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Rosemead
Planning
Commission
AGENDA
June 16, 2014
7:00 PM
City Hall Council Chambers
8838E Valley Blvd_, Rosemead Cafdomia yn0
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Diana Herrera, Chair
Nancy Eng, Vice -Chair
Tam Dinh, Commissioner
Daniel Lopez, Commissioner
John Tang, Commissioner
ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION
• CALL TO ORDER -7:00 PM
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE— Commissioner Tang
• INVOCATION — Commissioner Dinh
• 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
June 16, 2014
A. DESIGN REVIEW 12.05, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 12 -02, ZONE CHANGE 12.02, AND
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 72347, 7801 -7825 GARVEY AVENUE — Gerard Ngo has submitted entitlement
applications requesting to develop a new residentiallcommercial mixed use development. The project
consists of the demolition of all existing structures to construct a five -story, mixed use development with
15,553 square feet of retail/restaurant space on the basement/first and second floors and 60 residential
units on the third through fifth floors, comprising 54,609 square feet, for a total built area of 70,162 square
feet. Parking is proposed as a combination of surface and two stories of subterranean basement parking.
The City is proposing to participate by vacating the existing public alley that bisects the site. Access to the
proposed project will be provided via the rear of the structure with one entrance each on Del Mar Avenue
and Brighton Street. The project also includes a density bonus application under Senate Bill (SE) 1818,
which amended the state bonus law to allow density bonuses up to 35 %. The property is located at the
northeast comer of Del Mar Avenue and Garvey Avenue in the C -3 (Medium Commercial) zone.
A Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MIND) for the project was distributed for a 20-
day public review and comment period from May 21, 2014 to June 9, 2014. During the review period, staff
received comments from several agencies. Due to the extent of the comments received from the California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
( LACDPW), it is requested that this item is continued to a future Planning Commission date.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION - The Planning Commission continue this public hearing item to a date
uncertain. The continuance will allow the Planning Division, Applicant, and Environmental Consultant to
work with Caltrans and LACDPW to ensure that all reviewing agencies deem the MIND acceptable.
4. CONSENTCALENDAR
5. MATTERS FROM STAFF
6. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIR & COMMISSIONERS
7. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular Planning Commission meeting will be held on Monday, July 7, 2014, at 7:00 p.m.
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