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Rosemead
Planning
Commission
AGENDA
DECEMBER 15, 2008
7:00 PM
City Hall Council Chambers
8838 E. Valley Blvd., Rosemead, California 91770
www.cityofrosemead.org
Daniel Lopez, Chairman
Todd Kunioka, Vice-Chairman
Truong Cam, Commissioner
Ron Gay, Commissioner
Allan Vuu, Commissioner
ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION December 15, 2008
• CALL TOORDER - 7:00 PM
• PLEDGE OFALLEGIANCE -Chairman Lopez
• INVOCATION -Commissioner Gay
• ROLL CALL -Commissioners Cam, Gay, Vuu, Vice-Chairman Kunioka, Chairman Lopez
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 -November 17, 2008
B. RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD FILING ITS
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO MERGE
ROSEMEAD REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA N0. 1 AND PROJECT AREA N0. 2 AND ITS
CONFORMITY TO THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN AND RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL
THAT SAID AMENDMENT BE APPROVED.
The Rosemead City Council ("City Council") adopted the Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Project
Area No. 1 on June 22, 1972. Project Area No. 1 consists of approximately 511 acres located generally
along the Garvey Avenue and San Gabriel Boulevard corridors. On June 27, 2000, the City Council
adopted the Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Project Area No, 2. Project Area No. 2 consists of
approximately 203 acres located generally along Valley Boulevard.
On November 20, 2007, the Rosemead Community Development Commission ("CDC") approved a
professional services agreement with Urban Futures Incorporated commencing the merger of Project
Area No. 1 and 2 ("Merger"). The benefit of merging project areas is the ability to spend tax increment
funds generated in one area in another. In the City of Rosemead, this would allow tax exempt bond
proceeds as well as tax increment generated in Project Area No. 1 to be spent in Project Area No. 2 for
various capital improvement projects like street rehabilitation, public facilities renovations, etc.
Redevelopment law requires that before a proposed redevelopment plan, or an amendment to a
redevelopment plan, is submitted to the legislative body (which is the City Council in this case) for
adoption, the redevelopment agency shall submit the proposed redevelopment plan or amendment to the
planning commission for its report and recommendation, including a determination whether the proposed
redevelopment plan or amendment is in conformity with the general plan. The planning commission also
may recommend for or against the approval of the redevelopment plan.
Recommendation -Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution 08-33 finding that
the proposed Amendment to the Redevelopment Plans for the Rosemead Redevelopment Project Area
Nos. 1 and 2 is in conformance to the City's General Plan, and recommending to the City Council that
said Amendment be approved.
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. DESIGN REVIEW 08.06 -Larry Ku has submitted an application for a Design Review to remodel the
froht facade of an existing commercial building, located at 4116-4120 Rosemead Boulevard in the CBD-
D (Central Business District with a Design Overlay) zone. (Lily Trinh, Assistant Planner)
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ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION
December 15, 2008
PC RESOLUTION 08.32 - A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA RECOMMENDING THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL APPROVE DESIGN REVIEW 08-06, TO REMODEL THE FRONT FACADE OF AN
EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING, LOCATED AT 4116-4120 ROSEMEAD BOULEVARD IN THE
CBD-D (CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT WITH A DESIGN OVERLAY) ZONE (APN: 5391-015-004).
Recommendation -Staff recommends that the Planning Commission APPROVE Design Review 08-06
for a period of one (1) year and adopt Resolution 08-32, subject to conditions outlined in Exhibit "B"
attached hereto.
B. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 08-08 - Verizon Wireless has submitted a Conditional Use Permit
application requesting to co-locate an unmanned wireless telecommunications facility on an existing 75-
foottall T-Mobile monopine tree, located at 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue in the C-3 (Medium Commercial)
zone. (Lily Trinh, Assistant Planner).
PC RESOLUTION 08-31 - A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT 08-08, FOR THE CO-LOCATION OF AN UNMANNED WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY ON AN EXISTING 75-FOOT TALL T-MOBILE MONOPINE TREE,
LOCATED AT 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE IN THE C-3; MEDIUM COMMERCIAL ZONE (APN:
5281-029-800).
Recommendation -Staff recommends that the Planning Commission APPROVE Conditional Use Permit
08-08, for period of (6) months and adopt Resolution 08-31, subject to conditions outlined in Exhibit "B"
attached hereto.
5. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONERS
6. MATTERS FROM THE CITY PLANNER & STAFF
7. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 5, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
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