HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/24/2026MINUTES OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
February 24, 2026
1. 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
ROLL CALL: Mehta, Torres, Mao, V/C Worthington
ABSENT: Rawlings
STAFF PRESENT: Greg Gubman, Community Development Director, Grace
Lee, Planning Manager, Mayuko Nakajima, Senior
Planner, Neal Payton, Consultant, Arlene Laviera,
Administrative Coordinator; Dan Cruz, Assistant City
Attorney.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR:
3.1 MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING —
February 10, 2026.
3.2 2025 GENERAL PLAN STATUS REPORT
Mao moved, and Torres seconded to approve consent calendar, items 3.1 and 3.2.
Motion carried 4-0-0-1 by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: 4 COMMISSIONERS: Torres, Mao, Mehta, A/C Worthington
NOES: 0 COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSTAIN: 0 COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COMMISSIONERS: Rawlings
4. OLD BUSINESS:
S. NEW BUSINESS:
6, PUBLIC HEARING:
6.1 Development Code Amendment No. PL2024-51 (Objective Design Standards):
Environmental Assessment:
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On December 17, 2019, the Diamond Bar City Council certified Final EIR (No. SCH
2018051066) for the Diamond Bar 2040 General Plan and Climate Action Plan. In
2022, the City adopted the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update and concurrently
amended the General Plan 2040 Land Use and Economic Development Element. The
potential impacts of the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update and concurrent Land Use
and Economic Development Element amendment were determined to be within the
scope of the Certified EIR. The City concluded that neither a subsequent nor a
supplemental EIR was required. Accordingly, the City adopted Addendum No. 1 to the
Certified EIR on August 11, 2022.
The draft ODS anticipates residential and mixed -use development consistent with the
assumptions in the 2040 General Plan and analyzed in the General Plan EIR. CEQA
Guidelines Section 15164(a) states: "The lead agency or responsible agency shall
prepare an addendum to a previously certified EIR if some changes or additions are
necessary but none of the conditions described in Section 15162 calling for preparation
of a subsequent EIR have occurred." Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164, the
City has prepared Addendum No. 2 to the General Plan EIR (Attachment 2), which
demonstrates that adoption of the ODS would not result in a new significant impact or
a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant impacts
analyzed in the Certified EIR for the City General Plan 2040. In addition, the information -moo
throughout the addendum affirms that there is no new information of substantial
importance that was previously unknown and is now available. Therefore, a
subsequent EIR would not be required pursuant to Section 15162 of the State CEQA
Guidelines. The City has thus determined an addendum to the previously Certified EIR
to be the appropriate environmental compliance document for the proposed project.
Recommended Action:
Adopt the attached resolution recommending the City Council approve Development
Code Amendment No. PL2024-51, amending Title 22 of the Diamond Bar City Code
(DBCC), adding Chapter 22.19 to establish multifamily and mixed -use residential ODS
S/P Mayuko Nakajima presented the staff report.
Neal Payton, Torti Gallas + Partners consultant, provided an overview of the objective
design standards.
VC/Worthington opened the public hearing.
Seeing no comments, closed the public hearing.
Torres moved, Mehta seconded to adopt Resolution Nos. 2026-03 recommending the City
Council approve Development Code Amendment No. PL2024-51, amending Title 22 of the
Diamond Bar City Code (DBCC), adding Chapter 22.19 to establish multifamily and mixed-
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use residential ODS. Motion carried 4-0-0-1 by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: 4 COMMISSIONERS: Mao, Mehta, Torres, VC/Worthington
NOES: 0 COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSTAIN: 0 COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COMMISSIONERS: Rawlings
7. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS/INFORMATION ITEMS:
8. STAFF COMMENTS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
CDD/Gubman confirmed the next scheduled Planning Commission on March 10, 2026 is
cancelled.
9. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS:
As noted in the agenda.
10. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business before the Planning Commission,
VC/Worthington adjourned the Regular Planning Commission meeting at 6:52 p.m.
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 24th day of February, 2026.
Brian Worthington, Vice Chairperson
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Attest. -
Respectfully Submitted,
Greg Gubman, Community Development Director