CC - Item 3F - New Construction At Four Intersections Along Valley Blvd.TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF
ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
FROM: FRANK G. TRIPEPI, CITY MANAGER 4 `
DATE: MARCH 28, 200D
SLWECT: URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. S02 - A 4S DAY MORATORIUI4 ON THE
ISSUANCE OF USE ENTITLEMENTS AND BUILDING PERMITS IN
EXCESS OF $25,000 FOR NENV CONSTRUCTION AT FOUR
INTERSECTION'S ALONG VALLEY BOULEVARD
City staff supports the proposed moratorium and recommends that the City Council adopt this
urgency ordinance for a 45 day period and direct staff to study the ]and use issues.
RE C0NIMEN'D.AT--1ON
Waive, reading in full and adopt Ordinance No. 802
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MAR-22-DD 14ED 16:49 GRC-COPENHAVER, INC. FAX NO. 9093967913
Memorandum
To: Frank Tripepi, City Manager
Prom: Stephen Copenhaver, President
DaLc: March 21, 2000
6ub~Jcc6 Recommended Building Moratorium
P. 02
Our recent efforts in reviewing portions of Valley Boulevard for
various proposed uses such as a location for a name brand coffee
shop, expansion of an existing dinner house restaurant, a
supermarket anchored shopping center, relocation parcels for
industrial uses and sites for public uses have brought to- the
forefront several land use problems in the corridor. Unfortunately,
Valley Boulevard in Rosemead has areas of mined use parcels,
industrial development, wholesale oriented businesses, older non-
conforming residential development and many examples of
incompatible uses being located in proximity to each other.
The above described conditions, in our opinion, are a disincentive to
investors seeking business.locations and development sites. The
existing municipal zone designations are very outdated and allow
such a broad range of uses that the City is extremely limited in its
ability to control incompatible uses or to maintain the retail
integrity of prime locations on tl-_-e Boulevard. Given that Valley
Boulevard is the primary east-,,vest arterial through the City and
the best location for highway and neighborhood oriented retail in
the City, the current municipal planning controls are unable to
provide the protections that investors require and the incentives
required for Rosemead to effectively compete for business with
other cities in tine region. Similarly, the City's General Plan does
not adequately address the community's goals for the cntire.ty of
Valley Boulevard.
It is our recommendation that the City prevent, further
incompatibilities, and lost opportunities and consider adopting a
building moratorium that allows interior- building improvements
and minor e*_terior improvements up to a specified dollar value but
places a moratorium on more esteasive building wntil the City-lia.s
N4r=22-00 WED 16:49 GRXOPENHAVER, INC. FAX K. 9093967913 P.03
Recommended Building Moratorium
March 21, 2000
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the opportunity to review existing regulations and develop new
municipal code provisions required'to enhance the subject corridor.
't'hese new code provisions could result in updating current zoning
and development standards or could take the form of a statutory
Specific Plan that designates land use and development standards.
Each new parcel that is improperly developed in a critical section of
Valley Boulevard is multiplying the adverse impacts found today.
Without the proper plaruung controls to regulate land use and
enforce modern commercial development standards the City cannot
adequately plan for development on Valley Boulevard.
Consequently, the believe that a building moratorium for a limited
period-of time to allow for the review of current and to develop new
land use and development standards -on portions of Valley
Boulevard would prove to be very productive to the long term
viability of the corridor. There are four areas that we are
extremely concerned with that are illustrated on the attached map
labeled Exhibit "A°. It is our recommendation that the City
consider adopting a moratorium on significant new construction in
these areas to permit a thorough study of land use and development
standards.
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SENT. B}` WALLtN KRESS REISMAN : 3-21- U :12:30PM 13101 950-OSUG- 626 :+07 921i•,:#
ORDTNANCE NO. 802
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD IMPOSING A 45-DAY
MORATORIUM ON TIE ISSUANCE OF ANY PERMITS OR
OTHER ENTITLEMENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
BUILDING PERMITS VALUED AT 525,000 OR LESS AT
FOUR DESIGNATED AREAS ON VALLEY BOULEVARD
AND DIRECTING THE PLAN7vTNG DEPARTMENT TO
INITIATE A STUDY WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPIhtG
.APPROPRIATE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS AT SUCH
DESIGNATED AREAS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOTS ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section . Wltile this ordinance remains in effect, no building permits valued at more
than 525,000, design reviews, subdivisions or other entitlements shall be accepted for filing or
processed for the Four areas on Valley Boulevard described on Exhibit "A", attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 6585S of the Govcrnluent Code of the
State of Califorr a, this is an urgency interim zoning ordnance. This ordinance shall take effect
lrnnlcdiateiy and shall expire ford'-live (45) Gays thereafter unless e\leltded b}' Lie Ctiy Council
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n'ALLIN KPESS REISMAN : 3-21- 0
:1'?:30PM 13101 950-0506- 626 307 921Fua 3i C.
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after notice and public hearing.
The facts constituting the-current and immediate threat to the
public welfare necessitating an urgency ordinance are as follows:
The City Council finds and determines that the moratorium imposed by this
ordinance is enacted to protect and preserve the public health, safety and welfare
of the local business community and residents of the community pending
completion of a Planning Department review of appropriate zoning classifications
for the four areas referenced in Exhibit "A". A redevelopment plan is scheduled
for consideration by the City Council and Rosemead Redevelopment Agency
within the next sixty (60) days. Pending consideration of the redevelopment plan
for Valley Boulevard, the Council wishes to temporarily suspend permit issuance
and entitlements for the four subject areas. Development, per the proposed
requirements of the redevelopment plan, is critical to the success of the effort to
revitalize Valley Boulevard. The Planning Department needs to review the
e>:isting zoning and general plan designations of the subject areas for
conformance to the recommendations in the redevclupmcnt plan. Development at
the subject areas, without such a Planning Department revie',v of zoning and
general plan classification would be a current and inunediate threat to the public
wtifare, and the approval of permits without proper review would result in a
dueat to the public welf;:re:
Section The City Council may Brant relief from the provisions of this moratorium
ordimice upon recommendation of the Plallrnng Colrunusion, subject to a finding of the
following:
SENT.BY: IIALLIN KRE-S REISMAN 3-21- 0 12:31 PM 13701 950-ii506- C,26 307 92 21
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1. The strict application of the provisions of the moratorium to a
particular project would result in practical difficulties-or unnecessary hardships
inconsistent with the general purpose and intent of the moratorium; and
2. That there are exceptional circumstances or conditions applicable to the
development that do not apply generally to the other projects covered by this moratoriwn;
and
3. That the granting of an exception would not be materially detrimental to
the public welfare as defined above.
Section 4. If any provision of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional, it is the intent
of the City Council that such portion of this ordinance be severable from the remainder and that
the remainder be given full force and effect.
Section 5. The Planning Department is hereby directed to commence a study of the
subject areas and to make recommendations it deems necessary regarding zoning and general
plan land use classification.
Section 6. The City Clerl: shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance.
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'AFN-1 BY: R'ALLIN KREv REISMAN : 3-21- 0 :12:31PM i31uj 4SU-0506-
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 28th=day of March,
2000.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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EXHIBIT "A"
The following geographic areas are subject to the moratorium enacted by Rosemead City Council
Ordinance No. 802:
The northeast corner of Valley and Temple City Boulevards.
APN `s: 8577-009-(025 through 030)
APN's : 8477-009-(049, 050, 052, 053)
The southeast corner of Valley Boulevard and Rio Hondo Avenue
APN's: 8593-001-(001 through 004)
APN's 8593-001-(010, 014, 035, 038, 040, 042, 046)
The northeast corner of Vallev and Rosemead Boulevards.
APN's: 5391-012-(036 through 039)
The Southwest corner of Vallev Boulevard and Walnut Grove Avenue
APN's: 5371-011-(015 through 017)
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