HomeMy WebLinkAbout0. Agenda - January 21, 2015PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
JANUARY 21ST, 2015
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, Owens and Vice Chairman
Lujan
III. PLANNING COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS; REQUEST FOR FUTURE
AGENDA ITEMS; AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS:
IV. PRESENTATIONS:
V. REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. PLN-14-00231 (Conditional Use Permit)
Location: 8336 Second St. Approve
Request: A request by Verizon Wireless to install a wireless
communication facility, including twelve (12) panel antennas,
a 4-foot diameter microwave antenna, and two (2)
equipment cabinets, all on the rooftop of an existing Verizon-
Owned switching building, on property zoned DDSP
(Downtown Downey Specific Plan).
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15301 (Class 1, Existing
Facilities)
Staff: Assistant Planner Kevin Nguyen
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.
2. Approval of the Minutes from January 7, 2015
3. PLN-15-00007 (Code Amendment Initiation) – A request to initiate an
amendment to Municipal Code Section 9426 (Wireless Communication
Facilities) to bring the City’s wireless communication requirements into
compliance with Federal law.
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
JANUARY 21ST, 2015
IX. OTHER BUSINESS: A. Election of Officers.
B. New Planning Commissioner
X. STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS:
XI. ADJOURNMENT: To Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 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 16th day of January, 2015 Mary Cavanagh
Mary Cavanagh
Secretary, Planning Commission
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