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Home My WebLink About08/24/2010PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA August 24, 2010 NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT Notice is hereby given that, due to a lack of business, the August 24, 2010, Regular Meeting of the City of Diamond Bar Planning Commission has been adjourned to a Study Session on August 24, 2010, at the hour of 7:00 p.m., in Room CC -8 of the South .Coast Air Quality Management District at 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California. Greg Gub Secretary to the Planning Commission City of Diamond Bar Dated: August 24, 2010 ;f `„a O;1c DIAMOND BAR NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF DIAMOND BAR I, Stella Marquez, declare as follows: I am employed by the City of Diamond Bar. On August 19, 2010, a copy of the Notice of Adjournment of the August 24, 2010, Regular Meeting of the Diamond Bar Planning Commission was posted at the following locations: South Coast Quality Management District Auditorium 21865 East Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765 Diamond Bar Library 1061 Grand Avenue Diamond Bar, CA Heritage Park 2900 Brea Canyon Road Diamond Bar, CA 91765 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on August 19, 2010, at Diamond Bar, California. Stella Marquez Community Development Department g \\affidavitposting.doe ZViF nZn" 9 and is Y r PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA August 24, 2010 NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT Notice is hereby given that, due to a lack of business, the August 24, 2010, Regular Meeting of the City of Diamond Bar Planning Commission has been adjourned to a Study Session on August 24, 2010, at the hour of 7:00 p.m., in Room CC-8 of the South Coast Air Quality Management District at 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California. Greg Gub n Secretary to the Planning Commission City of Diamond Bar Dated: August 24, 2010 91,74 ,,,fw t Cipiirgla DIAMOND BAR NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) CITY OF DIAMOND BAR I, Stella Marquez, declare as follows: I am employed by the City of Diamond Bar. On August 19, 2010, a copy of the Notice of Adjournment of the August 24, 2010, Regular Meeting of the Diamond Bar Planning Commission was posted at the following locations: Heritage Park 2900 Brea Canyon Road Diamond Bar, CA 91765 South Coast Quality Management District Auditorium 21865 East Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765 Diamond Bar Library 1061 Grand Avenue Diamond Bar, CA I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on August 19, 2010, at Diamond Bar, California. Stella Marquez Community Development Department g \\affidavitposting.doc CITY OF DIAMOND BAR FILE COPY PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, August 24, 2010 7:00 P.M. SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT GOVERNMENT CENTER BUILDING — ROOM CC -8 21865 COPLEY DRIVE DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765 F.11[elm-1 STUDY SESSION: Review and Discussion of Development Review and Tentative Tract Map No. PL2010-163 — Proposed new three story professional office building at the north end of Diamond Hills Plaza located at 2705 Diamond Bar Blvd. Public Comments: Adjournment: N.WjL0 q) OW CITY OF DIAMOND BAR - 21825 COPLEY DRIVE - DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765 - TEL. (909) 839-7030 - FAX (909) 861-3117 DATE: August 24, 2010 TO: Chairman Torng and Members of the Planning Commission FROM: Greg Gubman, AICP, Community Development Director BY: Grace S. Lee, Senior Planner QPQ SUBJECT: Review and Discussion of Development Review and Tentative Tract Map No. PL2010-163 Summary As a discussion item for the Planning Commission, attached are the conceptual plans for a new three story professional office building at the north end of Diamond Hills Plaza located at 2705 Diamond Bar Blvd. The purpose of the study session is to solicit comments and/or concerns from the Commission, as well as the public, regarding the proposed three story building at this site. Staff has a concern with the scale and massing of the building and its visual impact on Fountain Springs Road. Both staff and the applicant are seeking early feedback from the Commission regarding the building's form prior to focusing on the architectural details and ultimately scheduling a public hearing for project approval. Mfm In November 2005, the Planning Commission approved the following entitlements: Zone Change to change the zoning from Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) to Community Commercial (C-2); Conditional Use Permit for the renovation and addition to the shopping center, and conversion of a portion of one of the buildings to include a drive-thru caf6; Development Review to renovate the fagade of the existing shopping center, construct a new three story medical office building and a two story retail/office building; and Variance to increase the building height for the towers of the main building from 35 feet to 49 feet, the new three story medical office building from 35 feet to 54 feet, and the new two story retail/office building from 35 feet to 40 feet.. The two story retail/office building was approved on the vacant pad where the current three story building is being proposed. A comparison • the two projects proposed • this vacant •.• is provided in the table below: -mema t MR wxy �bnffwvm 11,1' Pro Threw, or PAR 30'r:m 6% 01 NO tory T"z q!qElp IM man MIN An2!yaia Outside of the Gateway Corporate Center, a three story building is unprecedented. The context, scale and massing of the building will be discussed during the study session. Several alternatives explored for this project are described below: 1. Shifting the building back an additional 10 feet to a total of 20 feet from the front property line. This is not a viable option because the shopping center owner is not willing to eliminate additional parking spaces as a result of shifting the building farther back; 2. -,Ro-tating,-.the--building -tQ-.back -up to, the existing .two story building ,-a-t-,the ,,,c.o,.r,ner,-of Diamond Bar Blvd. and Fountain Springs Rd. This is not feasible because the proposed building would not fit within the parameters of the lot; 3. Moving the building to the north of the shopping center, adjacent to the former theatre building. This is not feasible due to existing utility easements along the north property line; and 4. Stepping back the third story to reduce the building mass along Fountain Springs Road. While staff believes this would be a good solution, the applicant has concerns about how the reduction in floor area would affect the return on investment, and has pursued other design solutions to reduce the perceived mass of the building. 2 CD: DR/Diamond Bar Blvd. 2705-PL2010-163/Memo to PC RE Study Session If the Commission has any questions about the project, please feel free to contact Grace S. Lee at 909-839-7081. 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'�� o (�� r' �) c res mN - ro 4 FOUNTAIN SPRINGS ROAD 0 z 0 Cl) 0 n m C) 0 z 0 0 CITY OF—DIAM0N.13-BAR NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FIT-'Vd 2 FB7-,Vli K qij: M a # J. -t I I , " STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF DIAMOND BAR 1, Stella Marquez, declare as follows: On August 24, 2010, the Diamond Bar Planning Commission will hold a Study Session at 7:00 p.m., at the South Coast Quality Management District/Government Center, Room CC -8, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California. 1, Stella Marquez, declare as follows: I am employed by the City of Diamond Bar. On August 19, 2010, a copy of the Notice of Study Session of the Diamond Bar Planning Commission was posted at the following locations: South Coast Quality Management District Auditorium 21865 East Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765 Diamond Bar Library 1061 Grand Avenue Diamond Bar, CA Heritage Park 2900 Brea Canyon Road Diamond Bar, CA 91765 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. 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