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ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION December 19, 2016
• CALL TO ORDER—7:00 PM
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE—Vice-Chair Dang
• INVOCATION—Chair Lopez
• ROLL CALL—Commissioners Eng, Herrera, Tang, Vice-Chair Dang and Chair Lopez
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 16-08-Susan Whee Yin Wong has submitted a Design Review application to construct a
new two-story, 2,798 square feet single-family dwelling unit with an attached two-car garage and a new 700
square feet detached second dwelling unit with an attached two-car garage. Any dwelling unit to be
constructed that equals or exceeds two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of developed living area
shall be subject to a discretionary Site Plan and Design Review. The project site is located at 9342 Steele
Street(APN:8594-006-004)and in a R-1 (Single-Family Residential)zone.
PC RESOLUTION 16-20 - A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW 16-
08, PERMITTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO-STORY, 2,798 SQUARE FEET SINGLE-
FAMILY DWELLING UNIT WITH AN ATTACHED TWO-CAR GARAGE AND A NEW 700 SQUARE FEET
DETACHED SECOND DWELLING UNIT WITH AN ATTACHED TWO-CAR GARAGE AT 9342 STEELE
STREET(APN: 8594-006-004), IN A R-1 (SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL)ZONE.
Staff Recommendation • It is recommended that the Planning Commission ADOPT Resolution No.
16.20 with findings and APPROVE Design Review 16-08,subject to the 24 conditions.
B. DESIGN REVIEW 15.05 -Tammy Gong has submitted a Design Review application requesting to construct
a new 5,645 square foot commercial building consisting of three to four units. Per Rosemead Municipal
Code 17.28.020(A), a Design Review is required for all improvements requiring a building permit or visible
changes in form, texture, color, exterior facade, or landscaping. The subject site is located at 9400-9412
Valley Boulevard (APNs: 8593-001-001, 002, and 003) in a C-3/0-0 (Medium Commercial with a Design
Overlay)zone.
PC RESOLUTION 16-22 - A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW 15-
05 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 5,645 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL BUILDING
COMPRISED OF THREE TO FOUR UNITS. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 9400-9412 VALLEY
BOULEVARD IN THE C-3/D-0 (MEDIUM COMMERCIAL WITH DESIGN OVERLAY) ZONE (APNs: 8593-
001-001,002, and 003).
Staff Recommendation - Based on the analysis and findings contained in this report, it is recommended
that the Planning Commission ADOPT Resolution No. 16-22 with findings and APPROVE Design Review
14-01, subject to the forty-eight(48)conditions.
C. TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 73751 AND ZONE VARIANCE 16.01 - For property tax purposes, Beacon
Property Management (representing Rosemead Place, LLC) has submitted a tentative parcel map
application to create five (5) new legal parcels from three (3) existing parcels, which have been tied as one
(1) parcel. The tax parcels are critical to the shopping centers financial viability as they provide the basis
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under various leases for the proper allocation of the property tax bills, which are primarily reimbursed by the
tenants under the terms of their triple net leases. A Zone Variance has also been submitted as the applicant
is requesting to deviate from Rosemead Municipal Code Section 17.16.030(A)(6)(b), which requires a total
of 6% of the gross lot area to be landscaped. The shopping center as a whole meets this requirement,
however,if calculated as single lots, Lots 3 and 5 are deficient in meeting this requirement The subject site
is currently located at 3506-3684 Rosemead Boulevard, in a C-3/D-0 (Medium Commercial with a Design
Oveday)zone.
The public hearing for Tentative Parcel Map 73751 was originally scheduled on October 17, 2016, however,
the applicant requested that the item be continued. For this reason, the public hearing was not held by the
Planning Commission.
PC RESOLUTION 16.18 - A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, APPROVING TENTATIVE PARCEL
MAP 73751, A REQUEST FOR THE CREATION OF FIVE (5) NEW LEGAL PARCELS WITHIN AN
EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER FOR TAX PURPOSES AND ZONE VARIANCE 16-01 FOR AN
EXCEPTION TO THE 6% LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENT FOR LOTS 3 AND 5. THE SUBJECT SITE IS
LOCATED AT 3500-3684 ROSEMEAD BOULEVARD, IN A C-3/D-0 (MEDIUM COMMERCIAL WITH A
DESIGN OVERYLAY)ZONE(APN: 8594-023-046).
Staff Recommendation - It is recommended that the Planning Commission ADOPT Resolution No. 16-18
with findings and APPROVE Tentative Parcel Map 73751 and Zone Variance 16-01.
D. MODIFICATION 16-02-The City of Rosemead is initiating a request to modify the conditions of approval for
Tentative Parcel Map 26827 and Conditional Use Permits 02-882 and 03-939. The modification would
eliminate Condition of Approval Number 59, which currently requires the annual Planning Commission
review of Wal-Marts compliance with the conditions of approval. City Staffs initiative is based on discussion
by the City Council at the August 23, 2016, City Council meeting. The subject site is located at 1827 Walnut
Grove Avenue, in a C-3 (Medium Commercial)zone.
PC RESOLUTION 16-21 • A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPROVING MODIFICATION 16-02
TO ELIMINATE CONDITION OF APPROVAL NUMBER 59 FROM THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
FOR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 04-01, TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 26827, AND CONDITIONAL USE
PERMITS 02-882 AND 03-939. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 1827 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE
IN A C-3(MEDIUM COMMERCIAL)ZONE(APN: 5279-033-001).
Staff Recommendation • It is recommended that the Planning Commission ADOPT Resolution No. 16-21
with findings and APPROVE Modification 16-02 subject to revised conditions of approval.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Minutes of 12-5.16
5. MATTERS FROM STAFF
6. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIR&COMMISSIONERS
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7. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular Planning Commission meetings scheduled for Monday, January 2, 2017, and Monday, January 16,
2017,will be Cancelled due to City Hall being closed for the New Yeats Day and "Martin Luther King Jr. Day"
holidays. A "Special Planning Commission Meeting"may be scheduled for Wednesday, January 18, 2017, if
necessary at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers.
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