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Home My WebLink About11/28/2017 PC MinutesMINUTES OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 28, 2017 CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Wolfe called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Windmill Room, 21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: C/Farago led the Pledge of Allegiance. 1. 2. R3 CI ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Naila Barlas, Frank Farago, Jennifer "Fred" Mahlke, Vice Chair Ken Mok, and Chair Raymond Wolfe Also present: Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; James Eggart, Assistant City Attorney; Grace Lee, Senior Planner; Mayuko Nakajima, Associate Planner; Natalie T. Espinoza, Assistant Planner; and Stella Marquez, Administrative Coordinator. MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE/PUBLIC COMMENTS: Chair/Wolfe recognized Diamond Bar High School students who were present to fulfill their civics class assignment. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As Presented CONSENT CALENDAR: 4.1 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 24, 2017: VC/ Mok moved, C/Mahlke seconded, to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 24, 2017, as presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Barlas, Farago, Mahlke, VC/Mok, Chair/Wolfe NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None 4.2 General Plan Conformity Finding — Proposed Quitclaim of all of the City's interest in a portion of Hawkwood Road for Consistency with the City's General Plan. NOVEMBER 28, 2017 PAGE 2 PLANNING COMMISSION VC/ Mok moved, C/Mahlke seconded, to approve Item 4.2, General Plan Conformity Finding as presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: 5. OLD BUSINESS: 0 7 NEW BUSINESS: COMMISSIONERS: COMMISSIONERS: COMMISSIONERS: PUBLIC HEARING(S): None Barlas, Farago, Mahlke, VC/Mok, Chair/Wolfe None None 7.1 Development Review and Tree Permit No. PL2017-77 — Under the authority of Diamond Bar Municipal Code Sections 22.48 and 22.38, the applicant and property owner requested Development Review approval to demolish an existing 2,986 square foot residence and construct a 6,539, square foot single family residence with 1,220 square feet of garage area and 1,930 square feet of patio/deck/balcony area on a 0.55 gross acre (24,130 gross square foot) lot. A Tree Permit was also requested to remove one black walnut tree and replace it with three (3:1 ratio) coast live oak trees. SUBJECT PROPERTY PROPERTY OWNER: 2769 Wagon Train Lane Diamond Bar, CA 91765 Yu Chin Chen 1381 Stein Strauss Street Fullerton, CA 92833 Stephanie Osorio Jeannette Architects 209 Temple Avenue Long Beach, CA 90803 AP/Espinoza presented staff's report and recommended Planning Commission approval of Development Review and Tree Permit No. PL2017-77 based on the Findings of Fact and subject to the conditions of approval as listed within the resolution. Chair/Wolfe opened the public hearing. NOVEMBER 28, 2017 PAGE 3 PLANNING COMMISSION Jeff Jeannette, Architect & Designer, said he was. happy to answer any questions the Commissioners might have and that AP/Espinoza had done a terrific job of explaining the overall project scope. His firm has been working on this project for quite some time and they are very much looking forward to seeing it come to fruition. Chair/Wolfe closed the public hearing. C/Farago moved, VC/Mok seconded, to approve Development Review and Tree Permit No. PL2017-77, Findings of Fact and conditions of approval as listed within the resolution. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Barlas, Farago, Mahlke, VC/Mok, Chair/Wolfe NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None 7.2 Development Review No. PL2017-12 — Under the authority of Diamond Bar Municipal Code Section 22.48, the applicant and property owners requested Development Review approval to construct a 926 square foot, two-story addition; 749 square feet of balcony/patio/porch area; and interior and exterior remodel to an existing 1,520 square foot, single -story, single family residence with an attached 490 square foot garage on a 0.29 gross acre (12,617 gross square foot) lot. The subject property is zoned Low Density Residential (RL) with an underlying General Plan land use designation of Low Density Residential. SUBJECT PROPERTY: 565 Pinto Mesa Drive PROPERTY OWNER: APPLICANT: Diamond Bar, CA 91765 Julien Ort and Queenie Lam 565 Pinto Mesa Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765 Walt Patroske 2132 S. Grove Avenue #F Ontario, CA 91761 AP/Espinoza presented staff's report and recommended Planning Commission approval of Development Review No. PL2017-12, based on the Findings of Fact, and subject to the conditions of approval as listed within the resolution. Chair/Wolfe opened the public hearing. NOVEMBER 28, 2017 PAGE 4 PLANNING COMMISSION Walt Patroske, project designer said that as AP/Espinoza stated in her report that the design was changed to make it more compatible with the neighborhood so that it would not block views. The proposal is only seven feet taller than the existing ridgeline for a total of 28 feet where 35 feet was allowed. The design was revised to incorporate the addition toward the rear of the house so that from the street it would appear to be a one-story rather than a two-story home. C/Farago asked if the new house will remain at the current grade and Mr. Patroske responded that it is the same. The only thing that goes beyond the footprint of the existing house is the courtyard one-story entry and the six- foot covered patio in the rear. Eva Barrett, 572 Pinto Mesa Drive said she has lived in her residence across the street from the project for 20 years and that if the roofline was going to be even with the garage and front it would be okay but according to the plan it goes higher and it will block her view. VC/Mok asked Mrs. Barrett if the photos she presented were taken at ground level to which she responded yes and VC/Mok then asked if there were any photos taken from the second level of her home to which she responded no. Chair/Wolfe closed the public hearing. C/Farago asked if staff knew the height of the house to the north of the subject property and across the street from the speaker's home. AP/Espinoza said she did not have that information. C/Farago asked if the City had any ordinances regarding protected views. AP/Espinoza responded that the guidelines provide for "slot views" and not panoramic views. Chair/Wolfe thanked Mrs. Barrett for bringing the photos to the Commission. He said he believed that the fact that the addition has been reduced from the massive scale that was presented some time ago and set back so that the height is only seven feet (7') taller than the existing house, it may reduce the view shed slightly but he did not believe it was sufficient enough to ask the applicant to go back and redesign the house. There is plenty of view shed to the north because of the topography of the area. C/Farago moved, Chair/Wolfe seconded, to approve Development Review No. PI -2017-12, based on the Findings of Fact, and subject to the conditions of approval as listed within the resolution. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: NOVEMBER 28, 2017 PAGE 5 PLANNING COMMISSION AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Barlas, Farago, Mahlke, VC/Mok, Chair/Wolfe NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None 7.3 Development Review and Tree Permit No. PL2016-110 — Under the authority of Diamond Bar Municipal Code Sections 22.48 and 22.38, the applicant/property owner requested Development Review approval to construct a 6,892 square foot single family residence with 759 square feet of garage area and 1,454 square feet of patio/deck/balcony area on a 2.42 gross acre (105,415 gross square foot) lot. A Tree Permit was also requested to protect 13 coast live oak trees and one black walnut tree. The subject property is zoned Rural Residential (RR) with an underlying General Plan land use designation of Rural Residential. SUBJECT PROPERTY: 2658 Blaze Trail Diamond Bar, CA 91765 PROPERTY OWNER: Jackson Y.C. Huang 17800 Castleton Street #406 City of Industry, CA 91748 APPLICANT: Jackson Y.C. Huang and Carlo Calabia 2125 Rocky View Road Diamond Bar, CA 91765 AP/Nakajima presented staffs report and recommended Planning Commission approval of Development Review and Tree Permit No. PL2016- 110, based on the Findings of Fact, and subject to the conditions of approval as listed within the resolution. ChairM/olfe opened the public hearing. Carlo Calabia, Architect and developer for the project introduced himself to the Commission. There were no questions for Mr. Calabia. Chair/Wolfe closed the public hearing. VC/Mok said that all 14 trees seem to be in fair to poor condition and wanted to know the chance of those trees not surviving the construction period. AP/Nakajima responded that according to the arborist, it appears they can survive; however, if they are not able to survive, there is a condition within the NOVEMBER 28, 2017 V-ITCT:u PLANNING COMMISSION resolution that calls for replacement at a 3:1 ratio which will be determined after construction has been completed. VC/Mok moved, C/Mahlke seconded, to approve Development Review and Tree Permit No. PL2016-110, based on the Findings of Fact, and subject to the conditions of approval as listed within the resolution. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Barlas, Farago, Mahlke, VC/Mok,. Chair/Wolfe NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None 8. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: None 9. STAFF COMMENTS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: 9.1 Public Hearinq dates for future projects. CDD/Gubman stated that there will be no meetings for the entire month of December which means that the Commission will be dark until January 2018. He thanked everyone for confirming their availability on January 30, 2018, for a joint meeting of the Planning Commission and City Council to receive an update from staff on the alternatives phase of the General Plan Update project and to seek guidance on selecting a "preferred" alternative. The 4th meeting of the General Plan Advisory Committee will take place on November 30, 2017, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Windmill Room. Staff is asking the committee to look at the three alternatives that staff has been asked to study for potential "town center" locations. Two of the alternative locations would be on different portions of the golf course and a third would be to intensify the development along the Diamond Bar Corridor where Sprouts is on one side and Smart & Final Extra on the other side. Based on the committee's review of the analysis for those three potential town center locations including potential traffic impacts, infrastructure needs, municipal revenues to the City as well as, financial feasibility to a future developer looking at those three alternative sites in addition to other community concerns and desires, the committee will be asked to identify the preferred alternative to recommend for the joint Planning Commission and City Council to direct staff to move forward with the preferred alternative at which point staff will proceed in earnest with developing the General Plan document which would go hand-in-hand with preparation of the EIR (Environmental Impact Report). El NOVEMBER 28, 2017 PAGE 7 PLANNING COMMISSION Chair/Wolfe said he hoped the students were engaged in the General Plan Update process. CDD/Gubman responded that students have been very engaged. There was a pop-up event at Diamond Bar High School for which staff received a lot of good feedback. 10. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS: As posted in the Agenda. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business before the Planning Commission, Chair/Wolfe adjourned the regular meeting at 7:39 p.m. The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 23rd day of January, 2018. Attest: Respectfully Submitted, Greg Gubman Community Development Director A� aj:� Raymon Wolfe, Chairperson