HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/25/2002MINUTES OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
1 JUNE 25, 2002
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairman Ruzicka called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m. in the South Coast Air
Management/Government Center Auditorium, 21.865 East Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, C
91765.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Commissioner Tanaka led in the pledge of allegiance.
1. ROLL CALL:
Present: Chairman Ruzicka, Vice Chairman Steve Tye and
Steve Nelson and Jack Tanaka.
Commissioner Dan Nolan was excused
Also Present: James DeStefano, Deputy City Manager and Linda Smith,
IDevelopment Services Assistant.
2. MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE/PUBLIC COMMENTS: None Offered.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As Presented.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR: None
S. OLD BUSINESS: None
6. NEW BUSINESS:
6.1 General Plan Annual Report — January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001.
DCM/DeStefano presented staff's report. Staff recommends that the Planning
Commission receive and file the report and direct staff to forward a copy to the City
Council for its review.
Chair/Ruzicka pointed out that within the top paragraph, insufficient should be two
words i.e.: in sufficient quantity, etc.
C/Tye pointed out that page 5 should indicate that traffic signals have been approved,
not installed.
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DCM/DeStefano agreed that the paragraph needed to be reworded. Some signals
have been installed, some are approved and yet to be installed.
C/Tye moved, C/Tanaka seconded, to receive and file the report with corrections and
forward the document to the City Council for their review. Without objection, the
motion was so ordered.
7. PUBLIC HEARING(S): None
8. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS: C/Tye asked when complianceof
the Planning Commission's approval for replacement of the chain link fence with wrought
iron at the Admin -staff building is to take place.
DCM/DeStefano responded that there was no timeline mandated for this matter to happen.
However, the City is withholding final occupancy for the parking structure until such time as
that occurs.
C/Tye asked how the City could invoke a policy requiring public hearing board signs to be
removed in a timely manner upon project approval. Could the City require a deposit and if
the sign is not removed within a reasonable period of time such as 72 hours or one week,
have a staff member remove the sign and deduct the amount of staff time and related
expenses from the deposit.
DCM/DeStefano felt that since the projects that have a public hearing component are hourly
rate projects wherein the City receives a deposit against which services are deducted, the City
could use $100 as the price for staff time to remove the sign. In the event the builder did not
remove the sign in the allotted time, staff would impose the "bond" for removal by the City.
He explained that staff would write an administrative policy for this particular situation and
provide it to the Planning Commission as an informational item.
The Commissioners concurred that such a policy should be formulated.
9. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
slated for the Commission's July 9 agenda.
10. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS:
As scheduled.
DCM/DeStefano reported that two items are
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ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the Planning Commission, Chairman
adjourned the meeting at 7:23 p.m.
Attest:
Chairman Jo ! i a
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Jai es DeStefan
Deputy City Manager