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Home My WebLink About03/29/99AGENDA REGULAR PRE-MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Council Chamber, City Hall Monday- March 29, 1999 12:15 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL JEFFREY TKAC, Chairman MICHAEL DHANENS, Vice-Chairman STEPHEN BOYLE MA THEW BRAD Y MARTI MUNIS-KEMPER ROBERT ORTIZ WADE TA VORN ALTERNATE: RON SPRAGUE 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, 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 If all ~Ppeals are withdrawn prior to the City Council hearing, it will not be conducted and the decision of the Planning Commission will stand. Agenda, PC, Monday - March 29, 1999 Page 2 If no appeal is received within the specified time period or if all appeals filed are withdrawn, the action, of the Planning Commission shall become final.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 AGENDA ITEMS - (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 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. 3.1) 3.2) 3.3) 3.4) 3.5) 3.6) A~lenda Item 8.1 - P.C.D. 5646 Buccaneer Bay Water Park Status Report A§enda Item 8.2 - P.C.D. 5666 Fairways Senior Residential Development Status Report A[lenda Item 9.1 - General Plan Consistency Findin~l A~jenda Item 9.2 - General Plan Consistency Findin~j A.qenda Item 9.3 - General Plan Consistency Findinq Acjenda Item 9.4 - General Plan Consistency Findincj APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of minutes of the regular meetings held February 1, February 4 and February 18, 1999. PUBLIC HEARINGS - EXTENSIONS OF TIME 5.1) Vesting Tentative Tract 5738 (Telstar Engineering) An extension of time for Vesting Tentative Tract 5738 consisting of 504 residential lots and one park lot on 120 acres, zoned R-1 (One Family Dwelling) and P.C.D. (Planned Commercial Development), located on both sides of Berkshire Road between South "H" Street and State Route 99. (Negative Declaration on file) Recommendation: Approve Group vote 5.2) Vesting Tentative Tract 5758 (Revised) (Delmarter & Deifel) An extension of time for Vesting Tentative Tract 5758 (Revised) consisting of 221 residential lots on 56 acres, zoned R-1 (One Family Dwelling), located on the southwest corner of Noriega Road and Old Farm Road. (Negative Declaration on file) Recommendation: Approve Group vote Agenda, PC, Monday - March 29, 1999 Page 3 5.3) Vesting Tentative Tract 5478 (Porter-Robertson) An extension of time for Vesting Tentative Tract 5478 consisting of 131 residential lots on 34 acres, zoned R-1 (One Family Dwelling), located west of Coffee Road, north of Hageman Road, at the eastern extension of Southshore Drive. (Negative Declaration on file) Recommendation: Approve Group vote PUBLIC HEARING - Grand Canal Shopping Center Project - Modification of Approved Preliminary Plan (#P98-0490) (Martin-Mclntosh) requesting changes to'site plan and other design parameters, generally located between SR-99, the Arvin-Edison Canal, South "H" Street and Berkshire Road. (Environmental Impact Report and Negative Declaration on file) Recommendation: To be determined by Planning Commission Group vote PUBLIC HEARING - General plan Amendment P98-0968 - Castle and Cooke, CA, Inc. is requesting an amendment to the Circulation Element of the Metropolitan Bakersfield 2010 General Plan deleting a "collector" street alignment along the south side of Ming Avenue (extended) approximately 3,500 feet west of Buena Vista Road at the intersection of Ming Avenue and the Kern River Canal. The segment to be deleted extends southwestward from Ming Avenue (extended)/Kern River Canal intersection, a distance of approximately one-half mile. (Negative Declaration on file). (Continued from meeting of March 18, 1999) Staff Recommendation: Denial Roll call vote. STATUS REPORTS 8.1) P.C.D. 5646 Buccaneer Bay Water Park -Status report provided by City staff on Planned Commercial Development project located south of Brimhall Road, approximately 700 feet west of Coffee Road. Recommendation: Receive and file report 8.2) P.C.D. 5666 Fairways Senior Residential Development - Status report provided by City staff on Planned Unit Development located west of Calloway Drive, north of the Cross Valley Canal. Recommendation: Receive and file report Agenda, PC, Monday - March 29, 1999 Page 4 10. 11. 12. March 19, 1999 GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY FINDINGS 9.1) General Plan Consistency Finding pursuant to Government Code Section 65402 for vacation of pedestrian easements in the cul de sacs on Pembroke and Hooper Avenues in Tract No. 3807. (Categorically exempt) Recommendation: Make finding Group vote 9.2) General Plan Consistency Findin§ pursuant to Government Code Section 65402 for vacation of "G" Street between Truxtun Avenue and 17th Street and also the abutting alley in Block 282. (Categorically exempt) Recommendation: Make finding Group vote 9.3) General Plan Consistency Findina pursuant to Government Code Section 65402 for the vacation of a 50-foot portion of the dedicated vehicular access rights on White Lane west of Ashe Road at the northwest corner of Parcel 3 of Parcel Map No. 9290. (Categorically exempt) Recommendation: Make finding Group vote 9.4 General Plan Consistency Findina pursuant to Government Code Section 65402 for sale of surplus street right-of-way along Coffee Road approximately 1/4 mile south of Rosedale Highway. (Categorically exempt) Recommendation: Make finding Group vote COMMUNICATIONS A) Written B) Verbal COMMISSION COMMENTS A) Committees ADJOURNMENT Held MOnday March 29, 1999 12:15 p.m. City council Chamber, City Hall 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California. ROLL CALL COMMISSIONERS: Present: JEFFREY TKAC, Chairperson MICHAEL DHANENS, Vice Chairperson STEPHEN BOYLE MATHEW BRADY MARTI MUNIS-KEMPER RON SPRAGUE, Alternate Absent: ROBERT ORTIZ WADE TAVORN ADVISORY MEMBERS: Present: Staff: CARL HERNANDEZ, Deputy City Attorney DENNIS FIDLER, Building Director STEVE WALKER, Traffic Engineer 'Present: STANLEY GRADY, Planning Director JIM MOVIUS, Principal Planner MIKE LEE, Associate Planner PAM TOWNSEND, Recording Secretary PUBLIC STATEMENTS None Chairman Tkac read the Notice of Right to Appeal CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS The following Consent Agenda items will be heard on Thursday, April 1, 1999. 3.1) 3.2) .3.3) Agenda Item 8.1 - P.C.D. 5646 Buccaneer Bay Water Park Status Report Agenda Item 8.2 - P.C.D. 5666 Fairways Senior ReSidential Development Status Report Agenda Item 9.1 - General Plan Consistency Finding Minutes, PC, Monday, March 29, 1999 Page 2 3.4) 3.5) 3.6) Agenda Item 9.2 - General Plan Consistency Finding Agenda Item 9.3 - General Plan Consistency Finding Aqenda Item 9.4 - General Plan Consistency Finding APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of minutes of the regular meetings held February 1, February 4 and February !8, 1999. Will be heard on Thursday, April 1, 1999. PUBLIC HEARINGS - EXTENSIONS OF TIME 5.1) Vesting Tentative Tract 5738 (Telsiar Engineering). Staff report recommending approval for a 1-1/2 year extension was given. No changes to conditions were recommended and staff recommended it be placed on the Consent Agenda. Commissioner Boyle asked why we are continuing the extension of time on the north half since work has already been started on the Grand Canal site. Stanley Grady, Planning Director, stated that there was an understanding when the project was approved that the applicant could continue with his existing vested map through extensions of time and he would not be required to file a new map until such time as he would be required to actually implement the Grand Canal project. Mr. Grady said the entire map has to be extended or the applicant has to submit an amended map that would just represent the southern half and show the northern half as an open parcel. But the applicant hasn't done that. Commissioner Sprague asked staff to point out where the 6.8 acre park site is. Mr. Lee did so. Commissioner Sprague asked if the park site could be moved and Mr. Grady responded by saying they would have to file a revised tract map. Item moved until Thursday, April 1, 1999. 5.2) Vesting Tentative Tract 5758 (Revised) (Delmarter & Deifel) Staff report recommending approval and recommending item be placed on the Consent Agenda for Thursday, April 1, 1999, was given. Item moved until Thursday, April 1, 1999. 5.3) Vesting Tentative Tract 5478 (Porter-Robertson) Commissioner Dhanens declared a conflict of interest on this item. Minutes, PC, Monday, March 29, 1999 Page 3 Staff report recommending approval with the previously approved conditions and recommending item be placed on the Consent Agenda for Thursday, April 1, 1999, was given. Item moved until Thursday, April 1, 1999. PUBLIC HEARING - Grand Canal Shopping Center Project - Modification of Approved Preliminary Plan (#P98-0490) Stanley Grady gave the staff report.' Applicant is requesting changes to the PCD plan. Staff is recommending the proposed modification be approved insofar as it relates to the relocation of the structures and recalculation of the parking spaces. Commissioner Brady asked when the elevations were going to be available. Mr. Grady stated that the Commission should trigger a requirement for the elevations to be brought in prior to some occurrence with respect to some other approval on the project so that the Commission would have a chance to know what the elevations are going to be on these structures. Mr. Grady said that he did not think they would be available on Thursday night. Commissioner Sprague asked how many public restrooms are in the area. Mr. Fidler stated that he hadn't seen any plans regarding how the tenants will be filled out. That would be under the Uniform Plumbing Code. Mr. Fidler said that on Thursday, he would give a ball park figure of how many restrooms will be required. Item was moved until.Thursday, April 1, 1999. PUBLIC HEARING - General Plan Amendment P98-0968 - Castle and Cooke, CA Inc.. (Continued from meeting of March 18, 1999) Stanley Grady gave the staff report. This project was continued to allow the Traffic Engineer and the project engineer to get together and discuss the traffic study. The Traffic Engineer met with the applicant and has prepared a memo which was given to the Commission today with respect to relocation or removal of this collector and is now in support of moving the collector. A memo with a new motion will be ready on Thursday. Item Was moved until Thursday, April 1, 1999. STATUS REPORTS 8.1) P.C.D. 5646 Buccaneer Bay Water Park - Staff report was given by Mr. Movius recommending the Commission receive and file this report and not initiate any zone changes. Minutes, PC, Monday, March 29, 1999 Page 4 Item was moved until Thursday, April 1, 1999 8.2) P.C.D. 5666 Fairways Senior Residential Development - Staff report was given recommending the Planning Commission receive and file the status report and not initiate any zone changes. Item was moved until Thursday, April 1, 1999 GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY FINDINGS General Plan ConsistencyFindinq\ Staff report was given recommending the Commission approve the 65402 finding. Item moved until Thursday, April 1, 1999. 9.2)- General Plan Consistency Findin~_- Staff report was .given recommending the Commission approve the 65402 finding. Commissioner Brady asked if in the analysis by the Traffic Engineer if it has been taken into consideration about making "H" and "F" one way streets. Steve Walker, Traffic Engineer, 'said that there is less than 500 cars in a typical 24 hour day at this location and the traffic that might be diverted to either "H" or "F" Streets is very minimal and would not affect these two streets. Because of the Iow volume, the possibility of turning "H" and "F" streets into one way streets is not a factor at this time. Item moved until Thursday, April 1, 1999. General Plan Consistency Findin.cl_ Staff report was given recommending the Commission approve the 65402 finding. Item moved until Thursday, April 1, 1999. General Plan Consistency Findin~j Staff report was given recommending the Commission approve the 65402 finding. 9.1) 9.3) 9.4 Minutes, PC,. Monday, March 29, 1999 Page 5 10. 11'. 12. April 23, 1999 Commissioner Sprague asked if this property was part of some litigation that was going on in the area by the refinery people. Mr. Hernandez stated that he wasn't aware of any but would look into by Thursday night. Item moved until Thursday, April 1, 1999. COMMUNICATIONS None COMMISSION COMMENTS Commissioner Kemper requested that when the new Planning Commissioner's were appointed that a brief orientation be provided. Mr. Grady said that one was already scheduled for 5:30 on April 7 for the applicants. Ms. Kemper said that she was talking about an orientation for new Commissioners after they had been appointed. Mr. Grady said that that was also being planned. Commissioner Sprague asked Mr. Walker if there is anything proceeding on synchronizing signals so that you have even traffic flow from south to north off the Cross Town Freeway to Truxtun, etc.? Mr. Walker replied that the signals on "F", "H", "L" Streets and Chester Avenue are synchronized. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 1 p.m. Pam Townsend, Recording Secretary Planning Directot