HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
POST-MEETING AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING
February 19, 2025, 12:30 p.m.
City Hall North Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue
Committee Members:
Manpreet Kaur
Bob Smith
Larry Koman
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
a. Adoption of November 4, 2024 Special Meeting Minutes Staff recommends adoption of minutes
4. REPORTS
a. Development Activity
Staff recommends to receive and file the report
*1. PowerPoint presentation
b. Hotel Motel Closure Inter-Agency Taskforce
Staff recommends to receive and file the report or provide alternative direction to staff *1. PowerPoint presentation
5. DEFERRED BUSINESS
a. Offsite Review Requirements - Nexus Proportionality
Review amendments to Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 12.36.010, Construction by Builder, relating to a referral on offsite improvement requirements – “Nexus of Proportionality.”
Staff recommends the committee review amendments to Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 12.36.010, Construction by Builder and provide direction as to any additional changes for triggering offsite improvement requirements.
Motion to refer to the City Council
*1. PowerPoint presentation
6. NEW BUSINESS
7. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
8. ADJOURNMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: February 19, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Adoption of Minutes TO: Housing and Community Development Committee
FROM: Julie Drimakis, City Clerk
DATE: February 5, 2025
SUBJECT: Adoption of November4, 2024, Special Meeting Minutes
[Document Description]
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of minutes
BACKGROUND:
Adoption of meeting minutes
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Action to adopt the minutes will have no impact on the General Fund.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Innovative and Efficient City Government
ATTACHMENTS:
November 4, 2024, Special meeting minutes
1 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
November 4, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
City Hall North Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue
Members Present: Manpreet Kaur Chair, Bob Smith, Bruce Freeman
Staff Present: Gary Hallen, Assistant City Manager, Viridiana Gallardo-King, Deputy City Attorney, Phil Burns, Development Services
Director, Julie Drimakis, City Clerk
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1. ROLL CALL
Meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m.
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
a. Adoption of August 27, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes Moved by: Bruce Freeman
Staff recommends adoption of minutes.
Approved
4. REPORTS
a. Bakersfield Habitat Conservation Plan Update
Development Services Director Burns made staff comments and provided a PowerPoint presentation. Brad Norton, made additional comments.
Dave Dmohowski made public comments.
Moved by: Bruce Freeman
Staff recommends receive and file report.
2 Approved
1. PowerPoint presentation
b. Chronic Nuisance Properties Update
Development Services Director Burns made staff comments and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Moved by: Bob Smith
Staff recommends the Committee discuss and receive and file the report Approved
1. PowerPoint Presentation
c. Update on the City Facility Assessment and City Space Downtown Planning
Assistant City Manager Hallen made staff comments and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Moved by: Bruce Freeman
Staff recommends receive and file.
Approved
1. PowerPoint presentation
5. DEFERRED BUSINESS
6. NEW BUSINESS
7. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
8. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 6:42 p.m.
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MANPREET KAUR, CHAIR
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JULIE DRIMAKIS, CITY CLERK
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: February 19, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Reports TO: Housing and Community Development Committee
FROM: Phillip Burns, Development Services Director
DATE: February 13, 2025
SUBJECT: Current Development Activity in the City of Bakersfield
[Document Description]
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends to receive and file the report
BACKGROUND:
OVERVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY
The City of Bakersfield Development Services Department continues to be very busy with both current and long-term projects. Our goal of this Report and presentation is to provide an overview of activity and showcase a few of the exciting projects coming through the development pipeline.
LARGE DELIVERABLES
The Planning Division has three huge deliverables in process that will impact the city’s fabric for years.
Staff are currently in our 4 th round of HCD comments on the 6 th cycle Housing Element. The largest push is on more affordable housing opportunities and programs to address aging housing stock within the city.
Some key statistics from our regional housing needs allocation are 37,461 total units including 18,211 lower income units. The housing element is an 8-year plan and tied to much of ECD’s affordable housing funds. The second large deliverable is the General Plan which is a comprehensive update with current schedule of developing a draft plan for circulation in the late 2 nd quarter of 2025. The policy framework is currently being scheduled for stakeholder meetings. Lastly, the development of a new Habitat Conservation Plan. Prior plan development resulted in a plan that was not well received. Staff have been in conversation with state an d federal wildlife agencies along with our consultants. Staff believe a proposal will be coming forward also in the 2nd quarter of 2025 to update the current draft plan to include a revised urban kitfox plan that will potentially be much different than previously proposed.
ANNEXATIONS
As part of the housing element, staff met with many property owners to find land to use in our site inventory. Staff struggled to find enough sites zoned R-4 and R-5 needed to address the low and very low- income categories. The state has equated affordability with density. Thus, our site inventory needs the ability to develop a certain number of units at 20 plus and 30 plus units per acre. This led staff to discuss pre-zoning and annexation with many landowners. Excitingly one of the annexations contai ned 1058 acres located in the area of Gosford and Taft Highway. This is annexation 711 and also known as Taft Hwy No. 4. This one annexation alone added 2586 units to our site inventory. Three other annexations combined added another 550 acres and 1576 u nits. These do not include other developer requested annexations.
COMMERCIAL PROJECTS
Two new shopping centers on opposite sides of the city along Coffee/Gosford Road. The first project is at Gosford and Panama Lane named Crossroads Plaza and consist of a 312,000 square feet new commercial center. This center has current active building permits. The second is located at the southwest corner of Coffee Road and Rosedale Highway. This proposed center is approximately 46 acres of the old PG&E site and will have around 380,000 square feet of related retail space. A consultant is currently under contract drafting an environment impact report for the general plan amendment zone change for this project. We anticipate this project to planning commission late 2025 early 2026.
SOUTHEAST BAKERSFIELD DEVELOPMENT
The Communities of Del Oro just had a first. Last week we did not just have a groundbreaking but a community celebration! This is the sentiment from both city staff, developer and residents. The ceremony was for a force main sewer line, but the reality is the ability to continue development south of white lane and cotton wood. The new community of Del Oro is over 440 acres and will contain over 7,800 housing units including 4000 single family residences. The upcoming commercial center is about 30 acres and will contain the much-needed grocery store for the area. I can’t wait to see what this area looks like in 2 -5 years.
CONCLUSIONS
City staff continue to be extremely busy promoting development withi n our city limits as well as setting the city up for a very bright future. Staff realizes this was a brief overview as there are many deserving projects like Cal Daries, new commercial developments west of town on Stockdale, several projects on Panama Lane and many others.
NEXT STEPS
Staff will take the direction of the Committee and Receive and file the report.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact is associated with the report on future development.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Community Character & Quality of Life
ATTACHMENTS:
Presenation
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: February 19, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Reports TO: Housing and Community Development Committee
FROM: Phillip Burns, Development Services Director; David Paquette, Code Enforcement Manager
DATE: February 13, 2025
SUBJECT: Update on the Hotel/Motel Closure Inter-Agency Taskforce
[Document Description]
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends to receive and file the report or provide alternative direction to staff
BACKGROUND:
There ha ve been various discussions between City Council , City staff and various outside agencies in relation to some of the older hotels and motels in town. Staff has been added to an interagency task force to address handling a subject facility if an event occurs where it has been deemed necessary to close down one of the facilities due to health and safety issues.
It is important to understand that Code Enforcement Officers are granted their authority through Bakersfield Municipal Code section 8.80.020 which grants them the powers necessary to gain compliance with the Municipal Code and applicable state codes. As related to hotels and motels, the state codes include the 1997 Uniform Housing Code, 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 2022 California Building, Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical Codes and the California Health and Safety Codes.
Code Enforcement’s purpose is to enforce the minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the use and occupancy, location, and maintenance of all residential buildings and structures within the City limits of Bakersfield.
If the code enforcement officer determines that a building or structure is in such condition as to make it immediately dangerous to the life, limb, property or sa fety of the occupants or the public, it shall be ordered to be vacated, secured and maintained against entry. Every property ordered to be vacated shall be posted at or upon each room and/or exits of the building a notice to vacate.
Hotels/motels which result in complete closure generally are due to one of the following factors:
1. The building suffers a sudden, catastrophic event, most commonly a fire, resulting in the need to disconnect one or more of the required commercial utilities and/or other building code violations until repairs are completed and approved by the Building Department under an active building permit.
2. Due to deterioration or neglect the building falls into disrepair and no longer meets the minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare.
Occasionally, a hotel/motel subject to closure operated as a combination traditional hotel with overnight guest accommodation of fewer than seven days and Single Room Occupancy (SRO) units that are rented month-to-month or for a more extended period for people who need affordable housing.
A hotel/motel closure potentially results in the displacement of people including families residing within the hotel. In many cases, subjects being displaced are clients receiving services from various other County and Non-Profit agencies.
Kern County Public Health formed the Hotel/Motel Closure Taskforce with members participating from multiple agencies including Kern County Environmental Health, Public Health, Human Services, Aging & Adult Services, Bakersfield Code Enforcement, Police Department, Fire Department and FLOOD Ministries. The primary intent of the group is to maintain a current list of agency contacts to coordinate and collaborate with relocation efforts of displaced people who are clients of the respected agency.
The Taskforce meets at least once every quarter and on an as needed basis for active closure activities.
During the quarterly meetings staff who have regulatory responsibilities discuss potential hotels/motels at risk of a closure action in the future. Regulatory staff continuously work with the property owners of at-risk hotels in seeking voluntary compliance with meeting the minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare.
Addition analysis can be done on what areas of the City have the most difficult motel and hotels that the City can be more pro-active with and work with our real estate, development and other city partners to find ways to transition these difficult properties to a better intended use, with the goal of the highest and best use.
CONCLUSIONS
City staff continue to participate with the Hotel/Motel Closure Taskforce and will continue to meet to assess appropriate action for these properties. As an additional analysis to bring back in the future meeting an overview of the motels/hotels that are most chronic nuisance properties with strong recommendation on its best assessments for higher utilization.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The result of sharing the report from staff will have no Fiscal Impact.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Safety and Resilience
Community Character & Quality of Life
ATTACHMENTS:
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: February 19, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Deferred Business TO: Housing and Community Development Committee
FROM: Phillip Burns, Development Services Director
DATE: February 13, 2025
SUBJECT: Offsite Review Requirements – Nexus of Proportionality
Review amendments to Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 12.36.010, Construction by Builder, relating to a referral on offsite improvement requirements – “Nexus of Proportionality.”
RECOMMENDATION:
Review amendments to Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 12.36.010, Construction by Builder and provide direction as to any additional changes for triggering offsite improvement requirements.
BACKGROUND:
This report is a follow up to the April , 2 024 committee meeting for a referral regarding a Nexus of Proportionality when requiring off -site improvements. This committee reviewed staff ’s report, presentation and discussed proposed ordinance revisions. Based on the feedback provided, staff is now bringing back the suggested ordinance recommendations to simplify and make the ordinance apply City wide not just to core and non-core.
Discussions with both staff and developers have emphasized the importance of understanding and applying the Nexus of Proportionality principle in new development and redevelopment projects. When a development project is proposed, it can have various effects on the surrounding environment, such as increased pedestrian/vehicle traffic or strain on public services like water and sewer. Developers are required to ensure that the impact to these services does not adversely diminish the level of service to the system. Additionally, new and redevelopment projects are required to address other offsite infrastructure as defined by Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 12.36 (Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, Driveway Approaches, Connecting Pavement, and Canal Fencing). This Section provides guidance on how new and redevelopment projects are currently analyzed for improvements (Section 12.36.010) and exceptions from these provisions (Section 12.36.030).
A Nexus of Proportionality approach helps ensure that a balance between the size and scope of the development project is proportional to the need for bringing offsite curbs, gutter, sidewalks, driveway approaches, connecting pavement, and canal fencing up to City Standards. Staff’s presentation will review examples of development projects and the nexus of proportionality approach.
Following collaborative discussions between the Public Works and Development Services Departments, the following amendments (shown in underline and strike-out) are outlined for deliberation by the Planning and Development Committee.
CONCLUSION:
Based on the foregoing, it is recommended the Housing and Community Development C ommittee deliberate on the Nexus of Proportionality concept, consider any additional amendments, and instruct Development Services and Public Works staff to continue coordination with the City Attorney’s Office to finalize draft amendments to Chapter 12.36 for City Council’s consideration at an upcoming meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The impact could be less fees collected, and General Funds or other funds will need to pay for the projects cost that need to be collected to improve portions of the City. Thus, depending on the direction from the Committee and Council, the impact will still need to be determined on a project-specific basis.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Economic Opportunity for All
ATTACHMENTS:
Presentation
MEMORANDUM
February 19, 2025
TO: HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Manpreet Kaur, Chair
Bob Smith
Larry Koman
FROM: Phillip Burns, Development Services Director
SUBJECT: Offsite Review Requirements - Nexus of Proportionality
Review proposed changes to Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 12.36.010, Construction by Builder, related to a referral on offsite improvement requirements -“Nexus of Proportionality.”
RECOMMENDATION:
Review amendments to Bakersfield Mu nicipal Code Section 12.36.010, Construction by Builder and provide direction as to any additional changes for triggering offsite improvement requirements.
BACKGROUND:
This report is a follow up to the April , 2024 committee meeting a referral regarding a Nexus of Proportionality when requiring off -site improvements. This committee reviewed staff’s report, presentation and proposed ordinance revisions. Based on the feedback provided , staff is now bringing back the suggested ordinance recommendations to simplify and make the ordinance apply City wide not just to core and non-core.
Discussions with both staff and developers have emphasized the importance of understanding and applying the Nexus of Proportionality principle in new development and redevelopment projects. When a development project is proposed, it can have various effects on the surrounding environment, such as increased pedestrian/vehicle traffic or strain on public services like water and sewer. Developers are required to ensure that the impact to these services do not adversely diminish the level of service to the system. Additionally, new and redevelopment projects are required to address other offsite infrastructure as defined by Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 12.36 (Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, Driveway Approaches, Connecting Pavement, and Canal Fencing). This Section provides guidance on how new and redevelopment projects are currently analyzed for improvements (Section 12.36.010) and exceptions from these provisions (Section 12.36.030).
A Nexus of Proportionality approach helps ensure that a balance between the size and scope of the development project is proportional to the need for bringing offsite curbs, gutter, sidewalks, driveway approaches, connecting pavement, and canal fencing up to City Standards. Staff’s presentation will review examples of development projects and the nexus of proportionality approach.
Following collaborative discussions between the Public Works and Development Services Departments, the following amendments (shown in underline and strike-out) are outlined for deliberation by the Planning and Development Committee.
CONCLUSION:
Based on the foregoing, it is recommended the Housing and Community Development C ommittee deliberate on the Nexus of Proportionality concept, consider any additional amendments, and instruct Development Services and Public Works staff to continue coordination with the City Attorney’s Office to finalize draft amendments to Chapter 12.36 for City Council’s consideration at an upcoming meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT:
To be determined on a project-specific basis.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Economic Opportunity for All
ATTACHMENTS:
12.36.010 Construction by Builder
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Ordinance Amending Sections 12.36.010- Construction by builder. -- Page 1 of 3 Pages --
ORDINANCE NO. __________________
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12.36.010 AND
ADDING SECTION 12.36.015 OF THE BAKERSFIELD
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION BY
BUILDER.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 12.36.010 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
12.36.010 Construction by builder. Definitions.
Whenever used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the words set out in this section shall have the following meanings:
“New Construction” means a site where a new or modified structure is constructed on a site without complete built out offsite improvements. “Existing Construction” means a site where a new or modified structure is constructed on a site with complete built out offsite improvements to a current or previous standard.
“Offsite Improvements” are physical improvements made outside of a property’s boundaries to support a development or address infrastructure issues. They can include roads, sidewalks, sewer lines, storm drain systems, utilities, and landscaping.
12.36.015 Construction by builder.
A. New Construction
Any owner, lessee or agent constructing or arranging for the construction of any of the following:
1. A new building;
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2. Any property required to be used for off-street parking as set forth in Sections
17.58.010 through 17.58.050 within the city, shall also provide concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks, streetlights, driveway approaches, alleys, connecting pavement and canal fencing in accordance with approved “City of Bakersfield Standard Drawings and Specifications” on file in the office of the director of Public Works and dedication of all required street rights -of-way or as required by the City Engineer. Compliance with current Americans with Disabilities Act regulations is mandatory. The foregoing is applicable in all zones of the city as established by Title 17 of this code.
B. Existing Construction
Any owner, lessee or agent constructing or arranging for the construction of any of the following:
1. 2. Any building altered or expanded that exceeds 75% of the valuation threshold as defined in Section 11B -202.4, Existing Building Facilities of the current California Building Code, as may be amended from time to time; in excess of twenty-five percent of the value of such building, as indicated by the assessed valuation;
2.3. Any building in which there is a change in occupancy use (i.e., new owner-occupant or new tenant office to a restaurant) where a building permit is required;
34. Any property required to be used for off -street parking as set forth in Sections 17.58.010 through 17.58.050 within the city, shall also provide concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks, streetlights, driveway approaches, connecting pavement and canal fencing in accordance with approved “City of Bakersfield Standard Drawings and Specifications” on file in the office of the director of public works and dedication of all required street rights -of-way or as required by the Ci ty Engineer, unless the public works director or its designee determines that the above requirements are already adequately satisfied along all street frontage adjoining the lot or lots on which the building is currently located. Compliance with current Americans with Disabilities Act regulations is manda tory. The foregoing is applicable in all zones of the city as established by Title 17 of this code.
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SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the provisions of the Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted, by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on _____________________________ by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER: ARIAS, GONZALES, WEIR, SMITH, KOMAN, BASHIRTASH, KAUR NOES: COUNCILMEMBER: _______________________________________________________________ ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER: _______________________________________________________________ ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER: _______________________________________________________________ _
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JULIE DRIMAKIS, CPMC, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council
of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED:
By:______________________________
KAREN GOH
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO, City Attorney
By: ______________________________
VIRIDIANA GALLARDO-KING
Deputy City Attorney II
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