HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/13/2024MINUTES OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
August 13, 2024
CALL TO ORDER:
C/Torres called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m, in the City Hall Windmill Community Room,
21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765,
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: VC/Garg led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL: Commissioners Barlas, Rawlings, Wolfe,
Vice Chair Garg, Chair Torres
ABSENT: None.
STAFF PRESENT: James H. Eggart, City Attorney, Greg Gubman, Community
Development Director, Grace Lee, Planning Manager; May
Nakajima, Senior Planner, Arlene Laviera, Administrative
Coordinator, Kristina Santa, City Clerk and Alfredo
Estevez, Systems Administrator.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As Submitted.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
4.1 Minutes of the July 23, 2024, Regular Planning Commission Meeting.
C/Wolfe moved, and VC/Garg seconded to approve. Motion carried 5-0 by the
following Roll Call vote:
AYES:
COMMISSIONERS:
Barlas,
NOES:
COMMISSIONERS:
None
5. OLD BUSINESS: None.
6. NEW BUSINESS:
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING:
RawlingsWolfeVC/Garg, C/Torres
7.1 Conditional Use Permit No. PL2024-12 —Under the authority of DBCC Section
22.58, the property owner and applicant are requesting a Conditional Use
Permit to add full body massage service at an existing acupuncture business
(AA & FIR Health Center Inc.) at Towne Centre Village, a 77,984 square -foot
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multi -tenant shopping center. The subject property is zoned Regional
Commercial (C-3) with an underlying General Plan land use designation of
General Commercial,
PROJECT ADDRESS: 1125 Grand Avenue, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
APPLICANT: Ling Ling Ho &Jefferson Jin, AA & FR Health Center
Inc.
1125 Grand Avenue
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
PROPERTY OWNER: Scott Oatman, Diamond Bar/Grand LLC
2717 West Coast Highway
Newport Beach, CA 92663
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 15301(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 approve
Conditional Use Permit No. PL2024-12 based on the findings of fact, and subject to the
conditions of approval as listed within the draft resolution.
SP/Nakajima presented the staff report.
Discussion ensued between the Planning Commission and staff related to expanded
services and parking.
C/Torres opened the public hearing.
No public comments were offered.
C/Torres closed the public hearing.
C/Wolfe moved, Rawlings seconded, to approve Conditional Use Permit No. PL2024-
12, subject to conditions of approval. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Barlas, Rawlings, Wolfe, VC/Garg
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: C/Torres
ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None
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8. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTSIINFORMATION ITEMS:
None offered.
9. STAFF COMMENTS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
CDD/Gubman reported there will not be a Planning Commission meeting on August
27. He also informed the Planning Commission of an upcoming Joint CC/PC meeting
scheduled for either October 8 or October 22.
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 6:54 p.m, to the next regularly
scheduled meeting on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 8T" day of October, 2024.
Attest:
Respectfully Submitted,
Greg Gubman, ommunity Development Director
R e Torres, Chair