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PC - Minutes 10-20-80AMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION - NOVEMBER 3, 1980 CITY OF ROSEMEAD 8838 VALLEY BOULEVARD ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 20, 1980 MTN(7TF.q 1. CALL TO ORDER - The regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Rosemead was called to order. by Chairman Cleveland,at 7:30 p.m.., in the Council Chambers of Rosemead City Hall, 8838 Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Commissioner Ritchie. The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Mattern. 2. ROLL CALL - Present: Lowrey, Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Absent.: Handy Ex Officio: Kress, Dickey, Carmona, Christianson, Fernandez 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Study Session, September 18,, 1980 Regular Meeting, October 6, 1980 Study Session, October 6, 1980 Commissioner Ritchie requested a clarification of the first paragraph on Page Two of the Study Session minutes dated September 18, 1980. This paragraph addresses itself to the discussion regarding split zoning. Mr. Carmona stated that he would clarify the paragraph to better reflect the decision of the Commission regarding the split zoning in the subject area. It was moved by Commissioner Lowrey, seconded by Commissioner Ritchie, to approve the Minutes of the Study Session, dated September 18, 1980, subject to the clarification. ROLL CALL VOTE - Ayes: Lowrey, Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None Absent: Handy It was moved by Commissioner Mattern, seconded by Commissioner Ritchie, to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting, October 6, 1980, as printed. ROLL CALL VOTE - Ayes: Lowrey, Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None Absent: Handy It was moved by Commissioner Ritchie, seconded by Commissioner Lowrey, to approve the Minutes-of the Study Session, October 6, 1980, as printed. ROLL CALL VOTE -Ayes:' Lowrey, Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None Absent: Handy 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.FROM THE. AUDIENCE - On items not on the Agenda Chairman Cleveland asked if anyone present wished to address the Commission. No one came forward. PUBLIC HEARINGS Chairman Cleveland stated that Item No. 12, (Zone Change 80-121), would be deferred to November 3, 1980 at 7:30 p.m. Mr Carmona stated that he would elaborate on the reasons.for-the.continuance later in the meeting. 5. TENTATIVE TRACT 39996: Request.by Nina Kuo for the subdivision of a:parcel of land located at 8902-8910 Marshall Street for the purpose of constructing a fourteen-unit condominium project. (Continued from October 6, 1980). The Staff Report dated October 20, 1980 was presented by Mr. Carmona. During his presentation, lie reviewed the changes in the new plans, and made the recommendation for approval. Planning Commission Minutes Regular Meeting - October 20, 1980 Page Two Chairman Cleveland opened the Public Hearing at 7:45 p.m. The secretary.administered the oath to the witness. PROPONENT: Mr. Louis Rodwell 1041 East Green Street Pasadena, California Mr. Rodwell stated that he was the architect.that designed the project and was present to answer any questions by the Commission. Chairman Cleveland.closed,the Public Hearing at 7:48 p.m., and referred the matter to the Commission for discussion.' Matters which.were considered during the course of the discussion-were plans for the foundation and landscaping, driveway width, open space and the manner in which the open space was calculated, and Condition No. 5 of the Staff Re- port. Condition No. 5 was discussed regarding the standards for construction of the interior private streets, and whether or not this was a matter.of Commission Policy or Code. Commissioner. Ritchie requested that Condition No. 5 be amended to read as follows: 5. Interior private streets shall be constructed with a minimum of 4" AC over 6" base, or. 6". concreteY . O _ -.1 cme. There being.no objections.by members of the Commission, staff was instructed to make the appropriate change. Also-discussed by the.Commission was the type of pump system to be used for drainage, and. the plans for an area located in the center of the project. Mr. Rodwell stated that it was his preference to use a three-phase pump sys- tem,for drainage.c He, also stated that the area in question was to be land- scaped. It was moved by Commissioner.Lowrey, seconded by Chairman Cleveland, to approve Tentative Tract.39996,.subject.to the conditions.recommended by staff and the amendment to.Condition No. 5. ROLL CALL VOTE - Ayes: Lowrey, Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None Absent: Handy 6. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 80-199:. Request by Cheng Der Wu for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption in conjunction with an existing drive-through dairy, known as "Altadena Dairy", and located at 2124 San. Gabriel Boulevard. The Staff Report dated October 20, 1980 was presented by Ms. Christianson and the recommendation for approval was made. Chairman Cleveland.opened the Public Hearing at 8:25 p.m. Seeing no one wishing to address the Commission with regard to this matter, the Public Hearing was closed accordingly. There was.a discussion by the Commission with regard to the.length of time this permitwould be granted for, the broken.wall to the rear of the property, and the absence of a lid on the trash bin enclosure. Commissioner Mattern requested that the following condition be added: 7. The applicant shall repair the block wall to the rear of the property. AMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER.3, 1980. Planning Commission Minutes Regular Meeting - October 20, 1980 Page Three Commissioner Lowrey requested that the applicant indicate if he agreed to abide by all conditions as set forth. Mr. Wu indicated that he understood all-conditions and agreed to comply with them. It was moved by Commissioner Mattern, seconded.by Commissioner Ritchie, to approve Conditional Use Permit 80-199, subject to the-conditions recommended by staff and the addition of Condition No. 7. ROLL CALL VOTE - Ayes: Lowrey, Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None Absent: Handy Chairman Cleveland called.a recess at.8:30 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 8:40 p.m. 7. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 80-200: Request by Mars Oil Company for the con- tinued.use of an existing service station located at 3366 'San Gabriel Boulevard. The Staff Report dated October 20, 1980 was presented by Ms. Christianson and the recommendation.for approval was made. Chairman Cleveland opened the Public Hearing at 8.:45 p.m. The witness was administered.the oath by the secretary. PROPONENT: Mr. Bill Dial 700 South Flower Street Los Angeles, California Mr. Dial. addressed the Commission with regard to Condition No. 2 (removal of the free-standing sign),. He stated that the service station depended upon the sign as advertisement to generate business for.:the station, and requested that the sign be allowed to remain on.the premises. He also explained that Condition No. 7 may require additional. time for compliance, and explained the problems encountered in the repair of the pavement. Mr. Dial was. then informed that should he require additional time for compliance, he could request a time extension. Chairman Cleveland closed the Public.Hearing at 8:55 p.m. There was.a discussion by the Commission with regard to the removal of the free-standing sign. Mr.. Kress stated that the applicant could apply for a zone variance to allow the sign to remain, and stated that Condition No. 2 could be deleted.. He also stated that the deletion of Condition No. 2 did _'not.in any way constitute the granting of a variance to Sections 9906(2) and 9902.d. He advised staff to inform the applicants of the procedures neces- sary for-filing such a request. There was.also a discussion regarding the landscaping and maintenance of the subject site. During the discussion Condition No. 4 was amended to read as follows: 4. All grass areas 'shall be cleared of rubbish and debris, and irrigated landscaped accordingly: A landscape plan shall be submitted to the Planning Department for review and approval. Also discussed was.the improvement of Hellman Avenue and the scheduling of the improvements.to the property to coincide with the street improvements of that street. It was also.requested by the Commission.that staff contact the water company owning a portion of the property and request that they clean and maintain their portion of the land. The possibility of arranging for an agreement between the Mars Oil Company and the water company for the maintenance of the area was also discussed. Planning Commission Minutes Regular Meeting - October 20, 1980 Page Four it was moved by Commissioner Lowrey, seconded by Commissioner Ritchie, to grant.Conditional Use Permit 80-200, subject to the conditions recommended by staff, the deletion of Condition No. 2, and.the amendment to Condition No. 4. ROLL CALL VOTE - Ayes: Lowrey, Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None Absent: Handy 8. CONDITIONAL-USE PERMIT 80-197: Request by Carl D. Lyse for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with an existing bar, known as "Patrick's", and located at 7813 Garvey Avenue. The Staff Report dated October 20, 1980 was presented by Ms. Christianson, and the recommendation for approval was made. . Chairman Cleveland opened the Public Hearing at 9:10 p.m. Seeing no one wishing to address the Commission with regard.to this matter, the public hearing was closed accordingly. There was a discussion by the Commission with regard to.the front door of the establishment. It, was stated that this door projected into the pedes- trian right-of-way and various methods of resolving this situation were discussed. During the course of the discussion, the following condition was added by the Commission: 6! Applicant shall install an.automatic door closing device at the main entrance facing Garvey Avenue. In addition, the applicant was asked about the Cafe Incident Report. He expressed his intention to cooperate fully with Law Enforcement Officers. It was moved by Commissioner.Ritchie, seconded by. Commissioner Mattern, to grant Conditional Use Permit 80-197, subject to the conditions recommended by staff and the addition of Condition No. 6. ROLL CALL VOTE -.Ayes: Lowrey, Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None Absent: Handy 9. CONDITIONAL USE.. PERMIT 80-198:. Request by Carlos F. Rodriguez.for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption in conjunction with a mar- ket/delicatessen, known as "Mary's Market", and located at 2428 San Gabriel Boulevard. The Staff Report dated October 20, 1980 was presented by Ms. Christianson, and the recommendation for approval was made. Chairman Cleveland opened the Public Hearing at 9:15 p.m. ".The witness was administered. the oath by. the secretary. PROPONENT: Mr.. Carlos F. Rodriguez 2428 North San Gabriel Boulevard Rosemead, California 91770 Mr. Rodriguez stated that he was the applicant and agreed to comply with all conditions as set forth. Chairman.Cleveland closed the Public Hearing at 9:20 p.m. There was a short discussion by the Commission regarding this project. It was moved by Commissioner Mattern, grant Conditional Use Permit 80-198, by staff. seconded by Commissioner Ritchie, to subject to the conditions recommended ROLL CALL VOTE - Ayes: Lowrey, Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None Absent: Handy Planning Commission Minutes Regular Meeting - October.20, 1980 Page Five 10. RELOCATION 80-B: Request by Rudolfo Alvarez for the relocation of an existing residential structure to property located at 9323p, Glendon Way. The Staff Report dated 0ctober.20, 1980 was presented by Ms. Christianson and the recommendation for approval was made. Chairman Cleveland opened the Public Hearing at 9:23 p.m. The witness was administered the oath by the secretary. PROPONENT: Mr. Rudolfo Alvarez 521 South Ynez Avenue Monterey Park,.California Mr. Alvarez stated that he was.the applicant and agreed.to comply with all conditions. Chairman Cleveland closed the Public Hearing at 9:25 p.m. There was a discussion by the Commission with regard to the subject relocation. Mr. Alvarez was asked by the Commission if he had considered subdividing this property. Mr. Alvarez stated that he had considered and planned to subdivide at a later date. The Commission.then discussed the subdivision requirements and asked staff if the requirements of this ordinance could be met. Staff indicated to the Commission that according to the proposed placement of the new home, it would not appear to present a problem in meeting the subdivision requirements. Also discussed in conjunction with subdivision.was the requirement-of the,. Deep Lot Ordinance which stated that property owners developing R-1 zoned property under the provisions of the Deep Lot ordinance must enter into a covenant with the City agreeing to keep the property as one lot, under one ownership. Mr. Kress stated that.this type of agreement could be dissolved at the time the property owner wished to subdivide., There was also a discussion with regard to the completion reports of termite fumigation, driveway widths, parking accommodations, and the use of the utility room located in the garage. Mr. Alvarez stated that he did not know what the utility room would be used for, since he did not know what was in there,.or the size of the room. He indicated, however, that possible uses were a laundry room, den, storage room, and that he did not intend to convert the garage into an additional rental unit. It was moved by Chairman Cleveland, seconded by Commissioner Lowrey, to approve Relocation 80-B, subject.to the conditions set forth in the Staff Report. ROLL CALL VOTE - Ayes: Lowrey, Cleveland., Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None Absent: Handy 11. REL0CATION.80-C: Request by Gema and Frqncisco Ramos for the relocation of an existing residential structure to property located at 7909 Whitmore. The Staff Report dated October 20, 1980 was presented by Ms. Christianson, and the recommendation for approval.was made. Chairman Cleveland opened the Public Hearing at 9:43 p.m. The witness was administered the oath by the secretary. Planning Commission Minutes Regular Meeting -.October 20, 1980 Page Six PROPONENT: Mr. Francisco Ramos 7909 Whitmore Street Rosemead; California Mr. Ramos stated that he was the applicant.-and agreed to comply with the con- ditions.as set forth. Chairman Cleveland closed the Public. Hearing at 9:45 p.m. Mr. Ramos was asked by the Commission if he planned to.subdivide the lot at a future date. The applicant stated.that he-did not. The Commission also in- quired regarding the completion report. Ms. Christianson stated the the com- pletion report had not been submitted; however, no permits would be issued until such time as the report. was submitted. Also discussed was whether or not.the amount of the bond ($17,500) was sufficient for completion costs, and-compliance. with the R-2 ordinance. it was moved by Commissioner Lowrey, seconded by Chairman Cleveland,-to approve Relocation 80-C, subject to the conditions recommended by staff. ROLL CALL VOTE - Ayes: Lowrey, Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None Absent: Handy 12. ZONE. CHANGE 80-121:. Request by Chevron Land and Development Company for a change of zone from A-1, Light Agricultural to C-3, Medium Commercial, for the area generally bounded by the Pomona.Freeway on the north, Arroyo Drive on the south, and west of San Gabriel Boulevard. Mr. Carmona requested that this matter be continued because the City of Montebello had also scheduled this matter for public hearing this evening. A. continuance of this matter would allow the,public to attend both meetings. it was moved by Commissioner Lowrey, seconded by Commissioner Ritchie, to continue Zone Change 80-121 to the.next regular meeting, November 3, 1980. ROLL CALL VOTE - Ayes: Lowrey, Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None Absent: Handy 13. PC RESOLUTION 80-34 - A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD RECOMMENDING.TO. THE-CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CON- DITIONAL APPROVAL.OF TENTATIVE.TRACT..41087. .(A SIX-UNIT, ONE-LOT SUBDIVISION) Mr. Kress read the Resolution. by title only. It was moved by Commissioner Ritchie,.seconded by Commissioner Mattern, to waive further reading and adopt PC Resolution 80-34. ROLL CALL VOTE - Ayes: Lowrey, Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None Absent: Handy - 14. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM.THE.. AUDIENCE-- On any matter Chairman Cleveland asked.if anyone present wished to address.the Commission. No one came forward. 15. MATTERS-FROM CITY OFFICIALS AND STAFF A. Scheduling of Study Session for the consideration of the Land Use Element. After a short discussion, a study session was scheduled for November 13, 1980 at.6:00'p.m. B. Commissioner Ritchie inquired regarding the status of Annexations 48 and 49. He was informed by Mr. Carmona that the annexations were to be Planning Commission Minutes Regular Meeting - October 20, 1980 Page Seven scheduled for,final approval. by the City Council. C. Commissioner Mattern~requested.that staff contact Cal Trans regarding clean-up of the off ramps. D. Commissioner Ritchie inquired of Commissioner Mattern the progress of the installation of the soundwalls. Commissioner Mattern stated that the project would be advertised in March or April, and construction would commence approximately 3 to 6 months after. 16a. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission,.Chairman Cleveland adjourned the meeting at 10:00 p.m. 3