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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/11/1990t \moi CITY OF DIAMOND BAR I MINUTES OF CITY PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 11, 1990 The Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar convened in a regular session at 7:00 p -m, in the Walnut Valley School District Board Meeting Room, 880 South Lemon Street, Walnut, California. PRESENT: 4 COMMISSIONERS: Grothe, Lin, MacBride, Vice Chairman Harmony, and Chairman Schey ABSENT: 0 COMMISSIONERS: ALSO PRESENT: Bill Curley, City Attorney Ron Kranzer, City Engineer Dennis Tarango, Acting Planning Director Robert Searcy, Assistant Planning Director Dawn Anderson, Planning Technician Larry Weissman, Associate Planner MINUTES: Chairman Schey asked the Commission to consider the Minutes of May 14, 1990. Secretary Tarango stated that staff wishes to hold the review of the minutes over to the next meeting in order to allow staff time to make some additional revisions. Motion was made by Vice, Chairman Harmony and seconded by Commissioner Grothe to continue the minutes to the next meeting. MOTION CARRIED unanimously. MATTERS FROM THE PUBLIC: There were none. CONSENT CALENDAR: 1. City Council Minutes - meetings of May Ist, 15th and 22nd, 1990. I� 1 „i -, -I„ 711'! ITT1`117"I DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JUNE 11, 1990 2. Future meetings: Joint meeting with the City Council June 12, 1990 at 6:30 p.m. at Walnut Valley Unified School District Board Room, 880 N. Lemon Avenue. Motion was made by Vice Chairman Harmony and seconded by Commissioner MacBride'to approve the consent calendar. MOTION CARRIED unanimously. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1. Height Ordinance Revision Draft. The ordinance provides a new definition for the "height of buildings or structures". A uniform height limit of thirty- five feet would be specified in Zones R-1, R-2, R-3, C -H, C- 1, and C-2, without reference to the number of stories and without reference to the Director's Review Procedure. The variance becomes the uniform means of modifying height restrictions in all zones. Chairman Schey stated that he believed that there was an aspect of the new proposed code which would require review of staff under certain circumstances. He asked if this was also being deleted. Secretary Tarango stated that the alternative would be through a variance procedure. Vice Chairman Harmony asked staff what would be the criteria for an appeal of this ordinance and what is the reasoning for the proposed ordinance? Secretary Tarango stated that topography, architectural distinction, and 3 story homes where this type of structure would be in conformance with the surrounding area are some of the reasons for an appeal. Chairman Schey asked Mr. Curley if there was a criteria for granting variances in the State Planning Code. Mr. Curley stated that there is a list of requirements that have to be satisfied. He also stated that in any consideration of variances, the Commission will want to make detailed findings to support the rationale. 2 �� 1113"T - T �— - 77' '1F11771 7-11 .-- IN DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JUNE 11, 1990 Mr. Searcy stated that the reason the present ordinance might not be suitable for the City of Diamond Bar is because Diamond Bar has a unique terrain over the vast majority of the City. The way the ordinance was written for the County it is not adequate to fit the topography that Diamond Bar has and the unique situations that may arise in residential development in particular. They will not be changing the height limitation, only the reference to basement and cellar. This will allow as many floors as one can build within thirty-five feet. Motion was made by Vice Chairman Harmony and seconded by Commissioner Grothe to direct staff to draft a height ordinance for the Planning Commission to review and to establish a public hearing date. MOTION CARRIED unanimously. 2. DBIA Informal Sign Survey. Secretary Tarango stated that he felt it would be beneficial for the Commission to see input from DBIA and the Chamber of Commerce regarding the sign ordinance. This Ordinance will be one of the items discussed at the Joint meeting of June 12th and it is also scheduled for public hearing on June 25th. Commissioner MacBride stated that the survey conducted by DBIA is interesting in that it uses the questionnaire that was prepared by the Chamber of Commerce for business purposes. These questions were placed in the Windmill and everyone who receives a copy of the Windmill was asked to spend $.25 if they were interested in receiving the questionnaire and return it with their comments. He was pleased with the number of citizens who participated in this survey. He stated that he played a large part in this survey. He felt that his position now on the Planning Commission may be perceived as prejudice and he wanted to tell the community that he is sensitive to their needs. Due to this fact, he offered his resignation as president of the Diamond Bar Improvement Association to the Board. He feels that he will be able to participate objectively in the discussions, research and the eventual ordinance that will ensue. Chairman Schey felt that it would be appropriate to hold this item over to tomorrow's meeting since it is one of the topics of the meeting. 3 I - . Sa DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JUNE 11, 1990 3. Televising of Planning Commission Meetings. Secretary Tarango stated that a few months ago the Planning Commission decided to hold this over to June 11th Commission meeting to allow City Council time to work out any possible contracts with Jones Inter -Cable Company. This is brought to the Commission for further discussion so that they can direct staff as necessary to notify the Council of what their preference is. Vice Chairman Harmony asked Jones Inter -Cable to come before the Commission and discuss this matter with them. Janet Spatz, representing Jones Inter -Cable, stated that they are in the process of working with the Council to provide an opportunity to tape their Council meetings. She will submit a proposal to them tomorrow. She has discussed with the Council members individually how she feels and how they feel. They do not have the ability to do live transmissions. Their only means at this time is cable. These tapes will be immediately erased after they are shown on cable, they do not library tapes. They are prepared to, with Council's permission, tape Planning Commission meetings. She asked the Commission to think about whether they would like every meeting taped. There will be additional lights and microphones that will need to be brought in. Mr. Van Nort has suggested that she come before Council on July 3rd. Vice Chairman Harmony felt that the City will be making some important decisions such as building codes, tree ordinances, etc. and he feels that the City needs to be made aware of these. He hoped that the Commission express interest to the Council that they conclude their negotiations with Jones Inter -Cable as soon as possible and that the Commission be included in that decision. Motion was made by Vice Chairman Harmony and seconded by Commissioner MacBride that the Planning Commission direct the chairman of the Commission to prepare a memo or letter to the City Council expressing the Commission's interest and concern in developing cable programming for not only the City Council but also the Planning Commission. 4 Z DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JUNE 11, 1990 Commissioner Grothe stated that he felt that this was premature since the Commission does not know what the Council's feelings on the matter are. If Council wishes to have their meetings televised, he would like to watch a few of theirs prior to making a decision. Chairman Schey felt that the motion would give Council information on what the Commission's stand is on this subject, to let them know that there is not any opposition on this matter. Commissioner MacBride felt that this would be an educational tool if wisely used, not to be politicalized. Chairman Schey called for a vote: AYES: 4 NAYES: 0 ABSTAINED: Commissioner Grothe PUBLIC HEARING: 1. Zone Chanae/Conditional Use Permit 88-555, A Zone Change from A-1-15,000 (Light Agricultural - 15,000 square foot minimum lot size) to C-3- DP -BE (Unlimited Commercial - Development Program - Billboard Exclusion) and Conditional Use Permit to allow a 100 room hotel on 2.3 acres. The site is located at 1035 1/2 Banning Way, Diamond Bar, Ca. This item was held over from the May 14, 1990 Planning Commission meeting to allow the applicant to provide staff with additional information. 5 1�1� - - --., .. DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JUNE 11, 1990 Mr. Searcy stated that the Commission continued the project at the February 26th meeting asking the applicant to revise the site plan reflecting some of the concerns expressed that evening. The applicant has redesigned the complex to show the entry building as a 2 -story building instead of a 3 -story building. The approximate height of the 2 -story structure will be 19 feet. The back two structures are 3 -stories, which are about 28 feet in height. The size of the meeting room has been reduced to one floor and about 19 feet in height. The reason that the front building was lowered was due to the Privacy concerns of the residents that live across from the project. With this 2 -floor revision, the difference in elevation and the block wall, the applicant feels that this would provided more privacy for the residents. There will be one monument sign which will be approximately 6 feet in height with a face of about 66 square feet. A wall sign is proposed to be located in the rear which will be approximately 90 square feet. A directional sign is proposed to be no more than the code will allow. One of the concerns was safety pertaining to the location of the swimming pool. Based upon the interior circulation, the pool was relocated behind the assembly area. The landscape plan was submitted. The plan indicates a hedge of trees to be included for aesthetics and privacy. The applicant seeks to maintain as many of the existing trees on site as possible. There are some trees on site that they will be able to be located on the interior section, but most will have to be removed. The street improvements consisting of widening the street and installing curbs, gutters and sidewalks will require some trees to be removed. The elevations reflect what the site will look like. There is a tower which is approximately 36.5 feet and the sign that is proposed to be located on the tower is visible from all sides. The tower sign is approximately 90 square feet on each side. There were concerns from the Commission pertaining to traffic. There is a re -striping plan which will be explained by the Applicant's Traffic Engineer. This will allow for left hand turns the main access, keep one of the conditions will be that it is addressed off Colima Road. Property across the Street is zoned Unlimited Commercial, office building, to the south R-1; Neighborhood Commercial; north A-1, nursery operating as retail enterprises and an easement controlled by Cal -trans. 6 31 DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JUNE 11, 1990 Ron Kranzer, City Engineer, has reviewed the traffic impact analysis as submitted by the applicant's engineer. He agrees with the number of trips that will be generated by this proposed project. He does have a little bit of a disagreement with the origin and destination of the trips generated. The major issue is that as the project is proposed, it does site on Colima Road and he feels that, even though the applicant has submitted a plan that shows the channelization that would be necessary on Colima Road, it precludes left turns in and out, making Banning Way the major entrance and exit. The plan is a striping plan instead of a raised median plan. Mr. Kranzer feels that the only way to appropriately address the traffic concerns at that intersection would be to include a raised median. Part of the City Engineer's recommendation, if this project is approved, is to require the applicant to install a raised median. This poses the question that if the main entrance on Colima does not have ingress and egress onto Colima Road as far as the east bound lanes are concerned, it would probably behoove someone to look at this project and reorient it to have its entrance off of Banning Way. _ Another concern that the City Engineer has is that there will be some impacts on the section of Lemon and Colima which are already experiencing some problems. One of his recommendations is that this particular project, if app-r-oved, contribute to the improvement of that traffic signal improvement program. There is also some widening that would have to be done in front of the office complex easterly of Banning Way to accommodate the lane transitions and full improvements on Colima Road and on Banning Way. There is a possibility that there may be some impacts at the intersection of Colima and Brea Canyon Road. - - 7.7 ri1°TT7TT7171 _._.,.�r,._. _. -_r_. v_..i rr-n.is_•-_. ___ru st Y4rdwYYN dI{1ltl1YFWUt'MNWWIINWdiYdrW.-0L ._, (' ' 0 DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JUNE 11, 1990 Chairman Schey asked Mr. Kranzer if the participation level that he is recommending in his memo was based on percentage of the estimated improvement or was it an estimate. Mr. Kranzer indicated that it was partly an estimate. The improvements at Colima Road and Lemon would be the addition of left turn phasing for Lemon Avenue. Mr. Kranzer stated that Secretary Tarango asked him about the possibility of an interchange on Lemon Avenue with the 60 Freeway. Approximately 10 years ago it was planned as a full diamond type of interchange and the right-of-way was some what reserved and set back. It was then deemed by Cal -trans to be used only for an on-ramp west bound and an off -ramp east bound because of the proximity with Brea Canyon off -ramp. Approximately 1 1/2 years ago the City of Industry undertook a study and Mr. Kranzer's firm was somewhat involved. At that time it was proposed by City of Industry to go back to the full diamond type of interchange. It was reviewed, studied thoroughly and decided absolutely not. Secretary Tarango added that he has a copy of the Feasibility Study. In talking with the owner, there was some questions regarding the sensitivity and confidentiality of the market study. As he understands now this study is public record. Mr. Searcy summarized what the market study indicated. The study indicated that the occupancy will be at a level of 85 percent after one year of operation. The average daily rate will be $33. The applicant has indicated that they have a contention with the 3rd conclusion of the study which stated that approximately 64 percent of the occupancy will be commercial trucker demand and 36 percent will be tourist/transient demand. The property is affiliated with the Quality International Reservation Inns and they feel that their target market will be drawn from the City of Industry and also transient/passerby from the 60 Freeway. He stated that he thought that the applicant would also like to suggest that in addition to the conditions that staff has developed that they submitted some conditions that they will not be opposed to that are placed upon hotel projects by Cities such as West Hollywood. 0 01 DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JUNE 11. 1990 Public Hearing was Opened. Gary Shihoma, representing the applicant, stated that they have taken into consideration every suggestion and concern that was raised by the neighbors and homeowners at the last meeting. The applicants have decided to secure the entire building.They will have a 24 hour security guard on the premises. In addition, the only entrance into the motel will bethroughthe front where guests and visitors will monitored. He added that guests will, be given a key so that they can enter from other entrances throughout the complex. The rooms can only be reached by entering the motel complex, they cannot be reached by simply y walking up to the door. He indicated that they felt, that by 'havi'ng a security guard there, he will not only be watching the motel, he will also be watching the neighborhood. All of the lighting on the project will be shielded and directed away from Colima and away from the homes. There will be no tall pole signs. There will only be the signs which were previously discussed. Mr. Shihoma stated that _ regardless of what the market study indicated, the applicant has not designed or planned to market this hotel as a truck stop hotel. He stated that the market study was an independent study. The company who did the study stated that based upon the location of Diamond Bar, it would seem to reason that an obvious target audience for a motel in that area would be truckers. The applicant is trying to target the tourist and family audience. Due to this, the owner has 'decided not to charge any children under 18 who are accompanying their parents to the motel. The applicant indicated that he made an effort to meet with the homeowners. He contact Mrs. Martindale several times, but do to conflicting schedules, they could not meet. He stated that if the owner has a hotel for truckers. he must provide parking. The owner of this motel will provide compact and standard parking only, not parking which will provide for truckers. They are also willing to recommend that the striping around the property be painted red so that trucks cannot Park along the streets in front of the complex. They are willing to abide by Y g the Cit Engineer's s recommendations. He stated that he was given the information from his traffic engineer that there has only been one accident on that corner. f .,. I I �� !1 f i711171 n'p..:TIIn711 Illl717111ar .r , ,— w.,.._., w.- ..1,„a„.m.,,.,1--.. — _I <--. _ . ,— --. _ ._ i,,,t.d,WW, MW6ek0W9%L9,eWwadLA1,,_ - INNS DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JUNE 11, 1990 Huey Liu, Project Traffic Engineer,. stated that the motel project will generate less than 2 cars during the peak traffic hour. The motel traffic doesn't coincide with the regular commuter traffic. He made a comparison between the traffic generated by the proposed motel and the traffic generated if the site was to be developed for retail offices. The motel traffic generates about 1,000 cars in a 24 hour period, about 70 of those cars during the peak traffic hour. General offices would generate about 110 cars during the peak traffic hour. Medical offices would generate substantially higher number of cars, approximately 180 cars during the peak traffic hour. Retail shops would generate the most amount of traffic during the peak traffic hour. Mr. Liu obtained a copy of the traffic accident reports for 1989 at the intersection of Colima and Lemon. He obtained this data from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. From that data, he has interpreted that only one accident has occurred during that year. Vice Chairman Harmony stated that the project engineer indicated in his report that the project will generate 2 trips per peak hour. Mr. Liu stated that during the a.m. peak hour about 70 trips per hour are generated and the p.m. peak hour about 63 trips per hour are generated. The 2 trips per peak hour are calculated per minute. Vice Chairman Harmony also stated that Mr. Liu's study indicated that 60 percent of the traffic leaving the site will go west on Colima and turn on Fairway to enter onto the Freeway. Vice Chairman Harmony stated that he is assuming that 50 percent of the traffic will exit off of Brea Canyon down the street heading east and 40 percent coming up Brea Canyon. He asked Mr. Liu how he arrived at these numbers instead of most of the traffic turning left out of the complex and going back to the nearest access. Mr. Liu indicated that this report was done about 1 year ago and at that time he believes that some of these percentages he obtained from the Los Angeles County Road Department. 10 DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JUNE 11, 1996 Ruth Ormsby, Director of Development for Quality International Inn California, stated that she wanted to show the Commission some comparisons. The stabilized year occupancy in the report for the proposed motel was 85 percent. The consultant who conducted this study rarely predict that enthusiastically. Typically they will not stabilize a motel at occupancies above 72 percent to 75 percent. This shows that they thought that a hotel of this size would be supported by the demand in this area. To compare nation- wide, the average in the hotel industry is only 64 percent to 65 percent occupancy. The owners of motels can control who the users are of their motel, rates are one of these methods. Although the market indicated rates that were in the mid 30's, the gentleman who did the study indicated that he failed to take into account some of the marketing plans and programs that the owner was going to implement. The owner anticipates rates in the low to mid $40.'s, which is above the two competitive motels in the area. The Sleep Inns that are currently open cater to the commercial, family and seniors market. Chairman Schey asked Ms. Ormsby, in doing the market analysis, how did the elimination of truckers affect the occupancy. Ms. Ormsby stated that when the trucker market is eliminated the owner will have to supplement with other markets. Chairman Schey asked if they were proposing to fence or wall the perimeter in some manner in order to insure the security of the motel The applicant' indicated that there will be a wall along the entire project.. The wall will be 4 feet along Colima and 6 feet along Lemon. Commissioner MacBride stated that he will not be participating in the review of the project, but he is interested in why there is such an emphasis on the orientation of the project. The applicant stated that when this project was first submitted to the County a year ago, they recommended that the frontage be onto Colima. Chairman Schey stated that what the City Engineer's presentation was eluding to, was that maybe it would be best to orient the main access off of Banning which is intersecting with Colima anyway. Secretary Tar ango, stated that the Sheriff and 'Fire Departments also recommended that the access be off of Colima. DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JUNE 11, 1990 Mr. Kranzer stated that one of the concerns he had with orienting the project towards Colima Road, even with a raised median, was a perception by the people going easterly on Colima to go to that facility, try to make a U-turn to get to the main entrance even though there would be signs stating no U-turns'. He is not suggesting that the main entrance be on Banning Way, but some orientation of the facility so as to make it enticing to go into the Banning Way entrance and then get to the main entrance to the facility. Vice Chairman Harmony had a question regarding the letter from Walnut Valley Water District pertaining to the water capacity for the site. He asked the City Engineer where the mains would be that they would have to extend to. Mr. Kranzer suspected that there are mains on Lemon Avenue. The reservoirs are above Lemon in the hills. The fire flow is the largest problem. Their sustained fire flow requirement far exceeds the domestic use that they would have. This would be a condition that they would have _- to comply with if approval was granted for this project. Vice Chairman Harmony stated that he also hada concern about the �,- neighbors privacy. He wanted to know what the view was from the windows of the rooms on the second and third floors of the motel. The applicant presented the Commission with a sketch of what the line of site was for the project. The applicant stated that people staying on the 2nd and 3rd floors will be able to see straight across but will not be able to see over a fence, into someone's backyard. Vice Chairman Harmony also asked how the buildings will appear along the roof line, whether there will air conditioning units located on top of the buildings? Ms. Ormsby stated that typically in Sleep Inns air conditioning units are not located on top of the buildings. These are centralized air conditioning systems located inside the rooms themselves. Mr. Harmony also asked for pictures of what the inside of the rooms.will look like to help them get an idea of the type of clientele this motel will attract, Ms. Ormsby passed a brochure around to each of the Commissioners. 12 w • � WIi�4i✓"r DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JUNE 11, 1990 Vice Chairman Harmony asked what conclusion had been made regarding the nursery. Secretary Tarango stated that he recalled that there were some questions on the use of the property. By code the nursery is designated as a retail site. The City is under process of reverting the piece of property to a wholesale nursery. Widening of the street will be one of the mitigating conditions. The Cal -trans issue has been discussed thoroughly. Chairman Schey stated that his main concern was whether additional access could be obtained on the east end of the vacant property east of the office building. He was concerned with the viability of a project on a site that is isolated 'between two developed sites and a freeway. Secretary Tara,ngo stated that this would be limited to what they could provide for that piece of property. Vice Chairman Harmony asked if the City of Industry will be establishing the trucking company down by Circuit -City. He is interested in possible access. Mr. Kranze'r stated that Industry has a new Cisco Wholesale Foods which is a large operation. This was a consideration when the they were discussing the truck routes in Diamond Bar. As much as they would have liked to preclude Colima Road as being a truck route, they were precluded from doing this due to the fact that it is the most direct route to the on and off -ramps of the 60 Freeway. This is expected to be a heavy truck route. The City of Diamond Bar has adopted a commercial parking restriction on all city streets for 36 minutes. Colima Road will be posted shortly where the trucks will be prohibited from parking. There will be a tremendous trucking industry in that area. Commissioner Lin asked the applicant if the inclusion of a security guard was a standard requirement for this type of industry? Ms. Ormsby stated that this is entirely up to the owner. This is not typically done as a standard in the industry. Commissioner Lin stated that security was a concern of the neighborsandasked how they were going to enforce this issue to guarantee that the security guard is provided. Ms. Ormsby stated that if this is a concern of the City then this should be passed on to the developer to be made a requirement or a condition of the development. Those in Favor of the Project. There were none. 13 I DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF TUNE 11, 1940 Those in Opposition of the Project. N Joanne Rogan, 1144 S. Crofter, is opposed to the construction of a hotel in that area., She feels that the area is primarily residential and a project such as a hotel does not conform with that area. She felt that the site is too close to two schools. She feels that there are enough hotels in this area. There will be 935 room after the Comfort Inn opens and the Shilo Inn adds 135 room next spring. She has been told by two individuals at hotels that the Ramada Inn in Diamond Bar is not doing well and is not happy with its occupancy. An alternative to its marketing would be to invite truckers. She is concerned with the traffic. More accidents occur at the intersection of Lemon and Brea Canyon then appears to be reported by the Sheriff. She wanted to know if there had been a recent traffic Study down for the intersection of Lemon and Colima and did that study include the presence of a hotel. Due to the fact that there will' not be restaurant located at this site, the occupants will be entering and exiting the site to travel to restaurants. She does note' feel that the traffic study conducted by the applicant's traffic engineer reflects the true traffic pattern. She also feels that Colima is being visually polluted. Sunny Martindale, 1333 Rapid View Drive, stated that she is concerned with the clientele of the motel and the possible danger this might present to the neighbors' children due to the fact that the children will have to cross in front of the motel on their way to school. She spoke to the management of the several hotels and although occupancy figure$ are confidential, she was told that rooms are always available. An Assistant Manager at the Executive Suites led her to believe that their occupancy level is less than 50 percent. There was an article in the Progress Bulletin that pointed out that this area is grossly over -built with hotels and, at the present rate of occupancy, it would take several years for demand to catch-up with supply. She feels that with the lower room rates for this motel, it will serve truckers, transients and the like as stated by the applicant's market study and will attract additional 18 wheeler traffic on Colima. She would like to know the impact of low rate motels on the immediate area in which they are located, especially those in or near residential areas. Nancy Stoops, 20505 East 'Clear Springs Court, stated that her foremost concern is for th'e safety of the children in that area. She stated that there is an accident happening or almost happening every weekend. Her cul-de-sac is currently used as a turn -around point for cars. They currently have enough traffic in this area without adding to it by approving this development. 14 DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JUNE 11, 1990. Susan Green, 1230 S. Mahogany Court, stated that she submitted a petition to the Commission. She walked around the neighborhood for one hour with a'petition and not one resident turned her down. Her daughter no longer walks to school due to the fact that her daughter's girlfriend was almost hit by a, car while walking to school. The one accident recorded is not an accurate count of traffic accidents. She is also a corporate business person and she does not stay in hotels where the rates are S30 to $40 a night. Corporate business people normally stay $60 to $70 a night hotels. Mrs. Cleavland, 1477 Fairlance Dr., stated that she was involved in a car accident in this area in September, her sister was also in an accident on 'Walnut and Colima in 1988. She opposes any additional development, especially a hotel, in her neighborhood. Art Fritz, 20635 Larkstone, stated that he travels through this intersection almost daily. He suggested that a SWITRS study be obtained from the Sheriff's Department. He was concerned that even if the Commission did require the applicant to employ a security \ guard, if at the time the permit is pulled the applicant no longer has the funds to do so. He referred to one of the questions on the Burden of Proof which asked why this project is necessary. He indicated that the applicant stated that this project meets the needs of the area. He does not feel that the applicant has justified this statement by the materials that they have presented this evening. He asked the Commission that if they approve this project, that the zoning be rezoned to Cl. Jose Balero, 1510 Gold Canyon, stated that he is opposed with the project. He is concerned with the growing trucking business that will be in the area of the Cisco Warehouse Foods. He is concerned with the visual affect of the proposed 6 foot wall along the site. He was also concerned with the invitation this motel might give to additional truckers. Jeff Sesler, 20737 Belfield, stated that he has an expertise in lighting. In looking at the rendering of the site he does not see any lighting position and he was wondering what the site line would be Like in terms of glare, light pollution, the 'maintained foot candle levels and what the minimum and maximum levels would be, as well as, the type of lighting the applicant was planning to use. Mr. Sesler felt that the difference between a motel project and a retail or office project would be familiarity with the roads. Travelers staying at the motel will probably not be familiar with the roads in that area. f 15 DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF TUNE ll, 1990 Mike Akinson, 1313 S. Lemon, stated that he was concerned with traffic. With the new school open, traffic in the morning became very dangerous. He also stated that he works in law enforcement. The current daily expense for government employees is about $120. This breaks down to $86 a day for hotel room and $34 for meals. His experience has been that motels invite additional crime into the neighborhood due to the exclusion they provide. Anne Flesher, 20647 Larkstone, voiced her concern also the traffic. The market study stated that 64 percent of the hotel's occupancy will be truckers and there is certainly the market to support the $33 a night rate with the development that is taking place in the City of Industry. Public Hear was Closed. Mr. Shihoma stated that the resident's concern that the rate of $33 a night will attract truckers is not the intention of the applicant. He will be building an upper -end motel with high quality materials. He will charge whatever the market bears, if he can charge higher rates, he will.. Chairman Schey stated that he is not particularly concerned with the traffic. The traffic problem already exists and will be impacted by any development that is approved for this site. He is not convinced that a hotel/motel is the best use for this site. Vice Chairman Harmony agreed with Chairman Schey's feelings that the project will not be conducive to the surrounding residences. Motion was made by Chairman Schey and seconded by Vice Chairman Harmony to deny Conditional Use Permit and Zone Change 88-555 due to the inappropriateness of the Zone Change and Conditional Use Permit for this site. Secretary Tarango stated that the Commission needed to take three actions on this Project, the Zone Change, Conditional Use Permit and the Negative Declaration. Motion was amended by Chairman Schey to include denial of the Negative Declaration. Secretary Tarango suggested to the Commission that they include in the motion findings to why the project was denied. 16 N DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JUNE 11, 1990 la Motion was amended by Chairman Schey to include denial of the Zone Change based upon the potential incompatibility with the proposed General Plan and the Conditional Use Permit based upon the inappropriateness of the project with the City Code. Mr. Curley suggested that staff review the minutes of the meeting and with the Commission's consensus prepare a resolution to be brought back to the next meeting for the Commissions review and approval. Vice Chairman Harmony was concerned with what this will do to the public review process. There is a motion on the floor and it will be delayed by a formal resolution to justify the Commission's action. He objected to postponing the decision. Mr. Curley stated that the decision made tonight will be the formal decision and the resolution that will be brought back at the next Planning Commission meeting will only be the action in writing including the findings. Vice Chairman Harmony seconded the motion as amended. Chairman Schey called for a vote: AYES: Chairman Schey and Vice Chairman Harmony NAYES: Commissioner Grothe ABSTAINED: Commissioners MacBride and Lin Vice Chairman Harmony stated that when he reviewed the Economic Feasibility Study every page was marked confidential. He does not want to review any documents, pertaining to development projects, which are not available to the public for review. Commissioner MacBride asked if Vice Chairman's standpoint on confidential documents was within his legal realms? Mr. Curley stated that generally any documents submitted as part of the review will become available to the public. Once the applicants have submitted documents as part of their application package they have taken away any confidentiality that the document might have had. 1'7" 17111171 T 777 DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JUNE 11, 1990 ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to cone before the Commission. Motion was made by Commissioner MacBride and seconded by Vice Chairman Harmony and carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 10:00 p.m. to the joint meeting of the Planning Commission and City Council scheduled on June 12, 1990 to be held at the Walnut Valley Unified School District Board Room, 880 N. Lemon Avenue, Walnut, California at 6:30 p.m. ATTEST: DennisATar ng (,4 Secretary, Planning Commission 71� 171 T! - 111-11' 18 - , , IT ---- -- , T - - David Schey Chairman 17 " 7 1 � II I1 1 1 111 "T"'I'71 '- - - - ' 771"I1'