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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT
OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
Held Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 3:00 p.m., City Council Chamber, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun
Avenue, Bakersfield, California.
1.ROLL CALL
BOARD MEMBERS: Present: VINCE ZARAGOZA, Acting Chairperson
PHIL BURNS
Absent: RAUL ROJAS
STAFF MEMBERS: Present: JIM EGGERT, Assistant Planning Director
PAUL HELLMAN, Principal Planner
ROBERT SHERFY, Attorney
DELORES OLDHAM, Recording Secretary
2.PUBLIC STATEMENTS
No speaker cards were presented.
3.CONSENT CALENDAR
A.Non-Public Hearing Items:
1.
Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting held July 8, 2008.
Member Burns moved to approve the minutes of July 8, 2008.
Motion carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Members: Burns, Zaragoza
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Member: Rojas
B.Public Hearing Items:
1.File No. 07-2336 -
Approval of aconditional use permit develop an
approximately 11-acre water treatment plant, including two 35-foot tall water
reservoir tanks, pumps, retention basin, generator and potential solar panels, in
an A (Agricultural) zone district located at 4403 Pacheco Road.
Minutes, BZA, 08/12/08 Page 2
2.File No. 08-0550 -
Approval of a conditional use permit to operate a 1,104
square foot automotive repair shop in a C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) zone
district located at 790 E. Brundage Lane and zoning modification to reduce
the front yard setback from 10 feet to 9 feet to accommodate a two-way
parking lot drive aisle.
3.File No. 08-0926
- Approval of a conditional use permit to construct a 75-foot
tall monopole wireless communications facility camouflaged as a palm tree in
a C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) zone district, less than 50 feet from an
adjacent residential lot located at 3808 Stockdale Highway.
4.File No. 08-1028
- Approval of a zoning modification to reduce the required
rear yard setback from 20 to 0 feet for a proposed 1,495 square foot
automotive repair shop in a C-2 (Regional Commercial) zone district abutting
an R-2 (Limited Multiple-Family Dwelling) zone district located at 3139
Cottonwood Road.
5.File No. 08-1099
- Approval of a conditional use permit to operate a 2,656
square foot metal fabrication use, with a 1,200 square foot outside display area
for sample custom built products, in a C-C (Commercial Center) zone district
located at 2231 N Street.
6.File No. 08-1112 -
Approval of a conditional use permit to allow wine tasting
in conjunction with the retail sale of wine for off-premises consumption in a
C-2 (Regional Commercial) zone district located at 4140 Truxtun Avenue.
The public hearing was opened. A member of the public requested the
removal of item 1, File No. 07-2336, from the consent calendar. No one from
the Board requested removal of any items from the consent calendar. The
public hearing was closed, with the exception of item 1, File No. 07-2336.
Member Zaragoza moved to approve the consent agenda items, with the
exception of item 1, File No. 07-2336.
Motion carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Members: Burns, Zaragoza
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Member: Rojas
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
File No. 07-2336 -
Conditional use permit to develop an approximately 11-acre water
treatment plant, including two 35-foot tall water reservoir tanks, pumps, retention basin,
generator, and potential solar panels, in an A (Agriculture) zone district located at 4403
Pacheco Road.
Minutes, BZA, 08/12/08 Page 3
The public hearing was opened and the staff report was given. No one spoke in
opposition of Staff’s recommendation. Louise Palmer representing the applicant,
California Water Service Company, stated they are present to answer any questions and
that they are in favor of Staff’s recommendation, and further stated they have no
problems with staff’s recommended revisions to the conditions of approval. The public
hearing was closed.
Member Burns moved to adopt the attached Resolution with all findings and conditions
approving the Negative Declaration and approving Conditional Use Permit No. 07-2336
as depicted in the project description, and incorporating the revisions to condition of
approval III.B.7 pursuant to the August 11, 2008 memo from Paul Hellman, Principal
Planner.
Motion carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Members: Burns, Zaragoza
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Members: Rojas
5.COMMUNICATIONS
None.
6. BOARD COMMENTS
None.
7. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business the meeting was concluded at 3:18 p.m.
Delores Oldham, Recording Secretary
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JIM EGGERT, Assistant Planning Director