HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/11/2019 MINUTES OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR ,
MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
JUNE 11 , 2019
CALL TO ORDER:
Chair/Barlas called the meeting to order at 6 : 30 p . m . in the City Hali Windmill Room ,
21810 Copiey Drive , Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE : Commissioner Rawlings led the Pledge of Allegiance.
1 . ROLL CALL : COMMISSIONERS : Jennifer " Fred " Mahlke , Kenneth Mok,
William Rawlings , Vice-Chair Frank Farago and Chair
Naila Barlas
Also present: Greg Gubman , Community Development Director; Grace
Lee, Senior Planner, Natalie T. Espinoza , Assistant Planner; and Stella Marquez,
Administrative Coordinator.
2 . MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE/PUBLIC COMMENTS : None
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As presented .
' 4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
4. 1 Minutes — May 14, 2019 :
C/Mahlke moved , C/Mok seconded , to approve Consent Calendar Item 4. 1 as
presented . Motion carried by the foilowing Roli Call vote :
AYES : COMMISSIONERS : Mahlke, Mok, Rawlings , VC/Farago , '
Chair/Barlas
NOES : COMMISSIONERS : None
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None
5. OLD BUSINESS : None
6 . NEW BUSINESS : None
7 . PUBLIC HEARING(S) :
7 . 1 Conditional Use Permit No. PL2018-242 — Under the authority of Diamond Bar
Municipal Code Section 22 . 58, the property owner and applicant requested a
Conditional Use Permit for a chilcJren 's learning center for interpersonai and
intrapersonal social skills development at a 1 , 000 square foot space within a
121 ,788 square foot multi-tenant commercial center. The subject property is
' zoned Community Commercial (G2) with an underlying General Plan land use
designation of Commercial (C) .
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AP/Espinoza presented staff's report and recommended Planning Commission
approval of Conditional Use Permit No. PL2018-242 , based on the Findings of
� Fact, and subject to the conditions of approval as listed within the Resolution .
PROJECT ADDRESS : 21044 Golden Springs Drive #D- 11
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
PROPERTY OWNER: Lakeview Village Corporation
12879 Harbor Boulevard , Suite N- 1
Garden Grove , CA 92840
APPLICANT: Hiu Tung Choy
21044 Golden Springs Drive #D- 11
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Chair/Barlas questioned the traffic study report which states there are only fhree
sessions per week and o�e session on the weekend which she felt was inversed .
AP/Espinoza responded that the parking table in the traffic study is reverse of
staff's report, which correctly shows the weekday with one class and the weekend
with three classes next to it.
Chair/Barlas opened the public hearing .
Mike Gustafson , Lakeview Village Corporation , owner of the Diamond Creek
Village Shopping Center, said his firm has been working with the proposed tenant
for this space for a number of months . Staff's presentation was thorough and if
the Commissioners have questions , he would be happy to respond .
There being no further questions or comments, Chair/Barlas ciosed the public
hearing .
VC/Farago moved , C/Mahlke seconded , to approve Conditiona! Use Permit No,
PL2018-242 , 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 : Mahlke , Mok, Rawiings, VC/Farago ,
Chair/8arlas
NOES : COMMISSIONERS : None
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS : None
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8 . PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS : None
9. STAFF COMMENTS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS :
9. 1 Project Status Report.
CDD/Gubman said that the June 25th meeting will be canceled due to lack of
business . The Pianning Commission is next scheduled to meet on July 9th to
consider one item , the proposed renovation and subdividing of the Big Lots
building into five unifs to accommodate future tenants .
10. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS :
As listed in the agenda .
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business before the Planning Commission , '
ChaidBarlas adjourned the regular meeting at 6 :44 p . m .
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this July 9 , 2019 . '
Attest:
Respectfully Submitted ,
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Greg Gubman ;
Community Development Director '
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Naila Barlas , Chairperson