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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/06/01AGENDA PRE-MEETING AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Thursday, December 6, 2001 - 5:30 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall ROLL CALL PUBLIC STATEMENTS CONSENT CALENDER' STEPHEN BOYLE, Chairman RON SPRAGUE, Vice Chairman MA THEW BRAD Y DA VID GA Y TOM MCGINNIS JEFFREY TKAC MURRAY TRAGISH 3.1 Non-Public Hearing Items: 3.1a General Plan .Consistency finding for the sale of approximately 28,000 square feet of surplus land to Mt. Elgon Corporation (a local non-profit corporation) for use as an open air farmers market, generally located east side of Lakeview Avenue between Houser Street and Virginia Avenue. (Exempt from CEQA) (Ward 1 ) 3.1b General Plan Consistency finding for the acquisition of a .69 acre parcel by the County of Kern in the City of Bakersfield, located at the southeast corner of Kern Street and East 19th Street. (Exempt from CEQA) (Ward 2) Group Vote 3.2 Public Hearing Items 3.2a Approval of Extension of Time for Tentative Tract 5327 (Alta Engineering/Hughes Surveying) located on the north side of Hosking Road approximately 1/4 mile east of South H Street. (Negative Declaration on file) (Ward 7) Consisting of 93 single family residential lots on 20 acres, zoned R-1 (One Family Dwelling). 3.2b Approval of Extension of Time for Revised Vesting Tentative Tract 5928 (Mclntosh & ,Associates) located at the northwest corner of Buena Vista Road and White Lane. (Negative Declaration on file) (Ward 4) Containing 198 lots on 61.86 acres, zoned R-1 (One Family Dwelling). Items on the Pre-meeting Agenda will be continued to 5:30 p.m. on the following Thursday, but not, necessarily in the same order. Agenda, PC, Thursday - December 6, 2001 - Council Chamber, City Hall Page 2 3.2c 5.a) 5.b) Group Vote Approval of amendment to the text of the M-2 (General Manufacturing) zone of the zoning ordinance. The amendment removes language from Section 17.30.030 (Uses permitted by Conditional Use Permit) that references dairies, stockyards and other animal confinement cases. Approval of Tentative Parcel Map No. 10837 (Fred L. Jones Trust) located on the south side of Brittan Road between Buck Owens Boulevard and Arrow Street~ (Exempt from CEQA) (Continued from November 15, 2001) Containing two parcels on .75 acres for industrial purposes, zoned M-1 (Light Manufacturing). (WardS) Request to continue Vesting Tentative Tract No. 6068 until January 17, 2001 (Porter-Robertson Eng) located at the northwest corner of Noriega Road and Old Farm Road. (Negative Declaration on file) (Continued from November 1, 2001) Containing 103 buildable lots, one sump lot, and one three acre lot reserved as a drill island, on 40 acres for single family residential purposes, zoned R-I (One Family Dwelling). (Ward4) Approval of Vesting Tentative Tract No. 5968 (SmithTech USA) located on the northeast and southeast corners of Olive Drive and Old Farm Road. (Negative Declaration on file) Containing 251buildable lots and one sump lot on 69.26 acres for single family residential purposes, zoned R-1 (One Family Dwelling) including a request to modify lot depth requirements and a waiver of mineral rights owners' signatures pursuant to BMC 16.20.060 B.I. (Ward4) Approval of Zone Change No. P01-0793 (Pinnacle Engineering) located west of Patton Way, north of Meany Avenue. (Exempt from CEQA) From an R-1 (One Family Dwelling) zone to an M-1 (Light Manufacturing) zone on 0.9 +/- acres and from P (Automobile Parking) to M-1 on 0.9 +/- acres.(Ward4) 7. WORKSHOP BY JACK HARDISTY REGARDING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF DECISIONS. COMMUNICATIONS A) Written B) Verbal Items on the Pm-meeting Agenda will be continued to 5:30 p.m. on the following Thursday, but not, necessarily in the same order. Agenda, PC, ThUrsday - December 6, 2001 - Council Chamber, City Hall Page 3 10. COMMISSION COMMENTS _A) Committees DISCUSSION AND ACTION REGARDING POSSIBLE CANCELLATION OF THE NEXT PRE-MEETING. 11. ADJOURNMENT December 4, 2001 ~.-/JAMES D. MOVIUS, Secretary Acting Planning Director Items on the Pre-meeting Agenda will be continued to 5:30 p.m. on the fo/lowing Thursday, but not, necessarily in the same order. ' Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Commissioners Boyle, Brady, Gay, McGinnis, Sprague, Tragish Commissioner Tkac Advisory Members: Staff: Ginny Gennaro, Jack Hardisty, Marian Shaw, Dennis Fidler Louise Palmer, Patti Hock PUBLIC STATEMENTS: None CONSENT CALENDAR: 3.1 Non-Public Hearing Items: 3.1a General Plan Consistency finding for the sale of approximately 28,000 square feet of surplus land to Mt. Elgon Corporation (a local non-profit corporation) for use as an open air farmers market, generally located east side of Lakeview Avenue between Houser Street and Virginia Avenue. (Exempt from CEQA) (Ward 1) 3~1b General Plan Consistency finding for the acquisition of a .69 acre parcel by the 'County of Kern in the City of Bakersfield, located at the southeast corner of Kern Street and East 19th Street. (Exempt from CEQA) (Ward 2) Commissioner Gay stated that he was absent on Monday but has listened to a tape of the meeting and 'is prepared to participate tonight. Motion was made by Commissioner McGinnis, seconded by Commissioner Sprague, to approve the non-public hearing items on the consent agenda. Motion carried. 3.2 Public-Hearing Items 3.2a ApproVal of EXtension of Time for Tentative Tract 5327 (Alta Engineering/Hughes Surveying) (Ward 7) 3.2b Approval of EXtension of Time for Revised Vesting Tentative Tract 5928 (Mclntosh & Associates) (Ward 4) 3.2.c Approval of amendment to the text of the M-2 (General'Manufacturing) zone of -the zoning ordinance. The amendment removes language from Section 17.30.030 (Uses permitted by Conditional Use Permit) that references dairies, stockyards and other animal confinement cases. (Citywide) Minutes, PC, December 6, 2001 Page 2 Approval of Tentative Parcel Map No. 10837 (Fred L. Jones Trust) located on the south side of Brittan Road between Buck Owens Boulevard and Arrow Street. (Exempt from CEQA) (Continued from November 15, 2001) (Ward 5) 5.a) 5. b) Request to continue Vesting Tentative Tract No. 6068 until January 17, 2001 (Porter-Robertson Eng) located at the northwest corner of Noriega Road and Old Farm Road. (Negative Declaration on file) (Continued from November 1, 2001) (Ward 4) Approval of Vesting Tentative Tract No. 5968 (SmithTech USA) located on the northeast and southeast corners of Olive Drive and Old Farm Road. (Negative Declaration on file) (Ward 4) -Approval of Zone Change No. P01-0793 (Pinnacle Engineering)located west of Patton Way, north of Meany Avenue. (Exempt from CEQA) (ward 4) Mr. Hardisty statedthat item 5.a request for continuance was more than likely intended to be for January 17, 2002. Commissioner Brady asked if agenda item 4 should be taken off of consent so that the memorandum from Mr. Hardisty that the Commission received can be added to the motion? Mr. Hardistysaid it should be taken off of consent. Item 4 was removed from the consent agenda. Commissioner Traggish said that he will be abstaining from Items 3.2c and 5a of the consent agenda due to apotential conflict of interest. Motion was made by Commissioner Sprague, seconded by Commissioner McGinnis, to approve the public hearing items on the consent agenda. Motion carried. Tentative ParCel Map No. 10837 (Fred L. JoneS Trust) located on the south 'side of Brittan Road between Buck Owens Boulevard and Arrow Street. (Exempt from CEQA) (Continued from November 15, 2001) (Ward 5) Mr. Hardisty explained that the memorandum the Commission received tonight was generated to clarify that the condition would be the requirement that the applicant receive a permit for the vehicle storage lot or impound yard which had been established without one. It takes away the recommended requirement for a conditional use permit. Public portion of the hearing was opened. No one spoke either for or against the project. A motion was made by Commissioner Sprague, seconded by Commissioner Gay, to approve and adopt the Negative Declaration and approve the Vesting Tentative Parcel Map with findings and conditions set forth in the attached resolution Exhibit A and with the Planning Department memorandum dated December 6, 2001. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Commissioners Brady, Gay, McGinnis, Sprague, Tkac, Tragish, Boyle NOES None ABSENT . -None Minutes, PC, December 6, 2001 Page 3 o PUBLIC HEARINGS - VESTING TENTATIVE TRACTS 5.a) See Consent Agenda 5.b)\ See Consent Agenda See Consent Agenda. . : WORKSHOP BY JACK HARDISTY REGARDING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF DECISIONS, 10. Mr. Hardisty requested this matter be continued until a later meeting due to problems with the computers the City has been experiencing for the past two weeks. COMMUNICATIONS None COMMISSION COMMENTS Commissioner. Brady announced that the committee dealing with the oil and gas'ordinances for the city has accomplished its task and is preparing a report which will be presented to the City Council's Urban Development Committee. They will then make recommendations back to the Planning Commission for changes to the ordinances. Commissioner Sprague has been appointed to be the liaison between the Urban Development Committee and our committee. Commissioner Sprague commended Mr. Jim Movius for doing such a professional job as Acting Planning Director. Mr. Movius has worked with the public very well, he is very professional and very well qualified to work as a Planning Director in this city or any other city and he highly recommends him to be Planning Director if the job becomes available again. Commissioner Sprague said he would like that put in his employment file. Chairman Boyle asked Ms. Gennaro if he should do a letter on behalf of the Planning Commission to that effect? Ms. Gennaro said that if Commissioner Sprague would like to change that to a motion, that would be the preferred route. Commissioner Brady said he would be strongly in favor · a doing that. Jim has done a fantastic job. Commissioner Tragish made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Sprague, to adopt Commissioner Sprague's recommendation and observation for Mr. Movius at this time. DISCUSSION AND ACTION REGARDING POSSIBLE CANCELLATION OF THE NEXT PRE- 11. MEETING. It was decided ~to have a pre-meeting on December 17, 2001. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m. Pam Townsend, Recording Secretary ~___~JAMES D. MOVIUS, Secretary Acting Planning Director Council chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Commissioners Boyle, Brady, Gay, McGinnis, Sprague, Tkac, Tragish Non(~ Advisory Members: Staff: Ginny Gennaro, James D. Movius, Marian Shaw, Jack Leonard Marc Gauthier, Jennie Eng, Louise Palmer, Pam Townsend PUBLIC STATEMENTS: None CONSENT CALENDAR: 3.1 Non-Public Hearing Items: 3.1a Majority report of the Oil Well/Drilling Operations Committee and. referral of report to the Urban Development Committee of the City Council. 3.1b - Revised Wall Plan for Revised Vesting Tentative Tract 5940 located on the southeast corner of Campus Park Drive and Mountain Vista Drive. (Mclntosh and Associates) (Categorically Exempt) 3.1c Approval of Planning Commission minutes for meetings held November 1 and 15, 2001. No staff reports were given on the above items. 3.2 Public Hearing Items None Approval of Tentative Parcel Map No. 10522 (2nd Submittal) (Mclntosh & AsSociates) (Ward 4) Staff report given recommending approval. A memo, resulting from discussions between the applicant-and staff, will be given to the Commission on Thursday night changing some of the conditions of approval. Minutes, PC, December 17, 2001 Page 2 Commissioner Sprague asked where the open space easement was located on the map. Mr. Movius pointed it out to him. Commissioner Sprague requested an aerial of the area on Thursday night. Commissioner Sprague also asked staff to supply him with the expiration date on the "will serve" letter on Thursday night. Mr. Movius said that would be provided. Commissioner Sprague asked if there could be additional motel facilities placed in the C-2 zone other than the one originally approved? Mr. Movius said he would answer that on Thursday night. Commissioner Sprague said that he noticed that under "present use" item number 75, Modifications, that if there were changes in site development standards and zoning that it would go back before the Board of Zoning Adjustment and could be changed and reallocated. Commissioner Sprague said that he feels that any changes in those modifications that are existing should come back before the Planning Commission instead of the BZA because it is such a sensitive issue. Commissioner Gay had a question about condition 37 and Mr. Movius said he wOuld respond on Thursday night. Mr. Movius said that condition 75 was actually attached at the City Council level. There were several conditions added to the project at that time. Chairman Boyle asked if all of the neighbors within 300 feet had been notified as there was a lot of opposition on this project last year and Mr. Movius said "yes" they had. There were no:other Commissioner comments. This agenda item was continued to Thursday night's meeting. PUBLIC HEARINGS - Tentative Tract Maps 5.1) Secodd Revised Vesting Tentative Tract Map 5362 (Pinnacle Engineering) (Ward 7) Staff repoA given recommending approval. Commissioner Tragish asked Mr. Movius where the Kern Island Canal is located? Mr. Movius pointed it out. There were no other Commissioner comments. This agenda item was continued to Thursday night's meeting. 5.2) Revised Vestin.q Tentative Tract Map 5958 (Porter-Robertson) (Ward 6) Staff report given recommending approval with conditions as attached to the staff report. The applicant has requested this be put on the consent calendar on Thursday night's agenda. Commissioner Gay asked staff if reduced lot depths are common and if they still retain the 25.foot setback requirement? Mr. Movius said "yes." Minutes, PC, December 17, 2001 Page 3 Chairman Boyle asked if we have ever had a project with so many lot modifications? Mr. Movius said that typically we don't see a project with so many modifications but one of the issues with this one is that they have signed improvement plans in and these particular street alignments were approved the first time they did this subdivision. The applicant feels like they are locked into the street design at least on this subdivision. Mr. Movius said the ordinance is written very flexible to allow them to do this. Commissioner McGinnis asked how the residents would get to Stone Creek Park from this project? Mr. Movius showed him on the overhead the shortest way which would be through residential streets. There Were no other Commissioner comments. This agenda item was continued~to Thursday night's meeting. o PUBLIC HEARINGS - GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS, ASSOCIATED REZONINGS, AND TEXT AMENDMENTS: 6.1a.b.&c.) General Plan Amendment/Specific Plan Amendment/Zone Change P01-0684 (Kyle Carter Homes) (Ward 4) Staff report given recommending approval. Applicant has requested to be put on the Consent Calendar for Thursday night. Commissioner Gay asked at what point does the Planning Department ask the applicant to address all the availability of services? Mr. Gauthier said that when the EIR was originally done for RiverLakes, they looked at it withthe golf course being only 150 acres in size. The number of residential units decreased when the golf course got bigger, therefore, the services are available as there were about 70 less units built than originally planned. There were no other Commissioner comments. This agenda item was continued to Thursday night's meeting. 6,2a&b) General Plan AmendmentZone Change P01-0326 (William Gannon) Staff report given recommending approval. Commissioner McGinnis asked what the zoning is on the parcel between this one and Ridgeview High. Mr. Uovius said that it is HMR on the general plan. Commissioner McGinnis asked if staff could foresee whether this subdivision would be developed prior to an interchange at either White Lane or Taft Highway? Mr. Gauthier said that within 24 months there will be a fully expanded, full speed cloverleaf on White Lane. He has no idea about the other one. Commissioner Sprague asked if any of the studies made reference to the odors created at the disposal site that is nearby? Mr. Movius said this specific project does not have a reference to the disposal plant. He will do some in depth checking before Thursday night to see what the situation is out there at this time. Minutes, PC, December 17, 2001 Page 4 CommissiOner Tragish asked if there were any homes already developed in this area? Mr.~Gauthier said there are some northeast of there. There is more out there now than the aerial shows. Commissioner Tragish asked if there are any dairies within 3 to 6 miles of this project? Mr. Movius said they would try to find out by Thursday night where the nearest approved dairy is. There are not too many in the west part of town. Chairman Boyle asked why when we come upon general plan amendments we are not requiring larger and larger lot sizes so that the expense of the lot gets higher and higher as an incentive to build elsewhere? Mr. Movius said that the County of Kern is also in the business of urban development and on our fringe they approve ~small lots. The other pressure is what is called "smart growth" where the larger lots that you create house less people. It has been staff's opinion that as long as the County is in the business of urban development and we are looking to house as many people as we can within the city limits, that it is appropriate for 6,000 square foot lots to go there. Chairman Boyle asked if there would be sewers provided if the County developed this? Mr. Movius said probably not within this particular area. Chairman Boyle asked if we really try to encourage people to build in other areas besides prime agricultural areas and since we can't get the County to go along with this, do we have to go along with them? Mr. Gauthier said this is already residential, we are just talking about the density. Chairman Boyle asked why are we obligating the city to build the smallest PoSsible lot size as development goes south? Why are we not suggesting a higher density so that once development does occur out there that we could always adjust it to a lower density if appropriate but maybe the higher density wOuld be an incentive for people to build elsewhere? Mr. Movius said those types of questions could be dealt with on a larger scale when they do the 2010 update. In fact, those will be the big issues that will revolve around the uPdate. There were no other Commissioner comments. This agenda item was continued to Thursday night's meeting. o PUBLIC HEARING - Zone Change P01-0762 (E.G. Patterson) (Ward Z) Staff report given recommending approval with conditions attached to the staff report. Commissioner McGinnis asked how the length of stays would be monitored and enforced? Mr. Movius said that the only way staff enforces these types of things is on a complaint basis. Commissioner McGinnis asked if staff proposes that the highest of elevations be continued across as a buffer? Mr. Movius said that staff gave an option that they could use the existing fence or add a new one but the end result could be a six foot fence between the two and not where the existing fence is now. The larger trees and the canopy they would provide eventually in the 20-foot setback that staff is proposing would eventually give a pretty decent screening. Commissioner McGinnis asked how many dump stations this would have on-site. Ms. Shaw said she did not know. Commissioner McGinnis asked if there would be an impact on sewage if everyone dumped their waste tanks at that location? Ms. Shaw said she would give an answer on Thursday but She doesn't anticipate it being that large an impact on the system. Minutes~ PC, December 17, 2001 Page 5 Commissioner Gay asked if they are proposing to phase this development and would there be any concerns with the phasing? He would like an answer by Thursday. Commissioner Sprague asked staff to point out where the two secondary accesses for emergency purposes? Mr. Movius did so. Commissioner Sprague asked if the entrance was 60 feet wide? Mr. Movius said that he wasn't sure of the width but it does have two stacking lanes and a lane leaving and some parking. He Will find out by Thursday nighL Commissioner Sprague said he was concerned with only having one outlet onto Pacheco and 246 vehicle spaces. There is going to be major RV traffic going east and west without a traffic signal. He is wondering if another access could be made. Commissioner Tragish asked about the canal and where the two fences would be located. Would one be on the street and one on the other side and if Wible Road is a main artery why would there be a chainlink fence instead of a block wall? Mr. Movius said this is being looked at as a commercial project and there is no requirement for block walls adjacent to the streets that they abut. RVs are not looked at as a noise sensitive use. Typically, block walls are specific for noise purposes. Commissioner Gay stated his,concerns about traffic stacking on Pacheco and wondered if a median might be necessary? You could have two or three RVs sitting in westbound Pacheco stopping all traffic trying to head from the auto mall. Chairman Boyle asked if there is anything about this project that would lead the Commission to" believe that the tenants are going to be significantly different than those in other RV parks around town? Mr. Movius said "no." We expect them to be tenants like everywhere else and we got the parameters from the State which is 15 day stays with 45 days in between. We feel that 15 day stays will get someone through the holiday seasons and that is why we came to the criteria we did. There were no other Commissioner comments. This agenda item was continued to Thursday night's meeting. COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Movius said that staff has rearranged the schedule and there will not be a meeting on January 3. The next meeting will be January 17. COMMISSION COMMENTS None 10. DISCUSSION AND ACTION REGARDING POSSIBLE CANCELLATION OF THE NEXT PRE- MEETING. This will be decided on Thursday night. Minutes, PC, December 17, 2001 Page 6 11. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 1:27 p.m. Pam Townsend, Recording Secretary January 22, 2002 JJAMES D. MOVIUS, Secretary : Acting Planning Director .