HomeMy WebLinkAbout00. Agenda - September 2, 2015PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 2ND, 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, Rodriguez, Owens, Vice Chairman Flores and
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-15-0141 (Site Plan Review & Conditional Use Permit)
Location: 9093 Imperial Highway Approve
Request: A request to replace an existing garage bay/minimart building
with a new convenience store and to operate with an Alcoholic
Beverage Control Type 20 license, at and existing gasoline
service station, on property zoned C-2 (General Commercial).
CEQA: Categorical Exemption - Section 15303 (Class 3, New
Construction or Conversion of Small Structures).
Staff: Assistant Planner Kevin Nguyen
2. PLN-15-00156 (Zoning Text Amendment)
Location: Citywide Recommend
Request: A request to amend Article IX of the Downey Municipal Code to
establish minimum standards for the design and installation of
landscaping using drought-tolerant plants and native plants
that require minimal use of water, and standards for the
installation of synthetic turf.
Approval to
City Council
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15307 (Class 7, Actions by
Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources) and
Section 15308 (Class 8, Actions by Regulatory Agencies for
Protection of the Environment).
Staff: City Planner William Davis
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2015
VII. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS: This portion of the agenda provides an opportunity
for the public to address the Planning Commission on items within the jurisdiction of the
Planning Commission and not listed on the agenda. It is requested, but not required, that you
state your name, address and subject matter upon which you wish to speak. Please limit your
comments to no more than 5 minutes. Pursuant to the Brown Act, no discussion or action,
other than a brief response, referral to the City Planning staff or schedule for a subsequent
agenda, shall be taken by the Planning Commission on any issue brought forth under this
section.
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.
3. SCE Easement General Plan Consistency
Finding: (PLN-15-00179)
4. Industrial Realty Group Easement General Plan Consistency
Finding: (PLN-15-00037)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
5. PLN-14-00260 (Variance)
Location: 13423 Laureldale Avenue Deny
Request: A request to deviate from the City of Downey
residential property development standards
to facilitate construction of a single-family
residence on a substandard lot, on property
zoned R-1 (Single-Family Residential).
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15303 (Class 3, New Construction or
Conversion of Small Structures).
Staff: City Planner William Davis
IX. OTHER BUSINESS:
6. Rancho Los Amigos Consolidation Project General Plan
Consistency
Finding: (PLN-15-00177)
X. STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS:
XI. ADJOURNMENT: To Wednesday, September 16, 2015, 6:30 pm, at Downey City Hall,
11111 Brookshire Avenue, Downey, CA. 90241.
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2015
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 28th day of August, 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