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REGULAR MEETING
DOWNEY CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012
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: Hector Lujan, District 5
Louis Morales, District 3, Vice-Chairman
Robert Kiefer, District 2
Ernie Garcia, District 4
Michael Murray, District 1, Chairman
III. MINUTES: September 5, 2012 and October 5, 2012
IV. AGENDA CHANGES:
V. REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
VI. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS:
No Consent Calendar Items
VII. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. PLN-12-00199 (CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT)
Location: 7931 Firestone Boulevard
Owner: Eduardo Chantre
Applicant: Jose V. Correa/Vasilio’s Restaurant & Bar
Staff: Kevin Nguyen
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 to approve the expansion of the live entertainment at
an existing restaurant that operates with an alcoholic beverage
control Type 47 license, on property zoned C-2 (General
Commercial). Approve
2. PLN-12-00092 (SITE PLAN REVIEW)
Location: 10226 Lakewood Boulevard
Owner: Amar Lapsi, Cottage Development, Inc.
Applicant/Agent: Richard San Luis
Staff: Mark Sellheim
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 15332 (Class 32, In-Fill
Development Projects).
Request: A request for Site Plan Review to re-adapt and enlarge a vacant
commercial building (adding 3,765 square feet to a 8,184 square
foot building) to house a diagnostic imaging and radiology treatment
office, located at 10226 Lakewood Boulevard, zoned General
Commercial, or C-2. Other improvements proposed include
re-facading the building’s elevations, reconfiguring the parking area
and adding landscape planters. Approve
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VII. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: RECOMMENDED ACTION
3. PLN-12-00232 (SPECIAL EVENT)
Location: 9001 Paramount Boulevard
Owner: Landmark Christian Center
Applicant: Cornerstone Christian Worship Center
Andrea Valenzuela
Staff: Jessica Flores
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 15304 (Class 4, Minor
Alterations to Land).
Request: A request to conduct a one-day outdoor event (Harvest Festival)
within the parking lot and landscape area of an existing church
(Cornerstone Christian Worship Center) on Saturday, October 27,
2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., on property zoned R1-7500
(Single Family Residential). Approve
4. PLN-12-00233 (SPECIAL EVENT)
Location: 12348 Paramount Boulevard
Owner: Archdiocese of Los Angeles EDUC
Applicant: Father John Higgins/St. Raymond’s Catholic Church
Staff: Aaron Lobliner
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 15304 (Class 4, Minor
Alterations to Land).
Request: A request to permit the operation of a three-day outdoor carnival,
which includes rides, game booths and live entertainment on
October 26, 27 and 28, 2012, in the parking lot of St. Raymond’s
Church, on property zoned R-1 (Single Fam ily Residential). Approve
5. PLN-12-00242 (SPECIAL EVENT)
Location: 12808 Woodruff Avenue
Owner: Calvary Chapel of Downey
Applicant: Rick Rodriguez
Staff: Jessica Flores
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 15304 (Class 4, Minor
Alterations to Land).
Request: A request to conduct a one-day outdoor (Alternative) event within
the parking lot of an existing church (Calvary Chapel) on Wednesday,
October 31, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., on property zoned
C-2 (General Commercial). Approve
VIII. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS :
OTHER BUSINESS:
IX.
X. ITEMS F
OR FUTURE AGENDA:
XI. ADJOURNMENT: To Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 6:30 p.m. at Downey City Hall, 11111
Brookshire Avenue, Downey, Ca. 90241
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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 meet ing. 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 and on the City’s
website at http://www.downeyca.org .
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 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.
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