TOWN OF APPLE VALLEY
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2013 – 6:00 p.m.



PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS INVITED. Planning Commission meetings are held in the Town Council Chambers located at 14955 Dale Evans Parkway, Apple Valley, California. If you wish to be heard on any item on the agenda during the Commission’s consideration of that item, or earlier if determined by the Commission, please so indicate by filling out a "REQUEST TO SPEAK" form at the Commission meeting. Place the request in the Speaker Request Box on the table near the Secretary, or hand it to the Secretary at the Commission meeting. (G.C. 54954.3 {a}).

Materials related to an item on this agenda, submitted to the Commission after distribution of the agenda packet, are available for public inspection in the Town Clerk’s Office at 14955 Dale Evans Parkway, Apple Valley, CA during normal business hours. Such documents are also available on the Town of Apple Valley website at www.applevalley.org subject to staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.

The Town of Apple Valley recognizes its obligation to provide equal access to those individuals with disabilities. Please contact the Town Clerk’s Office, at (760) 240-7000, two working days prior to the scheduled meeting for any requests for reasonable accommodations.


REGULAR MEETING
The Regular meeting, open to the public, will begin at 6:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL
Commissioners: Qualls____________; Shoup_____________; Tinsley_____________
Vice-Chairman Kallen________; and, Chairman Lamoreaux________

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes for the Special Workshop Meeting of August 7, 2013


PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS

2. General Plan Amendment No. 2013-001 An update of the Housing Element for the 2014-2021 cycle and a Land Use Element to comply with Senate Bill No. 244.
Applicant: Town of Apple Valley
Location: Town-wide.
Case Planner: Lori Lamson, Community Development Director
Recommendation: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 2013-008

PUBLIC COMMENTS
Anyone wishing to address an item not on the agenda, or an item that is not scheduled for a public hearing at this meeting, may do so at this time. California State Law does not allow the Commission to act on items not on the agenda, except in very limited circumstances. Your concerns may be referred to staff or placed on a future agenda.

PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS

STAFF COMMENTS

OTHER BUSINESS

3. Carol Miller, Senior Planner, will lead a discussion pertaining to photovoltaic solar farms and ask for Planning Commission direction for a future Development Code Amendment.

4. Lori Lamson, Community Development Director, will present the annual review of Development Permit projects that have been administratively approved. This report is available for public review at the Planning Division located at 14955 Dale Evans Parkway, Apple Valley, CA. No action is required – to receive and file only.

ADJOURNMENT
As the Planning Commission meeting of September 4, 2013 has been cancelled, the Commission will adjourn to its next regularly scheduled meeting on September 18, 2013.