Rodrick J. Armalin

The meeting included an uncontested public hearing and several new public hearings focused on one-year extensions for various Tentative Tract Maps (No. 60348, No. 60949, No. 62120, No. 62998) and a Conditional Use Permit (No. 04-05). New business involved the approval of a proposed amendment to Title 5 of the Lancaster Municipal Code regarding business license operational requirements for alcoholic beverage establishments. Continued business addressed the removal of minimum parking requirements.

This Conservation Element for the City of Lancaster General Plan outlines a management program for natural and human-induced resources. It aims to balance urban and rural development demands with the protection of natural resources, ensuring an active role in managing Antelope Valley's assets. Key goals include protecting and managing water resources, reducing water consumption, preserving acceptable air quality, identifying and maintaining important biological systems, preserving land resources through appropriate management, encouraging efficient use of energy resources, ensuring proper management of mineral resources, and preserving and enhancing significant scenic views within the City. Specific objectives for water supply extend through 2030.

The meeting included several key actions related to land use and development. A Conditional Use Permit for the construction of an 8,000 square-foot commercial/office building on West Milling Street was approved. The Commission addressed tentative tract maps, granting a one-year extension for Tract Map No. 62121 concerning a proposed 82-lot subdivision, and approved Tentative Tract Map No. 70761 for a new 46-lot subdivision on 60th Street West and Avenue J-4. Several other tentative tract maps (Nos. 61535, 61681, 62578, 62664, 62841, 66396, and 69466) received one-year extensions. Additionally, the Commission considered an ordinance amendment to the Municipal Code regarding Zero Net Energy (ZNE) standards for new single-family residential development, requiring a minimum of two watts of solar per square-foot starting in 2017, and recommended this modification to the City Council. The meeting concluded with an adjournment to a Special Meeting for Agenda Review on December 12, 2016.

The meeting included one uncontested public hearing item, which was the approval of minutes from the May 16, 2016 meeting, as amended. New public hearings covered a Conditional Use Permit request for the construction and operation of a 10 megawatt photovoltaic solar electric generating facility. Additionally, the Commission addressed multiple requests for one-year time extensions for existing permits and tentative tract maps, including CUP No. 05-26/Tentative Tract Map No. 63215, Tentative Tract Map Nos. 61040, 61041, and 63095. One item, Tentative Tract Map No. 67582, was continued to the July 18, 2016 meeting. The meeting adjourned with plans for a subsequent Special Meeting for Agenda Review on July 11, 2016.

The meeting included an invocation by Father Leo Dechant and the Pledge of Allegiance. The public business from the floor section was empty. A procedural note indicated that the oral staff report for uncontested public hearings could be waived under certain conditions. Under the consent calendar, the Minutes from the Regular Meeting of November 18, 2013, were approved. A new public hearing resulted in the approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 13-11 for El Chilaquil Mexican Restaurant, authorizing on-sale beer and wine and karaoke. New business involved an update on the Traffic Calming, Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements, and Safe Routes to School Master Plan, and a report on the activities of the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District. The meeting adjourned to a Special Meeting for Agenda Review on February 10, 2014.