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ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION ! May 18,2015
• CALL TO ORDER—7:00 PM
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE—Commissioner Lopez
• INVOCATION—Commissioner Tang
• ROLL CALL—Commissioners Herrera, Lopez,Tang, 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. MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT 15-02
AMENDING CHAPTERS 17.04 AND 17.72 OF TITLE 17 OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO REGULATIONS FOR NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, LOTS, AND
PARKING FACILITIES-Municipal Code Amendment 15-02 consists of a City initiated amendment to revise
Title 17 (Zoning) of the Rosemead Municipal Code to modify existing regulations for nonconforming uses,
structures, lots, and parking facilities. The code amendment proposes to establish new development
regulations for legal nonconforming uses that were approved by a discretionary entitlement. The purpose of
the amendment is to encourage the City's continuing improvement by limiting the extent to which
nonconforming structures and uses may continue to be used, expanded, or replaced, while improving the
health, safety, and welfare of all residents without creating an economic hardship for individual property
owners or business owners. Lastly, Municipal Code Amendment 15-02 proposes to eliminate the Zoning
term and definition of"bachelor apartment"from Chapter 17.04.050, as it is outdated and the definition is no
longer accepted by the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
On April 6, 2015, the Planning Commission continued this item to the May 18, 2015 Commission meeting
and asked staff to bring back a resolution supporting the amendment with the omission of proposed
standards which would allow the addition of conforming structures on R-1 and R-2 lots that are developed
with legal nonconforming residential structures. The revised MCA 15-02 has been included in this report as
Exhibit"A."
PC RESOLUTION 15-04 - A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL AMEND CHAPTERS 17.04 AND 17.72 OF TITLE 17 OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO REGULATIONS FOR NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, LOTS, AND
PARKING FACILITIES
Staff Recommendation - Based on the analysis and findings contained in this report, it is recommended
that the Planning Commission ADOPT Resolution No. 15-04 with findings (Exhibit "C"), a resolution
recommending that the City Council APPROVE the Negative Declaration and ADOPT Ordinance No. 935
(Exhibit"D"), amending Title 17"Zoning"of the Rosemead Municipal Code.
B. DESIGN REVIEW 14-03 - Garvey Garden Plaza, LLC has submitted a Design Review application
requesting to develop a new residential/commercial mixed use development totaling 11,860 of retail/office
space on the first floor and 46 apartments on the second through fourth floors. Parking is proposed as a
combination of surface and one level of subterranean basement parking. Access to the proposed project
will be provided by two driveways from Delta Avenue that extends along the west project boundary. The
project 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 southeast corner of Delta Avenue
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and Garvey Avenue in the C-3 MUDO-D(Medium Commercial with a Mixed Use and Design Overlay)zone.
PC RESOLUTION 15-07 - A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW
14-03 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW RESIDENTIALICOMMERCIAL MIXED USE
DEVELOPMENT TOTALING 11,860 SQUARE FEET OF RETAILIOFFICE SPACE AND 46
APARTMENTS. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 8408 GARVEY AVENUE IN THE C-3 MUDO-D
(MEDIUM COMMERCIAL WITH A MIXED USE AND DESIGN OVERLAY)ZONE.
Staff Recommendation - Based on the analysis and findings contained in this report, it is recommended
that the Planning Commission ADOPT Resolution No. 15-07 with findings(Exhibit"A"),which is a resolution
recommending that the City Council ADOPT Resolution 2015-29(attached as Exhibit"B")approving Design
Review 14-03 and recommending adoption of the associated Mitigated Negative Declaration(Exhibit"H").
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Minutes of 4-6-15
5. MATTERS FROM STAFF
6. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIR&COMMISSIONERS
7. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular Planning Commission meeting will be held on Monday,June 1, 2015,at 7:00 p.m.
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