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AT THIS TIME,[ LA HABRA PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2024 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.]
THE MEETING WILL PLEASE COME TO ORDER.WILL THE AUDIENCE PLEASE STAND AND JOIN? COMMISSIONER MACHA IN 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.
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL ROLE CHAIR ROJAS.
HERE, LET THE RECORDS SHOW THAT COMMISSIONER BEIER HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
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 MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOANED TO 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 ITEM OF CITY BUSINESS NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULED AGENDA.
PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 9 9 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 ANYONE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS, ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, WE WILL NOW CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MOVE ON TO THIS CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COMMISSION CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUEST SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENTS 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 LOANED 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 THREE.
ALL ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE VOTE UNLESS AN ITEM IS REMOVED.
DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM? NO.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO RE HAVE AN ITEM REMOVED? SEE NONE.
UM, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER MACHA AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER JURICH.
EVERYONE PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTE.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING.
YOU GO UP, CAN YOU OPEN? OH, SORRY,
THE PROCEDURES WILL BE AS FOLLOWED.
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 THOSE 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 AND DE DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER'S CARD AND LEAVE IT AT THE LECTERN.
WHEN YOU COME FORWARD TO SPEAK, YOU'LL FIND THE SPEAKER'S 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 COMMENTS 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, UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR, COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS DULY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUESTS FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 23 DASH ZERO FOUR AND CONDITIONAL.
USE PERMIT 23 DASH ZERO SEVEN TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A COMMERCIAL RECREATION FACILITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT KNOWN AS LITTLE WORLD KIDS PLAYGROUND AND GAMES LOCATED AT 1 3 7 7 WEST WHITTIER BOULEVARD IN THE LAHABRA TOWN CENTER.
DID WE RECEIVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE FOR THIS ITEM? NO, WE DID NOT.
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REPORT? WE DO.GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
I'M A CONTRACT PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF LAHABRA.
I'M HERE TO PRESENT TWO CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS.
THE FIRST IS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 23 DASH FOUR REQUESTING TO OPERATE A COMMERCIAL RECREATION FACILITY.
THE SECOND IS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
23 DASH ZERO SEVEN REQUESTING TO OPERATE A RESTAURANT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMERCIAL RECREATION FACILITY.
THE BUSINESS IS CALLED LITTLE WORLD KIDS PLAYGROUND AND GAMES AND IS LOCATED WITHIN THE EXISTING LAHABRA TOWN CENTER SHOPPING CENTER AT 1377 WEST WHITTIER BOULEVARD, WHICH IS A VACANT SUITE LOCATED BETWEEN CVS AND THE CRAB SHACK.
THE PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE C TWO COMMERCIAL ZONE, WHICH IMPLEMENTS THE PROPERTY'S GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION OF HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL.
THE LA HABRA TOWN CENTER OFFERS UH, 100 102,185 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE.
IT IS ANCHORED BY THE NORTHGATE GONZALES MARKET AND HAS A VARIETY OF OTHER COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES INCLUDING MEDICAL, UH, FOOD, RETAIL, AND UH, A VARIETY OF OTHER SERVICES.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE PROPOSED FOUR PLAN, WHICH ENCOMPASSES 12,000, UH, 515 SQUARE FEET.
THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO CONDUCT PERMITTED TENANT IMPROVEMENT TO CONSTRUCT THEIR KITCHEN, PLAYGROUND AREA, ARCADE AREA, DINING AREA, BIRTHDAY ROOMS AND BATHROOMS. THE INDOOR PLAYGROUND CONTAINS A VARIETY OF SLIDES, UH, GLIDERS, SPACE TUBES, CLIMBING WALLS, AND BALL PITS GEARED FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.
THE PROPOSED RESTAURANT IS ANCILLARY TO THE, UM, INDOOR PLAYGROUND AND ENCOMPASSES LESS THAN 10% OF THE TENANT SPACE.
THE DINING AREA WILL HAVE UP TO 38 SEATS.
THE PROPOSED RESTAURANT WILL OFFER POPULAR KIDS MENU ITEMS INCLUDING A VARIETY OF PIZZA, UH, CORN DOGS, CHICKEN WINGS, SANDWICHES, POPCORN, CHICKEN, SWEETS, AND SOFT DRINKS.
UH, THERE IS ARE NO ALCOHOL SALES PROPOSED LITTLE WORLD, EXCUSE ME, LITTLE WORLD PLANS TO BE OPEN MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, UH, FROM 10:00 AM TO 8:00 PM UH, THEY WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CUSTOMERS TO BUY TICKETS AT THE DOOR AND ENJOY THE DAY AT THEIR LEISURE.
UH, IN ADDITION TO THE BOOKING OF THEIR BIRTHDAY PARTIES AT FIXED TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY OF 11:00 AM 2:00 PM AND 5:00 PM UH, THEY WILL HAVE SEVEN THROUGH NINE STAFF MEMBERS, UH, WORKING AT ANY POINT DURING BUSINESS HOURS AND DO REQUIRE WAIVERS, UM, TO BE SIGNED BEFORE THE USE OF THE FACILITIES.
UM, THEY PROVIDE A RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING AN ARCADE, PLAYGROUND, RESTAURANT, AND BIRTHDAY ROOMS. THE DAILY FOOTFALL RANGES FROM 100 TO 400 CUSTOMERS DEPENDING ON THE DAY OF THE WEEK.
THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY IN THIS STORE IS 280 PEOPLE.
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT RESOLUTION, WHICH REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO ADHERE TO THESE OPERATING HOURS AND CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS.
UH, WHILE THIS IS A NEW BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA, THE APPLICANT CURRENTLY O OPERATES THE SAME TYPE OF BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE STAFF LOOKED AT THE SUBMITTED PARKING STUDY, WHICH INCLUDED A SURVEY OF THE ENTIRE SHOPPING CENTER.
THE LAHABRA TOWN CENTER CURRENTLY PROVIDES 482 PARKING SPACES, WHICH ARE INTENDED TO BE SHARED BY ALL OF THE TENANTS IN THE SAME SHOPPING CENTER.
THE SURVEY IDENTIFIED THAT DURING THE PEAK PARKING DEMAND, WHICH IS SATURDAYS AT 2:00 PM UH, THE SHOPPING CENTER HAS A PARKING SURPLUS OF 136 SPACES.
THE PARKING STUDY CONSIDERED THE HOURS OF OPERATION AND PEAK PARKING USAGE, UM, BY THE MIX OF ALL LAND USES WITHIN THE LA LAHABRA TOWN CENTER SHOPPING CENTER, AS WELL AS THE PROJECT SPECIFIC PARKING DEMANDS BY COMPARING PARKING USAGE, UH, AT THE SAME TIME OF BUSINESS LOCATED IN GARDEN GROVE, SORRY, THE PARKING AREAS LOCATED NEAR THE PROJECT TENANT SITE HAD 82 PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE DURING THE PEAK PARKING PERIOD, UH, FAR MORE THAN THE 23 PARKING SPACES THAT WERE ANTICIPATED BY THE PARKING STUDY TO BE REQUIRED, UM, AND FAR MORE THAN THE 42 SPACES REQUIRED BY THE CODE.
AS A RESULT, THE PROJECT IS NOT OP, UH, EXPECTED TO OVERFLOW ONTO OTHER ZONES OR THE STREETS.
THE CITY'S TRAFFIC ENGINEER, UH, REVIEWED THE PARKING STUDY AND AGREED WITH ITS FINDINGS.
THE SHARED PARKING AREA HAS BEEN OUTLINED IN GREEN, UH, PER LAHABRA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 18.06040.
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A APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR CONDITIONAL RECREATION FACILITIES AS WELL AS FOR RESTAURANTS.UH, STAFF HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE FINDINGS REQUIRED FOR THE GRANTING OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS CAN BE MADE AS A RESULT.
STAFF IS RE RECOMMENDING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS 23 8 DASH OH FOUR AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 23 DASH OH SEVEN.
AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF.
I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A DINING AREA, BUT I DIDN'T SEE A KITCHEN PER SE.
A KITCHEN, A DINING AREA YOU SAID IN, BUT YOU DIDN'T SEE THE KITCHEN.
IT'S ALONG THE NORTH END OF LIKE THE, THE BACK.
IT'S BEHIND THE BIRTHDAY ROOMS CS.
IT'S ACTUALLY, IT'S, YEAH, IT'S IN THE FIN STRIP BEHIND CVS AT THE TOP.
THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ONLY QUESTION FOR ME.
UM, WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED, UM, AMENDMENT OR HEARING? OKAY.
SEEING NONE NOW WE WILL HEAR FROM THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
SEEING NONE, WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL CALL ON THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS FOR DISCUSSION OR MOTION ANY QUESTION, DISCUSSION, AND PREPARE FOR A MOTION.
NO DISCUSSION, BUT I'D LIKE TO MAKE, UM, MOTION NOW IF WE CAN.
UM, I MAKE THE MOTION APPROVING A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA, CALIFORNIA, MAKING THE REQUIRED FINDINGS AND APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 23 DASH ZERO FOUR AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 23 DASH ZERO SEVEN TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A COMMERCIAL RECREATION FACILITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT KNOWN AS LITTLE WORLD KIDS PLAYGROUND END GAMES LOCATED AT 1 3 7 7 WEST WHITTIER BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA TOWN CENTER.
AS PER THE APPROVED PLANS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS AND MAKING THE DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PUR PURSUANT TO SECTION 1 5 3 0 1 CLASS ONE EXISTING FACILITIES OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND THE MOTION PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTES.
MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO AND THIS WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE IN 10 WORKING DAYS UNLESS IT'S APPEALED TO CITY COUNCIL.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? I DON'T HAVE ANY NEW INFORMATION TO SHARE, BUT WE ARE LOOKING TO SCHEDULE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, SECOND MEETING IN MARCH, WHICH FALLS ON MARCH 25TH.
AND I ALREADY, UH, LET VERONICA KNOW THAT I WILL NOT BE HERE FOR THAT MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? I WOULD, UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO, UM, OUR STAFF.
I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING UNDER, UM, TRYING TO FILL VACANCIES AND THAT JUST PUTS A HEAVY WORKLOAD ON ALL OF STAFF.
UM, SONYA, SUSAN, EVERYONE THAT'S INVOLVED IN APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK IN GETTING, UH, THE INFORMATION TO US, SO THANK YOU AND HOPE YOU GET THOSE POSITIONS FILLED QUICKLY.
I WANNA WELCOME DAN, LIKE THAT'S HIS NAME, RIGHT? DAVID? DAVID.
I, I WELCOME IN AND YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
SEEMS A LOT OF CITIES ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
I MEAN, IT MUST BE A PLANNING SITUATION GOING ON.
UM, ANYWAY, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED TO MARCH 25TH, 2024.