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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/28/2014 Minutes• • i • i : a. '.• Chairman Frank Farago called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. in the City Hall Windmill Room, 21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Mahlke led the Pledge of Allegiance. 1. ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Ruth Low, Jennifer "Fred" Mahlke, Peter Pirritano, and Chairman Frank Farago Absent: Vice Chairman Jimmy Lin was excused. Also present: Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; Grace Lee, Senior Planner; Natalie T. Espinoza, Assistant Planner, and Stella Marquez, Administrative Coordinator. 2. MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE/PUBLIC COMMENTS: None 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As presented 4. CONSENT CALENDAR: 4.1 Minutes of the October 14, 2014 Regular Meeting. C/Mahlke moved, C/Pirritano seconded, to approve the October 14, 2014, regular meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONERS 5. OLD BUSINESS: None Low, Mahlke, Pirritano, Chair/Farago None VC/Lin OCTOBER 28, 2014 PAGE 2 PLANNING COMMISSION 6. NEW BUSINESS: None 7. PUBLIC HEARING(S): 7.1 Development Review and Minor Conditional Use Permit No. PL2014-516 - Under the authority of Diamond Bar Municipal Code Sections 22.48 and 22.56, applicant and property owners Stephen Hannah and Tineke Norrdin requested Development Review approval to construct a two-story addition consisting of 637 square feet of floor area to an existing 2,089 square foot single family residence with an attached 610 square foot garage on a 0.24 gross acre (10,450 gross square foot) lot. A Minor Conditional Use Permit was requested to allow a second story addition to an existing nonconforming structure with a front setback of 17 feet 11 inches (where 20 feet is required), and a nonconforming distance of 10 feet to the structure to the adjacent lot to the east (where 15 feet is required). The subject property is zoned Low Medium Density Residential (RLM) with an underlying General Plan land use designation of Low Density Residential. PROJECT ADDRESS: 22805 Rio Lobos Road Diamond Bar, CA 91765 PROPERTY OWNERS/ Stephen Hannah and Tineke Norrdin APPLICANTS: 22805 Rio Lobos Road Diamond Bar, CA 91765 AP/Espinoza presented staff's report and recommended Planning Commission approval of Development Review and Minor Conditional Use Permit No. PL2014-516, based on the Findings of Fact, and subject to the conditions of approval as listed within the resolution. C/Mahlke asked if the chimney would be removed and AP/Espinoza responded that it would be removed to add the double doors at the back. Chair/Farago opened the public hearing. With no one present who wished to speak on this item, Chair/Farago closed the public hearing. 91 a C/Mahlke moved, C/Pirritano seconded, to approve Development Review and Minor Conditional Use Permit No. PL2014-516, based on the Findings of Fact, and subject to the conditions of approval as listed within the resolution. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Low, Mahike, Pirritano, Chair/Farago NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: VC/Lin PLANNING COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: STAFF COMMENTS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: 9.1 Public Hearing dates for future projects. CDD/Gubman reported that the Commission's normally next scheduled meeting is November 11, Veterans' Day, and that meeting will be canceled. The Commission will reconvene on Tuesday, November 25, two days prior to Thanksgiving. The November 25 agenda includes a proposed drive-through car wash addition to the Chevron Station located across the street from Diamond Bar High School at the corner of Brea Canyon Road and Pathfinder Road. Staff also expects to have the new commercial building on the vacant pad across from Chili's on the November 25 agenda for approval. If the Commission would like, he will make a brief presentation to show the new City entry monuments approved by the City Council last week. CDD/Gubman proceeded with his Power Point presentation of the final approved design for the new City entry monuments, an offshoot of the Grand Avenue Beautification Project, a complete reconstruction of the intersection of Grand Avenue and Diamond Bar Boulevard establishing a new design palette and unifying theme and character that defines the character of the City, intended to be carried throughout the City as intersections and key corridors are improved. The first proposed location for the City entry monument is at Grand Avenue and Longview replacing OCTOBER 28, 2014 PAGE 4 PLANNING COMMISSION the existing "fly swatter" pole in the median. A new landscape median will be extended to the City limit to accommodate placement of the new monument sign which incorporates thematic elements from the Grand Avenue Beautification and visual character of the City's natural setting, stone cladding from the Diamond Bar Center and abstracted shapes and symbols found in the City Seal. There is no literal representation of the City's seal on any of the monument surfaces because the seal is very distinctive, formal and officious and staff wanted to avoid that tone in the new design to let folks know they are entering a place and not a jurisdiction. C/Mahlke asked the height of the new monument sign and CDD/Gubman responded that it is about 10 feet tall. CDD/Gubman explained the look and materials used for the monument sign and said that the name "City of Diamond Bar" was avoided to give people the idea that they were "entering our turf" and only "Diamond Bar" was used to reinforce Diamond Bar as a brand and that they were entering a "Place.". In addition to the monument in the center there will be pillars on either side to create a "gateway" composition. Eventually, these monument features will be used at each of the City's entries and more significantly, as the new landmark entry feature at the new Diamond Canyon Park at the corner of Diamond Bar Boulevard and Brea Canyon Road. C/Low asked if the plantings would be varied throughout the City or more uniform in nature. CDD/Gubman responded that the plant palette is the same palette that the Diamond Bar Boulevard Beautification project enjoys. There will be perennials to provide the background color and structure and annuals to provide diversity throughout the year. 10. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS: As listed in tonight's agenda. OCTOBER 1 PAGE a • T. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business before the Planning Commission, Chair/Farago adjourned the regular meeting at 7:29 p.m. The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 25th day of November, 2014. Attest: Respectfully Submitted, Greg Gubman Community Development Director