NOI - 1515 Walnut Grove Avenue Project
SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
AND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rosemead Planning Commission will consider
a Mitigated Negative Declaration and will conduct a public hearing to consider the
1515 Walnut Grove Avenue Project on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM,
at Rosemead City Hall, 8838 Valley Boulevard, Rosemead. Comments may be
submitted in person, virtually, or via email at publiccomment@rosemeadca.gov.
Emailed comments must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on September 23, 2026. All
comments are public record and will be recorded in the official record of the City. If you
have a request for an accommodation under the ADA, please contact Ericka
Hernandez, City Clerk, at (626) 569-2100.
CASE NO.: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 24-01, ZONE CHANGE 24-01,
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 24-01, AND TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 84626 –
The Applicant, 1515 Walnut Grove, LP, proposes to demolish an existing 268,015 sq.
ft. four-story office and detached central plant building to develop a new residential
planned development consisting of tandem and row townhomes, parking, open space,
amenities, and landscaping (Project), located at 1515 Walnut Grove (APN: 5279-027-
001). The proposed development would include 191 dwelling units within 27 buildings
with approximately 238,616 square feet of residential floor area, excluding garages,
on an approximately 9.28-acre site. In addition, the Project includes a General Plan
Amendment from Office/Light Industrial to High Density Residential, a Zone Change
from Medium Commercial (C-3) with a Design Overlay (D-O) to Planned Development
(P-D), and associated subdivision and development entitlements.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The Initial Study has been undertaken to
determine if the proposed Project may have a significant effect on the environment.
The Initial Study was prepared and completed in accordance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. On the basis of the Initial Study, the
City of Rosemead has concluded that the Project would have a significant impact,
unless mitigated, therefore a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) was prepared.
The MND reflects the independent judgment of the City as a lead agency per CEQA
Guidelines. The Project Site is not on a list compiled pursuant to Government Code
section 65962.5.
MAYOR:
SANDRA ARMENTA
MAYOR PRO TEM:
POLLY LOW
COUNCIL MEMBERS: MARGARET CLARK
SEAN DANG
STEVEN LY
City of Rosemead
8838 E. VALLEY BOULEVARD
ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA 91770
TELEPHONE (626) 569-2100
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Copies of the Initial Study and MND are available on the City’s website at
https://rosemeadca.gov/services/city_clerk/public_notices.php and on file at the City of
Rosemead-Planning Division, located at 8838 Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, CA
91770 and at the Garvey Center located at 9108 Garvey Avenue, Rosemead, CA
91770, for public review. Any person wishing to comment on the adequacy of the
MND must submit such comments, in writing, to the City of Rosemead Planning
Division, Attn: Annie Lao, Senior Planner via mail at 8838 E. Valley Boulevard
Rosemead, CA 91770 or via email at alao@rosemeadca.gov. Comments must be
received within the 20-calendar day public review period from August 27, 2026 to
September 16, 2026.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009 (b), if this matter is subsequently
challenged in court, the challenge may be limited to only those issues raised at the
public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the
City of Rosemead at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65091, this public hearing notice
has been published in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the local
agency and has been mailed to all owners of real property as shown on the latest
equalized assessment roll within 300 feet of the real property that is the subject of
the hearing. Lastly, this notice is also posted onsite and in six (6) public locations,
specifying the availability of the application, plus the date, time, and location of the
public hearing. The Planning Commission Agenda and Staff Report will be available on
the City’s website under “Meeting and Agenda” (www.rosemeadca.gov) at least 72
hours in advance of the public hearing. Any person interested in the above proceedings
may appear at the time and place indicated above to testify in support of, or in
opposition to, the item(s) indicated in this notice.
Notice and Publication Date: August 27, 2026