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Home My WebLink About08-12-2025II DIAIhoNn B�II City of Diamond Bar Planning Commission Agenda Naila Barlas, Chair Brian Worthington, Vice Chair Surendra Mehta, Commissioner Ruben Torres, Commissioner William Rawlings, Commissioner Meeting Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2025 Regular Meeting 6:30 p.m. Diamond Bar City Hall - Windmill Community Room 21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar CA 91765 WELCOME TO A MEETING OF THE DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION Meetings are open to the public, and you are invited to attend and participate. 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. The Planning Commission may take action on any item listed on the agenda. HOW TO ACCESS THE MEETING REMOTELY Listen -Only: Call +1 (631) 992-3221, Access Code: 275-880-986 Participate: Join Go To Webinar https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/reaister/8515565174137059421 RESOURCES Copies of agendas and agenda packets are on file and available for public inspection in the Planning Division of the Community Development Department at 21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765 or online at www.diamondbarca.gov/agendas. For more information about agendas or rules of the Planning Commission, please contact the Community Development Department at 909- 839-7030 or commdev@diamondbarca.gov. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT ACCOMODATION In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance, a disability - related modification or accommodation, agenda materials in an alternative format, or auxiliary aids to participate in this meeting, please contact the Community Development Department at 909-839- 7030 or commdev@diamondbarca.gov as soon as possible. Providing at least 72 hours' notice will help ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made. PUBLIC INPUT The public may provide public comment by attending the meeting in person, by sending an email, or by logging into the teleconference. Please email your comments to the Community Development Department at commdev@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 Member and noted for the record at the meeting. Please note that the meeting will City of Diamond Bar Planning Commission Diamond Bar Planning Commission Agenda August 12, 2025 proceed at Diamond Bar City Hall - Windmill Community Room should comments by teleconferencing become infeasible due to an internet or power outage or due to technical problems outside the City's control. 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. Speakers are limited to five (5) 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. Any material to be submitted to the Planning Commission at the meeting should be submitted through the Administrative Coordinator. Public comments must be directed to the Planning Commission. A person who disrupts the orderly conduct of the meeting after being warned by the Chairperson or the Chairperson's designee that their behavior is disrupting the meeting may result in the person being removed from the meeting. City of Diamond Bar Planning Commission Diamond Bar Planning Commission Agenda August 12, 2025 CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m., Windmill Room PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: ROLL CALL: Commissioners Torres, Rawlings, Mehta, Vice Chair Worthington, Chair Barlas APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Chair 1. 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 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. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR: All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered by the Planning Commission to be routine and will be acted on by a single motion unless a Planning Commission Member or member of the public request otherwise, in which case, the item will be removed for separate consideration. 2.1 July 8, 2025, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 3. OLD BUSINESS: 4. NEW BUSINESS: 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 5.1 Development Review PL2024-82: Under the authority of DBCC Section 22.48, the property owner, William and Renjielyn Lu, and applicant, Samuel Chen, are requesting Development Review approval for the construction of a new 8,143 square -foot, three- story, single-family residence with a 1,699 square -foot garage, 805 square feet of balcony area, 648 square feet of covered patio area, 110 square feet of porch area, swimming pool and rear yard improvements on a 57,060 gross square -foot (1.31 gross acre) undeveloped lot. PROJECT ADDRESS: 2234 Indian Creek Road Diamond Bar, CA 91765 APN: 8713-040-029 APPLICANT: Samuel Chen 424 32nd Street Suite F Newport Beach, CA 92263 City of Diamond Bar Planning Commission Diamond Bar Planning Commission Agenda August 12, 2025 PROPERTY OWNER: William and Renjielyn Lu 2234 Indian Creek Road Diamond Bar, CA 91765 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: This 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 the provisions of Article 19 Section 15303(a) (construction of a new single-family residence) of the CEQA Guidelines. No further environmental review is required. 6. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS/INFORMATION ITEMS: 7. STAFF COMMENTS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: 7.1 Project Status Report 8. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS: 8.1 City Council Meeting - August 19, 2025 - 6:30 p.m., online teleconference and SCAQMD Main Auditorium, 21865 Copley Dr. 8.2 Planning Commission Meeting - August 26, 2025 - 6:30 p.m., online teleconference and City Hall Windmill Room, 21810 Copley Dr. (Cancelled) 8.3 Labor Day Holiday - City offices will be closed on Monday, September 1, 2025. 8.4 City Council Meeting - September 2, 2025 - 6:30 p.m., online teleconference and SCAQMD Main Auditorium, 21865 Copley Dr. 8.5 Planning Commission Meeting - September 9, 2025 - 6:30 p.m., online teleconference and City Hall Windmill Room, 21810 Copley Dr. 9. ADJOURNMENT: CERTIFICATION I, Arlene Laviera, Administrative Coordinator, City of Diamond Bar, hereby certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing notice was posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54950 Et. Seq., not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, at the following locations: Diamond Bar City Hall Kiosk, Diamond Bar City Hall Bulletin Board, City website: www.diamondbarca.gov, and Diamond Bar Library. Arlene Laviera Administrative Coordinator Date Posted: August 7, 2025 City of Diamond Bar Planning Commission