Meeting


 
LANCASTER PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING 
AGENDA
MONDAY, MAY 19, 2025 AT 3:30 PM

Council Chambers – Lancaster City Hall
The Commission Secretary hereby declares that the agenda was posted
by 4:30 PM on Friday, May 16th, 2025,
at the entrance to the Lancaster City Hall Council Chambers
44933 Fern Avenue, Lancaster, California 93534

PLANNING COMMISSION
Chairman James D. Vose
Vice Chairman Steven Derryberry
Commissioner Devin Birden
Commissioner Irvine Carrillo
Commissioner Becky Loa
Commissioner King L. Moore, II
Commissioner Leslie Underwood
 

CALL TO ORDER
 

INVOCATION
 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
 

ROLL CALL
Chairman Vose, Vice Chairman Derryberry, Commissioners Birden, Carrillo, Loa, Moore, and Underwood
 

PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR

Any person who would like to address the Planning Commission on any agendized item is requested to complete a speaker card for the Recording Secretary, and identify the agenda item you would like to discuss. Each person will be given the opportunity to address the Planning Commission at the time such item is discussed by the Planning Commission. Speaker cards are available at the rear of the Council Chambers. Individual speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each. Individual comments are limited to three (3) minutes each unless a different time is announced.

MINUTES
 
1.

Approval of Minutes from the Regular Meeting of April 21, 2025

NEW PUBLIC HEARINGS
 
2.
REVOCATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 23-005 AND THE DEEMED APPROVED STATUS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT, THE KING BAR
              
   
Applicant: Abdou Abdullah Maida (The King Bar)
   
Location: 2822 East Avenue I (Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APN): 3150-017-017 & 3150-017-023)
   
Request: Revocation of (a) Conditional Use Permit No. 23-005 and (b) the deemed approved status of the alcoholic beverage establishment, The King Bar.
   
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 25-06 to revoke (a) Conditional Use Permit No. 23-005 and (b) the deemed approved status for the sale of the alcoholic beverages at the establishment located at 2822 East Avenue I (APNs: 3150-017-023 and 3150-017-023) and to find the action is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15321.
   
3.
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 25-003
              
   
Applicant: David Delaplane
   
Location: 44748 and 44758 Elm Avenue (Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN): 3134-017-011)
   
Request: A Conditional Use Permit to allow for the operation of a recuperative care facility within existing buildings at 44748 and 44758 Elm Avenue (Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN): 3134-017-011) in the Transit Oriented Development – Neighborhood Medium (TOD-NM) zone.
   
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 25-07 approving Conditional Use Permit No. 25-003 to allow for the operation of a recuperative care facility within existing buildings at 44748 and 44758 Elm Avenue (APN: 3134-017-011) in the Transit Oriented Development – Neighborhood Medium (TOD-NM) zone and finding the project categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act; authorizing staff to execute and file a Notice of Exemption.
   
4.
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 24-010
              
   
Applicant: Karabachian Architects, Inc.
   
Location: Near the southwest corner of Avenue J and 20th Street West (Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN): 3123-005-042)
   
Request: Site redesign amending Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 22-017 originally approving the construction and operation of a new car wash facility, retail tenant building, and site improvements located near the southwest corner of 20th Street West and Avenue J (APN: 3123-005-042) in the Commercial Planned Development (CPD) zone.
   
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 25-08 approving Conditional Use Permit No. 24-010 amending  Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 22-017 revising the design of a new car wash facility, retail tenant building and associated improvements located near the southwest corner of 20th Street West and Avenue J (APN: 3123-005-042) in the Commercial Planned Development (CPD) zone and finding that the project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act; authorizing staff to execute and file a Notice of Exemption.
   
5.
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT nO. 24-001, ZONE CHANGE NO. 24-001             
   
Applicant: Synergy Consulting
   
Location: Approximately 40 gross acres on the northwest corner of Avenue M (Columbia Way) and Division Street in the City of Lancaster, California. Specifically, the proposed Project is located on Assessor Parcel Numbers 3128-013-010 and 3128-013-011
   
Request: A General Plan Amendment to change the general plan designation from Office Professional (OP) to Light Industry (LI) and a Zone Change to change the zoning from Office Professional (OP) to Light Industrial (LI) associated with the construction of two industrial buildings totaling approximately 807,005 square feet.
   
Recommendation: This item will be continued to the June 16, 2025 Planning Commission meeting.
   

PLANNING MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENTS
 

COMMISSION AGENDA
 

PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR

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ADJOURNMENT

The meeting is adjourned to the Regular Meeting on June 16, 2025, at 3:30 pm, in the Lancaster City Hall Council Chambers.

 
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