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Home My WebLink About1/23/1995MINUTES OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 23, 1995 CALL TO ORDER Chairman Meyer called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. at the South Coast Air Quality Management District Auditorium, 21865 East Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The audience was led in the Pledge of Allegiance by Commissioner Schad. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners: Chairman Meyer, Vice Chairman Flamenbaum, Schad, Fong, Huff Also Present: Community Development Director, James DeStefano; Associate Planner Robert Searcy; Assistant Planner Ann Lungu; Interim City Attorney Michael Montgomery, Consultant , Engineer Michael Myers; Recording Secretary i Carol Dennis MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE/PUBLIC COMMENTS - None CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Minutes of January 9, 1995. A motion was made by C/Schad and seconded by C/Huff to adopt the minutes. The motion was carried unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING: 1. VARIANCE No. 94-2. A request to construct an 17,867 square foot, two-story office/professional building. The 42,026 square foot project site is undeveloped and is located at the southeast corner of Brea Canyon Road and Lycoming Street in Zone C -1 -BE. The project additionally proposes a freestanding 6 foot high monument sign. Applicant/Property owner: G. Miller Development, 721 Brea Canyon Road #7, Diamond Bar. AP/Searcy reported the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the project December 12', 1994. At the conclusion of the public testimony, the Planning Commission directed staff to work with the applicant to provide additional January 23, 1995 Page 2 Planning Commission information concerning an update to the traffic report! resolution to the parking provisions on and off-site, ani future access between the adjacent commercial properties. The applicant has provided staff with an addendum to the traffic impact analysis that addresses the submitted project with updated projections based on current conditions. The addendum also addresses inter -parcel circulation to the extent possible at the present time. The applicant has redesigned the office building on the southern elevation, reducing the gross square footage and reoriented the parking stalls in the immediate area of the building. The staff recommends that the Planning Commission reopen the public hearing and receive testimony and adopt the Resolution of Approval with conditions. In response to Chair/Meyer, CDD/DeStefano stated because of anticipated development on the adjacent property, currently known as Walnut Valley Trailer, the project has been conditioned to work with the adjacent property owner to insure a,. reciprocal ingress/egress and off-site parking agreement. I Chair/Meyer declared the public hearing open. Gary Miller, applicant, spoke on behalf of his project and stated the property address would -be added to the sign monument. Todd Chavers, Project Manager and partner, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., presented the addendum to the traffic study prepared for the original project in 1989. The update was prepared in conjunction with staff direction to provide assurance that the traffic impacts are within Los Angeles County MTA Congestion Management Plan (CMP) guidelines. Max Maxwell, 3211 Bent Twig -Lane stated he is concerned that the "professional" designation will allow for medical and other high volume traffic facilities. Chair/Meyer declared the public hearing closed. Responding to Mr. Maxwell's concerns, CDD/DeStefano stated there will be a condition of approval disallowing any medical uses within the project. �a p Responding to Chair/Meyer, AP/Searcy stated he would revise 1 January 23, 1995 Page 3 Planning Commission i Condition 17, Page 5, to read Mitigated Negative Declaration. Chair/Meyer recommended Condition 18, Page 5, to indicate the Ingress/Egress Easement, in a form acceptable to the City Engineer, will be placed on the property prior to issuance of building permits. The Commission concurred. Chair/Meyer asked that "To the satisfaction of the City Engineer" be added to Conditions 22 and 23, Page 6. The Commission concurred. In response to C/Fong, Chair/Meyer asked that Condition 20 indicate "restricted to non-medical uses", and that "non- professional" be eliminated. The Commission concurred. Responding to VC/Flamenbaum, CDD/DeStefano offered the following language for Condition 15, Page 5: "Applicant shall submit to the City for processing a Lot Line Adjustment application in substantial conformance with Exhibit (X) prior �., to the issuance of permits ............ as the Condition states." The Commission concurred. A motion was made by C/Shad and seconded by C/Fong to adopt the Resolution as amended. The motion was carried unanimously. OLD BUSINESS - None NEW BUSINESS - None INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: CDD/DeStefano referred the Commission to the Transmittal of Precise Alignment Study for Citrus Valley Health Partners/Diamond Bar Medical Plaza. The Commission directed staff to notify concerned property owners that the item is -going before the Traffic and Transportation Commission as an agenda item, and bring the item back before the Planning Commission no later than May, 1995 as an agenda item with staff's recommendations for process and conclusion. PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS: �`..� C/Huff stated he would like staff to incorporate design criteria and design review for new projects into the January 23, 1995 Page 4 Planning Commission"4*• Development Code. C/Fong stated he would like to see a Grading Manual included in the Development Code. C/Fong reported on his meeting with Frank Arciero regarding la new Master Plan for the Southpointe/Sandstone Canyon area which would incorporate a Planned Development consisting of residential, open space preservation and parkland. This will incorporate land currently owned by Arciero, Walnut Unified School District and the City of Diamond Bar. C/Flamenbaum inquired about a Precise Alignment for the North Diamond Bar High School. CDB/DeStefano suggested this matter be brought back to the Planning Commission as a discussion item upon conclusion of the City Council's review of the Circulation Element (about March 10). ANNOUNCEMENTS: Chair/Meyer reminded the Commissioners they should make their 0reservations to attend the League of California Cities - Planners Institute, Wednesday through Friday, March 22 - 24, 1995. CDD/DeStefano stated there is a budget for attendees and asked that staff be notified,as soon as possible as to who wishes to attend, preference for hotel accommodations, and means of transportation. Chair/Meyer indicated the reorganization of the Planning Commission will take place March 13, 1995. Chair/Meyer declared the meeting adjourned at 8:58 p.m. Respectfull Submted, Pr� es DeStefano Secretary Attest: David Meyer Chairman �I t;��„ ..�i�. � I d4� I ,� Y. •I ,� v w'�.� d 1 'i�. I i i ;r p.i � �i, ,��„ p µ G '� .p i.1., �p � tY k'; 4� s t r �. ��