HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/14/2025MINUTES OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
October 14, 2025
CALL TO ORDER:
VC/Worthington 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: Torres
1. ROLL CALL: Mehta, Rawlings, Torres, V/C Worthington
ABSENT: C/Barlas
STAFF PRESENT: Greg Gubman, Community Development Director, Grace
Lee, Planning Manager, Mayuko Nakajima, Senior
Planner; Arlene Laviera, Administrative Coordinator; and
James H. Eggart, Assistant City Attorney
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
4.1 MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING —
September 23, 2025.
Rawlings moved, and Torres seconded to approve consent calendar. Motion carried
4-0-0-1 by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES:
4
COMMISSIONERS: Mehta, Rawlings, Torres, V/C Worthington
NOES:
0
COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSTAIN:
0
COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT:
1
COMMISSIONERS: Barlas
5. OLD BUSINESS:
6. NEW BUSINESS:
7. PUBLIC HEARING:
Development Review No. PL2025-51: Under the authority of DBCC Section 22.48,
the property owner, Shun Kit Tam, and applicant, Harry Kim, are requesting
Development Review approval to construct a 70 square -foot first floor addition, a
1,470 square -foot second floor addition, and a 273 square -foot garage addition to an
existing 2,037 square -foot single-family residence on a 9,213 square -foot lot. The
subject property is zoned Low Density Residential (RL) with an underlying General
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Plan land use designation of Low Density Residential.
PLANNING COMMISSION
PROJECT ADDRESS: 3354 Hawkwood Road, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
(APN:8714-009-027)
APPLICANT: Harry Kim, 1100 W. La Habra Blvd., La Habra, CA 90631
PROPERTY OWNER: Shun Kit Tam, 19351 Windrose Drive, Rowland Heights,
CA 91748
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 the provisions of CEQA
pursuant to the provisions of Article 19 Section 15301(e) (additions to existing
structures) of the CEQA Guidelines. No further environmental review is required.
Rawlings moved, and Torres seconded to adopt 'Resolution No. 2025-17 approving
Development Review PL2025-51 subject to the conditions of approval. Motion carried
4-0-0-1 by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES:
4
COMMISSIONERS: Mehta, Rawlings, Torres, Worthington
NOES:
0
COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSTAIN:
0
COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT:
1
COMMISSIONERS: Barlas
8. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS/INFORMATION ITEMS:
9. STAFF COMMENTS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
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CDD/Gubman informed the Commission the next Planning Commission meeting is
November 25, 2025.
The meetings scheduled for October 28, 2025 and November 11, 2025 is canceled.
10. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS:
As noted in the agenda.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business before the Planning Commission,
VC/Worthington adjourned the Regular Planning Commission meeting at 6:45 p.m. to the
regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 25th days of November, 2025.
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Attest:
Respectfully Submitted,
Greg Gubman, ommunity Development Director
Brian Worthington, Vice Chairman