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Rosemead
Planning
Commission
AGENDA
December 15, 2014
7:00 PM
City Hall Council Chambers
8838 E, Valley Blvd,, Rosemead, California 91770
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Nancy Eng, Chair
Tam Dinh, Vice -Chair
Diana Herrera, Commissioner
Daniel Lopez, Commissioner
John Tang, Commissioner
ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION December 15, 2014
• CALL TO ORDER -7:00 PM
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — Vice -Chair Dinh
• INVOCATION — Chair Eng
• ROLL CALL — Commissioners Herrera, Lopez, Tang, Vice -Chair Dinh, 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 12.05, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 12 -02, ZONE CHANGE 12.02, TENTATIVE
TRACT MAP 72529, AND ALLEY VACATION 7601 -7825 GARVEY AVENUE, 3012 DEL MAR AVENUE,
AND 3017 BRIGHTON STREET - Gerard Ngo has submitted entitlement applications requesting to develop
a new residential /commercial 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 (SB) 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 and R -2 (Light Multiple Residential)
zone.
This item was on the Planning Commission Agenda for June 16, 2014. However, due to extensive
comments from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Los Angeles County
Department of Public Works ( LACDPW) during the 20 -day public review distribution period for the Notice of
Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MIND) for the project, the Planning Commission continued
this item to a future Planning Commission meeting. The Planning Commission staff report and meeting
minutes are included in this report as Exhibits "C' and "D ".
On June 4, 2014 (attached as Exhibit "E "), Caltrans submitted a comment letter to the City indicating their
concerns that the 1 -10 /Del Mar Avenue freeway on -off ramps is operating at or near capacity. Any project
trips will contribute significant traffic impact to the Slate Facilities. For this reason, the Environmental
Consultant, Phil Martin & Associates, Inc. was directed to have the traffic consultant conduct the necessary
traffic counts at the -10 /Del Mar Avenue freeway intersections to gather the traffic information necessary to
respond to Caltrans. Traffic counts were taken at the 1 -10 /Del Mar Avenue freeway intersections the week
of September 8, 2014 when the public schools were in session to gather the traffic data necessary to
respond to your comment. Based on the collected traffic counts and analysis, project traffic will not impact
any of the Del Mar Avenue at 1 -10 freeway on -off ramps during the AM or PM peak hours. The traffic study
addendum is attached to this staff report as Exhibit "T".
On June 6, 2014, staff received a comment letter from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
indicating that storm drain BI 1109- Monterey Park Area belonging to the Los Angeles County Flood Control
District (LACFCD) and the 8 -inch sewer line that will serve the project may not have the capacity to serve
the project. For this reason, a sewer analysis study was completed and the LACDPW has reviewed and
approved the study (attached as Exhibit "G).
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ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION
December 15, 2014
PC RESOLUTION 14.10 • A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW 12-
05, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 12 -02, ZONE CHANGE 12 -02, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 72529, AND
ALLEY VACATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL MIXED -USE
DEVELOPMENT COMPRISED OF 15,553 SQUARE FEET OF RETAILIRESTAURANT SPACE AND
SIXTY (60) RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR A TOTAL BUILT AREA OF 70,162 SQUARE FEET. THE
SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 7801 -7825 GARVEY AVENUE, 3012 DEL MAR AVENUE, AND 3017
BRIGHTON STREET IN THE C -3 (MEDIUM COMMERCIAL) AND R -2 (LIGHT MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL)
ZONE.
STAFF SUMMARY - Based on the analysis and findings contained in this report, it is recommended that the
Planning Commission ADOPT Resolution No. 14 -10 with findings, which is a resolution recommending that
the City Council ADOPT Ordinance 942 approving Zone Change 12 -02 and CC Resolution 2015 -01
approving Design Review 12 -05, General Plan Amendment 12 -02, and Tentative Tract Map 72529 and
recommending adoption of the associated Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring
Program.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Minutes of December 1, 2014
5. MATTERS FROM STAFF
6. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIR & COMMISSIONERS
7. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular Planning Commission meeting will be held on Monday, January 5, 2015, at 7:00 p.m.
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