THE MEETING WILL PLEASE COME TO ORDER.
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WELL, THE AUDIENCE PLEASE[ LA HABRA PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 Please note that should all business not be concluded by 10:00 p.m., the Chair shall either authorize an extension of time to said meeting or continue all unfinished items to a future meeting, date certain, or date uncertain.]
STAND AND JOIN.UH, COMMISSIONER BERNIE AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL SQUIRREL.
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL ROLL COMMISSIONER BERNIER.
YEAH, COMMISSIONER
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE 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 IT'S MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE.
SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL.
IN NATURE, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF CITY BUSINESS, NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULED AGENDA PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5, 4 9 5, 4 0.3.
A SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON AN ITEM, NOT ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING, SEEING NONE, WE WILL NOW CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND 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 A 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 THIS 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, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE.
SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE BEFORE THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH INCLUDES ITEMS ONE THROUGH TWO, ALL ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE VOTE UNLESS AN ITEM IS REMOVED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM? COMMISSIONER
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO HAVE AN ITEM REMOVED? SEEING NONE AT THIS TIME, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR? SECOND MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER.
WE'LL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING.
THE PROCEDURES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS.
THE CHAIR WILL INTRODUCE THE ITEM 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 COMMISSION WILL HEAR FROM ANY ONE IN OPPOSITION.
REBUTTALS WILL BE ALLOWED ONLY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR.
AFTER ALL HAVE SPOKEN, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CLOSED AND THE COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS THE MATTER AND TAKE ANY ACTIONS THAT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AND LEAVE IT AT THE LECTOR.
AND WHEN YOU COME FORWARD TO SPEAK, YOU WILL FIND THE SPEAKER CARDS ON THE TABLE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE CHAMBER.
WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND SPELL YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS TO THE CHAIR.
THERE SHOULD BE NO DIRECT EXCHANGES BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 60 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR EACH PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ON THE AGENDA AND LESS MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM THIS EVENING.
DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 21 DASH OH THREE, TO ESTABLISH A RESTAURANT AT 1 71 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, SUITE B.
DID WE RECEIVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE FOR THIS ITEM? NO, WE DID NOT.
DO WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT? YES.
GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
THE SUBJECT LOCATION IS LOCATED ON MID-BLOCK BETWEEN EUCLID STREET AND CYPRUS.
THE PROPERTY IS IMPROVED WITH A 2200 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH TWO SUITES.
THE REQUESTED COFFEE SHOP WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN THREE B, WHICH IS THE UNIT CLOSEST TO THE EASTERLY PROPERTY LINE.
UH, SUITE A CURRENTLY CONTAINS A LAW OFFICE AND THERE'S ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY VIA IMPERIAL HIGHWAY AND AN ALLEY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
THE PROPERTY WILL BE IMPROVED WITH, UM, CODE COMPLIANT, PARKING SPACES LOCATED NEAR THE NORTHERLY END OF THE PROPERTY, ALONG WITH A NEW COVERED TRASH ENCLOSURE.
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UM, THE LANDSCAPE PLANNER LOCATED ALONG IMPERIAL HIGHWAY IS GOING TO BE ENLARGED IN AN ATTEMPT TO COMPLY WITH, UH, CURRENT LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.UM, WITH THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS, THE PROPERTY WILL BE DEFICIENT BY TWO SPACES.
AS THE ZONING CODE REQUIRES A TOTAL OF EIGHT SPACES AND A TOTAL OF SIX WILL BE PROVIDED.
THE PROPERTY WILL ALSO REMAIN NON-CONFORMING WITH REGARDS TO THE ONSITE LANDSCAPING.
THE ZONING CODE REQUIRES 408 SQUARE FEET AND ONLY 53 SQUARE FEET WILL BE PROVIDED.
THE APPLICANT HAS MADE AN ATTEMPT TO COMPLY WITH OUR CURRENT CODE REQUIREMENTS TO THE EXTENT PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE.
AND THEREFORE, AS PART OF THIS CUP STAFF IS REQUESTING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION GRANTED WAIVER TO THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 18 0 8 0 7 B SUITE B IS APPROXIMATELY 1100 SQUARE FEET.
THE INTERIOR WILL BE IMPROVED WITH A KITCHEN EQUIPMENT SERVICE COUNTER AND STORAGE AREAS AND A RESTROOM.
THE FACILITY DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY INDOOR SEATING AND WILL FUNCTION AS A FOOD TO GO TYPE RESTAURANT OR COFFEE SHOP.
UM, THERE ARE RESTAURANT RABBIT AND BEAN IS DESCRIBED AS A COFFEE SHOP THAT WILL PROVIDE PRE-MADE BAKED GOODS, SANDWICHES AND COFFEE.
THE FACILITY WILL OPERATE FROM 6:00 AM TO 6:00 PM, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK WITH TWO TO THREE EMPLOYEES.
THE REQUESTED CUP IS SIMILAR TO OTHER COFFEE SHOPS WITHIN THE CITY.
ALL RESTAURANT ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE ENCLOSED BUILDING AND THE RESTAURANT WILL OPERATE WITHIN REASONABLE HOURS.
THEREFORE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED CP 21 DASH ZERO THREE, AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS, IF THEY DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF YOU OR STAFF, UH, COMMISSIONER AND EXPERIAN, UH, QUESTION DAVID, UH, WITH REGARD TO THE PARKING DEFICIT OF TWO SPACES, I PRESUME THAT IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN MUCH OF AN ISSUE ANYHOW, BUT CONSIDERING THE FACT, THIS IS A PLACE WHERE NOBODY PARKS AND GOES INSIDE AND SITS DOWN, IT'S EVEN LESS OF AN ISSUE.
WOULD YOU, WOULD THAT BE FAIR ENOUGH? THE RATIO ACTUALLY FOR A FOOD TO GO IS, IS LESS THAN A SIT DOWN RESTAURANT.
SO WE, WE TRY TO APPLY THE LEST OUR, UM, REQUIREMENT AND IT'S STILL DEFICIENT JUST BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY AND SIZE OF THE BUILDING.
ON THAT NOTE, UM, WE'VE HAD NO COMMUNICATION FROM OTHER BUSINESS OPERATORS, PROPERTY OWNER, ANYBODY IN THAT COMPLEX, CORRECT? YEAH, NO PHONE CALLS OR, UM, CORRESPONDENCE.
WE'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE'LL HEAR FROM THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
IF YOU COULD JUST, UH, SPELL YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS UH, GENERAL CONTRACT ATTACK.
THIS PROJECT WE ARE HERE, THE LANDLORD IS HERE.
COULD YOU SPELL YOUR NAME FOR ME? J U N G.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SHARE WITH US OR HE EXPLAINED THE THREE, THE GIRLS.
ANYBODY ELSE HERE TONIGHT THAT WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT, SEEING NO FURTHER.
NOW WE'LL HEAR FROM THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
SEEING NONE AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I'LL CALL ON THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS FOR DISCUSSION OR EMOTION.
UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION IF YOU GUYS GO AHEAD.
APPROVING THE RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TWO ONE DASH ZERO THREE TO ESTABLISH A RESTAURANT COFFEE SHOP AT 1 71 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, SUITE B, MAKING THE APPROPRIATE FINDINGS AS PER THE APPROVED PLANS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
MOTION'S BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER.
BERNAY SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER AND EXERIENCE EVERYONE.
MOTION PASSES THREE ZERO, AND IT WILL BECOME FINAL IN 10 WORKING DAYS, UNLESS IT IS APPEAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
DO WE HAVE ANY CONSIDERATION ITEMS THIS EVENING? ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF?
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ANY COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONERAND UH, I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE A REALLY GOOD BUSINESS PLAN PUT TOGETHER AND HOPE YOU MEET YOUR GOALS.
YOU GUYS THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION, THE MEETING'S ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH.