HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Agenda 11-20-24PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
REGULAR MEETING – 6:30 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
11111 BROOKSHIRE AVE., DOWNEY, CA
1. CALL TO ORDER: A REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING - 6:30 PM
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. ROLL CALL: Lujan, Saikaly, Morales, Vice Chair Guerra, Chair Uva
4. PLANNING COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS; REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS;
AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS:
5. PRESENTATIONS: Study Session – Draft Objective Design Standards (ODS) & Zoning Text
Amendments to implement the City of Downey Housing Element 2021-2029
6. REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. PLN-24-00060 (SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT & ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT)
Location: Rancho Los Amigos South Campus Specific Plan – Flex Tech/Bio-Medical Sub-district
Request: A request to amend the Rancho Los Amigos South Campus Specific Plan to allow the
continuation of industrial uses within existing buildings located in the Flex Tech/Bio-Medical
(FTBM) sub-district and to add a definition for “Existing FTBM Building” within Downey
Municipal Code section 9130
CEQA: Categorically Exempt - Section 15301 (Class 1–Existing Facilities) and Section 15061(b)(3)
of the CEQA Guidelines.
Staff: Planning Consultant, Laurel Reimer
Recommendation: That the Planning Commission:
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY ADOPT A
ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT (PLN-24-00060), THEREBY AMENDING SECTION
9130 OF ARTICLE IX OF THE DOWNEY MUNICIPAL CODE
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY ADOPT A
SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT (PLN-24-00060), THEREBY AMENDING TABLE 5-1
OF THE RANCHO LOS AMIGOS SOUTH CAMPUS SPECIFIC PLAN WITHIN
EXISTING BUILDINGS LOCATED IN THE FLEX TECH/BIO-MEDICAL SUB-
DISTRICT OF THE RANCHO LOS AMIGOS SOUTH CAMPUS SPECIFIC PLAN
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS: CONSENT CALENDAR/ OTHER BUSINESS/ NON-AGENDA
Persons wishing to address the Planning Commission on any item listed on the Agenda, other than
public hearing items, may do so at this time.
It is requested, but not required, that you state your name, address, and subject matter upon which you
wish to speak. Please limit your comments to no more than four (4) minutes. Pursuant to the Brown Act,
no discussion or action, other than a brief response, referral to the City Planning staff or schedule for a
subsequent agenda, shall be taken by the Planning Commission on any issue brought forth that is not
listed on the Agenda.
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
9. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS:
10. OTHER BUSINESS:
11. STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS
12. ADJOURNMENT
Supporting documents are available at: www.downeyca.org; City Hall-City Clerk’s Department, 11111
Brookshire Avenue, Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Video streaming of the meeting is available on
the City’s website. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if special assistance is
needed to participate in this meeting, complete the City’s Title II ADA Reasonable Accommodation Form
located on the City’s website and at City Hall - City Clerk’s Department, 11111 Brookshire Avenue, Monday –
Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., and submit to the City Clerk’s Department or contact (562) 904-7280 or TTY 7-
1-1, 48 business hours prior to the Planning Commission meeting.
The City of Downey prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in any of its program and services. For
questions, concerns, complaints, or for additional information regarding the ADA, contact the City’s
ADA/Section 504 Coordinator at ADACoordinator@downeyca.org; Phone: (562) 299-6619; or TTY at 7-1-1.
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interpretation at a City meeting is needed, contact (562) 299-6619, 48 business hours prior to the meeting.
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de cualquier persona en todos sus programas y servicios. En caso de necesitar una traducción escrita de los
órdenes del día o las actas de las reuniones de la ciudad, o para solicitar un intérprete oral para una reunion
de la ciudad, comuníquese con el (562) 299-6619 en el horario de atención comercial, 48 horas antes de la
reunión.
I, Ria Ioannidis, Planning Secretary, City of Downey, do hereby certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the
State of California that the foregoing notice was posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54950 Et. Seq. and City
of Downey Ordinance at the following locations: Downey City Hall, Downey City Library, and Barbara J. Riley Senior
Center.
Dated this 15th day of November, 2024 Ria Ioannidis
Ria Ioannidis
Planning Commission Secretary
NOTICE: SECTION 9806 – APPEALS
Any person aggrieved or affected by any final determinations of the Commission concerning an application for action
of an administrative nature, including a variance or a permit, or any condition or requirement thereon, or upon the
failure of the Commission to make its findings and determinations within thirty (30) days after the closure of the hearing
thereon, no later than fifteen (15) calendar days, (Exception: subdivisions. no later than ten (10) calendar days) after
the date of the decision or of the Commission’s failure to make a determination, may file with the City Planner a written
notice of appeal there from to the Council. Such appeal shall set forth specifically wherein it is claimed the
Commission’s findings were in error, and wherein the decision of the Commission is not supported by the evidence
in the matter, and wherein the public necessity, convenience, and welfare require the Commission’s decision to be
reversed or modified