HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/27/2025 ARCITY OF DIAMOND BAR
MINUTES OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
CALL TO ORDER:
Hearing Officer Greg Gubman called the Administrative Review Hearing of February 27, 2025,
to order at 3:30 p.m. in the Summit Ridge Conference Room, 21810 Copley Drive, Diamond
Bar, CA 91765.
Staff Present: Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; Grace Lee, Planning
Manager; Mayuko (May) Nakajima; Senior Planner; Rudy Lopez, Planning Intern; and Arlene
Laviera, Administrative Coordinator.
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None Offered
2. CONSENT CALENDAR:
2.1 Minutes of the January„ 30, 2025, Administrative Review
HO/Gubman approved the minutes of January 30, 2025, as presented.
3. PUBLIC HEARING(S):
3.1 Minor Conditional Use Permit Planning Case No. PL 2024-86: The
applicant is requesting approval for a Minor Conditional Use Permit
(MCUP) to allow the sale of beer and wine at an existing 3,000 square -
foot restaurant, Chan Kee, which is located within an existing 0.89-acre,
multi -tenant shopping center. The sale of beer and wine in conjunction
with a restaurant is a permitted use in the Community Commercial (C-2)
zone with approval of an MCUP.
Project Location: 20627 Golden Springs Drive, Suites 1 E-G
Diamond Bar, CA 91789
(APN 8762-034-024)
Property Owner: Justin Kim
3055 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 405
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Applicant: Cecilia Chan for Chan Kee LLC
20627 Golden Springs Drive, Suites 1 E-G
Diamond Bar, CA 91789
Environmental Determination: 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
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the provisions of CEQA pursuant to the provisions of Article 19 Section 15301
(Operation of existing facilities involving negligible or no expansion of an existing "
use) of the CEQA Guidelines. No further environmental review is required.
Recommendation: Adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment 1) approving
Minor Conditional Use Permit No. PL 2024-86, based on the findings of Diamond
Bar City Code (DBCC) Sections 22.56 and 22.10, subject to conditions.
HO/Gubman opened the public hearing.
HO/Gubman closed the public hearing.
HO/Gubman approved Minor Conditional Use Permit Planning Case No.
PL2024-86, based on the Findings of Fact, and subject to the conditions of
approval as listed within the resolution.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, Hearing Officer Gubman concluded
the Administrative Hearing at 3:42 p.m.
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this July 15, 2025.
Attest:
Respectfully Submitted,
Greg Gubman, Community Development Director