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COMMISSION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER[ LA HABRA PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2020 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90630]
AND DASH TWO, FIVE DASH TWO ZERO GUIDANCE FOR THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ON GATHERINGS AND IN AN EFFORT TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY.THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA HABRA PLANNING COMMISSION IS BEING CONDUCTED VIA TELECONFERENCE PLANNING, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ARE CALLING IN REMOTELY AND REMOTE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION CAN BE DONE AS FOLLOWS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO HAS CALLED IN.
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE MUTED, BUT IF YOU WANT TO COMMENT DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTIONS OF THE AGENDA, PRESS STAR NINE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME INDICATED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION SHARED DURING THE MEETING AND YOUR CALL WILL BE SELECTED FROM THE MEETING QUEUE.
PLEASE NOTE THE SPEAKERS MUST LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES EACH AND AT THE TOTAL TIME PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS 30 MINUTES.
HOWEVER, THAT DOES PERTAIN TO ONLY MATTERS, WHICH ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.
COMMENTS WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTED BY EMAIL TO PLANNING COMMISSION, ALL ONE WORD@LAHABRACAALLONEWORD.GOV.
SO AT THIS TIME I'M CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER AND I'LL ASK, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, BERNAY TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FIVE OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL ROLL.
THIS IS COMMISSION SECRETARY CARMEN, CALLING ROLL COMMISSIONER, PAL COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER BERNIER, CHAIR MANLEY.
VICE-CHAIR MANLEY SHARON NAZARIAN.
I DID NOT SEE JASON OR HEAR FROM HIM EARLIER, SO HOPEFULLY HE WILL ARRIVE AT SOME POINT, BUT IF NOT, WE HAVE A QUORUM.
PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AT OUR LAUNCH FOR ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEMS. CITY BUSINESS, NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULED AGENDA TONIGHT PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE, FOUR NINE FIVE, FOUR DOT THREE SEVEN.
SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING.
AND AGAIN, AS A REMINDER, IF ANYONE ON THE LINE WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME, PLEASE DIAL STAR NINE NOW AND WAIT TO BE ANNOUNCED.
AND VERONICA, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS TO BE READ OR ANYBODY HOLDING TO SPEAK? WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY EMAILS TO BE READ INTO THE RECORD, AND I DON'T SEE ANY ONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL MATTERS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS COMMISSIONER CITY, STAFF MEMBER, OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS, SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION, BUT AS MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR, SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSE OR THE COMMISSION.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH INCLUDES AND ONLY INCLUDES THE APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 9TH, 2020.
DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WISH TO REMOVE THE MINUTES FOR DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER AMMONIA? MADDIE, CAN YOU ADDRESS? NO, THANK YOU.
I'M SORRY IF I DIDN'T HEAR EARLIER.
BERNAY DO WE HAVE VICE-CHAIR MANLY HERE YET? OKAY.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE ON THE PHONE WHO WISHES TO HAVE AN ITEM REMOVED, PRESS STAR NINE.
NOW, IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION TO REMOVE AN ITEM AND WAIT TO BE ANNOUNCED AND, UH, VERONICA, LET ME KNOW IF ANYBODY'S HOLDING FOR THAT PURPOSE.
THERE IS NO ONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES.
IS THERE A SECOND? JERRY PAUL STANKY, JERRY MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER BERNAY AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER POLLO.
THE SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
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YES, YES.WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING.
PROCEDURES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS.
THE CHAIR WILL ANNOUNCE THE HEARING AND THE STAFF WILL GIVE A REPORT ON THE ITEM.
THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM WILL BE RECOGNIZED FIRST.
AND THEN THE COMMISSIONER WILL HEAR FROM THOSE IN OPPOSITION.
REBUTTALS WILL BE ALLOWED ONLY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR.
AFTER ALL IT'S SPOKEN, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CLOSED AND THE COMMISSIONER WILL DISCUSS THE MATTER AND TAKE ANY ACTIONS THAT DEAN'S APPROPRIATE.
IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE WAIT TO BE PROMPTED.
AND WHEN CALLED, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY SLOWLY SPELLING OUT YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO ESTABLISH A CHILDREN'S TUTORING FACILITY.
AND THAT'S IN PARENTHESES CODE NINJAS AT ONE 47, TWO SOUTH HARBOR BOULEVARD.
MAY WE PLEASE HAVE A STAFF REPORT? MR. CHAIRMAN ASSOCIATE PLANNER, I'LL LOPEZ WOLPE RE PRESENTING THIS TO YOU THIS EVENING, CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS.
I'M GOING TO BE SHARING MY SCREEN HERE.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO, UH, ESTABLISH THE CHILDREN'S TUTORING FACILITY OR A COMMERCIAL SCHOOL, UH, IDENTIFIED AS CODE NINJAS IS GOING TO BE LOCATED WITHIN THE SHOPPING CENTER, IDENTIFIED AS THE ROW ON HARBOR CENTER.
IT'S LOCATED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF HARBOR BOULEVARD, UH, BETWEEN LOS RANDOS DRIVE AND LAS PALMAS DRIVE.
THE CENTER CONTAINS 14 SUITES.
AND AS OF TODAY, ALL 14 SUITES HAVE BEEN LEASED OUT.
UM, THERE ARE CURRENTLY FIVE RESTAURANTS IN OPERATION, TWO HEALTH CLUBS AND A NAIL SALON.
THERE ARE TWO APPROVE RESTAURANTS IN THE PLAN CHECK PROCESS THAT IS FOR I CHICKEN AND M G D.
AND, UH, AS NOTED ON THE PREVIOUS REPORT, THE RESTAURANT OR ROT KITCHEN WILL NO LONGER MOVE FORWARD AND IN ITS PLACE WILL BE A RETAIL USE CALLED A CCU.
THE OVERALL THE CENTER WILL CONTAIN EIGHT RESTAURANTS AS OPPOSED TO THE NINE THAT WERE ORIGINALLY IDENTIFIED IN THE PARKING STUDY.
THE, UH, TUTORING FACILITY CODE NINJAS IS GOING TO BE LOCATED ADJACENT TO
UM, SO THIS UPDATED SITE PLAN SHOWS ALL THE USES THAT ARE, UH, LEASED FOR THE PROPERTY.
THE FLOOR PLAN, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 1600 SQUARE FEET.
UH, IT'S GOING TO BE IMPROVED WITH A WAITING AREA LOCATED NEAR THE FRONT AND TWO DOJO'S OR CLASSROOMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE USED TO CONDUCT THE ON-SITE CLASSES.
UM, AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE LOCATED NEAR THE BACK WITH A RESTROOM CODE.
NINJAS TEACHES CHILDREN HOW TO CODE WHILE BUILDING THEIR OWN VIDEO GAMES.
UH, THE FACILITY PROVIDES GAME-BASED CURRICULUM FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF SEVEN AND 16 CLASSES WILL BE PROVIDED ONSITE AS WELL AS ONLINE.
THE FACILITY IS GOING TO OPERATE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 9:00 AM TO 6:00 PM, AND IT WILL BE STAFFED BY TWO EMPLOYEES.
UM, WHEN CONDUCTING CLASSES ON SITE CHILDREN AND STUDENTS WILL BE DROPPED OFF AND PICKED UP, UH, BEFORE 6:00 PM.
THE FACILITY IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 10 STUDENTS, UM, AT ANY GIVEN SITE AT ANY GIVEN TIME SUBJECT SUITE WAS IDENTIFIED A RETAIL SUITE WITHIN THE APPROVED PARKING STUDY DATED APRIL 5TH AND WAS ALLOTTED A TOTAL OF 5.28 PARKING SPACES FOR RETAIL FUNCTIONS WITH THE CHANGE OF USE FROM A RETAIL TO A COMMERCIAL SCHOOL.
THE PARKING RATIO IS ACTUALLY, UH, REDUCED TO 0.35 SPACES PER STUDENT.
UM, BASED ON THE CLASS LIMIT OF 10 STUDENTS, A TOTAL OF FOUR PARKING SPACES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE SUITE, UM, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE RETAIL, UH, RATIO.
ALL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED INSIDE THE BUILDING.
UH, THE HOURS OPERATION ARE ALSO REASONABLE, UM, CEASING AT 6:00 PM DURING THE WEEKDAY AND STUDENTS ARE DROPPED OFF AND PICKED UP, UM, MAKING MORE PARKING AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
UM, THEREFORE IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, UH, 20 DASH 18.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
LET'S SEE IF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF, COMMISSIONER MILLENNIALS.
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NO QUESTION FOR ME.WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE NOW AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED.
WE HAVE ANY EMAILS TO BE READ INTO THE RECORD AND IS ANYBODY HOLDING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR? WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY EMAILS, UH, BUT THERE IS SOMEONE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
SPEAKER, UH, PHONE NUMBER, UH, (747) 236-2288.
I, UH, MUTE YOU, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF BEFORE SPEAKING.
HI, THIS IS, UH, BJ KIM, UH, ADDRESS 10, TWO HUNDREDS TO PULL IT UP BOULEVARD, SUITE TWO 90 MISSION HILLS, CALIFORNIA, NINE ONE THREE FOUR FIVE.
UH, I THINK THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'LL GET THE PLEASURE OF, UH, BEING IN FRONT OF A FULL, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION AND WE'RE, WE'RE ACTUALLY VERY LUCKY.
I FEEL EVEN DURING THIS PANDEMIC, A GREAT, UM, A BRAND LIKE CODE NINJAS TO JOINING US.
UM, I THOUGHT I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE, UH, CLUB BUDDIES AND AKT JOIN US.
BUT, UH, WITH, WITH THE PANDEMIC, EVERYONE IS STUCK AT HOME AND, UH, CO NINJAS IS REALLY AN ONLINE, UM, UH, CODING FOR KIDS.
AND, YOU KNOW, OUR WHOLE CONCEPT FOR OUR CENTER IS TO HAVE, UH, FAMILIES TO COME AND ENJOY THE FULL SERVICES OF SHOPPING, EATING, YOU KNOW, LEARNING, WORKING OUT.
AND THEN, AND THEN IT'S, IT'S, UH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S COMING TOGETHER.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE CO JOIN US.
AND AS, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE PLANNING STAFF SAID, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE JUST REALLY FOCUSED ON MAKING THE PARKING BETTER AND IT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS A NEED FOR, UH, THE FAMILIES TO COME YET, IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, JUST TO DROP OFF AND PICK UP AND ALL OF THAT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE VERY EXCITED AND, AND I THINK, UM, WE WE'RE WE'RE UM, VERY HAPPY TO HAVE AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND I AGREE, OR IF WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE WITH THIS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. KIM COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS? NO QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. KAMIN AGAIN, UH, GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE AT FULL OCCUPANCY.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TONIGHT.
UH, VERONICA, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE HOLDING? WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR? OKAY.
I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE NOW AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED AND LET ME KNOW VERONICA.
IF YOU SEE THERE IS ANYBODY, THERE IS NO ONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME.
THEREFORE, WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL CALL ON PLANNING COMMISSIONERS TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT AND OR OFFER ANY COMMENTS.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PAUL, NO COMMENTS.
SO AT THIS TIME, MAY I ENTERTAIN A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR? THIS IS JERRY POWELL.
MAY I MOVE THE MATTER PLEASE? UH, MR. CHAIR, UH, I WOULD MOVE A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 20 DASH ONE EIGHT TO ESTABLISH A CHILDREN'S TUTORING FACILITY AT 1472 SOUTH HARBOR BOULEVARD, MAKING THE APPROPRIATE FINDINGS AS PER THE APPROVED PLANS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
UH, MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER POWELL AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BERNAY UH, CARMEN, PLEASE CALL ROLL.
THIS IS COMMISSIONER SECRETARY KERNAN CALLING ROLL COMMISSIONER PILL.
AND THAT'D BE FORWARDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
DO WE HAVE ANY CONSIDERATION ITEMS TONIGHT?
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ARE YOU WITH US, RIGHT? UM, YEAH.ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM STAFF? UM, NOTHING IN PARTICULAR.
UM, WE HAD OUR FIRST, UH, G PACK MEETING, SO WE'RE, UH, MOVING FORWARD WITH THE, UM, HOUSING ELEMENT AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MANY PUBLIC WORKSHOPS AND OTHER DEEPAK MEETINGS.
UH, THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE WITH WHICH THE COMMISSION CONSIDERED IT.
YOUR LAST MEETING IS NOW SCHEDULED AND WILL BE HEARD BY THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL AT THEIR MEETING NEXT WEEK.
UM, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, UH, ZOOM, ZOOM, I GUESS YOU CAN'T ZOOM INTO A COUNCIL MEETING.
THEY'RE DID WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
THEY WILL BE CONSIDERING IT, UH, NEXT WEEK.
AND THEN WE HAVE A PRETTY FULL AGENDA FOR YOUR DECEMBER 14TH MEETING.
I THINK WE HAVE THREE ITEMS SO FAR.
UH, IS IT JUST ONE MEETING IN DECEMBER OR ARE WE ARE FOR LIKE THE SECOND MEETING OR IS IT GOING TO BE LIKELY TWO MEETINGS AND JUST, NO, THERE'LL JUST BE ONE MEETING IN DECEMBER.
THE SECOND MEETING IN DECEMBER FALLS DURING THE CITY HALL CLOSURE.
AND THAT'S ALL YOU GOT ALL WE HAVE, SIR.
THANK YOU, ROY COMMISSIONER BERNAY ANYTHING? NO, THANK YOU.
HAVE A GOOD THANKSGIVING GUYS.
EVERY NIGHT WE WANT TO STAY SAFE AND HUMANITY SAN DIEGO AND THAT'S THAT'S ABOUT, I WOULD ECHO HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL.
THANKS TO STAFF AND BE SAFE OUT THERE.
AND THEN ROY TOO, IF YOU DON'T MIND AFTER WE ADJOURNED, MAYBE IN A FEW MINUTES, I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL ON YOURSELF.
SO WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 14TH, 2020.