HomeMy WebLinkAbout0. Agenda - September 7, 2016PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 7TH, 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-16-00177 (Special Event Permit)
Location: 7850 Quill Drive, Suite D Approve
Request: A request to hold the First Annual Disability Pride Parade on
Sunday, October 9, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., on property
zoned R-1 5,000 (Single-Family Residential)
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15304 (Class 4, Minor Alterations
to Land)
Staff: Associate Planner Monica Esparza
2. PLN-16-00142 (Variance)
Location: 8243 Priscilla Street Approve
Request: A request to encroach into one-half (1/2) of the rear yard, which is
required to be open for a two-car, 400-square-foot garage, on a 30-
foot-wide lot, on property zoned R-2 (Two-Family Residential)
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15303 (Class 3, New
Construction or Conversion of Small Structures)
Staff: Associate Planner Monica Esparza
3. PLN-16-00195 (Conditional Use Permit)
Location: 12912 Paramount Boulevard Approve
Request: A request to operate a personal fitness/training facility, and hair
salon (The Winning Image), on property zoned C-2 (General
Commercial)
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15301 (Class 1, Existing
Facilities)
Staff: Principal Planner David Blumenthal
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4. PLN-16-00206 (Revision “A” to PLN-14-00214)
Location: 9511 Firestone Boulevard and 11104 Pangborn Avenue Approve
Request: A request to amend Condition No. 7 of Resolution No. 16-2965, to
allow building permits to be issued before the City Council accepts
Final Map No. 73738, on property zoned C-1 (Neighborhood
Commercial)
CEQA: Mitigated Negative Declaration
Staff: City Planner William Davis
5. PLN-16-00149 (Variance)
Location: 8530 Firestone Boulevard Deny
Request: A request to deviate from Section 9618.04 of Downey Municipal
Code to exceed the maximum number of allowable wall signs, on
property zoned DDSP (Downtown Downey Specific Plan, Firestone
Boulevard Gateway District)
CEQA: Categorical Exemption – Section 15305 (Class 5, Minor Alterations
in Land Use Limitations)
Staff: Assistant Planner Kevin Nguyen
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.
6. PLN-16-00215 (Final Parcel Map) – A request for approval of Final
Parcel Map No. 73581 to combine three lots into a single parcel
7. 2015 General Plan Annual Progress Report (PLN-16-00211)
8. Approval of the Minutes from March 16, 2016
IX. OTHER BUSINESS:
X. STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS:
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XI. ADJOURNMENT: To Wednesday, September 21, 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 1st day of September, 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