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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/03/00 AGENDA REGULAR PRE-MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Council Chamber, City Hall Monday, July 3, 2000 12:15 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL MICHAEL DHANENS, Chairman STEPHEN BOYLE, Vice-Chairman MA THEW BRAD Y MARTI MUNIS-KEMPER TOM MCGINNIS RON SPRAGUE JEFFREY TKAC NOTE: Agendas may be amended up to 72 hours prior to the Planning Commission meeting. A 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 dated 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 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/° Office of the City Clerk, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, .Bakersfield,. CA 93301. A $334 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 $334 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 If all appeals are withdrawn prior to.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 If no appeal is received within the specified time period or if all appeals filed are withdrawn, the action of the Planning Commission shall become final.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 - July 3~ 2000 Page ? 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) Agenda Item 4) - Minutes of May 30 & June 1, 2000, Planning Commission meetings~ A.qenda Item 11 ) - Administrative Review - Report from Planning Director APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of minutes of the regular meetings held May 30 and June 1, 2000. (Ward 1) PUBLIC HEARING -VESTING TENTATIVE PARCEL- MAP 10700 (Delmarter & Deifel) consisting of three parcels on 10.32 acres, zoned R-2 (Limited Multiple Family Dwelling), to convert existing multiple family residential units for condominium purposes, located apProximately 150 feet south of East California Averrue, between South Owens Street and Lakeview Avenue. (Exempt from CEQA) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE Group vote (Ward ,O PUBLIC HEARINGS - TENTATIVE TRACT MAPR 6.1) Vesting Tentative Tract 6430 Second Revision (Mclntosh & Associates) A proposed second revision to vesting tentative tract map containing 214 lots on 64.1 acres for single family residential purposes, and a proposed 0.65 acre private clubhouse zoned R-1 (One Family Dwelling); and request for private gated streets, alternate street improvements, double frontage lots on local streets; and reverse corner lots located west of Old River Road, north and south of White Oak Drive (extended). (Negative Declaration on file) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE GrOup vote Agenda, PC, Monday ~- July 3, 2000 Page 3 (Ward 4) 6.2) Vesting Tentative Tract $993 (Porter-Robertson) containing 421 lots on 123.33 acres for single family residential purposes, zoned R-1 (One Family Dwelling) and R-1 Ch (One Family Dwelling-Church); and a request for modifications to street improvements, located on the southeast corner of Calloway Drive and Snow Road. (Negative Declaration on file) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE GrouP Vote (Ward 5) PUBLIC HEARING - Zone Change P99-0911 (Cornerstone Engineering) Proposed zone change from a PCD (Planned Commercial Development) zone to a revised PCD (Planned Commercial Development)-zone on 10.1 acres to allow a helistoP for emergency medical purposes; a revised footprint of the future hospital wing; and medical office building. The request also includes a modification to allow a .reduction in the required number of parking spaces. (Negative Declaration on file) (Continued from June 1 and June 15, 2000) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE RoiI call vote 8. PUBLIC HEARING - GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT/ZONE CHANGE 8.1.a) (Wards 2 & 5) General Plan Amendment P00-0236 - Halferty Development Company LLC has proposed to change the land use designation from HMR (High Medium Density Residential) to GC (General Commercial) on 5.14 acres, located along the sobth side of Ming Avenue between Canter Way and Raintree Court. (Negative Declaration on file) (Continued from June 15, 2000) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE Roll call vote. 8.2.b) (Wards 2 & 5) Zone Change .No. P00-0236 - Halferty Development Company LLC has proposed a change in zoning from an R-1 CH (One Family Dwelling-Church) and R-3 (Limited Multiple Family, Dwelling) zone to a PCD (Planned Commercial Development) zone on 5.14 acres, located along the south side of Ming Avenue between Canter Way and Raintree Court. (Negative Declaration on file) (Continued from June 15, 2000) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE Roll call vote. Agenda, PC, Monday - JulY 3, 2000 Page DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A JOINT MEETING OF THF CITY AND COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONS. 10. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING BLOCK WALLS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES. (Ward 4) RECOMMENDATION:' ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW - Report from Planning Director on P.C.D. (Planned Commercial Development Final Development Plan Modification. The report documents the Director's approval of a minor Modification to P.C.D. Final Development Plan for Building No. 12 at the Northwest Promenade Shopping Center located north of Rosedale Highway, west of Coffee Road to Main Plaza Drive. (Pursuant to BMC Section 17.54.100 D.) (Categorically exempt) Accept Report as Filed Roll call vote. 12. COMMUNICATIONS A) Written B) Verbal 13. COMMISSION COMMENTS A) Committees 14. ADJOURNMENT June 23,2000 Planning Director ~'~ :~: :'~ ! i: '~ OF THECI~ OF BAKERSFIELD Held July 3, 2000 12:15 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL City Council Chamber, City Hall 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California. COMMISSIONERS: Present: MICHAEL DHANENS, Chairperson STEPHEN BOYLE, Vice Chairperson TOM MCGINNIS MARTI MUNIS-KEMPER RON SPRAGUE JEFFREY TKAC Absent: MATHEW BRADY ADVISORY MEMBERS: Present: ANDREW THOMSON, Deputy City Attorney DENNIS FIDLER, Building Director MARIAN SHAW, Engineer IV Staff: Present: STANLEY GRADY, Planning Director RICHARD DOLE, Associate Planner JENNIE ENG, Associate Planner PAM TOWNSEND, Recording Secretary PUBLIC STATEMENTS None Chairman Dhanens read the Notice of the Right to Appeal CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 3.1) Agenda Item 4) - Minutes of May 30 & June 1, 2000, Planning Commission meetings. 3.2) Agenda Item 11) -Administrative Review - Report from Planning Director These items will be voted on Thursday, July 6, 2000. Minutes, PC, July 3, 2000 Page 2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of minutes of the regular meetings held May 30 and June 1, 2000. These items will be voted on Thursday, July 3, 2000. PUBLIC HEARING - VESTING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 10700 (Delmarter & Deifel) (Ward 1) Staff report recommending approval was given. Applicant has requested to be placed on the Consent Agenda for Thursday night. Commissioner McGinnis asked if the apartments were built to FHA standards? Mr. Grady said he thought they were because they were built by the Housing Authority. Commissioner McGinnis also asked if there had been any response to the notices that were mailed out? Ms. Eng said she had one call requesting general information. Commissioner McGinnis asked Mr. Grady if he was aware of.any thing in the Homeowner's Association to provide for any play area for the kids? Mr. Grady said that without seeing the Homeowner's Association CC&R's he doesn't know what if any provisions are being made for on-site recreation facilities and how they intend to maintain them. Commissioner Sprague asked if garages or covered parking is a requirement of the building code. Mr. Grady said there is no requirement for covered parking. There were no other Commission comments. Item will be voted on the Consent Agenda on Thursday, July 6, 2000. PUBLIC HEARINGS - TENTATIVE TRACT MAPS 6.1) Vesting Tentative Tract 5430 Second Revision (Mclntosh & Associates) (War~,~) Staff report given recommending approval with conditions attached to the staff report. Ms. Shaw commented on the memo the Public Works Department presented to the Commission. Ms. Shaw said that in the previous revision they also had a provision for Grand Lakes to become a private street since once you turn off of Mountain Vista, all the tracts served by that street are private tracts. City staff didn't see the point of having that length of a public street that would serve nothing but private tracts so the Public Works Department has requested that it all become private. Ms. Shaw said that Mr. Mclntosh, representing Castle and Minutes, PC, July 3, 2000 Parle 3 6.2) Cooke, says that Castle & Cooke would rather it stay a public street so the Homeowner's Association would not have to pay the maintenance. Ms. Shaw stated that she will talk to Mr. LaRochelle to get his feelings on the matter. There were no Commission comments or questions. Item will be voted on Thursday, July 6, 2000. Vesting Tentative Tract 5993 (Porter-Robertson) (Ward4) Staff report given recommending approval with conditions attached to resolution. There were no Commission comments or questions. Item will be voted on Thursday, July 6, 2000. PUBLIC HEARING - Zone Change P99-09'11 (Cornerstone Engineering) (Ward 5) Staff report given recommending the Final Development Plan return to the Planning Commission for review. Commissioner McGinnis said that he noticed that both the approach and departure from the heliport will be along the lines of the Kern River. The report states that they will leave from the northeast and approach from the southeast which means that the Kern River flows from a 90 degree angle. Commissioner McGinnis asked if it shouldn't say "approach from the southwest and leave from the northeast?" Mr. Grady said they would look into that and let him know on Thursday. Commissioner Dhanens asked if staff could have the full size exhibits on the wall for Thursday night? Commissioner Dhanens also asked if the original EIR prepared for the project covered the proposed office building and the proposed extension to the hospital? Mr. Grady said "yes it did." It looked at the entire site plan which had a different footprint. Commissioner Sprague asked if the helicopter taking off and leaving the heliport is close enough to disturb the patients? Mr. Grady said the noise evaluation was based on the impacts of this project on the adjoining sites. The noise that would be generated on-site is expected to exceed the decibels simply by the near proximity of the pad to the hospital and the fact that you would have to transport the victims from the helicopter to the hospital as fast as possible. There were no other Commission comments or questio.ns. Item will be voted on Thursday, July 6, 2000. Minutes, PC, July 3, 2000 Parle 4 -PUBLIC HEARING - GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT/ZONE CHANGE 8.1.a) 8.2.b) General Plan Amendment P00-0236 - Halferty Development Company LLC (Wards 2 & 5) Combined with 8.1.b below. Zone Change No. P00-0236 - Halferty Development Company LLC (Continued from June 15, 2000) (Wards 2 & 5) Staff report given recommending approval including the 13 revised conditions that came from the sub-committee meeting held June 21, 2000. Commissioner Sprague said they had a productive three hour committee meeting. A couple things he wanted to bring up is that they talked about increasing the size of some of the trees to 48 inch box. The applicant commented that they would be furnished in several pertinent areas of the center but they didn't identify what areas of the center that they would increase the size of the landscape trees. Mr. Grady said he does not recall getting any information where they would be placing the large trees but they can find out by Thursday night. Commissioner Sprague said he spoke with Mr. Vince Roach who is an agent representing the applicant and he informed Commissioner Sprague that they were reducing the truck loading dock space from two to one space and he had specifically asked that a sump pump be placed in the bottom of the dock area and if they are going to reduce the dock space they need to know that. Mr. Fidler said the Building Code will make them put a pump there. Commissioner Sprague asked if staff has been contacted about changing the 1,500 square foot restaurant site in the northwest corner to a 3,000 square foot restaurant site? Mr. Grady said that he spoke with Mr. Roach as well and because the building on the corner is now a mixed use building that's going to have both retail and a restaurant, the provisions for parking in the ordinance allow for it to be parked as a "mixed use" level rather than at a restaurant level at one per seventy-five square feet. With that building being split and the other modifications on-site, they now meet the parking requirements. Commissioner Sprague.asked if the evergreens surrounding the area around the complex'is part of the 30 percent evergreen trees that staff is talking about or is it a mix of deciduous? Mr. Grady said the ordinance requirement is that 30 percent of the required landscaping be evergreen. The placement of where they put those trees is up to the applicant. Commissioner Sprague said in the committee meeting discussion on the landscape the idea of going with evergreen year-around canopy trees was to give shield to the residential neighborhood to the south and to the west and so those are the specific areas that the committee was looking at he wondered how that would fit with the 30 Minutes, PC, July 3, 2000 Page 5 percent they are discussing here? Mr. Grady said that currently there isn't a condition requiring that but it could certainly be one. Commissioner Sprague said he would like the Commission to consider that to shield the apartments to the south and east side of the complex. Commissioner Dhanens asked Mr. Grady for clarification about the 1,50Oto 3,000 square foot restaurant and since it is now a mixed use that they meet the parking requirements? Mr. Grady said that as they originally proposed it the entire pad would be a restaurant which is parked differently and now that the pad is a mixed use the parking requirements are less. There were no other Commissioner comments. This item will be voted on Thursday, July 6, 2000. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A JOINT MEETING OF THE 10. CITY AND COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONS. There was no discussion on this matter. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING BLOCK WALLS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES. Mr. Grady said that this item is a referral from Councilmember DeMond that the Commission look at our current requirements with respect to walls in the front yard which have a limitation of 48 inches in height. Staff's suggestion is that the Commission refer this to a committee so a slide show could be prepared of what currently exists and what has been approved in the past and what options might be available. The intent is to determine if the ordinance is functional as it is or if there needs to be some amendment to the ordinance. Commissioner Dhanens asked if the discussion could take place at a hearing during a regular meeting instead of a committee meeting? Mr. Grady said it could be discussed on Thursday and the Commission can decide then if there is enough information to make a decision. Commissioner Sprague asked what the setback is in a residential neighborhood? Mr. Fidler said it was 25 feet from the flow line. Commissioner Sprague asked what the advantages would be to increase the height of the fences allowed to 6 feet? Mr. Fidler said he thinks what the Commission needs to look at is conditions such as pedestrians and traffic and that the height of the fence doesn't obscure from that. Commissioner Sprague said that he supports discussing it at a regular meeting instead of going to committee. Minutes, PC, July 3, 2000 Parle 6 Ms. Shaw said there is a section in Title 17 that deals specifically with fence heights with regards to sight line. That it is a public safety issue with regards to where a driveway is located and the height of a fence adjacent to a driveway, alley or street corner. Whatever the Commission decides, the line of sight public safety will override any decision with regards to the height of walls in those areas. Commissioner McGinnis said that he supports Mr. Grady's recommendation to refer it to committee. He feels that the decision deserves more consideration than having an off the cuff thing at the meeting Thursday night. Commissioner Dhanens asked staff to have available on Thursday night a slide presentation and he would also like to have the text of the pertinent sections out of the ordinance that relates to this issue available and a determination can then be made whether it needs to go to a committee. 11, ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW - Report from Planning Director on P.C.D. (Planned Commercial Development) Final Development Plan Modification. (Ward 4) Mr. Grady said this item would have to be pulled from the agenda as the applicant was not able to provide staff with the information. 12. COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Grady pointed out to the Commission staff has supplied them with two pieces of information that had been requested at the previous meeting. One of them is a map of the South Beltway Alignment and the other is a response to a question regarding placement of additional conduits in trenches. 13, COMMISSION COMMENTS Commissioner Sprague thanked staff for the map and business cards. 14. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 1:31 p.m. August 10, 2000 Pam Townsend, Recording Secretary.