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Planning commission continues Tract 949 hearing to April 28 after staff, applicant request
Summary
Hanford planning staff and the applicant asked the commission to continue the March‑24 continuation hearing on tentative Tract 949 to the commission's April 28 meeting to allow additional time to respond to a comment on the IS/MND; the motion carried on a roll‑call vote.
Chair Ham opened a continuation of the March 24 public hearing on tentative Tract 949, a subdivision and planned unit development request by N and M Capital LLC, and asked staff for a report.
A staff member told the commission that a comment had been received and incorporated into the initial study/mitigated negative declaration but that staff and the applicant needed additional time to address the comment and provide a response. "Staff is going to request continuance of this item to the planning commission's next meeting on April 28," the staff member said.
Chair Ham asked for a motion; the commission moved and seconded a continuance of the item to the next scheduled meeting. The continuance passed on a roll‑call vote: Esparza — yes; Commissioner Gill — yes; Commissioner Norris — yes; Chair Ham — yes. The commission ordered the item continued to the April 28 meeting.
Why it matters: The Tract 949 request includes a planned unit development overlay and requests deviations from RL‑5 low‑density residential standards (lot sizes, widths, depths and setbacks) and seeks certification of a mitigated negative declaration (MND). The continuance will give staff and the applicant more time to respond to the outstanding comment on the environmental review before further deliberation or a final decision.
What happens next: The hearing will reconvene on April 28 at the planning commission; any new responses or materials prepared by staff or the applicant will be considered then.
