HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/26/2024MINUTES OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
November 26, 2024
CALL TO ORDER:
3/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:
1. ROLL CALL:
ABSENT:
Rawlings led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Commissioners Barlas, Rawlings,
Vice Chair Garg, Chair Torres
Wolfe
STAFF PRESENT: Greg Gubman, Community Development Director, Grace
Lee, Planning Manager via Goto Webinar; May Nakajima,
Senior Planner, Arlene Laviera, Administrative Coordinator
and James H. Eggart, City Attorney via Goto Webinar
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As Submitted.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
4.1 Minutes of the Planning Commission Regular Meeting —November 12,
2024
C/Barlas moved, and C/Rawlings seconded to approve consent calendar.
Motion carried 4-0-0-1 by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Barlas, Rawlings, VC/Garg, C/Torres
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Wolfe
5. OLD BUSINESS:
6. NEW BUSINESS:
7. PUBLIC HEARING:
7.1 Conditional Use Permit Planning Case No. PL2024-15): Under the authority
of DBCC Section 22.58, the property owner and applicant are requesting a
Conditional Use Permit to operate a 13,830 square -foot child day care center
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for Kingdom Seed Academy, within an existing building previously occupied by
office uses on a 3.37-acre site. The remaining 22,740 square feet of the building
is currently occupied by an elementary school. The subject property is zoned
Professional Office (OP) with an underlying General Plan land use designation
of Office (0).
PROJECT ADDRESS: 3333 S. Diamond Canyon Road
Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (8269-01 1 -01 5)
APPLICANT: Jason Chen for Kingdom Seed Academy
3333 S. Diamond Canyon Road
Diamond Bar, Ca 91765
PROPERTY OWNER:
Omeda Investment, LLC
2259 Celano Ct,
Chino Hills, CA 91709
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 adopt the
attached Resolution (Attachment 1) approving Conditional Use Permit Planning Case
No. PL2024-15, based on the findings of Diamond Bar City Code (DBCC) Section 22.58,
subject to conditions.
SP/Nakajima presented the staff report.
C/Torres opened the public hearing.
No public comments were offered.
./Torres closed public hearing.
Barias moved, Garg seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 2024-12 approving Conditional
Use Permit No. PL2024-15, subject to conditions of approval. Motion carried (4-0-0-1)
by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Barlas, Rawlings, VC/Garg, C/Torres
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: None
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ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Wolfe
8. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS/INFORMATION ITEMS:
None.
9. STAFF COMMENTSIINFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
CDD/Gubman reported there will be a Planning Commission meeting on December
101 2024 to determine if the City's potential acquisition of the PONY League Property
acquisition would be consistent with the General Plan.
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 6:48 p.m, to the next regularly
scheduled meeting on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 14TH day of January, 2025.
Attest:
Respectfully ted,
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Greg Gubt4Ar(,"Community Development Director