HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-26-2024PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
6:30 PM
Diamond Bar City Hall — Windmill Community Room
21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
PUBLIC ADVISORY:
Members of the public are encouraged to participate and address the Planning Commission
during the public comment portion of the meeting either in person or via teleconference.
CHAIR
RUBEN TORRES
VICE CHAIR
MAHENDRA GARG
COMMISSIONER
NAILA BARLAS
COMMISSIONER
WILLIAM RAWLINGS
COMMISSIONER
RAYMOND WOLFE
How to Observe the Meeting From Home:
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575, or visiting https:Hattendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5186933353278163551
How to Submit Public Comment:
Please note, that in the event that comments by teleconferencing become infeasible due to
an Internet or power outage or technical problems outside the City's control, the meeting at
Diamond Bar City Hall — Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA
91765 will proceed without interruption. If you wish to make certain that your comments are
heard, please attend the meeting in person or send an email by 4.00 p.m. on the day of the
meeting/hearing
The public may provide public comment by attending the meeting in person, by sending an
email, or by logging into the teleconference. Please send email public comments to
Planning@DiamondBarCA.gov by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting and indicate in the
Subject Line "FOR PUBLIC COMMENT." Written comments will be distributed to the Planning
Commission members and read into the record at the meeting, up to a maximum of five
minutes.
Members of the public will be called upon one at a time during the Public Comment portion of
the agenda. Speakers are limited to five minutes per agenda item, unless the Chairperson
determines otherwise.
American Disability Act Accommodations:
Pursuant to the Executive Order, and in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if
you need special assistance to participate in the Planning Commission Meeting, please contact
the Community Development Office (909) 839-7030 within 72 hours of the meeting.
Commission recordings will be available upon request the day following the Planning
Commission Meeting.
City of Diamond Bar
Planning Commission
MEETING RULES
PUBLIC INPUT
Members of the public may address the Planning Commission on any item of business on the
agenda during the time the item is taken up by the Planning Commission. In addition, members
of the public may, during the Public Comment period address the Planning Commission on any
Consent Calendar item or any matter not on the agenda and within the Planning Commission's
subject matter jurisdiction. Any material to be submitted to the Planning Commission at the
meeting should be submitted through the Minutes Secretary.
Speakers are limited to five minutes per agenda item, unless the Chairperson determines
otherwise. The Chairperson may adjust this time limit depending on the number of people
wishing to speak, the complexity of the matter, the length of the agenda, the hour and any other
relevant consideration. Speakers may address the Planning Commission only once on an
agenda item, except during public hearings, when the applicant/appellant may be afforded a
rebuttal.
Public comments must be directed to the Planning Commission. Behavior that disrupts the
orderly conduct of the meeting may result in the speaker being removed from the meeting.
INFORMATION RELATING TO AGENDAS AND ACTIONS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
Agendas for regular Planning Commission meetings are available 72 hours prior to the meeting
and are posted in the City's regular posting locations and on the City's website at
www.diamondbarca.gov. The Planning Commission may take action on any item listed on the
agenda.
Copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to agenda items are on file in the
Planning Division of the Community Development Department, located at 21810 Copley Drive,
and are available for public inspection upon request. If you have questions regarding an agenda
item, please call (909) 839-7030 during regular business hours.
HELPFUL CONTACT INFORMATION
Copies of Agenda, Rules of the Planning Commission, Recordings of Meetings (909) 839-7030
Email: info diamondbarca.gov
Website: www.diamondbarca.aov
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
PLANNING COMMISSION
November 26, 2024
►IT
Next Resolution No. 2024-12
CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
1. ROLL CALL: COMMISSIONERS: Barlas, Rawlings, Wolfe, Vice Chair
Garg, Chair Torres
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Chair
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
"Public Comments" is the time reserved on each regular meeting agenda to
provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Planning
Commission on consent calendar items or other matters of interest not on the
agenda that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Planning
Commission. Although the Planning Commission values your comments,
pursuant to the Brown Act, members of the Planning Commission or staff may
briefly respond to public comments, if necessary, but no extended discussion and
no action on such matters may take place. There is a five-minute maximum time
limit when addressing the Planning Commission. Please complete a speaker
card and hand it to the Minutes Secretary (completion of this form is voluntary).
The Planning Commission will call on in -person speakers first and then
teleconference callers, one at a time to give their name and if there is an agenda
item number they wish to speak on before providing their comment. If you wish to
speak on a public hearing item or Planning Commission consideration item, you
will then be called upon to speak at that point in the agenda.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
The following items listed on the consent calendar are considered routine and
are approved by a single motion. Consent calendar items may be removed from
the agenda by request of the Planning Commission only:
4.1 MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING —
November 12, 2024.
5. OLD BUSINESS: None.
6. NEW BUSINESS: None.
NOVEMBER 26, 2024 PAGE 2 PLANNING COMMISSION
7. PUBLIC HEARING:
7.1 Conditional Use Permit Planning Case No. PL2024-15 ("Project"):
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 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)
Est
PROJECT ADDRESS: 3333 S. Diamond Canyon Road
Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (8269-011-015)
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 No.
PL2024-15, based on the findings of Diamond Bar City Code (DBCC) Section
22.58, subject to conditions.
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9. STAFF COMMENTS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
9.1 Project Status Report
NOVEMBER 26, 2024 PAGE 3 PLANNING COMMISSION
10. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS:
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
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MEETING:
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY:
11. ADJOURNMENT
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Friday, November 29, 2024
In observance of Thanksgiving, City offices
will be closed.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 6:30 p.m.
South Coast Air Quality Management District
21865 Copley Drive
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 6:30 pm
Diamond Bar City Hall
Windmill Community Room
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
In observance of the Christmas holiday, City
offices will be closed. City offices will reopen
on Thursday, December 26, 2024.