CC - Item 3A - Strathmore Garvey PowerPointPUBLIC
HEARING
ITEM 3A
ZONE CHANGE 22 -02 AND
SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 22 -01
7849-7857 GARVEY AVENUE AND
7900-7916 VIRGINIA STREET
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Existing Site
Zone: Garvey Avenue Specific Plan (GSP) & Garvey Avenue Specific Plan,
Residential/Commercial (GSP-R/C)
Proposed Zoning: Garvey Avenue Specific Plan,
Incentivized Mixed Use (GSP-MU)
General Plan Land Use Designation: Garvey Avenue
Specific Plan
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6th Cycle Housing Element
The California Department of Housing and Community Development
(HCD) has determined that the regional housing need for jurisdictions
in the SCAG region is 1,341,827 units and 4,612 units were allocated
to the City of Rosemead. The proposed development of 93 residential
units will contribute to the City’s RHNA allocation for Planning
Cycle 2021 to 2029.
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Proposed
Project
•The project consists of a seven-story,
mixed-use development that totals
115,400 square feet, which includes
35,105 square feet of nonresidential
square footage and 93 residential
units (24 of which are live/work
units).
•Community Benefits Program :
•Lot Consolidation
•Family Friendly Development
•Nonresidential Component of
Mixed-Use Development Sites
•Public Parking
•Sustainable Design
•Alternative Energy
•A total of 208 off-street parking
spaces located on surface and parking
structure.
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Compliance with
Development
Standards
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Renderings
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View from Garvey Ave View from Corner of Strathmore and Virginia
Planning
Commission
Meeting
and
Public Hearing
Testimony
May 15, 2023
During Planning Commission Meeting, the Planning Commission
received three written and five oral testimonies from residents within the surrounding neighborhood. Some of their concerns are:
•Driveway access on Virginia Street
•Traffic
After hearing all public testimonies, the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve the project per staff’s recommendation.
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Staff
Recommendation
That the City Council:
1.Conduct a public hearing and receive public testimony; and
2.Introduce the first reading, by title only, Ordinance No. 1016,
approving Zone Change 22-02 and Specific Plan Amendment 22-01;
and
3.Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023-26 for the adoption of the
Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program as the environmental document and file the Notice
of Determination for the project.
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Questions?
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