PC - Agenda 3-19-12
Nancy Eng, Chair Victor Ruiz, Vice-Chair Diana Herrera, Commissioner Joan Hunter, Commissioner Michael Saccaro, Commissioner Rosemead Planning Commission AGENDA March 19, 2012 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 March 19, 2012 Page 2 of 3 • CALL TO ORDER – 7:00 PM • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Commissioner Herrera • INVOCATION – Chair Eng • ROLL CALL – Commissioners Herrera,
Hunter, Saccaro, Vice-Chair Ruiz, and Chair Eng 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. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. DESIGN REVIEW 11-03 -Lorraine Clark has submitted a Design Review application requesting to renovate the exterior façade of
an existing commercial building and to convert an existing 621 square foot attached garage into additional office space. The subject site is located at 9362 Valley Boulevard, in the
C-3D (Medium Commercial with a Design Overlay) zone. PC RESOLUTION 12-05 -A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW 11-03, FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE EXTERIOR FAÇADE OF AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND TO CONVERT AN EXISTING 621 SQUARE FOOT ATTACHED GARAGE INTO ADDITIONAL
OFFICE SPACE, LOCATED AT 9362 VALLEY BOULEVARD IN THE C-3D (MEDIUM COMMERCIAL WITH DESIGN OVERALY) ZONE. Staff Recommendation -Based on the analysis and findings contained in this report,
it is recommended that the Planning Commission APPROVE Design review 11-03 and ADOPT Resolution No. 12-05 with findings subject to the thirty-five (35) conditions. B. MODIFICATION 10-04
AND ZONE VARIANCE 10-02 – Fresh and Easy Neighborhood Market, Inc. (Fresh and Easy) has submitted applications for a Zone Variance and a Modification requesting to deviate from the required
construction of a six-foot high masonry wall that is required by Rosemead Municipal Code (RMC) Sections 17.12.090 and 17.84.130. RMC Section 17.84.130 requires the installation of a
six-foot tall masonry wall where a parking area abuts property classified for residential uses. RMC Section 17.12.190 requires that a six-foot masonry wall be installed where a commercially
zoned lot has a common lot line with a residentially zoned property. Based on these codes, the block wall would be required along the southern portion of the east property line where
the subject property abuts a residential lot. All other block walls have been installed within the development and meet municipal code requirements. The modification request that is
being sought by the applicant is not a request to modify the original project conditions of approval, but rather is a request that allows the Planning Commission to grant relief from
the block wall requirement in accordance the provisions of RMC Section 17.12.190. Since the approval of a Zone Variance is required for relief of RMC Section 17.84.130, and the Zone
Variance provisions impose more stringent approval regulations than those under RMC Section 17.12.190, the Zone Variance review regulations are being applied to both requests. The subject
property is located at 9026 Valley Boulevard in the CBD-D (Central Business District with a Design Overlay) zone. PC RESOLUTION 12-06 -A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPROVING ZONE VARIANCE 10-02 AND MODIFICATION 10-04 FOR THE RELIEF FROM ROSEMEAD MUNICIAPL CODE SECTIONS 17.12.190
ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION March 19, 2012 Page 3 of 3 AND 17.84.130 FOR DEVELOPMENT SITE LOCATED AT 9026 VALLEY BOULEVARD IN THE CBD-D (CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT WITH A DESIGN OVERLAY)
ZONE. Staff Recommendation -Based on the analysis and findings contained in this report, it is recommended that the Planning Commission APPROVE Zone Variance 10-02 and Modification 10-04
and ADOPT Resolution No. 12-06 with findings subject to the eleven (11) conditions outlined. 4. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIR & COMMISSIONERS 5. MATTERS FROM STAFF 6. ADJOURNMENT The next regular
Planning Commission meeting will be held on Monday, April 2, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.