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Rosemead
Planning
Commission
AGENDA
September 16, 2013
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City Hall Council Chambers
8838 E. valley Blvd., Rosemead, Califomis 91770
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Diana Herrera, Chair
Nancy Eng, Vice -Chair
Tam Dinh, Commissioner
Daniel Lopez, Commissioner
John Tang, Commissioner
ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION September 16, 2013
• CALL TO ORDER— 7:00 PM
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — Commissioner Lopez
• INVOCATION —Commissioner Tang
• ROLL CALL — Commissioners Dinh, Lopez, Tang, Vice -Chair Eng, and Chair Herrera
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. MODIFICATION 12.08, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 12.11, AND PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY
13 -01 — Myung Chung has submitted a modification application (MOD 12 -08) requesting to expand the existing
convenience store and construct a new storage building and a conditional use permit application (CUP 12 -11)
requesting approval for an off -sale beer and wine (Type 20) ABC license for Rosemead Oil Company dba
Chevron, located at 3363 Del Mar Avenue, in the C -3 (Medium Commercial) zone.
The applicant is also requesting that the City determine that the issuance of this off -sale beer and wine license
will serve the Public Convenience or Necessity (PCN 13 -01) as required by the State Department of Alcoholic
Beverage (ABC) when a project site is located within a census tract with undue concentration of alcohol licenses
or located in a high crime reporting district with an undue concentration of crime.
PC RESOLUTION 13.15 - A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPROVING MODIFICATION 12 -08
FOR THE EXPANSION TO THE CONVENIENCE STORE AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW STORAGE
BUILDING; CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 12 -11 FOR AN OFF -SALE BEER AND WINE (TYPE 20) ABC
LICENSE AND A PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY (PCN 13 -01) DETERMINATION. THE SUBJECT
SITE IS LOCATED AT 3363 DEL MAR AVENUE IN THE C -3 (MEDIUM COMMERCIAL) ZONE.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION - Based on the analysis and findings contained in this report, it is recommended
that the Planning Commission ADOPT Resolution No. 13 -15 and APPROVE Modification 12 -08, Conditional Use
Permit 12 -11, and PCN 13 -01 with findings subject to the thirty-three (33) conditions.
B. COMPREHENSIVE ZONING CODE UPDATE (MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT 10.07, ZONE CHANGE
13.01, AND PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S SINGLE — FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DESIGN
GUIDELINES) — Municipal Code Amendment 10 -07 and Zone Change 13 -01 consist of City of Rosemead
initiated amendments to the City's Zoning Code (Title 17 of the Rosemead Municipal Code) that are pursued to
implement General Plan policy and to add provisions mandated by State and Federal law. Revisions to the
City's existing Zoning Map and Single - Family Residential Design Guidelines are proposed to ensure that these
documents are internally consistent with the proposed Comprehensive Zoning Code Update project.
Amendments to the City's existing Home Occupation business license regulations (Title 5 of the Municipal Code,
Chapter 5.41 — Home Occupations) are included in the project for the purpose of allowing Cottage Food
Operations (CFOs) as home occupations in residential zoning districts in accordance with State law.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION - It is recommended that the Planning Commission take the following actions:
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ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION
September 16, 2013
1. ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 13 -10, a resolution recommending that the City Council
make findings of adequacy with the environmental assessment and adopt the Negative Declaration that
was prepared for the project; and
2. ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 13 -11, a resolution recommending that the City Council
adopt Municipal Code Amendment 10 -07 amending the City's Zoning Code (Title 17 of the Rosemead
Municipal Code) and Chapter 5.41 — Home Occupations (Title 5 of the Municipal Code) to implement
General Plan policy and to add provisions mandated by State and Federal law as part of the
Comprehensive Zoning Code Update; and
3. ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 13 -12, a resolution recommending that the City Council
adopt Zone Change 13 -01 amending the City's Zoning Map to implement General Plan policy as part of
the Comprehensive Zoning Code Update; and
4. ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 13 -13, a resolution recommending that the City Council
adopt an amendment to the Single - Family Residential Design Guidelines as part of the Comprehensive
Zoning Code Update.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Minutes — August 5, 2013
B. Procedures for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (Local CEQA Guidelines) And
Proposed Planning Fees for the Comprehensive Zoning Code Update
5. MATTERS FROM STAFF
6. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIR & COMMISSIONERS
7. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular Planning Commission meeting will be held on Monday, October 7, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
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