Planning Commission - Regular Meeting
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Planning Commission
- Meeting Type
- Planning Commission
- Location
- Downey, CA
- Meeting Date
- September 2, 2026
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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
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Start free trialCALL TO ORDER: A REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING - 6:30 PM
FLAG SALUTE & INVOCATION
ROLL CALL: Lujan, Guerra, Legaspi, Vice-Chair Saikaly, Chair Uva
PLANNING COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS; REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS; AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS:
PRESENTATIONS: None
REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
PLN-26-00095 (Variance)
Location: 11709 Samoline Ave Request: A request for approval of a Variance application to permit a deviation from the Residential Parking Design Standards of Article IX of the Downey Municipal Code to construct a tandem two-car garage on a developed property with a single-family residential home. The project site has a General Plan Land Use Designation of Low-Density Residential (LDR) and is zoned R-1 5,000. CEQA: Exemption – Section 15303 (Class 3, New Construction or Conversion of small Structures). Staff: Senior Planner, Abraham Luna Recommendation: That the Planning Commission Approve: A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY TO APPROVE VARIANCE PLN-26-00095, A REQUEST TO DEVIATE FROM THE RESIDENTIAL PARKING DESIGN STANDARDS WITHIN THE DOWNEY MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW A TANDEM GARAGE ON A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11709 SAMOLINE AVENUE ON A PROPERTY ZONED R-1-5,000 (SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL)
PLN-26-00018 (Conditional Use Permit)
Location: 13230 – 13232 ½ Woodruff Avenue Request: A request for approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow a full-service restaurant (Maria's Bar & Grill) to upgrade its Type 40 (On-Sale Beer) Alcoholic Beverage Control license to a Type 41 (On-Sale Beer & Wine) Alcoholic Beverage Control license. The request also includes expanding the restaurant's service area from an existing 755 square foot tenant space into an adjacent vacant tenant space of 1,058 square feet, creating a single 1,813 square foot restaurant. The property is located at 13230-13232 ½ Woodruff Avenue, zoned C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial). CEQA: Exemption – Section 15301 (Class 1, Existing Facilities), Staff: Associate Planner, Jerry Clemente Recommendation: A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (PLN-26-00018) FOR A FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT TO UPGRADE ITS TYPE 40 (ON-SALE BEER) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LICENSE TO A TYPE 41 (ON-SALE BEER & WINE) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LICENSE AND TO MERGE ANDEXPAND ITS SERVICE AREA FROM AN EXISTING 755-SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT TENANT SPACE INTO ADJACENT VACANT RESTAURANT TENANT SPACE OF 1,058 SQUARE FEET, INTO ONE 1,813 SQUARE FEET RESTAURANT LOCATED AT 13230-13232 1/2 WOODRUFF AVENUE ZONED C-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL)