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May 1 , 2013
City of
D
OWNEY
Regular Meeting – 6:30 p.m.
Counc il Chambers
11111 Brookshire Ave, Downey
CALL TO ORDER A REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING - 6:30 P.M.
I.
ROLL CALL :
II. Commissioners Lujan, Flores, Rodriguez , Vice Chairman Kiefer,
C hairman Morales
PLANNING COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS ; REQUEST FOR FUTURE
III.
AGENDA ITEMS; AND CONFERENCE/MEETING RE PORTS :
PRESENTATIONS:
IV. None
REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
V.
P UBLIC HEARINGS:
VI.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. PLN - 12 - 00261 ( Variance )
Location: 7215 Bairnsdale St. Deny
Request: A request to deviate from Downey Municipal Code Section
9312.08 (A) in order to encroach into the required 20 - foot
rear yard setback to allow the main structure to be built to
property line.
CEQA: Categorical Exempt ion – Section 15305 ( Class 5 - Minor
Alterations in Land Use Limitation s )
Staff: Jessica Flores
2. PLN - 13 - 00065 ( Special Event )
Location: 11040 Downey Avenue Approve
Request: A request by Downey High School Baseball Boosters to
conduct a three - day carnival on May 10, 11, and 12, 2013,
which includes carnival rides, carnival music, game booths,
and food sale s, on the parking lot of Downey High School.
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15304 ( Class 4 - Minor
Alterations to Land )
Staff: William Davis
3. PLN - 13 - 00055 ( Conditional Use Permit )
Location: 11032 Downey Ave Approv e
Request: A reques t for Revision ‘A’ to a Conditional Use Permit that
allows a restaurant to operate with an ABC Type 47
License and Live Entertainment.
CEQA: Categorical Exemption - Section 15301 ( Class 1 - Existing
Facilities )
Staff: David Blumenthal
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4. PLN - 12 - 00 0282 ( General Plan Amendment )
Location: Citywide Recommend
Request: A request to amend the Housing Element of the General City Council
Plan for the 2014 - 2021 Planning Period. Approve
CEQA: Negative Declaration
Staff: David Blumenthal
5. PLN - 1 3 - 00013 ( Zone Text Amendment )
Location: Citywide Recommend
Request: A zone text amendment permitting restaurants in the C - P City Council
Zone to have live entertainment, subject to a Conditional Approve
Use Permit
CEQA: Negative Declaration
Staff: Mark Sellheim
NON - AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS:
VII.
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS:
VIII. Items in this section will be voted on in one motion
unless a commissioner or citizen requests separate actions. Anyone wishing to discuss a
consent calendar item should be recognized by the chairman, state name, address and agenda
item number. Further, any consent calendar items removed from the agenda will be considered
by the commission following the public hearing items.
6 .
Appr o val of the Minutes from April 17 , 2013
OTHE R BUSINESS:
IX. None
STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS:
X.
ADJOURNMENT:
XI . T o Wednesday, May 15 , 201 3, 6:30 p.m. at Downey City Hall, 11111
Brookshire Avenue, Downey , CA . 90241
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. N otification 48 hours prior to the meeting
will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibi lity 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 regul ar hours and on the
City’s website at http://www.downeyca.org .
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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 o r modified
I, Mary Cavanagh, Secretary to the Planning Commission, City of Downey, do hereby certify,
under penalty of perjury under t he 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.
Mary Cavanagh
th
Dated this 26 day of April , 2013
Mary Cavanagh
Secretary, Planning Commission
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