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ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION December 7,2015
• CALL TO ORDER—7:00 PM
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE—Commissioner Herrera
• INVOCATION—Chair Tang
• ROLL CALL—Commissioners Dang, Eng, Herrera,Vice-Chair Lopez and Chair Tang
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(DR) 14-02, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT(CUP) 14-01, AND PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
OR NECESSITY(PCN)14-02(CONTINUED)
9701 VALLEY BOULEVARD
On July 20, 2015,the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing for Design Review 14-
02 and Conditional Use Permit 14-01 to allow the development of a one-story 2,400 square foot 7-Eleven
convenience market with an Off-Sale Beer and Wine (Type 20)Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license.
The store proposes a 24-hour operation with no alcohol sales after 11:00 p.m. Since the project site is
located within a census tract with undue concentration of alcohol licenses and within a high crime reporting
district, the application also included a request for a determination that the alcohol license will serve the
Public Convenience or Necessity (PCN 14-02) as required by State ABC. At that hearing, the Planning
Commission reviewed the proposed project and received testimony from members of the public. In
response to public testimony, the Planning Commission decided to continue the item to the meeting of
September 21, 2015, so that the community had more opportunity to give input. The Commission further
encouraged 7-Eleven to do neighborhood outreach and bring back crime statistics for the two existing 7-
Eleven stores (7-Eleven at 4800 Temple City Blvd. in Temple City and 7-Eleven at 10008 Valley Blvd. in El
Monte). The Planning Commission Staff Report and Meeting Minutes are attached as Exhibits`B"and"C",
respectively.
On September 9, 2015, the Planning Division received a petition to oppose the Off-Sale Beer and Wine
(Type 20) ABC license from residents of the City. The petition totals 110 signatures, which has been
attached as Exhibit"D".
On September 21, 2015, the Planning Commission reviewed a letter from Thrifty Oil Co. requesting that the
Planning Commission continue the public hearing to the regular meeting of October 19, 2015. The letter
stated that more time was needed for public outreach. At that meeting, the Planning Commission
unanimously approved to continue the public hearing to the regular meeting of October 19, 2015. The
Planning Commission Memorandum and Meeting Minutes are attached as Exhibits"E and F,"respectively.
On September 23, 2015, Planning Commissioner Eng requested information regarding two (2) existing 7-
Eleven stores in the City of Rosemead. On November 10, 2015, a memorandum was distributed to the
Planning Commission on the requested information(attached as Exhibit"G").
On October 19, 2015, the Planning Commission reviewed a second letter from Thrifty Oil Co. requesting
that the Planning Commission continue the public hearing to the regular meeting of December 7,2015.The
letter states that although 7-Eleven and Thrifty Oil Co. have made good progress on their outreach efforts,
they only recently have been able to obtain foreign language speakers to assist with the translation of the
Chinese language. At that meeting,the Planning Commission unanimously approved to continue the public
hearing to the regular meeting of December 7,2015. The Planning Commission Memorandum and Meeting
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ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION December 7,2015
Minutes are attached as Exhibits"H and I,"respectively.
On December 2, 2015, staff received an email from a representative of 7-Eleven and Thrifty Oil Co., which
provided information pertaining to the public outreach that was completed for this project (Exhibit "J"). As
indicated in the email, they have hosted an open community meeting in September and have logged over
200 hours of door-to-door outreach within a one-mile radius of the store. They have also collected over 400
petition signatures from local residents supporting 7-Eleven's proposed operation. In addition, they have
received support letters from six(6) local businesses surrounding the subject site.
On December 2, 2015, Thrifty Oil Co. also provided staff with the crime statistics for the 7-Eleven store at
10008 Valley Blvd. in the City of El Monte(attached as Exhibit"K").
PC RESOLUTION 15-10 - A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW 14-
02 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 2,400 SQUARE FOOT 7-ELEVEN CONVENIENCE STORE, AND
APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 14-01 AND PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY 14-02
FOR A NEW OFF-SALE BEER AND WINE (TYPE 20)ABC LICENSE, LOCATED AT 9701 EAST VALLEY
BOULEVARD IN THE C-3D-MUDO (MEDIUM COMMERCIAL WITH A DESIGN OVERLAY AND
COMMERCIAURESIDENTIAL MIXED-USE OVERLAY)ZONE(APN:8577-009-026).
Staff Recommendation - It is recommended that the Planning Commission ADOPT Resolution No. 15-10
(Exhibit "A") and APPROVE DR 14-02, CUP 14-01 and PCN 14-02 with findings, subject to the 54
conditions of approval.
4.. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Minutes of 11-16-15
5. MATTERS FROM STAFF
6. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIR&COMMISSIONERS
7. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular Planning Commission meeting to be held on Monday, December 21, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. will
be Cancelled due to lack of quorum and the next regular Planning Commission meeting will be held on
Monday,January 4,2016.
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