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PC - Minutes 08-18-80i CITY OF ROSEMEAD 8838 VALLEY BOULEVARD ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY SESSION AUGUST 18, 1980 MTNNTES 1. CALL TO ORDER: The Study Session was called to order by Chairman Cleveland in the Conference Room of Rosemead City Hall, 8838 Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California. 2. ROLL CALL: Present: Lowrey., Ritchie, Cleveland, Mattern Absent: Handy Ex Officio: Carmona, Christianson, Fernandez Mr. Marshall Linn and Mr. John Bitterly represented Urban Futures. a 3. MATTERS DISCUSSED: Mr. Bitterly reviewed.the matters discussed at the last study session, and n>'of the recommendations for the areas of concern. 'made his preseiitatio Case No. 1 - Grand Avenue After further review,.the:consu_ltants.recommended.that_.this area's zoning remain the same-due to the drainage difficiency in the area. Case No..3 - Valley Boulevard to west City boundary The vicinity of Valley Boulevard is recommended for C-3, Medium Com- mercial in order to make the zoning.more in conformance with the existing land use. The remainder of the area is recommended to remain zoned for residential developments. Case No._.5- Rosemead Boulevard -,_Valley to Marshall The.recommendation by the-consultants was for either aprofessional office zone or a high density residential zone. After a discussion, it.was the decision-of the Commission to allow this area to remain as.an R-3 zone. The possibility of imposing a design overlay:was.also discussed; however, the decision was..postponed to another time, pending further investigation. Case No. 6.- Rosemead Boulevard - Marshall to Glendon Way This area is recommended for a change in zone from C-3 to R-3. As in Case No. 5, the possibility of a design overlay zone was also discussed. Case No. 9 - Walnut Grove - Garvey to Fern The recommendation is to down-zone this area to R-1 because many of the parcels do.not conform to the present minimum lot size requirements for an R-2 zone, and to control the density in the area. No. 10 -.San Gabriel Boulevard It is recommended that this area retain it's current zoning. Case No. 12 -.Del Mar Avenue - Garvey to Hellman The recommendation for this area is for a C-3 zone near Hellman Avenue and Garvey Avenue, and an R-3 zone in the area between the two sites. F_ _ Planning Commission Minutes Study Session - August 18, 1980 Page Two Case No. 8 - Garvey Avenue to east City boundary It is the recommendation that this area be zoned so as to make the existing industrial land use non-conforming to curb further in- dustrial development of this area. The Commission discussed the scheduling of.the next study session. It was decided to schedule a study session for August 28, 1980 at 6:00 p.m. and to tentatively schedule another study session for September 4,..1980. 4. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission, Chairman adjourned the meeting at 10:30 p.m. t CITY OF ROSEMEAD 8838 VALLEY BOULEVARD ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA I PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 18, 1980 MTMRTRF 1. CALL TO ORDER - The regular meeting of the Planning Commission was called to order by Chairman Cleveland in the Council Chambers of Rosemead City Hall, 8838 Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California. The Pledge of.Allegiance was led by Cha4rman Cleveland. The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Ritchie. 2. ROLL CALL - Present: Lowrey, Cleveland,.Ritchie, Mattern Absent: Handy Ex Officio: Kress, Dickey, Carmona, Christianson, Fernandez 3. APPROVAL.OF.MINUTES: Study Session, July 21, 1980 Regular Meeting, August 4, 1980 It was moved.by Commissioner Lowrey, seconded by Commissioner Mattern, to approve the Minutes of-the study session, July. 21, 1980, as amended. ROLL CALL VOTE.- Ayes: Lowrey, Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None _ Absent: Handy Commissioner Ritchie then requested that the Minutes of August 4, 1980, be amended to show that the.Planning Commission had scheduled a study session to review Section 8110 prior-to this evening's meeting. Staff was directed.to make the appropriate change. It was moved by Chairman Cleveland,. seconded by Commissioner Lowrey, to approve the Minutes of August 4, 1980,..as amended. 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. Chairman-Cleveland then requested that Item No. 8 on the Agenda, the modification request by Ed De Staute, be taken out of order. There being no opposition from members of the Commission, the consideration of Item No. 8 proceeded. 5. MODIFICATION TO SECTION 8110: Request by Ed De Staute for a waiver of the sidewalk requirement for property located at 3139 Driggs. The memorandum. dated August 18, 1980, was presented by Mr.. Carmona, and the staff recommendation of approval was made. There was a discussion by the Commission regarding this request. Commissioner Lowrey stated that he felt this decision should be postponed by the Commission until the review of Section 8110 was completed. It was moved by Commissioner Ritchie,. seconded by Commissioner Mattern, to grant the;2request for a modification of Section 8110, and waive the sidewalk require- ment. ROLL CALL VOTE - Ayes: Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None Absent: Handy Abstain: Lowrey Planning Commission Minutes Regular Meeting - August 18, 1980 Page Two PUBLIC HEARINGS 6. ZONE CHANGE 80-119 AND TENTATIVE TRACT 40288: Request by Robert Otis for a change of zone from C-1, Neighborhood Commercial.to R-3, Multiple Residential; and a Tentative Tract Map for the subdivision of an existing parcel of land for the purpose of con- structing 16 condominium units on property located at 8815 Mission Drive. The Staff Report.dated August 18, 1980, was presented by Mr. Carmona, and the staff recommendation of approval of the zone change and conditional approval of the tentative tract was made. Chairman Cleveland requested that anyone wishing to address the Commission with regard to this matter rise and. be administered the oath. The witnesses were administered.the oath by the secretary. Chairman Cleveland opened the Public Hearing at 7:50 p.m. PROPONENTS: Mr. David Gaitan Mr. Robert Otis Loren Phillips and.ASsociates 222 East Las Tunas Drive 137 Huntington Drive San.Gabriel, California Arcadia, California Mr. Gaitan and Mr. Otis address the. Commission with regard to the project under consideration. They both stated their agreement to all conditions of approval. Chairman Cleveland closed the Public Hearing at 7:55 p.m. There was a. discussion by.the-Commission with regard to.the saving of the trees, the undergrounding of utilities and the easement on the property, fire flow adequacy, sewer capacity, possible problems and excessive cost to the owners for trash pick-up'because of the slope of the driveway, City standards for driveways and trash enclosures Also, there-.was.a lenghty discussion.regarding the height of the retaining walls and guard rails to be constructed surrounding the property. Several alternate means of surrounding the property were offered by the Commission. Mr. Otis expressed his desire to install a security system to ensure the safety of the condominium owners, and his preference to a solid block wall. The Commission was in agreement with this proposal. During the course of the.discussion, Condition No. 12 was amended to read as follows: 12. That a professionally prepared landscape plan and tree preservation plan (registered landscape architect) shall be provided for review and approval by the Planning Department, said plan shall incorporate a mature landscape theme along the street frontage and central drive- way corridor. The Commission also added Condition No. 14, which addresses itself to under- grounding of.utilities, and reads as follows: 14. All utilities shall be placed underground as per Rosemead City standards. It was moved by Commissioner Ritchie, seconded by Commissioner Mattern, to adopt the Negative Declaration for Zone Change 80-119 and Tentative Tract 40288. ROLL CALL VOTE - Ayes: Lowrey,..Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None Absent: Handy Planning Commission Minutes Regular Meeting - August 18, 1980 Page Three It was moved by Commissioner Lowrey, seconded by Commissioner Ritchie, to approve Zone Change 80-119. ROLL CALL VOTE - Ayes: Lowrey, Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None Absent: Handy It was moved by.Commissioner Ritchie, seconded.by Commissioner Lowrey, to conditionally approve Tentative Tract 40288, subject to the amended conditions contained within the Staff Report dated August 18, 1980. ROLL CALL VOTE - Ayes: Lowrey, Cleveland, Ritchie, Mattern Noes: None .Absent: Handy Chairman.Cleveland called a recess at 8:45 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 8:55 p.m. 7. PARCEL MAP. 13210: Request by J.H. Hedrick and Company for the subdivision of land for the purpose of constructing six single-family homes on a parcel of land located at 3300-3316 Muscatel Avenue. The Staff Report dated August 18, 1980 was presented by Mr. Carmona, and a staff recommendation of denial was made. - Chairman Cleveland requested that anyone wishing to address the Commission, rise and be administered the oath. The witnesses were administered the oath by the. secretary. Chairman Cleveland opened the Public Hearing at 9:00 p.m. PROPONENT: Mr. Luis Arias J.H. Hedrick and Company 900 South San Gabriel Boulevard San Gabriel, California 91776 Mr. Arias addressed the Commission. regarding the water pressure problem in the area of the proposed development. He stated that Amarillo Water Company had . provided him with a letter stating that their facilities would be able to provide an adequate water supply to this project; he then submitted the letter to Mr. Carmona. He also informed the Commission that the fire-flow would be tested by the Fire Department.and requested that this matter be continued pending the results of the fire-flow test. Chairman Cleveland asked if two weeks would be sufficient time to complete the testing. Mr. Arias stated that it would. The Public Hearing on this matter was continued until September 2, 1980. 8. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM.THE AUDIENCE - On any matter Chairman, Cleveland asked if.anyone present wished to address the Commission. No one came forward. 8. MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICIALS AND STAFF. A: Mr. Dickey requested that.all members of the Commission planning to attend the California Contract Cities Barbeque on August 20, 1980, arrive'at City Hall before-3:00 p.m. to board the bus. Planning Commission Minutes . Regular Meeting - August 18, 1980 Page Four MATTERS_FROM.CITY OFFICIALS AND STAFF (continued) B. The Commission complimented staff on the new format of the staff reports. C. There was a discussion regarding the enforcement of Section 9121.7, which pertains to the storage of vehicles on the front lawn. D. Commissioner Ritchie reminded the Commission that the next regular meeting would be held on Tuesday,. September 2, 1980, due to the Labor Day holiday. 11. _ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission, Chairman Cleveland adjourned the meeting to the study session. regarding the Land Use Element at 9:10 P.M. AMENDED SEPTEMBER 2, 1980 CITY OF ROSEMEAD 8838 VALLEY BOULEVARD ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY SESSION AUGUST 18, 1980 MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER: The Study Session was called to order by Chairman Cleveland at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room of Rosemead City Hall, 8838 Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California. 2. ROLL CALL - Present: Lowrey, Cleveland, Mattern Absent: Ritchie, Handy Ex Officio: Kress, Dickey, Carmona, Christianson, Fernandez 3. MATTERS DISCUSSED: The subject of the study session was Section 8110 of the Rosemead Municipal Code, which requires the installation of full street improvements on property undergoing improvements valued at $2,000 or more. There was a discussion regarding the cost of installation of street improvements and the criteria used by the Planning..Commission in.the consideration of requests for waiver of the requirement. The Commission requested that staff provide information pertaining to the-waiver requests within the past few months, and also the cost of the improvements. and what type of improvement,-(i.e., maintainance or expansion), took place. It was decided to postpone a decision on this matter until the requested information could be provided for review by the Commission. 4. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Cleveland adjourned the Study Session to the regular meeting at 7:25 p.m.