LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Planning Commission will start off the new year by electing its officers for the coming year, discussing goals and considering a request for a general plan and zone change for a former condo development.

The commission will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

At the start of the meeting the commission will elect its chair and vice chair for 2016.

On the agenda is an application from Ray Somberg for a general plan and zone change from resort residential to major retail for a 0.70-acre parcel at 1930 S. Main St., and a general plan amendment and zone change from resort residential planned development to residential for a 5.39-acre parcel at 10 Queen Ann Way, which is located behind the existing “Victorian Village” development.

As part of that item, the commission will discuss approving a parcel map to create a total of four new parcels at this location.

Somberg recently acquired the Victorian Village property, which the city approved in 2003 to be a 95-lot condominium development.

However, only the first 14-lot phase was recorded, and the remaining seven phases, consisting of 81 lots, have not been recorded and have since expired, according to the staff report from city Associate Planner Dan Chance.

Rather than continue the condo development, Somberg is proposing to have the property at 1930 S. Main St. rezoned for future commercial development while the three other parcels would allow for three single family residential lots, although there are no plans to develop those residential properties at present, Chance reported.

Based on city staff's analysis of the proposal, it is recommending approval of Somberg's proposals.

In other news, commissioners will review and discuss goals and the work program for the Lakeport Planning Department and the commission in 2016.

The commission also will get an update on projects pending approval by the planning department as of Jan. 7.

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