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Home My WebLink About01/02/01 AGENDA REGULAR PRE-MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD CounCil Chamber, City Hall Tuesday, January 2, 2001 12:15 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL MICHAEL DHANENS, Chairman STEPHEN BOYLE, Vice-Chairman MA THEW BRADY MARTI MUNIS-KEMPER TOM MCGINNIS RON SPRAGUE JEFFREY TKAC NOTE: Agendas may be amended up 1o 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 date li~ted on this agenda 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 CARQ 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 §ubject toappeal by any i~nterested person adversely affected by the decision of the CommisSion. NO permit shal! be issued for any use involved in an application until after the final aCceptance date of appeal. The appeal shall include the appellant's interest in or relationship tO the subject prOperty, the decision or actionappealed and shall state specific facts and reasons why the appellant believes the decision or action of the Commission should not be upheld. Such appeal must be filed in writing within 10 days from date of hearing, addressed to the City Council, cio Office of the Cityl 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 If all appeals are withdrawn prior to the City Council hearing, it will not be conducted and the~ decision of the Planning Commission will stand. If no appeal is received within the specified time period or if all appeals filed are withdrawn the Agenda, PC, Tuesday - January 2, 2001 Page 2 (Ward 4) If no appeal is received within the specified time period or if all appea!s filed are withdrawn, the action of the Planning Commission shall become final.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 aniagreement to conditions of approval and requested to be placed on the COnsent agenda. '- If anyone wishes to discuss o~* testify on any of the consent itemsthe 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 dn as a group. 3.1) 3.2) 3.3): Agenda Item 6) - Amendment to Title '16 regarding uses in M-1 zone. .Agenda Item 7) -.Zone Change P00-0835 (City of Bakersfield) Agenda Item 10) - General Plan Consistency Finding for the acquisition of property. PUBLIC HEARING -Revi~ed Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 'i0617 (Mclntosh & Associates) Containing ~2 parcels on 321-.44 acres for purposes of creating large lots for future residential and commercial subdivision, zoned R-1 (One Family Dwelling), R'2 (Limited Multiple Family Dwelling) and C-2 (RegiOnal Commercial) zones and a request to waive cert~ain improvements; generally located on the south side of Ming Avenue (extended) arid east of South Allen Road (extended). (Negative Declaration on file) RECOMMENDATION: Approve Group vote (Wai'd 4) PUBLIC HEARINGS - Tentative Tract Maps 5.¸1 Vesting Tentative Tract 6032 (SmithTech USA, Inc) Containing _108 buildable lots, on 26.67 net acres for single family residential purposes, zoned.R-'1 (One Family Dwelling). The applicant is also requesting a modification to standards to allow reverse corner lots and a modification to allow a curve i'adiuS of less than 500 feet on a local street; located on the northeast corner of Ming Avenue and South Allen Road, on the west side of River Run Boulevard.- (Negati~/e Declaration on file) (Continued from December 7, 2000) RECOMMENDATION: Approve Group vote Agenda, pC, Tuesday -"january :2, 2001 Page 3 (Ward 4) (Ward 4) 5.2) 5:3) Vesting Tentative Tract 6034 (SmithTech USA) COntaining 94 buildable lots on 26.24 net acres for single family residential purposes zoned R-1 (One Family Dwelling). The applicant is also requesting a modification to standards to allow a reverse corner lot; located approximately 680 feet north of Ming Avenue on the east side of South Allen ROad. (Negative Declaration on file) (Continued from December 7, 2000) RECOMMENDATION: APprove Group vote Vesting Tentative Tract 5827 Second'Revision (Mclntosh & Ass°c). Containing 95tots on 38.12 acres for single family residential purposes,, zoned R-1 (One Family DWelling) and a request to allow reverse corner lots. (Negative Declaration on-file) RECOMMENDATION: Approve Group, vote 6, PUBLIC HEARING - AMENDMENT TO TITLE 17 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE (City o~ Bakersfield) adding certain agricultural, commercial and industrial bses to the M-1 (Light Manufacturing) zone to accommodate uses within the Bakersfie!d Airpark. (Exempt from CEQA) (All Wards) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE Roll call Vote. 7. (Ward 1) PUBLIC HEARING - ZONE CHANGE P00-0835 (City of Bakersfield) Zone change from R-1~ (Or~e Family DWelling) to M-1 (Light Manufacturing) to correct a zoning error on appr. oximat'ely 200 acres and allow continued.use of the site as Bakersfield Airpark with related industrial uses; located south of Watts Drive, north of East White Lane between Madison Street and SOuth Union Avenue. Also included is a small rectangular, area at the northwest corner of Watts Drive and Madison Street. (Exempt'from CEQA) ' ,RECOMMENDATION: Approve Roll Call Vote -Agenda, PC, Tuesday - January 2, 2001 Page 4 (Ward 4) = (Ward 4) (Ward 2) 11. 12. MASTER WALL AND LANDSCAPE CONCEPT PLAN #P00-0901 (Castle and Cooke) A master wall and. landscape concept plan for the several single family residential tracts in the Brimhall Road area, including design of streetscape landscaping, subdivision walls, and neighborhood identification corner monumentati0n; generally located on the south side of Brimhall Road, between Allen Road and Yerdugo Lane, Old Farm Road and Jewetta Road. (Exempt from CEQA) . RECOMMENDATION: Approve GroUp vote. -PUBLIC HEARING -'COMPREHENSIVE SIGN PLAN (Northwest Target LLC) for the Northwest Promenade located at 8100 through 9400 Rosedale Hig~h.way zoned PCD '(Planned Commercial Development). (Continued from December 21, 2000) (Exempt from CEQA) RECOMMENDATION: . Approve Group vote. GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY FINDING for the acquisition of a parcel by the City at the northeast corner of 13th Street and "O" Street. (Exempt from CEQA) RECOMMENDATION: Make Finding Group vote COMMUNICATIONS A) Written B) Verbal COMMISSION COMMENTS A) Committees 13. ADJOURNMENT De(~ember 27 2000 STANLEY GRADY, Secretary Planning Director Agendal PC, Tuesday - January 2, 2001 Page 5 12. DISCUSSION AND ACTION REGARDING POSSIBLE CANCELLATION OF THE NEXT PRE'MEETING. Held January 2, 2001 12:15 p.m. ROLL CALL City Council Chamber, City Hall 1501 Truxtun Avenue ~ Bakersfield, California. COMMISSIONERS: Present: Absent: MICHAEL DHANENS, Chairperson MATHEW BRADY MARTI MUNiS-KEMPER RON SPRAGUE JEFFREY TKAC STEPHEN BOYLE, Vice Chairperson TOM. MCGINNIS ADVISORY MEMBERS: Present: CARL HERNANDEZ, Assistant City Attorney DENNIS FIDLER, Building Director MARIAN SHAW., Engineer IV Staff: Present: STANLEY GRADY, Planning Director JAMES MOVIUS, Principal Planner JIM EGGERT. Principal Planner MARC-GAUTHIER, Principal Planner PAM TOWNSEND, Recording Secretary PUBLIC STATEMENTS None ChairmanDhanens read the Notice of the Right to Appeal CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 3.1) 3.2) 3.3) Agenda Item 6) - Amendment to Title 17 regarding uses in M-I zone. Agenda Item 7) - Zone Change P00-0835 (City of Bakersfield) Agenda Item 10) - General Plan Consistency Finding ~for the acquisition of property. Minutes,- PC, janua~ 2, 2001' Page 2 = These items will be voted On Thursday, January 4, 2001. PUBLIC HEARING - Revi~ed Vesting Tentative Parcel Map '106'17 (MclntoSh & AssoCiates) (ward 4) Staff report'given recommending approval including the memo from the Public Works Department dated JanUaryS,2, 2001. There were no Commission comments or questions. Item was continUed until Thursday, January 4, 2001. PUBLIC HEARINGS -Tentative·Tract Maps · 5.1 Vesting Tentative Tract 6032 (SmithTech USA, Inc) (Continued from D 2000) (ward ,ecernber 7, 4) Staff report given recommending approval including the memo from the Public Works DePartment dated ,January 2, 2001. Commissioner Brady asked Ms. Shaw to go through the effect.of her memo. Ms. Shaw stated that the original intent when the conditions were written were to-defer constructio~ of Allen Road and Ming Avenue until a later date and the City would do it as @art of their project, however, when discussing this project' with the developers,' the developers said they are willing and proposing to do it themselves. Public!Works wrote the conditions so the developers will do that and the Public Works Department is giving them more time than they normally' ' w0i. ild to get it constructed and are allowing them the option to construct those improvementS. commissioner Brady asked if putting Ming Avenue across the canal was the problem?' Ms. Shaw said that neither of these tracts has actual access to Allen .. Road or Ming Avenae. The canal crossing is being constructed through an agreement that'Castle & Cooke and Coleman Homes has. That will be do'ne separately. This condition strictly talks about the road improvements. Commissioner Brady asked if the canal is being crossed now? How does this effect it? Ms. Shaw; said her understanding on the timing for the canal crossing is pretty much on the same schedule as what they are proposing for both Allen and Ming. ~ There were no othei Commission comments or questions. Item was continuedluntil ThurSday, January 4, 2001. MinUtes, PC, January 2, 2001 Page 3 5.2) Vesting Tentative Tract 6034 (SmithTech USA) (Continued from DEcember 7, 2000) Staff report given re, commending approval including the memo from the Public Works Department .dated January 2, 2001. There were no commission comments or questions. Item was continued !until Thursday, January 4, 2001. 6. 7. Vesting Tentative Tract 5827 Second Revision (Mclntosh & Assoc) (Ward 4) ~ Staff report given recommending approval. There were no Commission comments or questions. Item was continued until Thursday, January 4, 2001. PUBLIC HEARING - AMENDMENT TO TITLE 17 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE (City of Bakersfield) (All Wards) . Staff rePort recommending .approval was given. Staff is recommending this item be placed on the Consent Agenda for Thursday night.· Commissioner Sprague asked if this ordinance is specific for Bakersfield Airpark uses or would it apply to other M:.'-I zones with other air strips or air parks in the County? Mr. Grady said that it is speCifically for the Bakersfield Airpark.. There were no other Commission comments. Item was continued until Thursday, January 4, 2001. - PUBLIC HEARING - ZONE CHANGE P00-0835 (City of Bakersfield) (Ward ~) Staff rePort recommending,approval was given. Staff is ~ecommending this item be .placed on the Consent Agenda for Thursday night. There were no Commission comments. Item will be voted on the COnsent Agenda on Thursday, January 4, 2001. MinuteS, Pc, january2, 2001 page 4 = MASTER WALL AND LANrDsCAPE CONCEPT PLAN #P00-0901 (Castle and Cooke) (Ward 4) · Staff report given recommending approval. Commissioner Dhanens asked if the ten foot high wall they are proposing is due to the adjacent, grade on the reSidential lots adjacent to the arterial and collectors? Mr. Movius said "yes." Commissioner Dhanens asked if it matches what is there already? Mr. Grady said "yes'." ' · There were no other Commission comments or questions. Item was continued until Thursday, January 4, 2001. PUBLIC 'HEARING- coMPREHENSIVE SIGN PLAN (Northwest Target LLC) (Ward4) Staff report given recommending approval of the plan. Commissioner Dhanens asked if it would be possible to provide the Commission-With 8_ 1/2 x 1'1 photo copies'of the slides that were shown? Mr. Grady said "yes." Commissioner.Dhanens asked, if the existing signs are indicated on the 11 x 17 map entitled "Master Plan" and Where the new signs are. proposed to be? Mr. Grady said thereare.twO phases and the sign program they are talking about is for Phase 2 west of Main Plaza Drive.- Commissioner Dhanens asked if the monument signs were shown on the map? Mr. Eggert ·said they are very small but they can enhance them for ThurSday's meeting. Commissioner Dhanens asked if the blUe line the applicant had would be available for ThurSday as well? Mr. Eggert said "yes." There were no other Commission comments or questions. Item was continued ~until Thursday, January 4, 2001. GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY FINDING for the acquisition of a parcel by the City at the northeast corner of 13thi Street and "O" Street. (Exempt from CEQA) (Ward 2) Staff 'report recommending iaPproval Was given. T. here were no Commissioner comments or questions. Item will be voted on the Consent Agenda on Thursday, January 4, 2001. Minutes, PC, JanUary 2,-2001 Page 5 11. COMMUNICATIONS None 12. COMMISSION COMMENTS None 13. Janua~ 16,2001 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 12:55 p.m. Pam Townsend, Recording Secretary