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REGULAR MEETING
DOWNEY CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, 11111 BROOKSHIRE AVENUE
DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA
6:30 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT 6:30 P.M.
II. COMMISSIONERS: Robert Kiefer, District 2, Vice Chairman
Fernando Vasquez, District 5
Terry Lambros, District 4
Michael Murray, District 1
Louis Morales, District 3, Chairman
III. MINUTES: March 17, 2010
IV. AGENDA CHANGES:
V. REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
VI. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS:
No Consent Calendar items scheduled.
VII. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT No. 10 -7
Location: 10030 Lakewood Boulevard
Owner /Applicant: Amir Rajabali
Authorized Agent: Same
Staff: William Davis
CEQA: As required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
this request has been found to be Categorically Exempt from CEQA,
per CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301 (Class 1, Existing Facilities).
Request: A request for an existing Valero gasoline service station, to operate
with an Alcoholic Beverage Control Type 20 (Off -Sale, Beer and Wine)
license on property zoned C -2 (General Commercial).
Deny
2. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT No. 09 -94 Recommend
Location: 8236 -8274 Firestone Boulevard Approval to
Owner /Applicant: Westland Industries, Inc. City Council
Authorized Agent: Yanki Greenspan
Staff: Steven Yee /Mark Sellheim
CEQA: This project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per CEQA Guidelines Section 15302
(Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction).
Request: Development Agreement 09 -94: A contract between the City of Downey
and Westland Industries, granting the applicant the vested right to
redevelop the 1.15 -acre parcel at the southwest corner of Firestone
Boulevard and Downey Avenue into a 26,232 square foot, high -end food
court/retail center.
Planning Commission Agenda
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VII.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS:
3. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT No. 10 -16
Location:
Owner /Applicant:
Authorized Agent:
Staff:
CEQA:
Request:
VIII. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
IX. OTHER BUSINESS:
X. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA:
XI. ADJOURNMENT: To April 21, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
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Kevin Nguyen
As required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
this request has been found to be Categorically Exempt from CEQA,
per CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301 (Class 1, Existing Facilities).
A Conditional Use Permit to establish a live entertainment area
within an existing hotel (Embassy Suites), on property zoned C -3
(Central Business District).
NOTICE: SECTION 9806 - APPEALS.
April 7, 2010
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in
this meeting, you should contact the Planning Division office at (562) 904 -7154 (voice) or the California
Relay Service. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable
arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Supporting data for items included in this agenda is available for public review and inspection in the
office of the Planning Division during regular workday hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and in the
City Library during regular hours.
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 Clerk a written notice of
appeal therefrom 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.