HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/04/1998 BAKERSFIELD
a T ' Randy Rowles
Patricia M. Smith
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Wednesday, March 4, 1998
12:15 p.m.
City Manager's Conference Room
1. ROLL CALL
Call to Order at 12:25 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers Kevin McDermott, Chair; Randy Rowles and
Patricia M. Smith
2. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 4, 1998 MINUTES
Approved as submitted.
3. PRESENTATIONS
Renee Nelson requested that the City look into widening the sidewalk in front of the
Public Defender's Office on Truxtun. She was concerned about ADA accessibility.
4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None
5. DEFERRED BUSINESS
A. FREEWAY UPDATE
Staff reported that the KernCOG Board approved the Regional Transportation Program
(RTIP) which includes the $175 million for Phase I of the Kern River Freeway. The
California Transportation Commission (CTC) will review and approve State Transportation
Program (STIP) in June. Staff also presented a proposal for construction of a sewer trunk
line along the alignment of the Kern River Freeway to serve the Rosedale area (area
around the DoubleTree Hotel). The current sewer line has reached capacity and requires
significant maintenance. The Committee directed staff to move forward with development
of the sewer line project.
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6. NEW BUSINESS
A. YARD ENCROACHMENTS FOR CARPORTS, CANOPIES AND PATIOS
This ordinance amendment will clarify the definition of encroachment and permit carports,
patios, etc., constructed more than 10 years ago to remain nonconforming uses. This will
resolve the problem the City has had with older neighborhoods which tend to have a
number of these types of structures. This will also allow the Building Director to
grandfather them in rather than requiring the property owner to go through a costly BZA
hearing. The Committee was satisfied with the proposed ordinance change and
forwarded it on to the Council for second reading.
B. REVIEW OF PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) PROCESS
Staff reviewed the process which allows final development plans to be handled by staff
at site plan review provided they comply with what was approved by the Planning
Commission and City Council. The Planning Director is authorized to approve minor
changes; however, major changes including alterations to the architectural design or
style, physical placement of buildings or structures, location of access points, parking
design, building density or size or the quantity/quality of landscape materials, must be
appealed to the City Council for approval. The Committee was concerned that the
current process was inflexible and did not allow the Council the ability to compromise if
needed. Staff indicated that further study was needed on what changes could be
approved by the Planning Director versus the City Council. The Committee indicated that
there is a need to clarify what items can be appealed to the City Council; staff should
have some authority to determine whether or not an issue may be appealed to the City
Council; and some basic standards should be developed for the form and content of the
appeal. Staff was directed to further study the issue and bring it back to the Urban
Development Committee at a future meeting.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 1:25 p.m.
cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council
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