HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2026-06RESOLUTION NO. 2026-06
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL
PLAN 2040 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT IN
CONNECTION WITH ADOPTION OF THE TOWN CENTER SPECIFIC
PLAN.
WHEREAS, on December 17, 2019, the City Council adopted the Diamond Bar
General Plan 2040 and the Climate Action Plan 2040 to create a vision and blueprint for
development through 2040. The Diamond Bar General Plan 2040 establishes the Town
Center Mixed -Use, Neighborhood Mixed -Use, Transit Oriented Mixed -Use, and
Community Core Overlay focus areas and corresponding land use designations,
estimates that up to 3,750 new housing units could be built in the city by 2040, and
anticipates that much of this growth will occur within these four focus areas; and
WHEREAS, the Town Center Mixed -Use focus area and land use designation
encompasses those properties within an approximately 45-acre area along Diamond Bar
Boulevard, between Golden Springs Drive and the SR-60 Freeway; and
WHEREAS, on August 11, 2022, the City Council adopted the City's 2021-2029
General Plan Housing Element ("2021-2029 Housing Element"), which was subsequently
found by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to
be in full compliance with State Housing Element Law (Article 10.6 of the Government
Code) on October 5, 2022. The 2021-2029 Housing Element identifies sites to
accommodate the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) of 2,516 residential
units, including through rezoning of underutilized sites in the Town Center Mixed -Use,
Neighborhood Mixed -Use, Transit Oriented Mixed -Use focus areas. The 2021-2029
Housing Element expressly contemplates the implementation of a specific plan for mixed -
use development in the Town Center Focus Area and encourages incentives to
encourage and facilitate redevelopment in the Town Center Focus Area; and
WHEREAS, on January 27, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-
04 approving an amendment to the Land Use Element of the General Plan to establish a
minimum residential density of 20 dwelling units per acre and a maximum residential
density of 30 dwelling units per acre on sites within the Town Center Mixed -Use and
Neighborhood Mixed -Use Land Use Designations, as required under Program H-8 of the;
and
WHEREAS, to implement the Land Use and Economic Development and Housing
Elements of the General Plan, the City of Diamond Bar initiated preparation of the Town
Center Specific Plan ("TCSP") pursuant to Government Code sections 65450 through
65457 and corresponding amendments to the General Plan Land Use and Economic
Development Element, Development Code, and Official Zoning Map to establish the
TCSP as the regulatory document governing the Town Center Mixed -Use land use
designation and to revise the General Plan criteria and the zoning designation applicable
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to the Planning Area covered by the Specific Plan as necessary to ensure consistency
with, and implementation of, the Specific Plan's framework, including maximum
residential density and permitted uses; and
WHEREAS, the proposed TCSP would establish a regulatory framework to guide
the transformation of the Town Center from the existing suburban -style retail shopping
centers into a pedestrian -oriented downtown, providing housing opportunities, retail,
restaurants, and entertainment uses within the City of Diamond Bar. Implementation of
the TCSP is anticipated to result in the development of up to 2,055 housing units (an
increase of 705 units); 200 hotel rooms (an increase of 103 rooms); 40,000 square feet
of public open space (an increase of 40,000 square feet); and 446,000 square feet of
commercial space (a net decrease of 64,000 square feet), including retail, dining, and
entertainment uses, as compared to development anticipated for the area under the
General Plan, as amended by the 2021-2029 Housing Element. Supporting infrastructure
and development standards will be implemented through the TCSP and associated
entitlements; and
WHEREAS, the proposed General Plan Amendment would amend the Land Use
and Economic Development Element to ensure consistency between it and the TCSP by
specifying that the Town Center Mixed Use Land Use designation is implemented by the
TCSP and project density may be increased over the maximum base residential density
of 30.0 dwelling units per acre in certain circumstances only through application of either
the State Density Bonus Law or the TCSP Inclusionary Incentive Program Standards
described in the TCSP, or through density transfers as permitted in the TCSP; and
WHEREAS, the proposed General Plan Amendment, Town Center Specific Plan,
Development Code Amendment, and Zoning Map Amendment are collectively referred
to herein as the "Project"; and
WHEREAS, the City determined that the appropriate environmental document for
the Project would be a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report ("SIR") to the
Diamond Bar General Plan 2040 ("General Plan") and Climate Action Plan Program EIR,
State Clearinghouse Number 2018051066, certified on December 18, 2019, as addended
on August 11, 2022 with adoption of the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update, and an SIR
has been prepared for the Project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality
Act ("CEQA"); and
WHEREAS, on February 10, 2026, the City of Diamond Bar Planning Commission
held a duly noticed public hearing regarding the Project and adopted Resolution No.
2026-02 making specified findings and recommending that the City Council adopt the
proposed Town Center Specific Plan and corresponding General Plan, Development
Code, and Zoning Map amendments. The City Council hereby adopts the facts and
reasons stated in Planning Commission Resolution No. 2026-02, a copy of which is on
file with the City Clerk and which is incorporated herein by reference with the same force
and effect as if set forth in full; and
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WHEREAS, on February 20, 2026, notification of the City Council public hearing
for the Project was published in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Public hearing notices
were mailed to property owners within a 1000-foot radius of the Planning Area, inclusive
of the Planning Area, and notices were posted at the City's designated community posting
sites; and
WHEREAS, on March 31 2026, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing
regarding the proposed Project; and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the adoption of this Resolution, fihe City Council (1)
introduced an Ordinance adopting the Town Center Specific Plan and (2) adopted
Resolution No. 2026-05 certifying the Final SIR for the Project, finding the Final SIR was
prepared in compliance with CEQA; finding that the Final SIR reflects the independent
judgment and analysis of the City Council; finding the Final SIR was presented to, and
reviewed and considered by, the City Council; adopting a Statement of Overriding
Considerations; and adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have
occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Diamond
Bar as follows:
Section 1. The City Council hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth
in the Recitals of this Resolution are true and accurate.
Section 2. Based on the findings and conclusions set forth above, the City Council
hereby adopts the amendments to the General Plan 2040 Land Use and Economic
Development Element attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference.
TCSP
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the effective date of the
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 3d day of March, 2026.
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
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ATTEST:
I, Kristina Santana, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed, approved and adopted by
the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar, California at its regular meeting held on the
3rd day of March 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Liu, Teng, MPT/Low, M/Tye
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Kristina Santana, City Clerk
Exhibit 1
AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN 2040 LAND
USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT
Revisions to the following passages of the General Plan 2040 Land Use and Economic
Development Element are highlighted with strifle+hro irrh text to show deletions, and
double underline text to show additions.
1. The description of the Town Center Mixed Use on Page 2-12 of the section entitled
Land Use Classifications is revised as follows:
Town Center Mimed Use
Allows and encourages a mix of uses with an emphasis on community -serving and
destination retail, dining, and entertainment uses. Offices and professional services, and
residential uses are also permitted. The Town Center Mixed Use Land Use designation is
implemented by the Town Center Specific Plan ("TCSP"l. Maximum FAR for non-residential
uses is 1.5 and a residential density of 20.0 to 30.0 dwelling units per acre (20.0 - 30.0
du/ac) is permitted. Proiect density may be uicreased over the maximum base residential density
of 30.0 dwelling units per acre in certain circumstances only through application of either the State
Density Bonus Law or the TCSP Inclusionary Incentive Program Standards described in the TCSP.
or through density transfers as perritted in the TCSP
2. Page 2-16, Table 2-2 is revised as follows
Table 2-2: Land Use Density/Intensity Standards Summary Table
Town Center Mixed Use � Min. 20.0/Max 30.0 � Up to l .5 � 45 � <1
Neighborhood Mixed Use Min. 20.0/Max 30.0 Up to 1.25 38 <1
Transit -Oriented Mixed Use Min. 20.0/Max 30.0 Up to 1.5 33 <1
Note: In the Town Center Mixed Use land use desianation. Proiect density may be
increased over the maximum base residential density of 30.0 dwellina units aer acre in
certain circumstances only throuah application of ether the State Density Bonus Law or
the TCSP Inclusionary Incentive Proaram Standards described in the TCSP, or throuah
density transfers as permitted in the TCSP.
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