HomeMy WebLinkAbout0. Agenda - November 19, 2014PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
NOVEMBER 19TH, 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:
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.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. PLN-14-00110 (Lot Merger)
Location 8767 Firestone Blvd and 11101 Lakewood Blvd Approve
Request: A request to merge two adjoining lots on property zoned
Lakewood/Firestone Specific Plan (SP-91-2).
CEQA: Negative Declaration
Staff: Mark Sellheim, Principal Planner
2. PLN-14-00180 (Zone Text Amendment and Negative Declaration)
Location Citywide Recommend
Request: A request to amend Section 9806 of the Downey Municipal Code
pertaining to appeals of a Commission decision and the calls for review
process.
Approval to
City Council
CEQA: Negative Declaration
Staff: William Davis, City Planner
3. PLN-14-00184 (Tentative Parcel Map)
Location 7926 Third Street Approve
Request: A request to subdivide one 14,958 square foot parcel into two
residential parcels. Each of the newly created parcels will contain 7,479
square feet of lot area, on property zoned R-1 5,000 (Single-Family
Residential).
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15315 (Class 15, Minor Land
Divisions)
Staff: Kevin Nguyen, Assistant Planner
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
NOVEMBER 19TH, 2014
IX. OTHER BUSINESS:
X. STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS:
XI. ADJOURNMENT: To Wednesday, December 3, 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 14th day of November, 2014 Mary Cavanagh
Mary Cavanagh
Secretary, Planning Commission
4. Approval of the Minutes from October 15, 2014
5. PLN-14-00217 (Final Map) – Consider Final Map No. 71847, which subdivides 16,740
square feet of land into two residential parcels.
6. PLN-14-00224 (General Plan Consistency) – A request to find that the sale of City
owned property located at 11911 and 11921 Woodruff Ave is consistent with the
General Plan.
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