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FEIDRU"Y 279 1995
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CITY OF DIAMOND BATS
PLANNING COMINIISSION AGENDA
Monday, February 27, 1995
Next Resolution No. 954
ORDER:CALL TO 11••
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
1. ROLL CALL: COMMISSIONERS: Chairman David Meyer, Vice Chairman
Bruce Flamenbaum, Don Schad, Franklin Fong, and Bob Huff
2. MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE/PUBLIC COMMENTS:
This is the time and place for the general public to address the members of the Planning
Commission on any item that is within their jurisdiction, allowing the public an opportunity
to speak on non-public hearing and non -agenda items. Please complete a Speaker's Card
maximum time limit when addressing the Planning; Commission.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR:
The following items listed on the consent calendar aTe considered routine and are
approved by a single motion. Consent calendar items may be removed from the agenda
by request of the Commission only:
3.1 Minutes of February 13, 1995
4. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING:
4.1 Conditional Use Permit No. 94-4
This is a request to approve and develop a master plan for Pantera Neighborhood Park
located on an undeveloped site at 700-800 Pantera Drive. The project site is within the
RPD -20,000-2U Zone and consists of approximately 23.8 acres. The proposed park will
provide picnic areas, trails, open play area, tot lot, basketball and tennis courts; baseball
and soccer fields, concession area, and multipurpose building.
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Environmental Determination: Pursuant to the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City has determined that this project requires
a Negative Declaration.
Applicant/Property Owner: City of Diamond Bar, 21660 E. Copley Drive, Suite 100,
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission open the
public hearing, receive testimony and approve Negative Declaration No. 94-2,
Conditional Use Permit No. 94-4, Findings of Fact and conditions as listed within the
attached Resolution.
5. PUBLIC HEARING: None
6. OLD BUSINESS: None
7. NEW BUSINESS: Discussion of the Development Code
8. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. None
9. PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS:
10. ANNOUNCEMENTS
11. ADJOURNMENT: March 13, 1995
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MINUTES OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR 'DRArr
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 13, 1995
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Meyer called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. at the
South Coast Air Quality Management District Board Room, 21865 East
Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The audience was led in the Pledge of Allegiance by Vice Chairman
Flamenbaum.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners: Chairman Meyer, Vice Chairman
Flamenbaum, Schad, Fong-.
Absent: Commissioner Huff
Also Present: Associate Planner Robert Searcy; Interim city
Attorney MichaelMontgomery, Recording
Secretary Carol Dennis
MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE/PUBLIC COMMENTS - None
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes of January 23, 1995.
A motion was made by C/Schad and seconded by C/Fong to
adopt the minutes as submitted. The motion was carried
unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING:
1. Conditional Use Permit No. 94-7. Request for approval of a
cellular repeater station and a 90 foot tall monopole.
Applicant: L.A. Cellular, Box 6028, Cerritos, CA 90702.
Property Owner: Metro Diamond Bar Properties, Inc., 2030 Ma . in
#1020, Irvine, CA 92714
Property Location: 3333 S. Brea Canyon Road
AP/Searcy reported that the Planning Commission had opened the
public hearing for this project on January 9, 1995. At the
February 13, 1995 P I age 2 Planning Commission
conclusion of the public testimony, the Planning commission
requested that the applicant provide additional information to
staff that investigates other possible locations for the
project.
As of this date, staff has not received any additional
information from the applicant. As such, staff recommends
that the Planning Commission continue the public hearing on
this project to March 13, 1995.
Chair/Meyer declared the public hearing open.
Chair/Meyer declared the public hearing closed.
A . motion was made by C/Schad and seconded by C/Fong to
continue the public hearing to March 27, 1995. The motion was
approved 3-1 with the following roll call:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: C/Schad, C/Fong, Chair/Meyer
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: VC/Flamenbaum
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: C/Huiff-
OLD BUSINESS - None
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Discussion of Commission Meeting Rules.
Chair/Meyer-stated that the City Council has suggested meeting
rules for the Planning Commission. He indicated the City
Council has not adopted any meeting rules.
,C/Schad stated he feels that if a speaker is interrupted by a
Commission member, the interruption time should be credited
back to the speaker.
VC/Flamenbaum indicated he objects to the entire concept. He
feels it restricts the speaker unnecessarily and sends a
message that the Commission is not interested in hearing from
the speaker.
Chair/Meyer stated he agrees. He believes it thwarts the
desire to s
avpubcpefeels it ithe charge of the Commission to keep the speakers
focused and on point.
February 13, 1995 Page 3 Planning Commission
VC/Flamenbaum stated that Roberts Rules prevail and the
Commission has a workable policy.
A motion was made by VC/Flamenbaum and seconded by C/Schad to
not approve the Planning Commission Meeting Rules. The motion
was approved unanimously.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS - None
PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS:
C/Schad asked for an update with respect to the Development
Code. C/Meyer responded that CDD/DeStef ano has ' s asked that the
matter be continued to the February 27, 1995 Planning
Commission meeting at which time staff will make their
presentation.
ANNOUNCEMENTS - None
PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS - None
Chair/Meyer declared the meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,.
James DeStefano
Secretary
Attest:
David Meyer
Chairman
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AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
REPORT DATE:
MEETING DATE:
CASEXILE NUMBER:
APPLICATION REQUEST:
PROPERTY LOCATION:
APPLICANT:
PROPERTY OWNER:
BACKGROUND:
City of Diamond Bar
PLANNING COMMISSION
Staff Report
4.1
February 21, 1995
February 27, 1995
Conditional Use Permit No. 94-4
The city is requesting to develop a 23.8 acre site
located east of Pantera Drive and south of Bowcreek
Drive. The master plan for the park includes
development of two ball fields, multi -use hard courts,
tennis courts, picnic areas, a ;tot lot,. and a
multipurpose community center approximately 7,500
square feet in size.
700-800 Pantera Drive
City of Diamond Bar
21660 E. Copley Drive, Suite #100
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
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The Planning Commission opened the public hearing for this project on January 9, 1995. At the
conclusion of the public comments the Commission discussed the project and outlined issues that
required additional staff research and analysis. The issues to be addressed revolve around the
intensity of uses programmed for the master plan and the related impacts generated by each program
element.
Staff has conducted various surveys and technical studies in order to determine the extent of impacts
related to various development scenarios.
APPLICATION ANALYSIS:
Staff has sought to provide additional information on the following issues: traffic and circulation, park
hours of operation; vehicular and pedestrian access; parking demand on and off-site; 'grading; the
water element; and ballfield lighting.
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Staff has created three programmatic scenarios which analyze a Saturday peak use of the park in
various seasons with realistic activities. The three scenarios depict the park at the peak time of use
for morning and afternoon activities.
Scenario No.l
Scenario No. 2
Scenario No. 3
Saturday in Spring
Saturday in mid -,duly
Saturday, Fall day
2 Lighted Ballfields
Multi -Purpose Bldg.
Multi -Purpose Bldg.
Tennis Courts
2 Lighted Ballfields
2 Non -lighted Ballfields
Rollerblade Court
Tennis Courts
Tennis Courts
Picnic Area (50 People)
Rollerblade Courts
Rollerblade Courts
*Double elimination softball
Picnic (50 People)
Picnic (50 People)
tournament with 16 teams,
*Youth Baseball League,
* Youth Soccer on both fields,
games 1.5 hrs apart, 8 a.m. to
games 1 hr. 45 min. apart, 8
games 2 hrs. apart, 8 a.m. to
10 p.m., tennis lessons from 8
a.m. to 10 p.m., tennis lessons
6 p.m., tennis lessons from 8
a.m. to noon, rollerblade
from 8 a.m. to noon,
a.m. to noon, rollerblade
league games from 8 to 10
rollerblade league games from
league games from 8 to 10
a.m., 50 people usingpicnic
8 to 10 a.m., 50 people using
a.m., 50 people using picnic
facilities . from noon to 5 p.m.
picnic facilities from noon to 5
facilities from noon to 5 p.m.
P.M.
Traffic/Circulation:
Trip Generation
The results of the traffic analysis indicate that the project, developed under g of the above
scenarios, will not generate traffic volumes in excess of the capacity of the adjacent streets. This
conclusion includes. lighted and non -lighted ballfield facilities and the project with and without the
multi-purpose facility.
Under scenarios 1, 2, and 3 of the Pantera Park master plan, the project has been projected to add a
potential of 790, 1040, and 910 new trips respectively, with approximately 30 to 40 percent of the
traffic expected to use any one of the surrounding streets (Pantera or Bowcreek). Under Scenario No.
2 and 3 the community center is responsible for more than 50 percent of the potential traffic volume.
Typical weekday traffic counts experienced on Pantera Drive and Bowcreek Drive have been
completed as of February, 1995. Currently, Pantera Drive handles 500 trips north of Bowcreek with
340 adjacent to the Pantera. Park site. There are 440 daily weekday trips on Bowcreek Drive in the
vicinity of the park site. In residential neighborhoods, Saturday and weekday daily trip volumes are
similar although weekday peak hour volumes are higher than weekend peak hour volumes.
The future elementary school site and related impacts were also analyzed. The assumption is that the
major impacts related to the school occur at different times from the peak hour impacts of the park.
The busiest time for the school is in the morning and the afternoon and a park experiences the
heaviest use on the weekends. There will therefore be no significant interaction associated between
the school and park unless the school has a special event on a Saturday. A typical elementary school
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with 600 students is forecasted to generate 650 weekday trips with 180 trips projected for the morning
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Parking
The project is proposing to provide between 130 and 140 parking spaces located along the frontage of
Pantera Drive. The design of the parking area takes advantage of the elevation change between the
pad area of the park and the street grade and incorporates a berm and landscape area to obstruct
visibility from the surrounding residential development.
The analysis of parking demand has been conducted to evaluate the average and peak demands of the
park under each scenario. The average demand can best be described as the required number of
spaces required to satisfy the needs of park users utilizing the park facilities at a given period
throughout the day. The peak demand represents the extreme demand required when there is a
transition in users of facilities, mainly occurring over an extremely short period of time and is usually
not considered in design criteria because of its brevity.
Pursuant to transportation engineering industry standards for trip generation Scenario No. 1 is the only
alternative that indicates the proposed parking will be enough to satisfy the average demand. Scenario
No. 2 exceeds the proposed on-site parking by 39 percent (55 spaces) in the morning and 48 percent
(68 spaces) in the afternoon and scenario No. 3 exceeds the parking by 44 percent (61 spaces) during
the a.m. and 54 percent (75 spaces) in the p.m. peak. The multi-purpose building creates the largest
demand for parking (107 spaces) of all the project elements.
Calculating the parking demand utilizing Community Services industry standards, the park will be
require a total of 237 spaces. Again, the community center is the recipient of the largest share of the
parking demand (105 spaces). The gross acreage of the park, including open space and court areas,
and picnic areas comprise the second and third largest 'requirement at 75 and 37 spaces respectively
and the ballfields require approximately 20 spaces.
It is important to note that there are mitigating factors to the parking situation. One alternative is to
look at the curbside parking in the vicinity of the project. The traffic analysis indicates that
approximately 60 cars could be accommodated on the street. This would realistically provide
approximately 200 total parking opportunities.. The other option which is commonly utilized is
scheduling the events and reserving facilities in a manner which alleviates the extreme peak demands
addressed above.
Pomona Unified School District has given an informal acknowledgement to the City that there exists
the possibility of the City using the school site for overflow parking as the need arises. As of the date
of this report, the City has not received a formal grant to use the site.
Park Ingress/Egress
The location of the entrance to the site is principally located at the current point as a result of the
consensus of the workshop participants to avoid disturbances to the homes at the southern portion of
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the residential development on the east side of Pantera Drive. The traffic engineers have evaluated
the site distance of the access at its current location and have found it to be adequate although not
ideal and would require constant attention in order to maintain the minimum level of adequacy. The
report found that site distance would be greatly improved by relocating the entrance as far from the
curve as possible. This option would be accomplished by creating a driveway at each end of the long
linear parking area.
Multi-purpose Community Center:
The 7,500 square foot community center will be designed at a later date with more specifics related to
use. It is however, the largest parking and traffic demand generator of the master plan. The multi-
purpose building is not proposed as a component of -the first phase of development and -funding for the
building has not been acquired by the City as of the date of this report.
Ballfield Lighting:
Staff. conducted a survey of 15 area cities in Los Angeles and Orange Counties in order to obtain
information on lighting ballfields in areas similar. to Pantera Park. The cities indicated that the
objective was more of a policy than a standard in which the staff made every effort to reduce fugitive
light to a minimum.
As such, staff enlisted a lighting expert that has worked on lighting projects nationwide and locally to
assist staff in analyzing. this site. The preliminary tests indicate .that by using lighting standards
ranging in height from 70 ft. to 80 ft. adequate lighting can be accomplished. The issue with light
spillage off-site was also investigated using computer analysis.
The analysis indicated that light spillage along Pantera Drive and Bowcreek Drive at the park
boundary with no landscaping can be maintained at less than 3 candlefeet. There is one area adjacent
to the closest residence on Bowcreek that ranges from 5.79 to 1.80 candlefeet. For a point of
reference, a street light provides approximately 5 candle feet directly beneath it and dissipates at a rate
relative to height and type of surface.
The amount of light indicated on this preliminary analysis can be further reduced by controlling the
height of the standards, use of shields, and the incorporation of landscaping with special attention to
type,. size, and dispersement.
Grading:
The preliminary grading calculations for site indicate that the grading operations are projected to be
balanced on-site. There will be approximately 2,500 cu. yds. fill material from the adjacent Los
Angeles County Fire Department helispot. This fill material can be utilized for manipulating the
parking area if design standards require an adjustment.
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Water Element:
The water element is proposed for the northwest corner of the park and would serve as an entry
statement. The area in which the water element is proposed is the area currently developed with a
county flood control device. Although no specific design has been contemplated, the water element
gives rise to issues related to liability and cost.
The actual cost of maintenance for element is difficult to project as there is no design. The design
and construction cost for the element could be as high as $200,000 to $300,000 dollars initially and
maintenance costs which ,could total $14,000 annually. This project is based on costs associated with
these features in other cities and commercial complexes.
Conclusion•
Staff has reviewed the project in response to the direction received from the Planning Commission on
January 9, 1995. In particular, staff has focused on traffic and circulation, parking, ballfield lighting,
the inclusion of the future elementary school in the project analysis, grading, and the costs associated
with the water element.
The traffic analysis has been prepared to address trip generation, circulation, access, and parking
demand. The report analyzed three programmatic scenarios that included the ballfields with and
without ballfield lighting and with and without the multi-purpose community building. The results of
the study indicate: 1) no scenarios are expected to generate trips that exceed the capacity of the
adjacent streets; 2) ballfield lighting does not appear to negatively impact peak hour trip generation or
average parking demand; 3) the multi-purpose building is identified as creating the major trip
generation and parking demand,, and 4) the currently proposed access to the site is adequate but
relocating the access points to each end of the parking area will improve the site distance for traffic
exiting the site. Therefore, the Commission should strongly consider deleting the multi-purpose
building as a component of the master plan, until such time :as provisions for parking can be
guaranteed, and relocating the access points to provide maximum site distance.
Ballfield lighting has been analyzed by a preliminary study and indicates that the ballfields could be
lighted while limiting off-site impacts. Mitigation measures can be 'implemented which further reduce
off-site light spillage which include landscaping and manipulation of the light standards and hours of
operation reduce other associated impacts.
Grading for the project will be kept to a minimum. The conceptual grading plan indicates that all
grading on-site can be accomplished as a balanced operation although approximately 2,400 cu. yds. of
import is available if needed from the adjacent L.A. County Fire Dept. helispot site.
The water element proposed as a component of the master plan is not designed and therefore is
extremely, difficult to provide accurate calculations for design, construction and maintenance costs. A
rough projection on the costs of design and construction may be in the area of $300,000 and the
maintenance cost of $14,000 annually. Staff would recommend that the water element be deleted.
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from the master plan at this time as the cost and liability concerns outweigh the benefits associated
with this program element.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
Pursuant to the terms of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City, after concluding
review of the initial study, has determined that a mitigated Negative Declaration be prepared for this
project.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
This application was advertised in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and San Gabriel Valley Tribune on
December 16, 1994 and all property owners within a 1000 ft. radius were mailed notices of the public
hearing.
FINDINGS OF FACT:
1. The proposed project is in substantial compliance with the Proposed General Plan pursuant to the
terms and provisions of Government Code Section 65360.
2. The proposed project will not adversely affect the health or welfare of persons residing or
working in the surrounding area.
3. The proposed project will not have an adverse impact on adjacent or adjoining residential and
commercial uses. It will not be materially detrimental to the use, enjoyment, or valuation of
property of other persons located in the .vicinity of the proposed project.
4. The subject site for the proposed project is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the
proposed used.
5. The proposed site is adequately served by Diamond Bar Boulevard and Brea Canyon Road. It has
good visibility, easy access, and adequate parking for the proposed project.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The staff recommends that the Planning Commission open the public hearing, receive testimony and
consider the mitigated Negative Declaration and direct staff to prepare the final Resolution of
Approval with the Findings of Fact and conditions of approval.
PREPARED BY:
Robert Searcy, Associate Planner
ATTACBAIENTS:
Mitigated Negative Declaration
Mitigation Monitoring Program
PC Resolution of Approval
Traffic Study
CALEMRSIREPOMICUP9,"AMY 6
PC RESOLUTION NO. 95 -XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT NO. 94-4 AN APPLICATION FOR A REQUEST TO
DEVELOP A 23.8 ACRE SITE winm INCLUDES THE
DEVELOPMENT OF TWO BALL FIELDS, MULTI -USE HARD
COURTS, TENNIS COURTS, PICNIC AREAS, A TOT LOT, AND
A MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNITY CENTER APPROXIMATELY
7,500 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE LOCATED EAST OF PANTERA
DRIVE AND SOUTH OF BOWCREEK AT 700-800 PANTERA
DRIVE, DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765.
A. RECITALS.
(i) The City of Diamond Ba * r, 21660 E. Copley Drive, Suite #100, Diamond Bar,
CA 91765 has filed an application for a Conditional Use Permit as listed in the
title of this Resolution, for property located at 700-800 Pantera Drive,
Diamond Bar, California. Hereinafterin this Resolution, the subject
Conditional Use Permit application is referred to as "the Application".
On April 18, 1989, the City of Diamond Bar was established as a duly
organized municipal corporation of the State of California. Thereafter, the
City Council of the City of Diamond Bar adopted its Ordinance No. 14
(1990), thereby adopting the Los Angeles County Code as the ordinances of
the City of Diamond Bar. Title 21 and 22 of the Los Angeles County Code
contain the Development Code of the County of Los Angeles now currently
applicable to development applications, including the subject Application,
within the City of Diamond Bar.
(iii) The City of Diamond Bar lacks an operative General Plan. Accordingly,ly,
action was taken on the subject application, as to consistency to the future
adopted General Plan, pursuant to the terms and provisions of an Office of
Planning and Research Extension granted pursuant to California Government
Code Section 65361(a).
(iv) On January 9, 1995 and February 27, 1995 the Planning Commission of the
City of Diamond Bar conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the appli-
cation and continued the public hearing to February 27, 1995 and concluded
said public hearing on that date.
B. Resolution.
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NOW, THEREFORE, it is found, determined and resolved by the Planning
Commission of the City of Diamond Bar as follows:
1. This Planning Commission hereby specifically finds that all of the facts
set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of this Resolution are true and correct.
2 The Planning Commission hereby finds and determines that a Negative
Declaration has been prepared and presented for the review and
approval by this Commission in compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, and the Guidelines
promulgated thereunder, pursuant to section 15301(e)(1) of Division 13
of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
3. The Planning Commission hereby specifically finds and determines
that, having considered the record as a whole including the findings set
forth below, and changes and alterations which have been incorporated
into and conditioned upon the proposed project set forth in the
application, there is no evidence before the Planning Commission that
the project proposed herein will have the potential of an adverse effect
on wild life resources or the habitat upon which the wildlife depends.
Based upon substantial -evidence, the Planning Commission hereby
rebuts the presumption of adverse effects contained in Section 753.5 (d)
of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
4. Based on .substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the
public hearing, and by written and oral testimony provided at the
hearing, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows:
(a) The Application applies to property presently zoned RPD-
20,000-2U Zone, located at 700 -800 Pantera Drive;
(b) Generally, the property is located in a residential neighborhood
and is surrounded by single-family homes to the north,
northwest, and south. The houses along Bowcreek Drive and
across Pantera Drive overlook the park site as it is located at a
lower elevation , below the road's grade. A large vacant site on
a hillside to the west of the project, across Pantera Drive, is
designated for school use. To the east and southeast the site
adjoins undeveloped hillside;
(c) Notification of the public hearing for this project has. been made
in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and the Inland Valley Daily
Bulletin on December 16, 1994 and all property owners within a
1000 ft. radius of the project site were notified by mail;
(d) The Application is for development of a 23.8 square foot park
located east of Pantera Drive and south of Bowcreek Drive. The
master plan for the park includes development of two ball fields,
multi -use hard courts, tennis courts, picnic areas, a tot lot, and a
multipurpose community center approximately 7,500 square feet
in size;,
(e) The nature, condition, and size of the site has been considered
and determined to satisfy all applicable standards;
(f) There is substantial evidence in the record that the "Application"
is consistent with the proposed contemplated draft General Plan
as it will satisfy the need for active and passive park facilities
and will not be detrimental to or interfere with the preparation
of the future adopted General Plan;
(g) That the site is physically suitable for the type of development;
(h) That granting the Conditional Use Permit is not likely to cause
substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably
injure fish or wildlife or their habitat;
(i) Notwithstanding any previous Subsection of this Resolution, if
the Department of Fish and Game requires payment of a fee
pursuant to Section 711.4 of the Fish. and Game Code, payment
thereof shall be made by the applicant prior to the issuance of
any building permit or any other entitlement;
(j) The design and layout of the proposed development is consistent
with the applicable elements of the contemplated General Plan,
design guidelines and architectural criteria of the appropriate
district as it will satisfy the need for active and passive park
facilities;
(k) The design and layout of the proposed development will not
unreasonably interfere with the use and enjoyment of the
neighboring existing and future developments, and will not
create traffic or pedestrians hazards as the site is adequately
served by Pantera Drive and Bowcreek Drive and will provide
130 parking spaces on-site;
(1) The design of the development as a result of the proposed
.deletion is compatible with the character of the surrounding
current and proposed developments and will maintain the
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harmonious, orderly, and attractive development contemplated
by this Chapter and the contemplated General Plan of the City;
(m) The design of the proposed development will provide a desirable
environment for its occupants and visiting public as well as its
neighbors through the deletion of the pavers would not create an
aesthetically unpleasant use of materials, texture and color and
would remain aesthetically appealing or retain a reasonably
adequate level of maintenance if omitted from the project;
(n) The proposed use could not be detrimental to the public health,
safety or welfare or materially injurious to the properties or im-
provements in the vicinity by removing the stamped concrete
pavers.
5. Based on the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and
4 above, the Planning Commission hereby approves the application subject to
the following conditions as to use:
(1) Unless otherwise apparent from the context, terms
"permittee" shall include the applicant and any other
person, corporation, or other entity making use of this
grant;
(2) This grant will expire unless used within two (2) years of
the date of approval unless the subject property is
acquired and posted within one year of the date of 'grant
as provided in Section 22.56.140 of the County Code. A
one year extension may be requested before the
expiration date;
(3) If any provision of the grant is held or declared to be
invalid, the permit shall be void and the privileges
granted hereunder shall be lapse;
(4) This grant allows - the establishment and maintenance of
a community park. Outdoor lighting shall be designed so
that it does not directly illuminate adjacent residential
property;
(5) The subject property shall be developed and maintained
in substantial compliance with the plans on file marked
Exhibit "A" except that the play fields shall be located at
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least 100 feet away from any adjacent residential
property. In the event that subsequent revised plans are
submitted the written authorization of the property owner
is necessary;
(6) The subject facility shall be developed and maintained in
compliance with requirements of the Los Angeles County
Department of Health Services. Adequate water and
sewage facilities shall be provided to the satisfaction of
said Department;
(7) Upon receipt of this letter, the permittee shall contact the
Fire Prevention Bureau of the Los Angeles County
Forester and Fire Warden to determine what facilities
may be necessary to protect the property from fire
hazard. Any necessary facilities shall be provided as may
be required by said Department;
(S) All structures shall conform with the requirements of the
Division of Building and Safety and the Department of
Public Works;
(9) The daily hours of operation shall be limited to one half
hour before sunrise to 10 p.m.;
(10) The project shall comply with all elements of the
Mitigation Monitoring Program adopted as a part of this
project.
6. The Planning Commission Secretary is hereby directed to:
(a) Certify to the adoption of this Resolution and,
(b) Forthwith transmit a certified copy of this Resolution, by,
certified mail, return receipt requested, to City of
Diamond Bar to the addresses on file with the City.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 27th day of February, 1995
Chairman
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I, James DeStefano, Planning Commission Secretary, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly introduced, passed, and adopted by the Planning Commission of the City
of Diamond Bar, at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 27th day of
February, 1995, by the following vote:
C.1CUPSk -r.RES
_IZGI&M-8 IRM91►
NOES: COMMISSIONERS:
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS:
ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS:
James DeStefano, Secretary
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JOHN P. KFATIN0, PAL
Mr. Rob Searcy
C1W OF DIAMOND BAR
21W E. Copley Drive, Suite 100
Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4177
SUBJECT: TRAFFIC AND PARKING ANALYSIS
PANTERA PARK
Diamond Tsar, California
Dear Rob:
Linscott, Law & Greenspan Engineers (LLG) is pleased to submit this traffic and parking
analysis for Pantera Park. The park is located west of the Pantera Drive/Bowereek Drive
intersection in the City of Diamond Bar. Pantera Park has a total of approximately 23 acres,
with 15 to 17 acres which will be developed for active park uses. Planned components of
the park include a 5,000 square -foot (SF) Multi-purpose Buildiing (community center); two
baseball fields, which can also be used as soccer fields; two -tennis courts; multipurpose
courts, that can be used for rollerblade hockey; a,basketball court; a tot lot; picnic areas;
and trails.
This analysis presents a traffic and parking forecast for three park programming scenarios
described in the February 3, 1995 memorandum from the City's Community Services
Director, Bob Rose, to you and subsequent revisions to those programming scenarios based
on my telephone conversation of February 21, 1995 with Bob. The February 3, 1995
memorandum is attached with this letter analysis, A rational traffic generation and parking
forecast for the three park scenarios is presented in Table 1.
TraMc Generation Forecast - '
As shown in 'Table 1, the number of trips generated by the park on a typical active Saturday
range from a high of 2,600 trips for Scenario 2 to a low of 1,980 trips for Scenario 1. The
primary difference between the three scenarios is the type of activity on the two ballfields
and whether or not the Multi-purpose Building with be constructed/developed.
Scenarios 1 and 2 both assume 18 baseball games are scheduled at the park on a Saturday.
Scenario 1 assumes an adult softball league tournament (15 players/team) and Scenario 2
assumes a youth baseball league (14 players/team) is using the two fields. Scenario 3
assumes ten youth soccer games (15 playersAe-am) are played on the two fields. Only
Scenarios 2 and. 3 assume that the Multi-purpose Building will be included in the Pantera
Park project.
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The traffic forecast was developed based on one inbound and one outbound trip for each
participant in the organized athletic activities at the park. Although some participants may
walk, bike or carpool to the park, and therefore decrease the number of vehicular trips to
the park, there are approximately an equal number of coaches, referees, and spectators who
will drive to the park. Therefore, one inbound and one outbound trip per participant is
expected to provide a good estimate of the amount of traffic to 'and from .the park. The
traffic forecast was than increased by ten percent to account for other uses at the park (tot
lot, trials, basketball court, etc.).
The trip generation potential for the Multi-purpose Building is estimated to total 630 trips
(315 inbound, 315 outbound) for a "typical active Saturday when a maximum of three events
(birthday party, wedding, conference, community meeting) are scheduled. Tnis traffic
forecast is based on the following assumptions.-
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ssumptions:
• an average vehicle occupancy of 2.5 persons/vehicle;
• 80% of building would be public assembly area, with 15 SF/person resulting in a
maximum occupancy of 267 persons (5,000 SF x 0.80 IS SF/Person = 257 persons);
. nobody walks to scheduled events; and
A maximum of three events (four hours in duration) can be scheduled for a
"typical" active Saturday.
The weekday traffic forecast for the park is expected to be significantly lower than the
Saturday forecast presented in Table 1. Further, park traffic is expected to be distributed
in approximately equal amounts to Pantera Drive both north and south of the park and to
Bowereek Drive. Therefore, approximately 30 to 40 percent of the total project traffic is
expected to. be on any one street segment near the park. On a Saturday, based on this
general distribution pattern (a maximum of 40 percent to any one road segment) Pantera
Park Scenarios 1, 2 and 3 would potentially add 790, 1040, and 910 new trips, respectfully,
to a roadway adjacent to the park.
In February 1994, weekday traffic counts were completed on Pantera Drive both north and
south of Bowereek Drive and on 13owcreek Drive adjacent to the planned park site. The
counts indicated that traffic volumes are relatively low near Pantera Park, Currently, on a
weekday on Pantera Drive there are approximately 500 trips per day north of Bowereek,
with 340 daily weekday trips adjacent to the park site. There are 440 daily weekday trips
on Bowcreek Drive near the park. Weekday and Saturday daily traffic volumes are generally
similar in a residential neighborhood. Although weekday morning and evening peak hour
volumes are generally higher than the peak hour volumes on a Saturday, Saturday traffic
volumes are typically spread out more evenly and over a larger portion of the day.
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None of the proposed usage scenarios for Pantera Park are expected to exceed the capacity
of the adjacent street system.
A future school site is planned immediately west of Pantera Park. A school does not
generally generate a significant amount of traffic on a weekend, which is the busiest time for
a park (unless school facilities are used for Saturday activities). Conversely, during the peak
arrival and departure times for the school the park will generate little or no traffic. An
elementary school with 600 students is expected to generate 650 daily weekday trips, with
180 trips forecast during the AM peak hour on a weekday (110 inbound, 70 outbound). This
forecast is -based on ITE Fifth Edition Trip Generation rates.
Paridng Forecast
An average and peak parking forecast during both the Saturday morning and afternoon
periods for each park scenario is also presented in Table 1. The average parking demand
in Table 1 reflects conditions during a typical busy Saturday, but it. does not account for the
peak parking condition that occurs between the overlap between when people arrive 'for the
next game and people leave from'the prior game. The peak parking demand shown in
Table 1 reflects the parking demand during this relatively short overlap period. It is not
.generally feasible to --provide sufficient on-site parking -to -satisfy this short- peak "period;
however, on -street or off-site parking should be provided to support this peak demand.
The average parking demand in Table 1 assumes that 80 percent of the parents stay to
watch their children's game and that there are three people per car for those using the
picnic facilities. The peak demand assumes that one parking. space is required for each
participant and all the players for the next game arrive before those participating in the
prior game leave, plus a vehicle occupancy of only two people per car for those using the
picnic facilities. The picnic facilities are not expected,to be used extensively until the
afternoon period,
For a "typical" active Saturday, the Multi-purpose Building can be utilized for three separate
events. Assuming the community center is utilized in the morning, and early and late .
afternoon, results in a maximum (average and peak) parking demand of 107 spaces (267
persons + 2.5 persons/vehicle = 107 parked vehicles) for each event.
The current park plan has approximately 140 on-site parking spaces, which will support the
average parking requirements for only scenario 1. The forecast average parking
requirements for scenarios 2 and 3 exceed the on-site packing supply by 55 and 61 spaces,
respectviely, during the morning and by 68 and 75 spaces, respectively, during, the afternoon.
Approximately 60 cars could potentially park on Pantera Drive adjacent to the park to
accommodate this excess average demand and/or peak parking demand when there are
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overlapping activities at the site. Additional parking for Pantera Park (possibly for the
scheduled events) could be provided -at the future school site immediately west of the park.
Park Ingmss/Egress and On -Site Circulation
One access point to the park will provide adequate ingresslegress to the parking proposed
at the site. However, circulation could be improved, particularly given the long linear
configuration of the parking area, if one driveway was provided near each end of the parking
area. Further, sight distance from the park driveway in its currently location on the inside
of a curve is not ideal, and landscaping and grading in the sight line from the driveway would
have to be controlled to ensure that adequate sight distance is provide. Sight distance would
be improved by locating the park driveway as far as possible from the curve. It is important
to nate however, that residents in the area have expressed their concern that the driveway
be located as far as possible from the front of their homes.
We appreciate the opportunity to provide this analysis. Please call me at (714) 641-1587 if
you have any questions regarding this analysis.
Very truly yours,
ILINSWIT,- LAW &-GGitEENSPAN, ENGINEERS
Richard E. Barretto
Transporation Engineer II
cc: Bob Rose,. City of Diamond Isar Community Services Director
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overlapping activities at the site. Additional parking for Pantera Park (possibly for the
scheduled events) could be provided -at the future school site immediately west of the park.
Park Ingmss/Egress and On -Site Circulation
One access point to the park will provide adequate ingresslegress to the parking proposed
at the site. However, circulation could be improved, particularly given the long linear
configuration of the parking area, if one driveway was provided near each end of the parking
area. Further, sight distance from the park driveway in its currently location on the inside
of a curve is not ideal, and landscaping and grading in the sight line from the driveway would
have to be controlled to ensure that adequate sight distance is provide. Sight distance would
be improved by locating the park driveway as far as possible from the curve. It is important
to nate however, that residents in the area have expressed their concern that the driveway
be located as far as possible from the front of their homes.
We appreciate the opportunity to provide this analysis. Please call me at (714) 641-1587 if
you have any questions regarding this analysis.
Very truly yours,
ILINSWIT,- LAW &-GGitEENSPAN, ENGINEERS
Richard E. Barretto
Transporation Engineer II
cc: Bob Rose,. City of Diamond Isar Community Services Director
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2 Ballfields
11080
60 120 60 120
Tennis Courts
130
9 17 4 8
Rollerblade Court
560
16 40 16 40
Picnic (50 People)
30
0 0 17 25
Sub -Total
Um
94
177
97
193
Plus 10% Contingency
180
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1,980
103
195
107
212
Scenario 2
Multi-purpose Bldg.
630
107
107
107
107
2 Ballfields
1,010
45
112
45
112
Tennis Courts
130
9
17
4_
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Rollerblade Court
560
16
40
16
40
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30
0
0
17
25
Sub -Total
2,360
177
276
189
292
Plus 10% Contingency
240
18
28
19
29
TOTAL, SCENARIO 2
2,600
195
304
208
321
Scenario 3
Multi -Purpose Bldg.
630
107
107
107
107
2 Ba110elds
600
48
120
48
120
Tennis Courts
130
9
17
4
8
Rollerblade Court
67.0
19
48
19
48
Picnic (50 People)
30
0
0
17
25
Sub -Total
2,060
183
292
195
308
PIus 10% Contingency
210
1$
29
20
31
TOTAL SCENARIO 3
2,270
201
321
215
339
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Parks and Recreation Department or its contractors. The potential for additional
employment generated by the proposed park is too limited to induce migration
into the project area from other regions. Therefore, this impact is considered
less than significant.
I2. HOUSING
The proposed project is a park that will not affect existing housing or create
demand for additional housing. The project's potential for providing additional
employment is very limited and will not to create a substantial demand for
additional housing in Diamond Bar or the surrounding communities. Therefore,
this impact is considered less than significant.
13. TRANSPORTATION/CIRCULATION
a through f. In February 1995, Unseott, Law & Greenspan traffic engineers
prepared a traffic and parking analysis for the proposed park. The
results of this analysis are presented below, and the study is contained
in Appendix A.
The analysis includes a traffic and parking forecast for three park
pro g� mmtng scenarios. Scenario 1 assumes 18 baseball games
scheduled at the park on a Saturday, and an adult softball league
tournament with 15 players per team using the two fields. Scenario 2
assumes 18 baseball games, a youth baseball league with 14 players per
team using the .two fields, and the multi-purpose building being used
for three events (birthday party, wedding, conference, community
meeting, etc.). Scenario 3 assumes 10 youth soccer games with 15
players per team using the two fields, and three events scheduled at
the multi-purpose building. N
Traffic Generation Forecast
As shown in Table 1, the number of trips generated by the park on a
typical. active Saturday range from a high of 2,600 trips for Scenario 2.
to a low of 1,980 trips for Scenario 1.
Ile traffic forecast was developed based on one inbound and one
outbound trip for each participant in the organized athletic activities at
the park. Although some participants may walk, bike or carpool to the
park, and therefore decrease the number of vehicular trips to the park,
there are approximately an equal number of coaches, referees, and
spectators who will drive to the park. Therefore, one inbound and one
outbound trip per participant is, expected to provide a good estimate of
the amount of traffic to and from the park. The traffic
pity of Diamond Bar
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morning
Afternoon
Sat.
2 -Way
Park Component
Trips
Average
Peak
Average
Peak
S*edado I
2 Ballfields
L-080
60
120
60
120
Wenak Courts
130
9
17
4
8
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560
16
40
16
40
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30
0
0
17
25
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11800
94
177
97
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9
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10,
19
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1,980
103
195
107
212
Scenario 2
Multi -Purpose Bldg.
630
107
107
107
107
2 BallfijeJds
1,010
45
112
45
112
Tennis Courts
130
9
17
4
8
Rollerblade Court
560
16
40
16
40
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30
0
0
17
25
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WW
177
276
189
292
Plus 10% Contingency
240
is
28'
19
29
TOTAL SCENARIO 2
2,600
195
304
208
321
Scananvo 3
Multi -Purpose Bldg.
630
107
107
107
107
2 Ballfields
600
48
im
48
1"
Tennis Courts
130
9
17
4
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Rollerblacle Court
670
19
48
19
48
Picnic (50 People)
30
0
0
17
25
Sub -Total
2,060
183
292
191
306
Plus 10% Contin am
210
18
29
.20
31
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2,270
201
321
215
339
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forecast was then increased by ten percent to account for other uses at
the park (tot lot, trails, basketball court, etc.)
The trip generation potential for the multi-purpose building is
estimated to total 630 trips (315 inbound, 315 outbound) for a "typical'
active Saturday when a maximum of three events (birthday party,
wedding, conference, community meeting) are scheduled.
The weekday traffic forecast for the park is expected to be significantly
lower than the Saturday forecast presented in Table 1. Further, park
traffic is expected to be distributed in approximately equal amounts to
Pantera Drive both north and south of the park and to Bowcreek
Drive. Therefore, approximately 30 to 40 percent of the total project
traffic is expected to be on any one street segment near the park. On
a Saturday, based on this general distribution pattern ( a maximum of
40 percent to any one road segment) Pantera Park Scenarios 1, 2 and
3 would potentially add 790, 1040, and 910 new trips, respectfully, to a
roadway adjacent to the park,
In February 1994, weekday traffic. counts were completed on Pantera
Drive both north and south of Bowcreek Drive and on Bowcreek Drive
adjacent to the planned park site. The counts indicated that traffic
volumes are relatively low near Pantera Parr Currently, on a weekday
on Pantera give there are approximately 500 trips per day north of
Bowcreek, with 340 daily weekday trips adjacent to the park site.
There are 440 daily weekday trips on Bowcreek Drive near the park.
Weekday and Saturday daily traffic volumes are generally similar in a
residential neighborhood. Although weekday morning and evening
peak hour volumes are generally higher than the peak hour volumes
on a Saturday, Saturday traffic volumes are typically spread out more
evenly and over a larger portion of the day.
None of the proposed usage scenarios for Pantera. Park are expected to
exceed the capacity of the adjacent street system.
A future school site is planned immediately west of Pantera Park. A
school does not generally generate a significant amount of traffic on a
weekend, which is the busiest time for a park (unless school facilities
are used for Saturday activities). Conversely, during the peak arrival
and departure times for the school the park will generate little or no
traffic. An elementary school with 600 students is expected to generate
650 daily weekday trips, with. 180 trips forecast during the Alva peak
hour on a weekday (110 inbound, 70 outbound).
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Parking Forecast
An average and peak parking forecast during both the Saturday
morning and afternoon periods for each park scenario is also presented
in Table 1. The average parking demand in Table 1 reflects conditions
during a typical busy Saturday, but it. does not account for the peak
parking condition that occurs between the overlap between when
people arrive for the next game and people leave from the prior game.
The peak parking demand shown in Table 1 reflects the parking
demand during this relatively short overlap period. It is not generally
feasible to provide sufficient on-site parking to satisfy this short peak
period; however, on -street or off-site parking should be provided to
support this peak demand.
The average parking demand in Table 1 assumes that 80 percent of the
parents stay to watch their children's game and that there are three
people per car for those using the picnic facilities. The peak demand
assumes that one parking space is required for each participant and all
the players for the next game arrive before those participating in the
prior game leave, plus a vehicle occupancy of only two people per car
for those using the picnic facilities. Ile picnic facilities are not
expected to be used extensively until the afternoon period.
For a "typical' active Saturday, the multi-purpose building can be
utilized for three separate events. Assuming the community center is
utilized in, the - rnorning, and early and late afternoon, results in a
maximum (average and peak) parking demand of 107 spaces (267
persons + 23 persons/vehicle - 107 parked vehicles) for each event.
The current park plan has approximately 14.0 on-site parking spaces,
which will support the average parking requirements for Scenario 1.
The forecast average parking requirements for Scenarios 2 and 3
exceed the on-site parking supply by 55 and 61 spaces, respectively,
during the morning, and by 68 and 75 spaces, respectively, during the
afternoon. Approximately 60 cars could potentially park on Pantera
Chive adjacent to the park to accommodate this excess average
demand and/or peak parking demand when there are overlapping
activities at the site. Additional parking for Pantera Park (possibly for
the scheduled events) could be provided at the future school site
immediately west of the park.
]Park Ingress/Egress and On -Site Circulation
One access point to the park will provide adequate ingress/egress to
the parking proposed at the site. However, circulation could be
improved, particularly given the long linear configuration of the
parking area, if one driveway was provided- near each end of the
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parking area. Further, sight distance from the park driveway in its
current location on the inside of a curve is not ideal, and landscaping
and grading in the sight line from the driveway would have to be
controlled to ensure that adequate sight distance is provided. Sight
distance would be improved by locating the park driveway as far as
possible from the curve. It is important to. note, however, that
residents in the area have expressed their concern that the driveway be
located as far as possible from the front of their homes.
14. PUBLIC SERVICES
a. The proposed project will generate additional demand for fire
protection services. This impact, however, is not considered significant,
as the park structures will be built in ,accordance with existing fire
safety requirements that will reduce potential impacts to a less than
significant level. Typically, pack uses generate relatively low demand
for fire protection services. Pantera Park will be served by the County
Fire Department from a station located approximately 1..25 miles from
the site. The County Fire Department will review the project plans,
and the project will provide fire flow and hydrants specified by the Fire
Department. Since the park will generate a relatively limited demand
for additional fire protection services and fire services are adequate,
this impact is considered less than significant.
L The proposed park will generate additional demand for police
protection services to provide security and assistance to park users and
residents. Police protection will be provided by the County Sheriff's
Department out of the Walnut -San Dimas Station. This impact is
considered less than significant because: 2) police protection services
are currently adequate, 2) the proposed park is not expected to
generate demand for police protection that would be high enough to
require expanding the services, and 3) the project includes safety
features such as locked gates and safety and security lighting for the
parking, community center, and other facilities, that will reduce the
potential for crime.
c. The proposed project will provide park facilities for residents of
Diamond Bar. The project will have no impact on local schools.
d. The proposed project will .provide needed additional park and
recreational facilities for the community, substantially increasing
recreation opportunities for residents of Diamond Bar. This is
considered a beneficial impact.
e. The proposed project will require maintenance of additional park
facilities. Maintenance services will be provided by the City Parks and
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Recreation Department- and its contractors. As the Department has
the capacity to provide these services, this impact is considered less
than significant.
L The proposed project will not have a significant effect on other
governmental services since it does not provide housing nor substantial
new employment.
15. ENERGY
a and b. The proposed project will not use substantial amounts of fuel or energy
and will not require the development of new sources of ezzergy. The
major use of energy will be electricity for lighting of park facilities.
This level of energy use is not expected to significantly affect available
energy resources.
16, UTYLMES
a. Southern California Edison will provide electric service to the project
site via underground and overhead utility lines. Natural gas will be
provided to the site by the Southern California Gas Company via
underground mains. The proposed project will require new utility
connections. 'These connections will be placed underground in
conformance with existing requirements of the utility providers.. Since
existing standard requirements will adequately reduce the project
potential impact on electric and natural gas utilities, this impact is
considered less than significant.
b. The proposed project will be served by private telephone, or other
communications utilities. The service providers will install utility
connections as needed and in accordance with existing regulations. No
significant impact is anticipated.
c. Water will be provided to the project site by the Walnut Valley Water
District via water mains located in the adjacent streets. The City will
need to install or augment water mains and water lines to serve
Pantera Park and provide adequate fire flow. All of the necessary
augmentation and/or upgrading of water utilities will be constructed in
conformance with existing requirements of the City of Diamond Bar
and the County the Fire Department. These requirements include
reviews of engineering site plans, determinations of necessary
construction and/or abandonment of water lines and water mains, and
a determination of fire flow and hydrant requirements. Since existing
requirements will adequately reduce potential impacts on water
utilities, this impact is considered less than significant.
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d. The proposed project will generate relatively little wastewater. Most of
the water will be used for irrigating the landscape, and only use of
restrooms will generate wastewater. This level of wastewater
generation is not considered significant. The project will require
constructing a new sewer lateral to connect the site to the existing
sewer system The necessary construction of sewer utility lines will be
performed in accordance with the existing requirements of the County.
The proposed project will also be required to pay hook-up fees to the
County sewer facilities, as part of the standard permitting process. The
connection fees are intended for a construction of expansions to the
sewerage system necessary to accommodate new development. Since
these existing requirements will adequately reduce the project potential
impact on sewer utilities, this impact is considered less than significant.
e. The project will construct drainage improvements to collect
stornuwater. The.project includes some hardscape and structures which
willcover some of the pervious surface, Most of the site will remain
with pervious surfaces 'including landscaped and natural acres, playing
fields, trails, picnic area, and others, 'Thus, the increase in the amount
and rate of storm runoff from the site will not be significant. Drainage
improvements will be constructed in accordance with County
requirements which will mitigate potential impacts on the drainage
system to a less -titan -significant level,
f. Most of the waste generated by the proposed park will be "green"
organic waste such as grass clippings, leaves, tree branches, etc. This
waste can be recycled for compost and other plant materials, and used
for landscape maintenance, 'This waste will be disposed of by private
laudscaping contractors under contract to the City. The City routinely
requires its landscape contractors to recycle as much green waste as
possible on the ground. Landscape contractors for Pantera Park will
also be required to greencycle on the, ground, ('There is little
composting of City green waste since it is still not economical enough.
Once it becomes economical, private contractors are expected to use
the park's green waste for composting as well.) The standard City
requirement of recycling of green waste will reduce potential project
impact to a less than significant level. In addition, the proposed
project will be required to conform to the City's waste reduction
programs required under the California Integrated Waste Management
Act of 1989, further reducing potential impacts on waste disposal
facilities.
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17. HUMAN HEALTH
a and b. The proposed project is a park whose routine operation will neither
create health hazards or Expose people to new health hazards.
However, the proposal for a water pond/water detention feature may
create the potential for an accident, such as a child falling into the
pond and getting injured. To eliminate this safety concern the staff
has recommended not to include this water feature in the park's
landscape design, reducing potential impact to a less than significant
level. However,_should the retention pond be included in the park's
design, the project will incorporate the following mitigation measure to
reduce potential impact to a less than significant level:
1. Safety features, such as fencing, will be incorporated into the design
of the water element to reduce the potential for accidents.
18. AESTHETICS
The proposed project will develop a currently vacant site with park facilities,
which some people may consider to be a visual improvement. The park facilities
will include a small, one story community center building which is consistexat in
height and size with the surrounding housing development. The higher elevation
of the surrounding houses will reduce the potential for obstructing their views,
and the project's landscaping will further buffer homes adjoining the park.
Therefore, this impact is considered less than significant.
19. RECREATION
The proposed project will have a beneficial impact of substantially increasing the
City's recreation facilities.
20. CULTURAL RESOURCES
a through d. The site's soils have been disturbed in the past when the site was
graded. There are no historic structures on the site, and no known
archaeological sites. The site is not used for religious or sacred uses,
and no unique ethnic values will be affected by the project's
development. The project, therefore, will not affect cultural resources.
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REFERENCES
1. Robert Searcy, Associate Planner, City of Diamond Bar
2. City of Diamond Bar, 1994 Draft General Flan, June 30, 1994.
3. Pantera Park Potential Traffic Characteristics, U nscott, Law & Greenspan
Engineers, February 11, 1994.
4. Review Comments for the Pantera Park Traffic Forecast, Austin -Foust
Associates, August 26, 1994.
5. South Coast Air Quality Management District, CEQA Air Quality Hwzdbook
revised November, 1993.
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Parks and Recreation Department or its contractors. The potential for additional
employment generated by the proposed park is too limited to induce migration
into the project area from other regions. Therefore, this impact is considered
less than significant.
12. HOUSING
The proposed project is 'a park that will not affect existing housing or create
demand for additional housing. The project's potential for providing additional
employment is very limited and will not to create a substantial demand for
additional housing in Diamond Bar or the surrounding communities. Therefore,
this impact is considered less than significant.
13. TR. NSPORT.ATIONICIRCULATION
a through f. In February 1995, Unscott, Law & Greenspan traffic engineers .
prepared a traffic and parking analysis for the proposed park. The
results of this analysis are presented below, and the study is contained
in Appendix A.
The analysis includes .a traffic and parking forecast for three park
programming scenarios. Scenario 1 assumes 18 baseball games
scheduled at the park on a Saturday, and an adult softball league
tournament with 15 players per team using the two fields. Scenario 2
assumes 18 baseball games, a youth baseball league with 14 players per
team using the two fields, and the multi-purpose building being used
for three events (birthday party, wedding, conference, community
meeting, etc.), Scenario 3. assumes 10 youth soccer games with 15
players per team using the two fields, and three events scheduled at
the multi-purpose building.
Traffic Generation Forecast
As shown in Table 1, the number of trips generated by the park on a
typical active Saturday range from a high of 2,604 trips for Scenario 2
to a low of 1,9$4 trips for Scenario 1.
The traffic forecast was developed based on one inbound and one
outbound trip for each participant in the organized athletic activities at
the park. Although some participants may walk, bike or carpool to the
park, and therefore decrease tate number of vehicular trips to the park,
there are approximately an equal number of coaches, referees, and
spectators who will drive to the park. Therefore, one inbound and one
outbound trip per participant is expected to provide a good estimate of
the amount of traffic to and from the park. The traffic
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SATURDAY TRAFFIC AND PARKING ANALYSIS
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SATURDAYANTICIPATED
PAR14ING DEMAND
Morning
Afternoon
Sat.
2 -Way
Park C6mponent
Trips
Average
Peak
Average
Peak
Scenario 1
2 Ballfields
1,080
60
120
60.
120
Tennis Courts
130
9
17
4
8
Rollerblade Court
560
16
40
16
40
Pkn1c (50 Pe Ie
30
0
0
17
25
Sub -Total
ISSOO
94
177
97
193
Plus 10%Conten gency
IN
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10
19
TOTAL SCENARIO 1
1,950
103
195
197
212
Scenario 2
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Multi -Purpose Bldg.
630
107
107
107
107
2 RallfixJds
1,010
45
112
45
112
Tennis Courts
no
9
17
4
8
Rollerblade Court
560
16
40
16
40
Picnic (50 People)
30
0
0
17
25
2,360
177
276
189
292
Plus 10% Contingency
240
18
28
19
29
TOTALSCENAR102
2,600
195
304
208
321
Scenario 3
Multi -Purpose Bldg.
630
107
107
107
107
2 Balifields
600
48
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48
120
Tennis Courts
130
9
17
4
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Rollerblade Court
670
19
48
19
48
Picnic (50 PCOEIC)
30
0
0
17
25
Sub-Tot—al
Sub-Total
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183
292
.195
308
Plus 10% Contingency
210
18
29
20
31
TALSCEKAR103
TOTAL
1 2,270
201,
321
215
339
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forecast was then increased by ten percent to account for other uses at
the park (tot lot, trails, basketball court, etc.)
The trip generation potential for the multi-purpose building is
estimated to total 630 trips (315 inbound, 315. outbound) for a "typicar,
active Saturday when a maximum of three events (birthday party,
wedding, conference, community meeting) are scheduled.
The weekday traffic forecast for the park is expected to be significantly
lower than the Saturday forecast presented in Table 1. Further, pant
traffic is expected to be distributed in approximately equal amounts to
Fantera Drive both north and south of the park and to Bowcreek
Drive. Therefore,. approximately 30 to 40 percent of the total project
traffic is expected to be on any one street segment near the park. On
a Saturday, based on this general distribution pattern ( a maximum of:
40 percent to any one road segment) Pantera Bark Scenarios 1, 2 and
3 would potentially add 790, 1040, and 910 new trips, respectfully, to a
roadway adjacent to the park,
In February 1994, weekday traffic. counts were completed on Pantera
Drive both north and south of Bowcreek Drive and on Bowcreek Drive
adjacent to the planned park site. The counts indicated that traffic
volumes are relatively low near Pantera Park. Currently, on a weekday
on Pantera Drive there are approximately 500 trips per day north of
Bowcreek, with 340 daily weekday trips adjacent to the park site.
There are 440 daily weekday trips on Bowcreek Drive near the park,
Weekday and Saturday daily traffic volumes are generally similar in a
residential neighborhood. Although weekday morning. and evening
peak hour volumes are generally higher than the peak hour volumes
on a Saturday, Saturday traffic volumes are typically spread out .more
evenly and over a larger portion of the day.
None of the proposed usage scenarios for Pantera ]Park are expected to
exceed the capacity of the adjacent street system.
A future school site is planned immediately west of Pantera Park. A
school does not generally generate a significant amount of traffic on a
weekend, which is the busiest time for a park (unless school facilities
are used for Saturday activities). Conversely, during the peak arrival
and, departure times for the school the park will generate little or no
traffic. An elementary school with 600 students is expected to generate
650 daily weekday trips, with -1$0 trips forecast during the AM peak
hour on a weekday (110 inbound, 70 outbound).
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Parking Forecast
An average and peak parking forecast during both the Saturday
morning and afternoon periods for each park scenario is also presented
in Fable 1. The average parking demand in Table 1 reflects conditions
during a typical busy Saturday, but it, does not account for the peak
parking condition that occurs between the overlap between when
people arrive for the next game and people leave from the prior game.
The peak parking demand shown in Table 1 reflects the parking
demand during this relatively short overlap period. It is not generally
feasible to provide sufficient on-site parking to satisfy this short peak
period; however, on -street or off-site parking should be provided to
support this peak demand.
The average parking demand in Table 1 assumes that 80 percent of the
parents stay to watch their children's game and that there are three
people per car for those using the picnic facilities. The peak demand
assumes that one parking space is required for each participant and all
the players for the next game arrive before those participating in the
prior game leave, plus a vehicle occupancy of only two people per car
for those using the picnic facilities. The picnic facilities are not
expected to be used extensively until the afternoon period.
For a "typical' active Saturday, the multi-purpose building can be
utilized for three separate events. Assuming the community center is
utilized in the morning, and early and late afternoon, results in a
maximum (average and peak) parking. demand of 107 spaces (267
persons + 2.5 persons/vehicle - 107 parked vehicles) for each event.
The current park plan has approximately 140 on-site parking spaces,
which will support the average parking requirements for Scenario 1.
The forecast average parking requirements for SmaQarios 2 and 3
exceed the on-site parking supply by 55 and 61 spaces, respectively,
during the morning, and by 68 and 75 spaces, respectively, during the
afternoon. Approximately 60 cars could potentially park on Pantera
Drive adjacent to the park to accommodate this excess average
demand and/or peak parking demand when there are overlapping
activities at the site. Additional parking for Pantera park (possibly for
the scheduled events) could be provided at the future school site
immediately west of the park.
'ark Ingress/Egress and On -Site Circulation
One access point to the park will provide adequate ingress/egress to
the parking proposed at the site. However, circulation could be
improved, particularly given the long linear configuration of the
parking area, if one driveway was provided- near each end of the
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parking area. Further, sight distance :from the park driveway in its
current location on the inside of a curve is not ideal, and landscaping
and grading in the sight line from the driveway would have to be
controlled to ensure that adequate sight distance is provided. Sight
distance would be improved by locating the park driveway as far as
possible from the curve. It is i nportant to note, however, that
residents in the area have expressed their concern that the driveway be
located as far as possible from the front of their homes.
14. PUBLIC SERVICES
a. The proposed project will generate additional demand for fire.
protection services. This impact, however, is not considered significant,
as the park structures will be built in accordance with existing fire
safety requiremenis that will reduce potential impacts to a less than
significant level. Typically, pack uses generate relatively low demand
for fire protection services. Pantera Park will be served by the County
Fire Department from a station located approximately 1.25 miles from
the site. The County Fire Department will review the project plans,
and the project will provide fire flow and hydrants specified by the Fire
Department, Since the park will generate a relatively limited demand
for additional fire protection services and fire services are adequate,
this impact is considered less than significant.
b. The proposed park will generate additional demand for police
protection services to provide security and assistance to park users and
residents. Police protection will be provided by the County Sheriff's
Department out of the Walnut -San Dimas Station. This impact is
considered less than significant because: 1) police protection services
are currently adequate, 2) the proposed park is not expected to
generate demand for police protection that would be high enough to
require -expanding the services, and 3) the project includes safety
features such as locked gates and safety and security lighting for the
parking, community center, and other facilities, that will reduce the
potential for crime.
c. The proposed project will provide park facilities for residents of
Diamond Bar. The project will have no impact on local schools.
d. The proposed project will, provide needed additional park and
recreational facilities for the community, substantially increasing
recreation opportunities for residents of Diamond Bar. This is
considered a beneficial impact.
e. The proposed project will require maintenance of additional park
facilities. Maintenance services will be provided by the City Parks and
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Recreation Department and its contractors. As the Department has
the capacity to provide these services, this impact is considered less
than significant,
L The proposed project will not have a significant effect on other
governmental services since it does not provide housing nor substantial
new employment.
15. ENERGY
a and b. Tine proposed project will not use substantial amounts of fuel or energy
and will not require the development of new sources of energy. The
major use of energy will be electricity for lighting of park facilities..
This level of energy use is not expected to significantly affect available
energy resources.
16. UTILITIES
a. Southern California Edison will provide electric service to the project
site via underground and overhead utility lines. Natural gas will be
provided to the site by the Southern California Oras Company via
underground mains. The proposed project will require new utility
connections. These connections will be placed underground in
conformance with existing requirements of the utility providers. Since
existing standard requirements will adequately reduce the project
potential impact on electric and natural gas utilities, this impact is
considered less than significant.
b. The proposed project will be served by private telephone, or other
communications utilities. The service providers will install utility
connections as needed and in accordance with existing regulations. No
significant impact is anticipated,
c. Water will be provided to the project site by the Walnut Valley Water
District via water mains located in the adjacent streets. The. City will
need to install or augment water mains and water lines to serve
Pantera Park and provide adequate fire flow. All of the necessary
augmentation and/or upgrading of water utilities will. be constructed in
conformance with existing requirements of the City of Diamond ]Bar
and the County the Fire Department. These requirements include
reviews of engineering site plans, determination of necessary
construction and/or abandonment of water lines and water mains, and
-a determination of fire flow and hydrant requirements. Since existing
requirements will adequately reduce potential impacts on water
utilities, this impact is considered less than significant.
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d. The proposed project will generate relatively little wastewater. Most of
the water will be used for irrigating the landscape, and only use of
restrooms will generate wastewater. This level of wastewater
generation is not considered significant. The project will require
constructing a new sewer lateral to connect the site to the existing
sewer system. The necessary construction of sewer utility lines will be
performed in accordance with the existing requirements of the County.
The proposed project will also be required to pay hook-up fees to the
County sewer facilities, as part of the standard permitting process. The
connection fees are intended for a construction of expansions to the
sewerage system necessary to accommodate now development. Since
these existing requirements ws11 adequately reduce the project potential
impact on sewer utilities, this impact is considered less than significant.
e. The project will construct drainage improvements to collect
stormwater. The project includes some hardscape and structures which
willl cover some of the pervious surface, Most of the site will remain
with pervious surfaces including landscaped and natural acres, playing
fields, trails, picnic area, and others, Thus, the increase in the amount
and rate of storm runoff from the site will not be significant. Drainage
improvements will be constructed in accordance with County
requirements which will mitigate potential impacts on the drainage
system to a less -than -significant level,
f. Most of the waste generated by the proposed park will be "green"
organic waste such as grass clippings, leaves, tree branches, etc. This
waste can be recycled for compost and other plant materials, and used
for landscape maintenance. This waste will be disposed of by private
landscaping contractors under contract to the City. The City routinely
requires its landscape contractors to recycle as much green waste as
possible on the ground. Landscape contractors for Pantera Park will
also be required to greencycle on the, ground. (There is little
composting of City green waste since it is still not economical enough.
Once it becomes economical, private contractors are expected to use
the park's green waste for composting as well.) The standard City
requirement of recycling of grecn waste will reduce potential project
impact to a less that, significant level. In addition, the proposed
protect will be required to conform to the City's waste reduction
programs required under the California Integrated Waste Management
Act of 1989, further reducing potential impacts on waste disposal
facilities.
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17. HUMAN HEAL'T'H
a and b. The proposed project is a park whose routine operation will neither
create health hazards or expose people to new health hazards.
However, the proposal for a water pond/water detention feature may
create the potential for an accident, such as a child falling into the
pond and getting injured. To eliminate this safety concern the staff
has recommended not to include this water feature in the park's
landscape design, reducing potential impact to a less than significant
level. However, should the retention pond be included in the park's
design, the project will incorporate the following mitigation measure to
reduce potential impact to a less than significant level:
1. Safety features, such as fencing, will be incorporated into the design
of the water element to reduce the potential for accidents.
19. AESTHETICS
The proposed project will develop a currently vacant site with park facilities,
which some people may consider to be a visual improvement. The park facilities
will include a small, one story community center building which is consistent in
height and size with the surrounding housing development. The higher elevation
of the surrounding -houses will reduce the potential for obstructing their views,
and the project's landscaping will further buffer homes adjoining the park.
Therefore, this impact is considered less than significant.
19. RECREATION
The proposed project will have a beneficial impact of substantially increasing the
City's recreation facilities.
20. CULTURAL RESOURCES
a through d. The site's soils have been disturbed in the past when the site was
graded. There are no historic structures on the site, and no known
archaeological sites. The site is not used for religious or sacred uses,
and no unique ethnic values will be affected by the project's
development. The project, therefore, will not affect cultural resources.
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REFERENCES
1. Robert Searcy, Associate Planner, City of Diamond Bar
2. City of Diamond Bar, 1994 Draft General Plan, June 30, 1994.
3. Pantera Park Potential Traffic Characteristics, Muscott, Law & Greenspan
Engineers, February 11, 1994.
4. Review Comments for the Pantera Park Traffic Forecast, Austin -Foust
Associates, August 26, 1994,
5. South Coast Air Quality Management District, CEQA'Air Quality Handbook;
revised November, 1993.
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