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Home My WebLink About01-14-2025PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Tuesday, January 14, 2025 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: Members of the public can observe the meeting by calling +1 �631) 992-3221, Access Code: 197-440- 997, or visiting https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5531843554835760480 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 January 14, 2025 ►IT Next Resolution No. 2025-01 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 CONTINUED MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING — November 26, 2024. 4.2 MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING — December 10, 2024. 5. OLD BUSINESS: JANUARY 14, 2025 PAGE 2 PLANNING COMMISSION 5.1 CONTINUED GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY FINDING: Proposed acquisition of the Little League/PONY property for future City Park and recreation use to be in conformance with the Diamond Bar General Plan 2040. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment 1) finding that the proposed acquisition of the Little League/PONY property conforms with the Diamond Bar General Plan 2040. 6. NEW BUSINESS: 7. PUBLIC HEARING: 7.1 Planning Case No. PL 2024-87 Actions to implement the 2021-2029 Housing Element, consisting of the following: 1. A proposed amendment to the Land Use and Economic Development Element of the General Plan to make it consistent with the 2021-2029 Housing Element by establishing a minimum residential density of 20 dwelling units per acre on sites within the Town Center Mixed -Use and Neighborhood Mixed -Use Land Use Designations and a maximum residential density of 30 dwelling units per acre on sites within the Town Center Mixed -Use Land Use Designation; 2. A proposed amendment to Chapter 22.14 of Title 22 (Development Code) of the Diamond Bar City Code to establish a Housing Element Site (H) Overlay District; and 3. A proposed amendment to the Official Zoning Map of the City of Diamond Bar to apply the Housing Element Site (H) Overlay to specified sites identified in the City of Diamond Bar 2021-2029 Housing Element to accommodate the City's unmet Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed actions would not result in any new significant impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of significant impacts previously identified in the certified General Plan 2040 and Climate Action Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) or addendum to the EIR prepared in conjunction with the adoption of the 2021-2029 Housing Element; therefore, no further environmental analysis is required pursuant to (Public Resources Code § 21166; CEQA Guidelines §§ 15168, 15162.). RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment 1) recommending that the City Council JANUARY 14, 2025 PAGE 3 PLANNING COMMISSION adopt the proposed General Plan Amendment, Development Code Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment. 8. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: 9. STAFF COMMENTS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: 9.1 Project Status Report 10. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Monday, January 20, 2025 — City offices will HOLIDAY be closed. CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 6:30 p.m. South Coast Air Quality Management District 21865 Copley Drive PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING: CITY COMMISSION APPLICATION DEADLINE [all I21219I01[e1 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING: 11. ADJOURNMENT Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 6:30 p.m. Diamond Bar City Hall The Windmill Community Room Friday, January 31, 2025 Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 6:30 p.m. Diamond Bar City Hall The Windmill Community Room Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 6.30 p.m. Diamond Bar City Hall The Windmill Community Room