Planning Commission (2025-10-14)

Planning Commission Meeting Agenda October 14, 2025 5:30 PM – Regular Meeting AMENDED Council Chambers 400 N. Douty St. Planning Commissioners will meet in-person in the Council Chambers. The meeting will also be live streamed on the City’s website: http://livestream.hanford.city/ ROLL CALL: INVOCATION: FLAG SALUTE: PUBLIC COMMENT: This is the time for citizens to comment on subject matters not on the agenda and that are within the jurisdiction of the Commission. This is also the public’s opportunity to request an item from the Consent Calendar be pulled for discussion purposes or to comment on any item on the agenda. Comments related to Public Hearing items will be heard at the time the item is discussed. A maximum of three minutes is allowed for each speaker. Please begin your comments by stating your name and providing your city of residence. CONSENT CALENDAR: Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these matters unless a request is made and then the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar to be discussed and voted upon by a separate motion. A. Community Development: Approval of the September 23, 2025 Minutes PUBLIC HEARING: A. Community Development: Conditional Use Permit No. 0050-25: a request to operate an indoor playground for children aged 0-5 within an existing 2,019-square-foot suite in the C-R Regional Commercial zone district. The project is located at 2461 E. Lacey Blvd. Suite 109 (APN 016-320-014). B. Community Development: Conditional Use Permit No. 0053-25: a request by O7 Ink Lounge to relocate an existing tattoo studio into an existing 1,110-square-foot suite in the MX-C Corridor Mixed Use zone district. The project is located at 126 N. 11th Ave. (APN 012-271-035).

C. Community Development: Annexation165: a request to annex approximately 141.85 acres into the City of Hanford City Limits from the Kings County Jurisdiction. The annexation area is a combination of the Project Site (83.61 acres) and an area to the north, not proposed to be developed at this time (58.24 acres). General Plan Amendment No. 0009-24: a request to change the land use designation from a combination of Low- and Medium-Density Residential to Medium-Density Residential (78.16 acres) and Neighborhood Mixed Use (5.45 acres) for 83.61 acres of the project site. Prezone No. 0013-24: a request to prezone the properties as a R-M Medium-Density Residential (78.16 acres) and MX-N Neighborhood Mixed Use (5.45 acres), consistent with the proposed General Plan Amendment and R-L-5 Low-Density Residential (51.92 acres) and C-N Neighborhood Commercial (6.32 acres), consistent with the General Plan Designation. Tentative Subdivision Map 00012-24: a request to subdivide 83.61 acres of the annexation area into a 650-unit multi-family (300 units) and single-family (350 units) residential subdivision and a 5.45-acre Neighborhood Mixed Use site with a planned unit development overlay. Planned Unit Development No. 0037-24: a request to allow various deviations from the regulation of the R-M Medium-Density Residential zone district for the mixed use subdivision, proposed under Tentative Tract 945, including reduced lot size, lot width, lot depth, site area per dwelling unit requirements, setbacks, open space dimensions, and allow removal of the block wall requirement between MX-N Neighborhood Mixed Use and R-M Medium-Density Residential. Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 2025-73 (SCH #2024121093): a request to certify that the project will have a less than significant adverse impacts on the environment with the incorporation of mitigation measures LOCATION: The Project site is located north of Grangeville Boulevard and east of 9 ¼ Avenue. The development site includes two parcels, comprising 83.61 acres (APNs 014- 143-069 and 014-143-078). The additional Annexation Area encompasses 58.24 acres (APNs 014-143-022, 014-830-011, 014-830-010, 014-830-013, 014-830-014, 014-830- 015, 014-830-016, 014-830-017, 014-830-018). DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS: COMMISSIONERS' ITEMS OF INTEREST: At this time, any Commissioner may ask a question for clarification of matters within the Planning Commission’s jurisdiction, make an announcement, or report briefly on activities in their role as a Planning Commissioner. In addition, subject to the Planning Commissioner’s Handbook, Commissioners may request staff to report back to the Planning Commission at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter within the Commissioner’s jurisdiction (GC 54954.2). ADJOURNMENT: Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Planning Commission after distribution of the agenda packet are available to public inspection in the Planning Division Office located at 317 N. Douty Street, Hanford, California 93230, during normal business hours. Such documents are also available at the city’s website, www.cityofhanfordca.com

subject to staff’s ability to post documents before the meeting. If you need a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in this meeting, please contact the Planning Division’s office, 559-585-2580, 317 N. Douty Street, Hanford, California 93230, at least 2 days prior to the meeting {28 CFR 35.102.35.104 ADA Title II} APPEALS: Any action of the Planning Commission, which is a final project decision, may be appealed to the City Council by the applicant or any adversely affected person. To file an appeal, an appeal application and filing fee of $1,100.00 must be submitted to the Community Development Department, 317 N. Douty Street, Hanford, California, within ten (10) days following the date of the final decision of the Planning Commission.