PC - Agenda 10-4-10
William Alarcon, Chairman Nancy Eng, Vice-Chairwoman Diana Herrera, Commissioner Joan Hunter, Commissioner Victor Ruiz, Commissioner Rosemead Planning Commission AGENDA October 4, 2010
7:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers 8838 E. Valley Blvd., Rosemead, California 91770 www.cityofrosemead.org Public Comment from the Audience: • If you wish to address the Planning Commission,
please complete a Speaker Request Card and hand it to the Commission Secretary before the start of the meeting. • The Planning Commission will hear public comments on matters not listed
on the agenda during the Public Comments from the Audience period. • Opportunity to address the Planning Commission (on non-agenda items) is limited to 3 minutes per speaker. • The Planning
Commission will hear public comments on items listed on the agenda during discussion of the matter and prior to a vote. Brown Act: Pursuant to provisions of the Brown Act, no action
may be taken on a matter unless it is listed on the agenda, or unless certain emergency or special circumstances exist. The Planning Commission may direct staff to investigate and/or
schedule certain matters for consideration at a future Planning Commission meeting. Americans with Disabilities Act: In compliance with the ADA, if you need special assistance to participate
in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s office at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to allow the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting
or service. Persons attending the meeting shall observe rules of propriety, decorum, good conduct, and refrain from impertinent or slanderous remarks. Violation of this rule shall result
in such persons being barred from further audience before the governing body. This agenda was posted 72 hours in advance of the meeting at the City Hall, 8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead;
the L.A. County Library, Rosemead Branch, 8800 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead; and other locations pursuant to RMC Sec. 1.08.020. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the
Rosemead City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s office during normal business hours.
ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION October 4, 2010 Page 2 of 3 • CALL TO ORDER – 7:00 PM • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Chairman Alarcon • INVOCATION – Commissioner Ruiz • ROLL CALL – Commissioners
Herrera, Hunter, Ruiz, Vice-Chairwoman Eng, Chairman Alarcon 1. EXPLANATION OF HEARING PROCEDURES AND APPEAL RIGHTS . 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE (Please refer to public comment
guidelines on the first page of this document.) 3. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of Minutes – August 16, 2010 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 10-06 -Clearwire has submitted
a Conditional Use Permit application to construct a utility-mounted wireless telecommunications facility consisting of five 4’-0” tall panel antennas and three new 2’-0” diameter microwave
dishes mounted on three sectors at a height of 75 feet on an existing 170-foot tall Southern California Edison (SCE) transmission tower. The project also includes the installation of
one new ground-mounted equipment cabinet within a new 144 square foot equipment enclosure area directly beneath the tower, located at 8635 Grand Avenue the O-S (Open Space) zone. PC
RESOLUTION 10-27 -A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 10-06, FOR THE INSTALLATION
OF NEW ANTENNAS AND EQUIPMENT FOR AN NEW WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY, LOCATED AT 8635 GRAND AVENUE IN THE O-S (OPEN SPACE) ZONE. Staff Recommendation -Based on the analysis
and findings contained in this report, staff recommends that the Planning Commission APPROVE Conditional Use Permit 10-06 and ADOPT Resolution No. 10-27 with findings and subject to
the twenty-five (25) conditions. B. DESIGN REVIEW 10-03 -BP West Coast Products, LLC has submitted an application to remodel an existing 1,116 square foot commercial building, parking
area and landscaping, and to demolish an existing fuel dispenser island canopy at a former gasoline service station, located at 9701 East Valley Boulevard in the C-3D/RC-MUDO (Medium
Commercial with with a Design Overlay and Commercial/Residential Mixed-Use 0-30 du/ac Development Overlay) zone. The site is no longer used as a service station. The site is proposed
to be used as a commercial building consistent with the uses permitted in the C-3 zone. PC RESOLUTION 10-28 -A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW 10-03, FOR BUILDING AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS TO AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING, LOCATED AT 9701 VALLEY BOULEVARD IN THE C-3D/RC-MUDO
(MEDIUM COMMERCIAL WITH A DESIGN OVERLAY AND RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY) ZONE. Staff Recommendation -Staff recommends that the Planning Commission APPROVE Design
Review 10-03 and ADOPT Resolution No. 10-28 with findings and subject to thirty (30) conditions.
ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION October 4, 2010 Page 3 of 3 C. MODIFICATION 10-03 AND PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY (PCN) 10-02 -Target Corporation has submitted a Modification application
to modify their existing Conditional Use Permit (CUP 04-951), requesting approval to upgrade their existing Off-Sale Beer and Wine (Type 20) ABC license to an Off-Sale General Alcohol
(Type 21) ABC license in conjunction with an existing retail store, as well as expand their hours of operation to 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. seven days a week and 6 a.m. to midnight during
the holiday period. Approval of this request would allow Target to remain open one additional hour seven days a week and one additional hour daily during the holiday season. Lastly,
Target is also requesting that the City determine that the issuance the Type 21 ABC license will serve as a public convenience or necessity as required by the State Department of Alcohol
Beverage Control (ABC) when a project site is located in a census tract with undue concentration of alcohol licenses and in a crime reporting district with an undue concentration of
crime. The project site is located at 3600 Rosemead Boulevard, in the C3-D (Medium Commercial with a Design Overlay) zone. PC RESOLUTION 10-29 -A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MODIFICATION 10-03 AND PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY (PCN) 10-02, FOR A NEW OFF-SALE GENERAL ALCOHOL
(TYPE 21) ABC LICENSE AND THE MODIFICATION OF THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR TARGET CORPORTATION, LOCATED AT 3600 ROSEMEAD BOULEVARD IN THE C-3D (MEDIUM COMMERCIAL WITH DESIGN OVERLY) ZONE.
Staff Recommendation -Staff recommends that the Planning Commission APPROVE Modification 10-03 and PCN 10-02 and ADOPT Resolution No. 10-29 with findings related to the Modification
and Public Convenience or Necessity of the issuance of the alcohol license, and subject to thirty (30) conditions. 5. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONERS 6. MATTERS FROM STAFF
A. Update on Proposed Amendment to City Designated Truck Routes 7. ADJOURNMENT The next regular Planning Commission meeting will be held on Monday, October 18, 2010, at 7:00 p.m.