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RECOMMENDATION: Planning Commission approve minutes as presented.
RECOMMENDATION: Planning Commission conduct a public hearing, deliberate, and by motion, adopt:
1. Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to Development Plan Review Permit 2023-03 for the Crown-Schaad Subdivision, located on the north side of West Kearney Boulevard between South Modoc and South Siskiyou Avenues (APNs: 020-140-22S and 020-140-23S).
RECOMMENDATION: The Kerman Planning Commission conduct a public hearing, deliberate, and by motion, adopt:
1. A resolution of the Planning Commission recommending the City Council (1) certify the Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH No. 2025060904) prepared for the project); (2) adopt the proposed Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and (3) approve General Plan Amendment 2023-02 to amend the 2040 Kerman General Plan planned land use designations for Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APN) 020-120-06 (9.64 acres) to MU – Mixed Use and MDR – Medium Density Residential (southwest corner of West Nielen Avenue and North Madera Avenue); and
2. A resolution of the Planning Commission recommending the City Council adopt an ordinance to amend the official zoning map of the City of Kerman for two (2) parcels identified as Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 020-120-06 (19.82 acres) and 020-120-03S (20 acres), pre-zoning the parcels consistent with the proposed land use designations, resulting in approximately 30.39 acres within the Smart Development Combining District – Residential – minimum 3,500 square feet (SD-R-3.5), 8.74 acres within the Mixed Use District, totaling approximately 39.13 acres located on the south side of West Nielsen Avenue between North Madera Avenue and North Del Norte Avenue (Rezone 2023-03); and
3. A resolution of the Planning Commission recommending that the City Council adopt a resolution to approve The Orchards at Gill Estates parcel map of two (2) parcels identified as 020-120-06 (20 acres) and 020-120-03S (20 acres) into two (2) parcels and one (1) remainder, including a 28.35-acre “Parcel 1” that would accommodate TSM 2023-03, a 8.74-acre “Parcel 2” on the east portion of APN 020-120-06 with no development proposed at this time, and a 2.04-acre “Remainder” on the northwest corner with an existing single-family residence (Tentative Parcel Map 2024-01); and
4. A resolution of the Planning Commission recommending the City Council adopt a resolution to approve The Orchards at Gill Estates subdivision of one (1) parcel (Parcel 1 of TPM 2024-01) into 172 single-family lots ranging in size from 3,690 square feet to 8,987 square feet and five (5) outlots, totaling approximately 28.35 acres located on the south side of West Nielsen Avenue between North Madera Avenue and North Del Norte Avenue (Tentative Subdivision Map 2023-03); and
5. A resolution of the Planning Commission recommending the City Council adopt a resolution to initiate annexation of two (2) parcels identified as Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 020-120-06 (19.82 acres) and 020-120-03S (20 acres), totaling approximately 40 acres located on the south side of West Nielsen Avenue between North Madera Avenue and North Del Norte Avenue (Annexation 2023-03).
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NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF AGENDA MATERIALS: Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Commission within 72 hours of the meeting regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the Community Development Department located at 850 S. Madera Ave., Kerman, CA 93630 and on the City website at www.cityofkerman.net.
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AGENDA POSTING CERTIFICATION
I, Jerry Jones, Community Development Director for the City of Kerman, do hereby declare under penalty of perjury that I caused the above agenda to be posted at City of Kerman Council Chambers, at 850 S. Madera Avenue, Kerman, CA 93630 and on the City website at www.cityofkerman.net.
Date: September 19, 2025 /s/ Jerry Jones, Community Development Director