PC - Agenda - 06-07-2021To adhere to the Los Angeles County Health
Officer's, updated June 11, 2020, Revised Safer
at Home Order, this Planning Commission
Meeting will be held via teleconference and the
public will have access to observe the meeting
telephonically and to watch online. Please note
that, in accordance with Governor Newsom's
Executive Order N-29-20 and N-35-20, there will
not be a physical location from which the public
may attend. If you have a request for an
accommodation under the ADA, please contact
Ericka Hernandez at (626) 569-2100.
Agenda: Planning Commission agenda
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www.citVofrosemead.org
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calling (626) 569-2100 or via email at
publiccomment(c)..cityofrosemead.org by 6:00
p.m. A live phone call option may also be
requested by calling the number provided above
or email at publiccomment(c)..cityofrosemead.org
before 6:00 p.m. Opportunity to address the
Planning Commission (on non -agenda items) is
limited to 3 minutes per speaker. All comments
are public record and will be recorded in the
official record of the City.
This agenda was posted 72 hours in advance of
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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
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Rosemead
Planning
Commission
AGENDA
June 7, 2021
7:00 PM
City Hall Council Chambers
8838 E. Valley Blvd., Rosemead, Califomia 91770
w .ciNofrosemead.oro
Daniel Lopez, Chair
James Berry, Commissioner
Steve Leung, Commissioner
John Tang, Commissioner
ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION June 7, 2021
• CALL TO ORDER — 700 PM
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — Commissioner Berry
• INVOCATION — Chair Lopez
• ROLL CALL — Commissioners Berry, Leung, Tang, and Chair Lopez
1. EXPLANATION OF HEARING PROCEDURES AND APPEAL RIGHTS
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Remote public comments will be received by calling (626) 569-2100 or via email at
publiccomment@cityofrosemead.org by 6:00 p.m. A live phone call option may also be requested by calling the
number provided above or email at publiccomment@cityofrosemead.org before 6:00 p.m. Opportunity to
address the Planning Commission (on non -agenda items) is limited to 3 minutes per speaker. All comments are
public record and will be recorded in the official record of the City.
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 19-02, ZONE CHANGE 19-02, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 82870,
DESIGN REVIEW 19-08, AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 20-08 — The Taiwan Center Foundation of
Greater Los Angeles has submitted entitlement applications requesting to develop a new
residential/commercial mixed-use development. The project consists of the demolition of all existing
structures for the construction of a mixed-use development consisting of 18,646 square feet of commercial
use, which includes a community hall (commercial recreation and entertainment), cafe, retail, and office
units on the first and a portion of the second floor, and 42 residential units on a portion of the second
through fourth floors. Parking is proposed as a combination of surface, mezzanine, and one level of
subterranean parking. The project also includes a density bonus application under Rosemead Municipal
Code Chapter 17.84 and Senate Bill (SB) 1818, which permits density bonuses up to 35%. The property is
located at 3001 Walnut Grove Avenue and 8589 Garvey Avenue in the Medium Commercial (C-3) zone.
PC RESOLUTION 21-06 - A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA RECOMMENDING THE CITY
COUNCIL ADOPT THE INITIAL STUDY/ DRAFT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND
MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM, AND APPROVE GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT 19-02, ZONE CHANGE 19-02, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 82870, DESIGN REVIEW 19-08,
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 20-08, AND A DENSITY BONUS APPLICATION FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT WHICH CONSISTS
OF 18,646 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL FLOOR AREA AND 42 RESIDENTIAL UNITS (SEVEN OUT
OF THE 42 UNITS WOULD BE LOWER INCOME). THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 3001 WALNUT
GROVE AVENUE AND 8589 GARVEY AVENUE (APNS: 5288-001-040, 041, 042, AND 043), IN THE
MEDIUM COMMERCIAL (C-3) ZONE.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION - It is recommended that the Planning Commission:
1. Conduct a public hearing and receive public testimony, and
2. Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 21-06 with findings (Exhibit "A"), a resolution
recommending that the City Council adopt City Council Resolution No. 2021-23 (Exhibit "B") and
Ordinance No. 999 (Exhibit "C') for the approval of General Plan Amendment 19-02, Zone Change 19-
02, Conditional Use Permit 20-08, Design Review 19-08, and Tentative Tract Map 82870, and the
adoption of the associated Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program (Exhibit "E").
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ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. PC MINUTES 05-17-21
5. MATTERS FROM STAFF
6. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIR & COMMISSIONERS
7. ADJOURNMENT
June 7, 2021
The next regular Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for June 21, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers.
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