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PC - Minutes 09-18-95CITY OF ROSEMEAD 8838 E. VALLEY BOULEVARD ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 18, 1995 MINUTES s. CALL TO ORDER - The regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Rosemead was called to order by Chairman Ruiz at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Rosemead City Hall, 8838 E. Valley Boulevard. Pledge of Allegiance was led by Commissioner Lowrey. Invocation was delivered by chairman Ruiz. ROLL CALL - Present Commissioners Loi, Lowrey, Breen and Chairman Ruiz Absent: Commissioner Ortiz Ex Officio Wagner, Price, Lyons, Troyer & Saavedra 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Regular meeting of September 5, 1995. (MO) It was moved by commissioner Lowrey, seconded by Commissioner Breen to approve the minutes of September 5, 1995. Let the record show that Commissioner Ortiz arrived at 7:03 p.m. YES: LOI, LOWREY, BREEN, ORTIZ LATE: ORTIZ 2. EXPLANATION OF HEARING PROCEDURES AND APPEAL RIGHTS - City Attorney Stanton Price explained the public hearing process and the right to appeal decisions of the Planning commission to the city council. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH - The Commission Secretary administered the oath to members of the audience wishing to speak. 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 95-648 - 9346 Pitkin Avenue - Request from Joseph Ybarra to develop a single family home greater than 2,500 square feet (cont'd from 8-21-95). Mr. Troyer gave the staff report with the recommendation to continue the public hearing until October 16, 1995. The Planning Commission agreed to continue the public hearing until October 16, 1995. B. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 95-649 - 7540 E. Garvey Avenue - Request from Mr. Siu Wing Wong for an on-sale beer and wine (Type 41) license in conjunction with a restaurant, dba Seafood King Restaurant. • PC Minutes 9-18-95 Page 2. • Mr. Troyer gave the staff report. Mr. Troyer stated that the applicant previously proposed a take-out counter. Upon staff's warning that the proposal violated the non-conforming parking status, as take-out food parking requirements are more stringent than sit down restaurants, the applicant suggested that the counter would be for buffet use only for sit-down customers with no food-to-go. In addition, allowing the sale of beer and wine in conjunction with a take-out establishment could result in off-site sales of alcoholic beverages. Mr. Troyer stated that he did receive a phone call from the applicant's attorney wishing to continue the public hearing to work things out. Chairman Ruiz asked if any Commissioner wished to address staff on this matter. Commission Loi stated that most Chinese restaurants have take out. Mr. Lyons stated that to allow the take-out to remain, they would have to radically reduce the seating area in the restaurant. In addition, staff may still have a concern with a take-out window. Commissioner Loi stated that the average time frame for a take-out order is about 7 minutes and he would like staff to continue to work with applicant for a solution. Chairman Ruiz then stated that he was in favor of this matter being continued to the October 2nd or October 16th meeting. Mr. Lyons suggested the October 16th meeting. Chairman Ruiz then opened the public hearing. Mr. William Tan, 300 S. Grand Avenue, #2750, Los Angeles, Attorney for the applicant. Just wishes to state that there will not be any off-site sale of beer and wine. It will be for the customers in the restaurant portion only. Commissioner Ortiz stated that he had concerns because of the schools near by and about traffic flow. Chairman Ruiz asked if there was anyone else wishing to speak for or against this matter. There being no response, the public hearing was closed. The Planning Commission agreed to continue the public hearing to the October 16, 1995 meeting. C. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 95-652 - 7619 E. Garvey Avenue - Request from Mr. Jyoti Solanki for an off-sale general liquor (Type 21) license, dba Big Saver Foods, Inc. Mr. Lyons gave the staff report and recommended approval for a period of three (3) years, subject to the conditions in Exhibit A. Commissioner Loi inquired if this site was still under Alpha Beta. PC Minutes 9-18-95 Page 3. Mr. Lyons stated that the transfer of the business was in the process. Chairman Ruiz then open the public hearing and asked if anyone would like to speak on behalf of this matter. Mr. Solanki, 5150 Huntington Drive, #108, Los Angeles, 90032. Stated that he was the owner and that the business will stay the same, just a little more neighborhood oriented. Commissioner Loi inquired about the time frame. Mr. Solanki stated that after the approval of the public hearing, it should take 2 or 3 weeks to get everything in order. Chairman Ruiz asked if there was anyone else wishing to speak on behalf of this matter. Mr. Harry Lim, 7771 Garvey Avenue, Rosemead, is the property manager of this lot and he requested that the Commission approved this Conditional Use Permit. He feels that Mr. Solanki's supermarket would be good for the area. The supermarket will be basically the same as Alpha Beta but will have a live butcher and have more produce. Mr. Anthony Jaime, 3120 N. Isabel, Rosemead, has been a resident of Rosemead for 45 years and is glad that this store is going in. It is walking distance for a lot of residents. Chairman Ruiz asked if there was anyone wishing to speak against this matter. There being no one, the public hearing was closed. (MO) It was moved by commissioner Lowrey, seconded by Commissioner Ortiz to approve Conditional Use Permit 95-652. Vote resulted: YES: LOI, LOWREY, RUIZ, BREEN, ORTIZ NO: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE 5. OTHER BUSINESS A. EXTENSION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 88-443 - Request from Mr. Leo Lee to continue an off-sale beer and wine (Type 20) license for property located at 8729 Valley Boulevard, dba Kawa Supermarket. Mr. Lyons gave the staff report and recommended approval for a period of two (2) years. In Mr. Lyons' report he stated that the business has had two burglary incidents. Chairman Ruiz inquired at what time were the burglaries? Mr. Leo Lee, 8729 Valley Boulevard, owner, stated that the last one was at 8:30 p.m., but the suspects did not take anything. (MO) It was moved by Commissioner Ortiz, seconded by Commissioner Breen to approve the extension of Conditional Use Permit 88-443. Vote resulted: PC Minutes 9-18-95 Page 4. YES: NO: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: • LOI, LOWREY, RUIZ, BREEN, ORTIZ NONE NONE NONE B. EXTENSION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 91-531 - Request from Nga Tuyet Dinh & Vi Kinh Truong to continue an on-sale beer and wine (Type 41) license in conjunction with a restaurant located at 3219 San Gabriel Boulevard, dba Vi-Ky Restaurant. Mr. Lyons gave the staff report and recommended approval for a period of two (2) years, subject to the conditions listed in Exhibit A. (MO) It was moved by Commissioner Breen, seconded by Commissioner Loi to approve the extension of Conditional Use Permit 91-531. Vote resulted: YES: LOI, LOWREY, RUIZ, BREEN, ORTIZ NO: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE C. EXTENSION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 94-620 - Request from Mr. Chong Wei Tseng to continue an on-sale beer and wine (Type 41) license in conjunction with a restaurant located at 8450 Garvey Avenue, #101, dba Quanjude Beijing Duck Restaurant. Mr. Troyer gave the staff report. A staff inspection conducted on 9-12-95, revealed a violation of the agreed upon floor plan of the establishment. At the time the CUP was first approved, the applicant agreed to turn one of the rooms into an office, but upon several inspections, the applicant has violated this condition. Also, the establishment continues to have long standing problems that have not been resolved such as trash, general cleanliness and similar issues. Staff has counseled the applicant on these issues for the past year to no avail. Therefore, it is staff recommendation to approve the extension of Conditional Use Permit 94-620 for a period of three (3) months. If at that time no further improvements are made in the conditions of approval and/or the general operation of the establishment, then staff will recommend the Commission to revoke the Conditional Use Permit. Ms. Fay Lee, owner, stated that she had just came back from overseas and just learned of this meeting. She also stated that since she has a day time job, she is not at the restaurant until the evening and therefore, does not need an office. She is in need of more VIP rooms however. She will also try her best to keep everything clean. Commissioner Ortiz stated that on numerous occasions he has noticed that the underground parking facility has not been opened. He stated it needs to be opened. He also noticed that there is no cold storage for the ducks and that there is grease on the floor. Mr. Lyons stated that the establishment has not been managed right and there should be no expansion of the floor plan until other concerns are address. PC Minutes 9-18-95 Page 5. Chairman Ruiz stated that the general clean up issues need to corrected. Commissioner Loi asked how much room does she need? Ms. Lee stated that the usual number of people in the VIP room was 10. Mr. Troyer stated that she already has one VIP room and another room for an office. Ms. Lee stated that one VIP room was not enough. Mr. Lyons stated that he will meet with the owners regarding these problems and bring this matter back to the Commission in three months. Ms. Lee stated that the landlord did open the underground parking, then closed because of vandalism. Commissioner Ortiz stated that as part of the original conditions that a security guard was suppose to be on duty during business hours. What happened to that? Mr. Troyer stated that he will bring that up with the owners. (MO) It was moved by Commissioner Ortiz, seconded by Commissioner Loi to approve the extension of Conditional Use Permit 94-620 for a period of three (3) months, subject to the list of conditions in Exhibit A. Vote resulted: YES: NO: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: 7. CONSENT CALENDAR LOI, LOWREY, RUIZ, BREEN, ORTIZ NONE NONE NONE A. PC RESOLUTION 95-33 - A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPROVING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 52002, RE-SUBDIVIDING FIVE (5) PARCELS INTO ELEVEN (11) SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS, LOCATED AT 7503-27 HELLMAN AVENUE. B. PC RESOLUTION COMMISSION OF ANGELES, STATE 95-65, FOR A LOCATED AT 96 HOUSE. 95-34 - A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS OF CALIFORNIA APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW FACADE REMODEL OF AN EXISTING BUILDING 32 E. VALLEY BOULEVARD, DBA PAUL'S STEAK C. PC RESOLUTION 95-35 - A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPROVING MODIFICATION 95-01 AMENDING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 94-07 LOCATED AT 8445-64 MISSION DRIVE. Mr. Price presented the resolutions by title only. MO) It was moved by Commissioner Breen, seconded by Chairman Ruiz to waive further reading and adopt. Vote resulted: 4 PC Minutes 9-18-95 Page 6. YES: LOI, LOWREY, RUIZ, BREEN, ORTIZ NO: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE 7. ORAL COMMUNICATION FROM THE AUDIENCE - This is the time for the public to address the Planning Commission on any matter not on the Agenda. 8. MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICIALS AND STAFF There being no other business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. The next meeting will take place on October 2, 1995, at 7:00 p.m.