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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
ADJOURNED JOINT MEETING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION
JUNE 29, 2009
The City Council of the City of Downey held a Joint Meeting with the Planning Commission at
6:02 p.m., June 29, 2009, in the Cormack Room of the Downey City Library, 11121 Brookshire
Avenue, Mayor Mario A. Guerra presiding.
PRESENT: Council Members:
Mario A. Guerra
Anne M. Bayer
Roger C. Brossmer
David R. Gafin
Luis H. Marquez
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
PRESENT:Planning Commissioners:
Terry Lambros
Louis Morales
Robert Kiefer
Michael Murray
Fernando Vasquez
Chairperson
Vice-Chairperson
ALSO PRESENT:Kathleen L. Midstokke, City Clerk
Gilbert Livas, Deputy City Manager/Community Development
David Blumenthal, Senior Planner
Theresa Still, Secretary
1.STUDY SESSION; DISCUSSION OF POIENTIAL ZONE CHANGES: Community
Development.
Senior Planner Blumenthal presented Power Point slides noting departmental activities in
various areas of the City. A map was presented showing areas in the City that are subject to zone
changes, noting that the parking buffer zone has been eliminated in the recently adopted new zoning
code. He also explained there are new public and open space zones which the City and School
District’s properties will fall under, indicating that the process of rezoning will take about one year.
2.DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THE ZONING CODE, INCLUDING
NONCONFORMING GARAGES IN THE R-1 ZONE: Community Development.
Non-conforming garage examples in the R-1 zones were then given and discussed. Deputy
City Manager Livas noted that the current threshold of fifty percent (50%) needs to be reviewed and
also subsequent additions addressed. There was discussion of using a total square footage before
the additional garage parking requirement would take effect and concurrence that this issue should
be studied further.
George Redfox, resident of Downey, noted that the design guidelines haw not been
completed .
Harold Tseklenis, resident of Downey, noted that it does not make sense to enbrce garage
parking requirements when there is no requirement of parking cars in garages.
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Senior Planner Blumenthal presented another slide showing the storage of cargo containers
in the industrial zone, noting this is not currently allowed in the zoning code. There was concurrence
that this issue should be studied further.
NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT: No one came forward to speak.
ADJOURNMENT: 6:55 p.m., to 6:30 p.m., July14, 2009.
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