HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/25/2025MINUTES OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
February 25, 2025
CALL TO ORDER:
C/Torres called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the Windmill Community Room, 21810
Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765,
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: V/C Garg led the Pledge of Allegiance.
1. ROLL CALL: Commissioners Barlas, Wolfe, C/Torres
ABSENT: Rawlings, V/C Garg
STAFF PRESENT: Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; Grace
Lee, Planning Manager; Mayuko Nakajima, Senior
Planner; Dat Tran, Associate Planner; Arlene Laviera,
Administrative Coordinator; and James H. Eggart, City
Attorney
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As Submitted.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
4.1 CONTINUED MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR
MEETING — January 14, 2025.
Wolfe moved, and Barlas seconded to approve consent calendar. Motion
carried 3-0-0-2 by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: 3 COMMISSIONERS:Barlas, Wolfe, C/Torres
NOES: 0 COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSTAIN: 0 COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT: 2 COMMISSIONERS: Rawlings, V/C Garg
5. OLD BUSINESS:
6. NEW BUSINESS:
6.1 2024 General Plan Status Report
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the report for submittal to Office of Planning and
Research (OPR) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD),
and forward to the City Council to receive and file.
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Commissioner Wolfe commended staff for their hard work and efforts this last year.
He moved, and Barlas seconded to forward 2024 General Plan Status Report to the
City Council for approval. Motion carried 3-0-0-2 by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES:
3
NOES:
0
ABSTAIN:
0
ABSENT:
2
7. PUBLIC HEARING:
COMMISSIONERS: Barlas, Wolfe, C/Torres
COMMISSIONERS:None
COMMISSIONERS:None
COMMISSIONERS:Rawlings, V/C Garg
7.1 Conditional Use Permit Planning Case No. PL2024-85: Under the authority
of DBCC Section 22.58, the property owner and applicant are requesting a
Conditional Use Permit to operate a Pilates fitness studio within a 1,125 square -
foot vacant lease space at Diamond Bar Town Center, a 39,965 square -foot
multi -tenant shopping center. The subject property is zoned Regional
Commercial (C-3) with an underlying General Plan land use designation of
General Commercial (C).
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1155
S. Diamond
Bar Blvd.
Unit U, Diamond Bar, CA
91765
(APN: 8717-031-010)
APPLICANT: Zhen Wang
for ASA
Yoga
Pilates, 8755 Garibaldi
Avenue, San
Gabriel,
CA 91775
PROPERTY OWNER: Diamond Bar Town Center, LLC, 9849 Flower St.
Unit E, Bellflower, CA 90706
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The project has been reviewed for compliance
with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Based on that assessment, the
City has determined the project to be Categorically Exempt from the provisions of
CEQA pursuant Article 19 under Section 15310(a) (interior alterations involving such
things as interior partitions, plumbing, and electrical conveyances) of the CEQA
guidelines. No further environmental review is required.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the
attached Resolution (Attachment A) approving Conditional Use Permit No. PL2024-85,
based on the findings of Diamond Bar City Code Section 22.58, subject to conditions.
Barias moved, and Wolfe seconded to approve Conditional Use Permit Planning Case
No. 2024-85, subject to the conditions of approval. Motion carried 3-0-0-2 by the
following Roll Call vote:
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to:
3
NOES:
0
ABSTAIN:
0
ABSENT:
2
COMMISSIONERS:Barlas, Wolfe, C/Tones
COMMISSIONERS: None
COMMISSIONERS: None
COMMISSIONERS:Rawlings, V/C Garg
7.2 Conditional Use Permit Planning Case No. PL 2024-64: Under the authority
of DBCC Section 22.58, the property owner and applicant are requesting a
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow the sale of beer, wine and distilled spirits
(Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Type 21 License: Off -sale
General) within an existing convenience store at a Mobil fueling station; and
determine that issuing the requested CUP would serve the "public convenience
or necessity." The subject property is zoned Regional Commercial (C-3) with an
underlying General Plan land use designation of Commercial (C).
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1024 South Brea Canyon Road, Diamond Bar, CA
91765 (APN: 8763-006-021)
APPLICANT: Liliger Damaso, 8737 Venice Boulevard, Suite 105,
Los Angeles, CA 90034
PROPERTY OWNER: Michael Zavaro, 1024 South Brea Canyon Road,
Diamond Bar, CA 91789
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The project has been reviewed for compliance
with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Based on that assessment, the
City has determined the project to be Categorically Exempt from the provisions of
CEQA pursuant to Article 19 under Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines. This
exemption applies because it can be determined with reasonable certainty that a CUP
finding will not have a significant effect on the environment. Alcohol sales would have
a negligible additive effect on impacts normally associated with retail or fuel sales, such
as traffic trip generation. As such, no further environmental review is required.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment A) approving Conditional Use Permit
No. PL2024-64, based on the findings of Diamond Bar City Code Section 22.58,
subject to conditions; and determine that issuing the requested Conditional Use Permit
would serve the "public convenience or necessity".
Wolfe moved, and Barlas to approve Conditional Use Permit Planning Case No, 2024-
64, subject to the conditions of approval with an addition. Motion carried 3-0 0-2 by the
following Roll Call vote:
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AYES:
3
oar as, Wolfe, C/Torres
NOES:
0
COMMISSIONERS:
None
ABSTAIN:
0
COMMISSIONERS:
None
ABSENT:
2
COMMISSIONERS:
Rawlings, V/C Garg
7.3 Development Review and Minor Conditional Use Permit No. 2024-43: Under
the authority of DBCC Section 22.38 and 22.48, the applicant, Kenneth Pang,
and property owner, Katy Liu, is requesting Development Review approval to
remodel the exterior, legalize a 555 square -foot addition, and construct a 385
square -foot two-story addition and 281 square -foot balcony to an existing 2,586
square -foot two-story single-family residence on a 0.65 gross -acre lot. A Minor
Conditional Use Permit is requested to allow the continuation of an existing
nonconforming structure with a 20'-6" front setback (where 30 feet is required).
The subject property is zoned Rural Residential (RR) with an underlying General
Plan land use designation of Rural Residential.
PROJECT ADDRESS: 2631 Rocky Trail Road, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
(APN: 8713-025-020)
APPLICANT: Kenneth Pang, 150 EI Camino Real, Suite 112,
Tustin, CA 92780
PROPERTY OWNER: Katy Liu, 20618 East Oak Crest Drive, Diamond
Bar, CA 91765
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The project has been reviewed for compliance
with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Useon that assessment, the
City has determined the project to be Categorically Exempt from the provisions of
CEQA pursuant to Article 19 under Section 15301(e)(additions to existing structures)
of the CEQA Guidelines. Therefore, no further environmental review is required.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment A) approving Development Review and
Minor Conditional Use Permit No. PL2024-43, based on the findings of Diamond Bar
City Code (DBCC) Sections 22.48, 22.56 and 22.68, subject to conditions.
Barlas moved, and Wolfe seconded to approve Development Review and Minor
Conditional Use Permit Planning Case No. 2024-43 subject to the conditions of
approval. Motion carried 3-0-0-2 by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES:
3
COMMISSIONERS:
Barlas, Wolfe, C/Torres
NOES:
0
COMMISSIONERS:
None
ABSTAIN:
0
COMMISSIONERS:
None
ABSENT:
2
COMMISSIONERS:
Rawlings, V/C Garg
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8. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS/INFORMATION ITEMS:
C/Wolfe bid a final farewell, and expressed his appreciation of Planning staff during his
nearly 10 years on the Commission. He added that it has been an honor to work with
past and present commissioners.
C/Torres thanked C/Wolfe for all his years of service to the City of Diamond Bar.
9. STAFF COMMENTS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
CDD/Gubman thanked C/Wolfe, stating it has been a pleasure serving as his staff.
CDD/Gubman announced Dat Tran, Associate Planner, is moving on to the next phase
in his career with the County of Riverside.
CDD/Gubman stated there are no items for March 11, 2025 meeting. The next
scheduled meeting will be March 25, 2025, with two items.
Lastly, two new commissioners will be sworn in at the next meeting, Surendra Mehta
and Brian Worthington.
10. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS:
As noted in the agenda.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business before the Planning Commission, C/Torres
adjourned the Regular Planning Commission meeting at 1:08 p.m, to the regularly scheduled
meeting on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 25T" day of March, 2025.
Attest:
Respectfully Submitted,
Greg Gubman, ommunity Development Director
Naila Barlas, Chair