HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/28/2023MINUTES OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
MARCH 28, 2023
CALL TO ORDER:
Chair/Wolfe called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the City HaII Windmill Community Room,
21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765,
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Torres led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Ruben Torres, William Rawlings, and Chair
Raymond Wolfe
Absent: Commissioners Naila Barlas and Mahendra Garg were
excused.
Staff Present : James Eggert, Assistant City Attorney; Grace Lee, Senior
Planner; Mayuko (May) Nakajima, Associate Planner; Stella
Marquez, Administrative Coordinator.
2. REORGANIZATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION — SELECTION OF CHAIR
AND VICE -CHAIR.
2.1 Selection of Chair
C/Torres nominated C/Rawlings to serve as Chair of the Planning Commission.
C/Wolfe seconded the nomination. C/Rawlings was elected to serve as Chair of
the Planning Commission by the following Roll Call vote:
Torres Yes
Rawlings Abstain
Wolfe Yes
2.2 Selection of Vice Chair
C/Wolfe nominated C/Torres to serve as Vice Chair of the Planning Commission.
C/Wolfe seconded the nomination. C/Torres was elected to serve as Vice Chair
of the Planning Commission by the following Roll Call vote:
Wolfe Yes
Torres Abstain
Chair/Rawlings Yes
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3.
4.
5.
Chair/Rawlings thanked outgoing Chair/Wolfe for his leadership and
demonstration serving as Chair of the Planning Commission and thanked former
VC/Mok for his service on the Commission.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Chair/Rawlings approved the Agenda as presented.
None Offered
5.1 Minutes of the February 14, 2023, Regular Planning Commission Meeting.
5.2 Minutes of the February 28, 2023, Regular Planning Commission Meeting.
C/Wolfe moved, Chair/Rawlings seconded, to approve Consent Calendar as
presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call Vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
6. OLD BUSINESS:
7. NEW BUSINESS:
COMMISSIONERS:
COMMISSIONERS:
COMMISSIONERS:
COMMISSIONERS:
8. PUBLIC HEARING(S):
None
None
Wolfe, Chair/Rawlings
None
VC/Torres
Barlas, Garg
8.1 Conditional Use Permit and Parking Permit No PL2023-03 —Under the
authority of Diamond Bar Municipal Code Sections 22.58 and 22.30.050, the
property owner and applicant requested a Conditional Use Permit to operate an
educational center at a 1,000 square -foot vacant space within a 70,955 square.
foot multi -tenant commercial center. A Parking Permit was concurrently
requested for the reduction in the required number of parking spaces based on
the findings of a shared parking analysis for the center. The subject property is
zoned Community Commercial (C-2) with an underlying General Plan land use
designation of General Commercial,
PROJECT ADDRESS: 1930 S. Brea Canyon Road #C112
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
PROPERTY OWNER: CHM Properties LLC
18855 Sherbourne Place
Rowland Heights, CA 91748
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APPLICANT: Linda Liu for
Youth Development Resource Center
1930 S. Brea Canyon Road #C112
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
AP/Nakajima presented the staff report and recommended Planning Commission
approval of Conditional Use Permit and Parking Permit No. PL2023-03 based on
the findings of fact, and subject to the Conditions of Approval as listed within the
Resolution.
C/Wolfe sought clarification of the parking survey conducted during COVID-19
and the shared -use analysis and AP/Nakajima responded that the survey was
conducted during the pandemic; however, there was a standard formula used to
calculate the shared -use analysis which was done using data available prior to
COVID-19.
C/Wolfe asked if staff had received reports due to overparking in the area to which
AP/Nakajima responded no and CMolfe stated he had no further issues
regarding the parking.
Chair/Rawlings asked for sake of clarity that robotics and sciences sometimes
utilize different chemical resources and he assumed there was no special
ventilation required for the stated use and AP/Nakajima responded that
Chair/Rawlings was correct.
Chair/Rawlings opened the public hearing.
Linda Liu, applicant, explained that the robotics classes have no harmful
materials and are led by high school volunteers.
Kathy Chen, representing the property owner, said there are a number of
vacancies in the center due to COVID and she has not encountered nor does she
foresee any adverse parking impacts.
Chair/Rawlings closed the public hearing.
VC/Torres moved, C/Wolfe seconded, to approve Conditional Use Permit and
Parking Permit No. PL2023-03 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:
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AYES:
COMMISSIONERS:
NOES:
COMMISSIONERS:
ABSENT:
COMMISSIONERS:
Wolfe, VC/Torres, Chair/Rawlings
None
Barlas, Garg
9. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS/INFORMATION ITEMS:
Chair/Rawlings welcomed VC/Torres to the Commission and announced that in
upcoming days, the Commissioners will be attending the Planning Commissioners
Academy sponsored by the League of California Cities.
10. STAFF COMMENTS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
SP/Lee announced that both April Planning Commission meetings will be canceled due
to lack of agenda items and the next scheduled meeting will be on Tuesday, May 9th
Staff held a Town Center Specific Plan community meeting at the Diamond Bar Center
on Wednesday, March 22nd with approximately 40 attendees during which the City
provided an update on what is currently being worked on, and, held a Q&A session and
received feedback from residents.
C/Wolfe stated he would be in Indiana for his daughter's college graduation and would
not be present for the May 9t" Planning Commission meeting.
11. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS:
As listed in the agenda with correction that Breakfast with the Bunny would be on
Saturday, April 1st
ADJOURNMENT:
With no further business before the
Planning
Commission,
Chair/Rawlings adjourned
the Regular Planning Commission meeting
at 6:47 p.m.
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 23rd day of May, 2023.
Attest:
Respectfully Submitted,
Greg Gubman, Community Development Director
William Rawlings, airperson