bakersfield 2010 General Plan adopting both the South Beltway
Transportation Corridor alignment and the specific plan line between Interstate 5 and
State Route 58, a distance of approximately 26 miles, transversing central Kern County
and the southern portion of the City of Bakersfield.
CommissiOner BoYle declared a conflict of interest.
Staff report will be given on Thursday.
Commissioner Brady asked if it had been considered to put the freeway down an
existing state route. He asked if the 300 feet that is coming out will include frontage
roads. Staff stated frontage roads would be an additional taking.
CommissiOner Sprague asked if the preferred route could be moved south of Taft
Highway toi bypass the businesses. Staff stated you can move it but the environmental
document Will need .to be re-circulated.
CommissiOner Dhanens asked if Staff could address how cities have grown after a
beltwaY has been constructed around the community.
Commissioner Kemper asked if the proposed route for Taft Highway is right on Taft
Highway, What the growth expectations will be for the Taft Highway alignment and the
Ingle Road !alignment in the future, and she requested an update on interchanges and
off and on ramps and proper noticing.
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Mr. Grady Spoke regarding notification.
Commissioner Sprague spoke regarding the Bear Mountain Road alignment.
CommissiOner Brady spoke regarding notification.
7.2,a. General Plan Amendment P98-0729 - Castle & Cooke California, Inc.. and
7.2.b. Zone Change File No. P98-0729 - Castle & Cooke California, Inc.
Staff report, was given; Staff recommended approval with conditions.
7.3. Gene~'al Plan Amendment File No. P98-0838 - City of Bakersfield
Staff report was given; Staff recommended approval.
Commissi°'ner Sprague asked why is the Planning Staff and Parks Department
impressingon the owners of the properties, builders and developers that 10 acres is
required in certain areas within 3/4 of a mile area prior to it becoming an ordinance or
being presented to the Planning Commission or the City Council. He also requested
some numbers on costs, and the cost to maintain the parks.
Commissioner Dhanens asked if the study the Parks Department commissioned is
available to the Planning Commission.
7.4.a. General Plan Amendment P98-0833 - City of Bakersfield and 7.4.b. Zone
Change File No. P98-0833. City of Bakersfield
Staff report~was given; Staff recommended approval with conditions.
Commissioner Brady asked if the County Planning staff would be invited to make a
presentation. Staff said they would not.
7.5. General Plan Amendment File No. P98-0507 - City of Bakersfield
Commissioner Dhanens declared a conflict of interest.
Staff report~was given; Staff recommended approval,
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY FINDINGS
8.1. General Plan Consistency Finding for the acquisition and disposition of property
at the east end of Filson Street at Hale Street.
Staff report was given.
Commissioner Brady asked if the Fire Department has had a chance to look at this and
sign off on the length. Staff stated they have had the opportunity to comment on this.
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Commissio.. ner_Brady.asked about the length of Filson.. Staff stated it was just under
1,000 feet, Commissioner Brady asked about the policy regarding lengths of cul-de-
sacs. Staff replied it was 600. Commissioner Brady asked if Public Works was ready to
sign off onthis, and staff replied yes.
commissioner Sprague asked if the Fire Department could comment on this. The Fire
Department stated they had not had a chance to look at it previously. Commissioner
Sprague asked if they could count the fire hydrantS.
Commissioner Brady asked the Fire Department if they have any recommendations on
barriers.
CommissiOner Sprague asked staff what type of barrier is being recommended.
This item was taken off of the consent calendar.
8.2. General Plan Consistency Finding for acquisition of 15.32 acres on the north side
of Golden State Highway between the Kern River and the Carrier Canal.
Staff report was given.
COMMUNICATIONS.
These will be heard Thursday.
10.
COMMISSION COMMENTS.
This wili be discussed at the meeting on Thursday.
11. ADJOURNMENT,
There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was
@djourned at 1:35 p.m.
Pam Townsend, Recording Secretary
Janua~ 20,1999