HomeMy WebLinkAbout0. Agenda - October 15, 2014PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
OCTOBER 15TH, 2014
REGULAR MEETING – 6:30 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
11111 BROOKSHIRE AVE., DOWNEY, CA
I. CALL TO ORDER: A REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING - 6:30 P.M.
II. ROLL CALL: Commissioners Morales, Flores, Rodriguez, Vice Chairman Lujan and
Chairman Kiefer
III. PLANNING COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS; REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA
ITEMS; AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS:
IV. PRESENTATIONS:
V. REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
VII. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS:
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. PLN-14-00150 (Conditional Use Permit)
Location 9637 Imperial Hwy Approve
Request: A request by Verizon Wireless to locate a wireless communication
facility on the roof of an existing building, on property zoned C-2
(General Commercial).
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15301 (Class 01, Existing
Facilities).
Staff: David Blumenthal
2. PLN-14-00170 (Conditional Use Permit)
Location 8043 Second St, Suite 101 Approve
Request: A request to establish and operate a martial arts school (Gracie
Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu), on property zoned Downtown Downey
Specific Plan.
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15301 (Class 1, Existing
Facilities)
Staff: Kevin Nguyen
3. PLN-14-000199 (Special Event Permit)
Location 11610 Lakewood Blvd Approve
Request: A request by Desert Reign Assembly of God Church, to conduct a
one-day outdoor “Harvest Festival” on Friday October 31, 2014,
from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, on property zoned C-P (Professional
Office).
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15304 (Class 4, Minor
Alterations to Land).
Staff: Kevin Nguyen
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
OCTOBER 15TH, 2014
VIII. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS: 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.
IX. OTHER BUSINESS:
X. STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS:
XI. ADJOURNMENT: To Wednesday, November 5, 2014, 6:30 pm, 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. 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 and on the City’s website at http://www.downeyca.org.
I, Mary Cavanagh, Secretary to the Planning Commission, 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 9th day of October, 2014 Mary Cavanagh
Mary Cavanagh
Secretary, Planning Commission
4. Approval of the Minutes from September 17, 2014
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