HomeMy WebLinkAbout0. Agenda - April 6, 2016PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
APRIL 6TH, 2016
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, Lujan, Owens, Vice Chairman Rodriguez and
Chairman Flores
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-15-00223 (Zone Change and Tentative Parcel Map No. 73791)
Continued from March 16, 2016:
Location: 11434 -11446 Downey Avenue and 8307 Iowa Avenue Approve
Request: A request to combine six (6) parcels into a single lot and rezone
the site from M-2
(General Manufacturing) to H-M (Hospital-Medical Arts)
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15332 (Class 32, In-Fill
Development Projects)
Staff: Principal Planner David Blumenthal
2. PLN-15-00240 (Revision ‘A’ to Conditional Use Permit PLN-15-00061)
Continued from March 16, 2016:
Location: 8104 Firestone Boulevard Approve/
Request: A request to amend the previously-approved conditions of approval,
to expand live entertainment activities at an existing restaurant,
which operates with an Alcoholic Beverage Control Type 41
license, on property zoned DDSP (Downtown Downey Specific
Plan, Firestone Boulevard Gateway District)
Deny
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15301 (Class 1, Existing
Facilities)
Staff: City Planner William Davis
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3. PLN-15-00230 (Conditional Use Permit and Variance)
Location: 10207 Lakewood Boulevard Approve
Request: A request to add a drive-thru lane to the existing McDonald’s and
deviate from the required parking and vehicle queuing space within
the drive-thru lane, on property zoned C-2 (General Commercial)
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15332 (Class 32, In-Fill
Development Projects)
Staff: Principal Planner David Blumenthal
4. PLN-16-00018 (Zone Change, Tentative Tract Map No. 74082, Site Plan
Review)
Location: 8104 Stewart & Gray Road Approve
Request: A request to rezone a section of the site from P-B (Parking Buffer)
to R-3 (Multiple-Family Residential) and to develop a 7-unit
townhome project on a 15,929 square foot parcel, on property
zoned P-B and R-3.
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15332 (Class 32, In-Fill
Development Projects)
Staff: Assistant Planner Kevin Nguyen
5. PLN-15-00210 (Tentative Tract Map No. 72768 and Site Plan Review)
Location: 10341- 10349 Western Avenue Approve
Request: A request for approval of Tentative Map No. 72768 and Site Plan
Review (PLN-15-00168) to construct an eight-unit residential
development, on property zoned R-3 (Medium Density Residential)
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15332 (Class 32, In-Fill
Development Projects)
Staff: City Planner William Davis
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.
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6. PLN-16-00070 (Final Parcel Map No. 73035): A request to subdivide =/- 47,718
square feet of land into four lots and a private street on property located at 8572
Cherokee Drive
7. PLN-16-00073 (Final Parcel Map No. 73125): A request to subdivide 14,958
square feet of land into two parcels on property located at 7926 Third Street
8. PLN-16-00076 (General Plan Consistency): A General Plan Consistency
finding to grant an easement to SCE across a City owned parcel located at
12214 Lakewood Boulevard
IX. OTHER BUSINESS:
X. STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS:
XI. ADJOURNMENT: To Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 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 31st day of March, 2016 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