[2:46] Good afternoon. Um, I don't know if the mic's working, but I can hear myself. I

[2:50] don't know if you hear me. Yes. Um,

[2:55] thank you all for being here. The regular session of the Planning

[2:57] Commission of the City of Lancaster will come to order. Tonight, our invocation

[3:02] will be offered by a long time dear friend, Ron Guthrie.

[3:08] Um, and the pledge will be led by um, Vice Chair Derryberry. So, if you'd all

[3:13] please stand.

[3:25] Mr. Chairman, Vice Chairman, Commissioners,

[3:27] staff and guests, let's pray. Dearly Father, Father, we thank you for

[3:32] this day. We thank you for the time that uh, we get together here. Father, I pray

[3:36] that you would bring uh, just wisdom and uh,

[3:40] grace to the decisions and discussions that we

[3:45] make. I pray, Father, that you would touch our hearts to improve our city, to

[3:49] keep our city growing, and to be the light on the hill. We thank you and we

[3:53] pray in Jesus' name. Amen. You guys remain standing and face the

[3:58] flag. Repeat with me.

[4:01] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America

[4:06] and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with

[4:13] liberty and justice for all.

[4:24] Thank you. Um So, we have a new venue tonight um or

[4:29] this afternoon. Apparently uh

[4:33] the city clerk is uh busy counting still counting ballots. I you know, whatever.

[4:39] I kind of like this uh

[4:41] venue. It's uh not quite as old as I am.

[4:46] Um It's really nice, isn't it?

[4:51] So, tonight um we have three action items.

[4:57] Uh first thing we do typically is call the roll. So,

[5:02] here we are.

[5:05] Roll call. Chairman Voss.

[5:09] Here. Vice Chair Derryberry. Here. Commissioner Burke. Absent. Commissioner

[5:15] Corrieo. Here. Commissioner Hernandez. Here. Commissioner Latonzi. Here.

[5:21] Commissioner Underwood. Absent. We have a quorum. Thank you.

[5:31] Uh the first action item is a new public hearing

[5:35] on tentative tract map 23-010.

[5:45] Um Ms. is presenting on this. Yep.

[5:53] All right. Thank you. Um I'll go ahead and get

[5:57] started. So, good afternoon, Chairman Bowes, members of the Planning

[6:01] Commission. My name is Shannon Edwin. I'm the case planner for this item,

[6:05] tentative tract map number 23-010, map 83740,

[6:11] and for variance number 25-002.

[6:19] So, the proposed proposed project is located on the west side of 20th Street

[6:23] West, south of Avenue H, and just east of SR-14 and Amargosa Creek. The project

[6:31] site is zoned R-7000. The subject property is surrounded by

[6:36] single-family homes and vacant land, including the Amargosa Creek drainage

[6:41] channel and State Route 14 to the west, and commercially zoned property to the

[6:46] north. The applicant is David Horn, represented

[6:51] today by their engineer Brian Glidden.

[6:57] Next, we have a plan of the subdivision. The project includes 47 single-family

[7:03] lots and two lots for drainage. Lots range in size from 7,000 to 11,000

[7:09] square feet. Access into the subdivision would be provided from 20th Street West

[7:14] and from the neighborhood to the south off of Avenue H-6.

[7:18] The street surrounding the subdivision would remain public,

[7:22] and new construction for the production homes would require a separate

[7:25] director's review review as referenced in condition 21.

[7:34] And with the tentative map, the applicant is also requesting a variance.

[7:38] Typically, we don't see many uh requests for variances. For context, a variance

[7:44] allows for a modification to development standards under very unique

[7:49] circumstances. These are typically limited to practical or physical

[7:53] constraints that make it essentially infeasible to comply with the code as

[7:58] written. In this case, the city's municipal code

[8:02] allows subdivision perimeter walls at a maximum height of 6 ft.

[8:07] The applicant requested a variance to allow for heights greater than 6 ft to

[8:11] tie into the existing walls bordering the subdivision to the south of the

[8:16] project site, and these are shown in the pictures on the slide.

[8:22] This would also This would allow the height necessary to accommodate

[8:26] retaining and drainage for the site while matching the existing design of

[8:30] the adjacent subdivision. Therefore, as outlined in the staff

[8:34] report, staff found that the project meets the findings necessary for a

[8:38] variance.

[8:42] An IS/MND was prepared for the proposed project and circulated for a 30-day

[8:47] public review in accordance with this with CEQA.

[8:51] One comment letter was received by the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management

[8:55] Management District or AVAQMD. This letter reiterated AVAQMD standard

[9:02] requirements. We also received a letter from uh,

[9:06] Caltrans today, which included their general comments and did not warrant

[9:11] change to the IS/MND. And a letter from CDFW was received um,

[9:17] right before this meeting. Um, we reviewed it and it also included

[9:21] standard comments and similarly did not necessitate changes to the IS/MND.

[9:29] With that, staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt resolution 26-03

[9:35] approving TTM 23-010, 83740,

[9:40] and variance number 25-002, adopting the IS MND and MMRP, as well as

[9:47] authorizing staff to execute and file the NOD.

[9:51] This concludes staff's presentation. Myself and the applicant are available

[9:55] for any questions.

[9:59] Thank you very much. Um I forgot to mention

[10:03] uh at the beginning, anyone wishing to

[10:07] address us tonight relative to agenda items is offered an opportunity once um

[10:15] the applicant, if they choose, has uh the chance to comment on their proposed

[10:21] project. Um

[10:25] I'm not sure where the speaker cards are.

[10:28] They'd be uh the speaker cards in the front, Chair Bose, and then they can

[10:32] deliver it here to me. They're on my left. You're right. Um so, if you'd like

[10:36] to fill those out and um pass them over to Mr. Nuren, he will

[10:43] then uh let us know when it's time for you to

[10:48] address us. Um

[10:52] I'm actually out of sync on the agenda. I should have asked

[10:56] for the minute approval from the last meeting, but we'll do that at the end. I

[11:00] mean, since we're in a new venue, I mean, it's going to turn everything

[11:03] around.

[11:06] All right, then. Thanks, Mr. Members, any questions regarding this?

[11:13] Uh does the applicant here wish to speak to us?

[11:16] You're not obliged to, but you're certainly welcome to.

[11:20] All right.

[11:24] Good afternoon, Chairman Bose. You can You can speak in your outside voice. I

[11:28] know you have one.

[11:34] All right, Mr. Good. Nice to have you here. Yes, thank you. So, I'm the civil

[11:38] engineer and land surveyor on the project and with me today is David

[11:42] Warren, the applicant, and we're available should you have any questions.

[11:46] Thank you. I've kind of a unique um

[11:50] drainage um concept on this. You're actually

[11:55] draining backwards, south to north or north to south rather than south to

[12:01] north. Um

[12:04] pretty creative and considering the topography of the property, that's

[12:09] the only way you could do it, I guess, but uh

[12:13] interesting.

[12:16] Do we have any public comments on this item?

[12:20] There is one thing I wanted to clear at Chairvos. Um Ms. Edwin, you said that

[12:24] the the two letters that were delivered at to us today have been addressed and

[12:27] and we're comfortable with them. I believe that I am. I just wanted to hear

[12:30] that from you as well. Yes, yeah, they were more general standard comments that

[12:34] we receive on almost every project.

[12:39] All right, thank you. Chairvos, uh besides the applicant

[12:44] speaker cards, we do not have any speakers for this item.

[12:49] All right, thank you.

[12:54] Any further?

[13:00] All right, then. I'll move to close the public hearing

[13:04] without objection and consider a motion.

[13:10] I'll move that we adopt resolution number 26-03 approving tentative tract

[13:15] map number 23-010 and variance number 25-002

[13:21] to allow for the subdivision of approximately 11 gross acres into 47

[13:26] single family lots and two drainage lots and a variance increasing wall height in

[13:31] the R-7000 zone south of Avenue H and 20th Street West on the west side of

[13:36] 20th Street West identified as at Excuse me, identified as assessor parcel number

[13:42] 3114012069,

[13:47] adopting the initial study mitigated negative declaration, and approving the

[13:52] mitigation monitoring and reporting program, and authorizing staff to

[13:55] execute and file the notice of determination.

[14:00] Thank you. I'll have the second, please.

[14:06] I'll second. Thank you.

[14:12] All right, then. Anything further? Uh we'll have a voice vote tonight. So,

[14:19] all those in favor, please say I. I. I. I. Any opposed?

[14:25] So, the motion passes 5-0 with two absent. We're going to do a verbal roll

[14:29] call just to clarify all that. Pardon? We're going to do a verbal

[14:34] voting call just to clarify each of each other's votes. Okay.

[14:38] So, Chair votes?

[14:42] Oh, you want You wanted to record? Yeah, just for the meeting.

[14:49] Chair votes? Your vote? Your vote?

[14:54] Yeah, the air conditioner not too cool in here, by the way.

[14:58] Uh My vote is yes, and so is everybody

[15:01] else. So,

[15:05] Okay. The reason for that is under the Brown

[15:07] Act, there were some changes made a few years ago that don't allow voice votes

[15:10] anymore. So, I I know I know it's a little bit

[15:13] cumbersome, but that's the reason why we're asking for for the roll call. I

[15:16] hadn't read that in the Brown Act lately, but that's okay.

[15:22] Go ahead. Chair Vos?

[15:25] Yes. Yes. Commissioner Burke or sorry, Vice Chair

[15:29] Derryberry? Uh my vote is yes as well. Commissioner Burke is absent.

[15:34] Commissioner Curiel? Yes. Commissioner Hernandez?

[15:38] Yes. Commissioner Latonzi? Yes.

[15:42] Commissioner Underwood is absent.

[15:48] So it did turn out 5-0, right? Oh, all right. Ready?

[15:55] All right. Next public hearing um This is item number three, tentative

[16:01] tract map number 22-003.

[16:06] Ms. Alvarado is uh the presenter on this.

[16:12] Good evening or good afternoon Chairman Vos and members of the Planning

[16:15] Commission. My name is Mitzi Alvarado and I am the case planner on this

[16:18] project. This is tentative tract map 22-003

[16:22] for tract map 61573.

[16:27] The proposed project is located on the southeast corner of Avenue H8 and 20th

[16:31] Street West or sorry, 20th Street East. The project site is zoned R7000.

[16:37] The subject property is surrounded by vacant land immediately north and south

[16:41] of the site and has a mobile home park to the east and a single-family home

[16:46] across 20th Street East to the west. The applicant is Radiocron Radiocron

[16:51] Enterprises LLC represented by Chris Pinero.

[16:57] Here's the site plan of the tentative tract map. The project proposal includes

[17:01] a subdivision of 20 acres into 77 single-family residential lots in the

[17:05] R7000 zone. Lots range in size from 7000 to 13000

[17:10] square feet. Access into the subdivision would be provided from Avenue H8 and

[17:15] 20th Street East. All streets within the subdivision would be private. Meandering

[17:20] sidewalks would also be provided along Avenue H8 and 20th Street East. Project

[17:25] production homes for the subdivision would require a director's review.

[17:33] An IS MND was prepared for the proposed project and circulated for a 30-day

[17:37] public review period in accordance with CEQA guidelines. One comment letter was

[17:42] received by Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District or AVAQMD. This

[17:47] later This letter reiterated AVAQMD standard requirements. The second letter

[17:52] was received today from CDFW requesting minor revisions to the mitigation

[17:56] measure referring to the pre-construction surveys.

[17:59] These draft changes were made and have been provided in your packets.

[18:03] Public hearing notices were also mailed to all owners and occupants within a

[18:06] 500-ft radius and posted on on the subject property in compliance with the

[18:10] Lancaster Municipal Code.

[18:15] With that, staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt Resolution 26-004

[18:20] approving Tentative Tract Map 22-003, which is 61573

[18:25] adopting the IS MND and the MMRP with the noted changes to the

[18:30] pre-construction surveys mitigation measure, as well as authorizing staff to

[18:34] execute and file the NOD. This concludes staff's presentation. Myself and the

[18:38] applicant are available for any questions you may have.

[18:43] Thank you. Members have any questions of staff?

[18:47] Well, there is a There was kind of a booklet handed to us

[18:51] as we started this about this project. Um so, my concern is that the

[18:55] environmental impacts that have been listed in this are being mitigated.

[19:01] They are. They're reflected now in the minor revisions. Okay.

[19:05] Thank you.

[19:09] All right. Um

[19:12] The applicant here and wish to address us.

[19:17] Oh, there you are. You're hiding.

[19:21] Ms. Panero, how are you? Great. Great to see you as a Always it's a pleasure to

[19:25] be here. Uh Chris Panero with Rodeo Credit

[19:28] Enterprises. If you have any questions, be happy to answer them this this

[19:31] afternoon. Thank you. All right, thank you.

[19:37] Any speakers on this item? Chair votes, there are no speaker cards.

[19:42] Thank you. Um any further? No. No. All right, then

[19:47] it's appropriate to close the public hearing

[19:50] without objection and consider a motion.

[20:02] Uh I'll make a motion. So, um that we adopt

[20:06] resolution number 26-004 approving tentative tract map number 22003,

[20:11] the subdivision of approximately 20 acres into 77 single-family lots located

[20:16] at the southeast corner of Avenue H8 and 20th Street West identified as

[20:20] assessor's parcel number 3154-002-094,

[20:26] adopting the initial study mitigated negative declaration with the mitigated

[20:30] monitoring reporting program and authorizing staff to execute and file

[20:33] the notice of determination. Thank you.

[20:38] Second, please. I'll second that. Thank you.

[20:46] All right, then if there's nothing further.

[20:51] I guess we'll vote. We shall vote. Chair votes. Yes.

[20:56] Vice Chair Derryberry. Yes. Commissioner Burke is absent.

[21:01] Commissioner Corriel. Yes. Commissioner Hernandez. Yes.

[21:05] Commissioner Latonzi. Yes. Commissioner Underwood is absent.

[21:11] That's Motion passes 5-0 with two absent.

[21:18] All right. The next item we will call as a

[21:23] public hearing item. Item number four, zone text amendment 23

[21:30] 26-002. Uh staff recommended that this item be

[21:35] continued. Uh if there are any comments from the

[21:40] public relative to this item, um we will hear them.

[21:47] Uh this item, if it's approved to be continued by the

[21:52] members, then it will stay open until this agenda item

[21:58] again.

[22:02] Good afternoon, Chair Bose, members of the Planning Commission. I'm Kendall

[22:05] Brekke, Planning Manager for Community Development. Um I can reiterate the MART

[22:10] Compliance Program, which includes amendments to Title 17 of the Lancaster

[22:13] Municipal Code related to MART, Massage, Alcohol, Recycling, and Tobacco Uses, um

[22:19] are currently being prepared in close collaboration with stakeholders and

[22:22] leadership, and so staff recommends that the item be continued to the May 18th

[22:26] Planning Commission meeting. MART Compliance, huh?

[22:31] That's correct. >> Always have to have a name.

[22:37] So, when do you think the city attorney and the um

[22:40] peer review will be done so we can finally get this on the agenda?

[22:45] As soon as possible. Um we are hoping to continue this to the May 18th Planning

[22:49] Commission meeting so that we can hit the next meeting. Exciting. All right,

[22:53] great. So,

[22:57] the public hearing will stay open, and this matter will be continued

[23:02] until it comes back.

[23:06] All right, then. And we do not need to vote on that, right?

[23:12] Okay. Um the next item is conditional use

[23:15] permit 25-005.

[23:19] Recommendation on this is also to be continued.

[23:21] » Chair Voss, apologize for interrupting, but we actually do need to vote uh to

[23:26] continue the item. But We if we we noticed the item, so in

[23:31] order to keep the noticing intact, we do need a formal vote to continue to the

[23:35] May 18th meeting. I'll move that we um continue the Mark

[23:39] Compliance Program from today's agenda to May 18th uh Planning Commission

[23:44] meeting. Second.

[23:47] Anyone? Second. Thank you.

[23:51] You know, that's a new process. The chair is always at the chair's um

[23:58] discretion to continued items in the past for the last 18 years. But I guess

[24:03] something's changed. Thank you. So it's a motion and seconded. Please

[24:08] call the vote, please. Chair Voss? Yes. Vice Chair Derryberry?

[24:13] Yes. Commissioner Burke is absent.

[24:16] Commissioner Corillo? Yes. Commissioner Hernandez? Yes. Commissioner Latonzi?

[24:21] Yes. Commissioner Underwood is absent. Motion passes 5-0 with two absent.

[24:30] Okay. Now we're on number five, conditional use permit 25-005.

[24:37] This is also recommended to be continued. Who's presenting on this?

[24:42] I am. Ms. Alvarado. Yes. Chairman Voss and members of the

[24:47] Planning Commission, my name is Mitzi Alvarado. I'm also the case planner on

[24:51] this next item, which is conditional use permit 26-005,

[24:56] which is for special events and live entertainment at El Malecon Restaurant.

[25:00] Due to public noticing not having been completed, staff recommends it be

[25:03] continued. Thank you.

[25:07] So moved. Thank you, Steven.

[25:13] Second, please. Second. Thank you.

[25:18] And it's been moved and second to continue this matter till

[25:23] it comes back. Hopefully next month.

[25:28] We'll have a verbal vote. Chair votes? Yes. Vice Chair Derryberry? Yes.

[25:33] Commissioner Burke is absent. Commissioner Carillo? Yes. Commissioner

[25:38] Hernandez? Yes. Commissioner Latonzi? Yes. Commissioner Underwood is absent.

[25:44] Thank you. Uh the motion passes 5-0 with two absent.

[25:49] Now we'll go back to item number one, which is the roll call. No, not roll

[25:55] call. We already know we're here. It's the minutes of this group,

[25:59] the regular meeting of January 26, 2026.

[26:09] So, you all have an opportunity to review

[26:12] them. May I have a motion, please? I motion to approve the

[26:16] the minutes from the last meeting. Thank you.

[26:23] Have a second, please. I'll second. Thank you.

[26:28] So, please call the roll again, please. Vice Chair votes?

[26:34] Oh, sorry. Chair votes?

[26:39] Sorry, paper's small. I yes. Vice Chair Derryberry? I'm I'm

[26:44] going to abstain. Okay.

[26:47] Commissioner Burke is absent. Commissioner Carillo? Yes.

[26:51] Commissioner Hernandez? Yes. Commissioner Latonzi? Yes. Commissioner

[26:56] Underwood? Is absent. So, the motion passes 4-0, one ab-

[27:02] stention, and two absent.

[27:08] All right then, that concludes our action items this afternoon.

[27:20] Mr. Nguyen, you have something to share tonight, this afternoon? Maybe a couple

[27:25] things. Good afternoon, Chair Vos and members of the Planning Commission. I am

[27:29] Hai Nguyen. I'm the Assistant Director for Community Development.

[27:33] Uh I want to thank you for another well-run meeting, yet again. Uh this

[27:37] meeting is special because we do not have our typical home-field advantage

[27:42] this time. So, I wanted to specifically thank the Parks Department and uh Diane

[27:48] Beloy, uh our Communications team, Jen Seguin and Annabelle, and the entire IT

[27:53] team for moving the village from point A to point B, which was not an easy task.

[27:59] Uh they moved mountains. We are literally live-streaming this meeting

[28:03] right now, if you couldn't already tell. So, shout-out to our wonderful staff.

[28:07] Speaking of wonderful staff, uh wanted to announce for the record that uh

[28:12] Kendall Brekke is our new Planning Manager. Uh you'll be seeing a little

[28:16] bit less of me and a lot more of her, which we can all agree is preferable to

[28:20] everyone involved. So, uh thank you, Kendall, for stepping up.

[28:25] Uh and then the May 18th meeting will definitely happen, hopefully back at the

[28:30] chambers, as expected, and we'll definitely hear from the two items that

[28:33] we voted on to continue um to the next one. So, until then,

[28:38] staff is always available for you. Thank you so much.

[28:41] Thank you.

[28:47] Any from

[28:49] you'd like to share, add?

[28:54] I heard there was an election a couple weeks ago. I don't know what

[28:58] the vote the final vote will be, but uh we'll certainly on behalf of the

[29:03] commission congratulate those who participated, the voters,

[29:09] certainly the candidates, and whoever whomever I should say, not whoever,

[29:14] whomever uh becomes the successful

[29:19] city council members um in about

[29:24] a week or two, I guess. Yeah. Anyway.

[29:32] So, we come to public business from the floor. This is the time when

[29:38] uh anyone can address us on non-agenda items.

[29:43] Uh just be uh

[29:46] you just be informed that anything you share with us uh we cannot take any

[29:51] action on, but we'll certainly uh be happy to listen to you, and we have

[29:57] staff here who can um answer your questions or give you

[30:03] further direction if that's what you're looking for. So, do we have any uh

[30:09] speakers? There are no speaker cards, chairperson.

[30:12] » Very good.

[30:15] All right then, if there's nothing further, we'll stand adjourned

[30:19] to our next regular meeting of May 18th, 2026, 3:30

[30:25] in the um city hall council chambers.

[30:31] Thank you all, and again thank you for uh pulling all this thing together

[30:37] tonight or this afternoon. Um

[30:41] very challenging, I'm sure, for staff to have to come

[30:46] out of their comfort zone and into a venue that uh

[30:51] might have had some challenges I would imagine. But certainly working with

[30:56] audio-visual issues are always uh uh concern and uh you all did a fine job

[31:04] and thank you very much on our behalf. Well, that the AL PAC staff always can

[31:09] make you sound good. I promise you that. All right, gentlemen.

[31:16] All right, very good. Thank you all. Good afternoon. Thank you. That's it.

[31:20] Not too bad, huh? So many It's so bad. What do

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