PC - Minutes - 08-16-21Minutes of the
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
August 16, 2021
The regular meeting of the Planning Commission was called to order by Chair Berry at 7:03 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — Vice -Chair Tang
INVOCATION — Commissioner Lopez
ROLL CALL — Commissioners Leung, Lopez, Ung, Vice -Chair Tang, and Chair Berry
STAFF PRESENT — City Attorney Thuyen, Director of Community Development Frausto-Lupo, Planning & Economic
Development Manager Valenzuela, Associate Planner Lao, and Commission Liaison Huang
1. EXPLANATION OF HEARING PROCEDURES AND APPEAL RIGHTS
City Attorney Thuyen presented the procedure and appeal rights of the meeting.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There being no comments, Chair Berry opened and closed the Public Comment period.
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. DESIGN REVIEW (DR) 21.02 — Yun Sun Choi and Ying Ping Yu have submitted a Design Review application,
requesting to construct a new two-story, 2,898 square -foot single-family dwelling unit with an attached one -car
garage and a detached two -car garage. The granting of a Discretionary Site Plan and Design Review is required for
any dwelling unit to be constructed that equals or exceeds two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of
developed living area. The subject site is located at 8856 Guess Street (APN: 5390-015-076) in the Single -Family
Residential (R-1) zone.
PC RESOLUTION 21-09 - A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD,
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW 21-02, PERMITTING A
NEW, TWO-STORY, 2,898 SQUARE -FOOT SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT, WITH AN ATTACHED ONE -CAR
GARAGE AND A DETACHED TWO -CAR GARAGE. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 8856 GUESS STREET
(APN: 5390-015-076), IN THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) ZONE.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION - It is recommended that the Planning Commission:
1. Adopt Planning Commission Resolution 21-09 with findings, and approve Design Review 21-02, subject to the
29 conditions.
Associate Planner Lao presented the Staff Report.
Chair Berry opened the Public Hearing.
Commissioner Lopez questioned why there is a single car attached garage and a detached garage.
Associate Planner Lao responded that a three -car garage is required for this development. She stated it was the property
owner who wished to have a detached two -car garage and an attached single car garage. She deferred the question to Andy
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Yu, the applicant's designer, and representative for further details.
Mr. Yu explained that since a three -car garage was required and space is limited, they decided to rotate the garage. He said
the door for the detached garage would not be facing the street, leaving the one -car garage attached to the house.
There being no additional questions from the Commission, Chair Berry asked if we received any public comment.
Commission Liaison Huang replied no public comment was received for this item.
There being no public comment, Chair Berry closed the Public Hearing.
ACTION: Commissioner Lopez made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Leung, to:
Adopt Planning Commission Resolution 21-09 with findings, and approve Design Review 21-02, subject to the 29
conditions.
Vote resulted in:
Ayes: Berry, Leung, Lopez, Tang, and Ung
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
Roll call vote resulted in 5 Ayes and 0 Noes.
Director of Community Development Frausto-Lupo explained the 10 -day appeal process.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. PC MINUTES 08-02.21
Commissioner Lopez made a motion, seconded by Vice -Chair Tang, to approve PC Minutes 08-02-21 as presented.
Vote resulted in:
Ayes: Berry, Leung, Lopez, Tang, and Ung
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
Roll call vote resulted in 5 Ayes and 0 Noes.
MATTERS FROM STAFF
Director of Community Development Frausto-Lupo reminded the Planning Commissioners that the next Planning Commission
Meeting scheduled on September 6, 2021, will be cancelled in observance of Labor Day. She added the next regular Planning
Commission meeting is scheduled for September 20, 2021.
MATTERS FROM THE CHAIR & COMMISSIONERS
None
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ADJOURNMENT
Chair Berry adjourned the meeting at 7:13 p.m.
ATTEST:
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Ang 'ca Fraust - upo
Commission Secretary
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