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Home My WebLink About04-08-08 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Held Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 3:00 p.m., City Council Chamber, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California. ROLL CALL 1. BOARD MEMBERS: Present: BRAD UNDERWOOD, Chairperson PHIL BURNS VINCE ZARAGOZA STAFF MEMBERS: Present: PAUL HELLMAN, Principal Planner JIM EGGERT, Assistant Planning Director MICHAEL RICHARDS, Attorney GEORGE GILLBURG, Engineer II DELORES OLDHAM, Recording Secretary PUBLIC STATEMENTS 2. No speaker cards were presented. 3.CONSENT CALENDAR A.Non-Public Hearing Items: 1.Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting held March 11, 2008. Member Zaragoza moved to approve the minutes of March 11, 2008. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: Member: Underwood, Burns, Zaragoza B.Public Hearing Items: 1.File No. 08-0234 - Approval of a conditional use permit to construct six 2- bedroom dwelling units in an M-1 (Light Manufacturing) zone district located at 531 Kentucky Street. 2.File No. 08-0289 - Approval to continue to May 13, 2008 azoning modification to reduce the required off-street parking from 128 to 110 spaces to allow for the construction of a 70-unit low-income housing project in a C-C (Commercial Center) zone district located at 1401 S Street. Minutes, BZA, 4/8/08 Page 2 3.File No. 08-0338 - Approval of a conditional use permit to construct three soccer fields and a 143-space parking lot for private use on approximately 6.4 acres in M-1 (Light Manufacturing) and M-2 (General Manufacturing) zone districts located at 4601 Wible Road. 4.File No. 08-0420 - Approval of a conditional use permit to construct a 1,229 square foot single-family residence with attached 2-car garage in a C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) zone district located at 301 Owens Street. The public hearing was opened. Ernie Lozano of 3913 Adidias Avenue requested the removal of File No. 08-0338. The public hearing was closed with the exception of File No. 08-0338 Motion made by Member Burns to approve public hearing consent agenda items, with the exception of File No. 08-0338. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Members: Underwood, Burns, Zaragoza NAYS: None ABSENT: None 4.PUBLIC HEARING: 1.File No. 08-0338 - Conditional use permit to construct three soccer fields and a 143-space parking lot for private use on approximately 6.4 acres in M-1 (Light Manufacturing) and M-2 (General Manufacturing) zone districts located at 4601 Wible Road. The public hearing was opened and the staff report was given. Ernie Lozano of 3913 Adidas Avenue inquired if additional fields will be built in the future on the remaining vacant land to the west and asked why the fields will only be for private use. John Ulman, representing the property owner, responded that the use of the term private to describe the fields is due to the property being under private ownership. He stated that the property owner is very involved with soccer and that since they do not presently have a commercial use for the property they would like to develop the three soccer fields, which will also help to reduce dust generation in the area. He stated that Team Soccer will be using the fields. The public hearing was closed. Minutes, BZA, 4/8/08 Page 3 Member Underwood inquired if the parcel to the north will be part of this project. Staff responded that the site plan review, which includes the building east of the soccer fields, also includes the additional parcels to the east and the driveway connection to Wible and to the property to the north. Staff explained that the site plan review is presently going through the process and is fully entitled under the current zoning regulations in terms of the proposed land uses. Member Underwood inquired if there is a certain height limitation for the field lighting. Staff responded that the applicant has not proposed a specific height and does not recommend a specific maximum height. Staff stated that the proposed condition of approval would allow staff to determine necessary controls to minimize glare impacts following the review of the applicant’s specific lighting plan. Member Underwood inquired if the proposed starting time of 7:00 a.m. is typical of what is normally allowed. Staff responded that the site is in an industrial zone and that the range of operating hours for industrial facilities varies widely. Staff anticipates that the earlier starting times would likely occur on weekends rather than weekdays. John Ulman stated that the site is sandwiched in between auto dealerships, and that they do not expect the lighting to be any more than what the auto dealerships have, pointing out that the field lighting levels would be typical of practice fields rather than competition fields. He stated that the fields would not used continually throughout the allowed hours of operation and that there are a number of months of the year when the fields are not anticipated to be utilized. Member Burns moved to adopt the attached resolution with all findings and conditions approving Conditional Use Permit No. 08-0338 as depicted in the project description, and incorporating the additional conditions of approval noted in the March 4, 2008, memorandum from Paul Hellman, Principal Planner. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Members: Underwood, Burns, Zaragoza NAYS: None ABSENT: None 5.COMMUNICATIONS None. 6. BOARD COMMENTS: None. Minutes, BZA, 4/8/08 Page 4 7. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business the meeting was concluded at 3:20 p.m. Delores Oldham, Recording Secretary _______________________________________ JIM EGGERT, Assistant Planning Director