[ LA HABRA PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025 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.]
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REMEMBER AT THIS TIME THE MEETING WILL PLEASE COME TO ORDER.
WILL THE AUDIENCE PLEASE STAND AND JOIN? COMMISSIONER MANLEY IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
READY BEGIN P PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH THE ROUTINE OF JUSTICE ROLE.
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL ROLE CHAIR MACHA.
HERE, LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT COMMISSIONER LOGAN CANNON 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 IN OUR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE JOURNAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR OR 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, DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON A, ON THE ITEMS, ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, OR ANY ITEM NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA? OKAY.
WE WILL NOW CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MOVE TO THE CONSENT.
ALL MATTERS ON 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 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 IN OUR 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 CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH INCLUDES ITEMS ONE AND 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? DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM? OKAY.
HEARING NONE, MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION, MAKE A MOTION APPROVING THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER MANLEY AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CARDENA.
EVERYONE PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTE.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING.
THE PROCEDURES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS.
THE CHAIR WILL INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND THEN 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 IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER'S CARD AND LEAVE IT AT THE LECTRON.
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 A 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 FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS ONE DULY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR ZONE VARIANCE 25 DASH 0 0 2 ZV 25 DASH 0 0 2 TO ALLOW THE INSTALLATION OF NEW FENCING AND SECURITY GATES THAT EXCEED SIX FEET IN HEIGHT FOR AN EXISTING INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS, AKA GENERAL SEALANTS, INC.
AT 9 0 1 AND 9 5 1 SOUTH LESLIE STREET, ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 0 1 9 11 DASH ZERO THREE.
DID WE RECEIVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE FOR THIS ITEM? NO, WE DID NOT.
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HAVE A STAFF REPORT? YES, WE DO.GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN HJA, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, DARRELL TAYLOR, CONTRACT PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF LAHABRA.
I'M HERE TO PRESENT ON ZONE VARIANCE 25 2.
WE'LL START WITH THE, UH, PROJECT LOCATION.
THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN OUR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE BETWEEN, UH, UH, JUST SOUTH OF LAHABRA BAKERY.
UH, TO THE NORTH IS LAHABRA BAKERY.
YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN THERE, IT'S IN THE PLANNED COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE.
TO THE EAST IS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
IT INCLUDES, UH, CKD IN INDUSTRIES, PRECISION LANDSCAPE AND TURF, AS WELL AS FIX IT AUTO.
UH, TO THE SOUTH IS COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL.
UH, THAT'S THE FULLERTON JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL, UH, TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS CENTER AND TO THE WEST IS COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL.
THERE ARE TWO BUSINESSES THERE.
THERE'S THE LA HABER PLATING FACTORY AS WELL AS WOLVERINE FENCING.
UH, THIS IS A VIEW OF THE SITE PLAN OR THE AERIAL, AND THIS IS THE SITE PLAN.
JUST AS A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THE TWO BUILDINGS, UH, 9 0 1 AND 9 5 1 ARE CURRENTLY, UH, BEING REDEVELOPED, UH, TO, UH, HOUSE GENERAL SEALANTS COMPANY.
SO THEY'RE GOING UNDER, UNDER, UH, UH, SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION.
AND THE FENCING IS A, UH, SEPARATE PIECE OF THAT THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING HERE BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE SEEKING A VARIANCE FOR FENCE HEIGHT TO EXCEED THE FENCE HEIGHT OF SIX FEET TO EIGHT FEET AND MOST LOCATIONS IN ONE LOCATION HIGHER THAN THAT.
SO, UM, I'VE HIGHLIGHTED A PORTION ON THE UPPER LEFT IN YELLOW, UH, JUST FOR REFERENCE, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TWO SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION.
THAT AREA HAPPENS TO BE LAND OWNED BY THE CITY, RIGHT? AND THEY'RE GONNA BE PLACING FENCING IN THAT AREA.
AND SO WE HAVE TWO SPECIAL CONDITIONS.
ONE IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT THAT WOULD PERMIT THEM TO OPERATE THEIR GATES AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR GATES IN THAT LOCATION.
THE OTHER IS THAT THERE IS A, A WATERLINE THAT ENTERS, UH, A 10 INCH WATERLINE THAT ENTERS THE SITE AT THAT LOCATION, AND IT RUNS PARALLEL TO THE FENCE ON THE NORTH, JUST, UH, BELOW LA HABER BAKERY ON THEIR PROPERTY.
AND THEN IT CONNECTS INTO LESLIE AND RUNS SOUTH FROM THERE.
SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA ASK FOR AN EASEMENT SO THAT WE CAN GET ACCESS TO, UH, OPERATE, MAINTAIN THAT 10 INCH WATER LINE, SHOULD WE NEED IT, BECAUSE IT RUNS THROUGH THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTY.
SO YOU'LL SEE THOSE TWO CONDITIONS AT THE END, AND I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AREA FOR YOU SO YOU UNDERSTAND IT.
SO, UH, THERE'S FENCING OR GATES PROPOSED IN FIVE LOCATIONS.
UH, LOCATION NUMBER ONE, LOCATION NUMBER TWO, AND WE'LL COVER EACH OF THESE, UH, SEPARATELY.
BUT, UH, BUT BRIEFLY, UH, LOCATION THREE AGAIN, UH, ADJACENT TO THE, UH, BAKERY TO THE NORTH, UH, GATE IN LOCATION FOUR, AND ALSO IN LOCATION FIVE.
UM, THESE ARE TWO PICTURES FROM THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE BEING RENOVATED.
UM, I'M PUTTING THESE UP THERE AGAIN FOR REFERENCE BECAUSE IT TIES INTO THE FENCING PROGRAM THAT THEY'RE SEEKING.
SO THE BUILDING COLOR IS SORT OF A LIGHT GRAY OFF WHITE COLOR.
AND THEN THERE'S AN ACCENT COLOR, WHICH IS A DARK GRAY, BUT WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT IN A MINUTE WHY I PUT THAT UP THERE.
SO, FENCING LOCATION NUMBER ONE ARE SLIDING GATES.
THIS IS A, A FIRE LANE AND A DRIVE AISLE.
FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS LOOKED AT THIS AND THEY, THEY'RE COMPLETELY FINE WITH THE GATES IN THAT LOCATION AND THE WAY THEY'RE GONNA OPERATE.
THEY STILL HAVE ACCESS, THEY STILL HAVE, UM, ALL THE EMERGENCY PROVISIONS LIKE A KNOX BOX AND SO FORTH TO GET INTO THAT LOCATION S**T THEY NEED.
UM, BUT THOSE GATES ARE GONNA SLIDE OUT AND ALLOW VEHICLES TO GO IN AND THEN THEY, THEY SEAL SHUT.
UM, THOSE ARE FABRICATED GATES.
THEY'RE A CORRUGATED METAL AND THEY'RE GONNA BE PAINTED, UH, DARK COLOR TO MATCH THAT ACCENT COLOR.
UH, THERE'S ALSO A PEDESTRIAN GATE AT THAT LOCATION SO THAT STAFF AND, AND WORKERS AND SO FORTH CAN ENTER IN AT THAT LOCATION.
LOCATION TWO IS A MOTORIZED, UH, SECURE GATE AS WELL.
IT'S ALSO THAT FABRICATED, UH, CORRUGATED METAL.
UM, AND THAT IS A CONTROLLED LOCATION FOR THEM AS WELL.
UH, LOCATION NUMBER THREE IS, UH, 460 FEET OF CHAIN LINK FENCE.
NOW CURRENTLY THERE'S CHAIN LINK FENCE THERE.
IT'S DILAPIDATED, IT'S FALLING OVER, IT'S RUSTED.
THERE'S RAZOR WIRE ON THE TOP OF IT THAT'S GONNA BE REMOVED, AND THEY'RE GONNA REPLACE IT WITH NEW GALVANIZED FENCING.
AND THEN THAT COLOR, THAT, UH, UH, CAPE COD IS CLOSELY MATCHED TO THE, UH, TO THE MAIN COLOR OF THE BUILDING.
SO IT'LL BE FILLED WITH SLATS.
SO IT'LL BE, UH, IT'LL OBSCURE, UH, VIEWS INTO THE SITE.
AND THEN THERE'S A, UH, A GATE AGAIN IN THAT LOCATION.
THAT'S THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY.
THAT'S ALSO A, UH, CORRUGATED METAL GATE.
THAT'S THAT, UH, PAINTED COLOR.
UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER, I THINK IT'S THE NUMBER TWO, UH, RIGHT THERE ON THAT MAP, THAT'S ABOUT WHERE WE
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WERE STANDING WHEN WE TOOK THAT PICTURE.UH, WHAT YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM ARE NOT GATES.
THOSE ARE JUST TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FENCING, RIGHT, WITH, UH, SOME SCREENING ON THEM, UH, AT THE MOMENT.
BUT, UH, THAT'S A TRUCK ENTRANCE.
UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE BUILDING, NINE, FIVE, UH, 9 0 1 AT THE TOP, UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY'RE REDOING THE TRUCK DOCKS THERE.
AND SO TRUCKS WILL ENTER THAT LOCATION AND BRING IN AND DROP OFF MATERIAL AT THAT LOCATION.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT THAT GATE'S CONTROLLING.
AND THEN, UH, LOCATION NUMBER FIVE, UH, LOCATION NUMBER FIVE.
SO WHAT HAPPENS AT IS THE PROPERTY IS BASICALLY FLAT FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK, AND THEN THAT LAST 10 FEET OF THE SITE DROPS OFF RIGHT ABOUT 10 FEET DOWN, AND IT ENDS IN THE LOW RETAINING WALL AT THE BOTTOM OF THEIR SITE.
THE RETAINING WALL, IT'S THEIRS AND THAT SLOPE, UH, GOING UP IS THEIRS AS WELL.
UM, AND SO THAT PICTURE IS LOOKING BASICALLY, UH, IN, UH, A NORTHWARD DIRECTION, RIGHT? SO YOU CAN SEE THE SLOPE THERE.
YOU CAN ALSO, IF YOU LOOK AT THAT PICTURE, SEE THAT THERE'S A, A LOW GRAY RETAINING WALL AT THE BOTTOM.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE CONDITION OF THE FENCING THAT'S THERE, THAT'S THAT OLD FENCE WITH THE RAZOR WIRE ON TOP.
WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO DO IS ABOUT THREE FEET NORTH OF THAT TO INSTALL THE CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH SLATS.
UM, THE FENCE WILL ACTUALLY BE 16 FEET HIGH IN, IN HIGH IN THAT LOCATION, BUT WHEN IT'S AT THE GRADE OF THE ACTUAL SITE, IT'S ONLY GONNA BE SIX FEET ABOVE THE GRADE.
RIGHT? AND IF YOU'RE DRIVING NORTH ALONG THAT STREET AND YOU'RE BETWEEN THE PLATING FACTORY AND WOLVERINE FENCING, THERE'S A BUNCH OF STORAGE THAT'S IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO BUILDINGS.
SO WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS AS, AS YOU VIEW, UH, BETWEEN THOSE TWO BUILDINGS, YOU DON'T ACTUALLY SEE THE FENCING.
UH, THE ONLY THING YOU'RE GONNA SEE IS THAT SIX FEET, UH, THAT STARTS AT GRADE AND GOES UP ABOVE THERE.
OKAY? SO AGAIN, THIS IS A VARIANCE AND, UH, THESE ARE THE FINDINGS, UH, THAT, UH, UH, NEED TO BE MADE.
THE APPLICANT HAS OFFERED A, A RATIONALE FOR THESE FINDINGS, UH, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE STAFF REPORT.
I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY.
UM, THIS REALLY CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION RELATIVELY, UM, UH, STRAIGHTFORWARD AND TERMS OF A FENCING PLAN TO COMPLETE THE OVERALL RENOVATION OF THAT SITE AND PROVIDE THEM THE, THE SECURITY THAT THEY NEED FOR THEIR OPERATIONS.
SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE COMMISSION ADOPT AND APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED, UH, AND BASED ON THE PLANS, UH, AS PRESENTED, UH, THIS WAS REVIEWED UNDER SQA AND ITS, UH, EXEMPT CATEGORICALLY, UH, BASED OFF OF THE FACT THAT IT'S A MINOR ALTERATION TO LAND USE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE AND AVAILABLE.
AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF.
UH, WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE WILL HEAR FIRST FROM ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED VARIANCE.
ANYBODY WANT TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? OKAY.
WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL CALL ON THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS FOR DISCUSSION OR A MOTION.
I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HA ROCK CALIFORNIA, MAKING THE REQUIRED FINDINGS AND APPROVING STONE VARIANCE 25 DASH ZERO TWO ZV 25 DASH 0 0 0 2 TO ALLOW THE INSTALLATION OF THE PERIMETER FENCING AND SECURITY GATES THAT EXCEEDS SIX FEET IN HEIGHT AT AN EXISTING INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS AT 9 0 1 AND 9 5 1 SOUTH LESLIE STREET.
AS PER THE PROOF PLANS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF MAKING THE DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, CQA PURSUANT OF SEC SECTION 1 5 3 0 5, CLASS FIVE MINOR ALTERATIONS AND LAND USE LIMITATIONS OF THE S QL GUIDELINES.
A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER GARENA AND SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR
EVERYONE RAMSON, EVERYONE PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTES.
MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO AND THIS WILL BECOME FINAL IN 10 WORKING DAYS UNLESS IT'S APPEALED TO CITY COUNCIL.
TONIGHT'S FINAL PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS DULY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR DESIGN REVIEW.
24 DASH 0 0 1 4 DR TWO PH 24 DASH ZERO 14 TO REMODEL THE FACADE OF AN EXISTING MILITARY TENANT COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTER SITUATED ON MULTIPLE PROPERTIES, A ADDRESSED AS 1 21 THROUGH 1 25 SOUTH HARBOR BOULEVARD.
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 2 98 DASH
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1 3 3 DASH ONE NINE.ADDRESS, 1 3 1 2 3 1 THROUGH 2 3 1 SOUTH HARBOR BOULEVARD, ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 2 98 DASH 1 33 DASH SEVEN, AND 1100 EAST LA HABER BOULEVARD, ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 2 98 DASH 1 33 DASH 20, AND UPDATE THE MASTER SIGN PROGRAM FOR THE COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTER.
DID WE RECEIVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE ON THIS ITEM? NO, WE DID NOT.
MADAM CHAIR, DO WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT? YES, WE DO.
UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR AND GOOD EVENING PLANNING COMMISSIONERS.
I AM JACOB LINGA, ASSOCIATE PLANNER HERE AT THE CITY.
THE PROJECT SITE IS AN EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER LOCATED ON FOUR PARCELS TOTALING, UH, 3.34 ACRES AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF HARBOR BOULEVARD AND LA HABER BOULEVARD.
THE PARCEL IS SURROUNDED BY THE VACANT FORMER BIRCH FORD SITE TO THE NORTH, A CHEVRON GAS STATION AND SINGLE UNIT DWELLINGS TO THE EAST, A MULTI-TENANT SHOPPING CENTER TO THE SOUTH, AND AN APARTMENT COMPLEX TO THE WEST.
THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED A FULL FACADE RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER BUILDING THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1985.
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE REMODEL IS TO BRING NEW LIFE TO THE BUILDINGS AND CREATE A DESIGN THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAHARA BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN.
THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF THE REMODEL OF FOUR BUILDINGS LOCATED ON FOUR INDEPENDENT PARCELS, WHICH SHARE COMMON OWNERSHIP.
THESE BUILDINGS ARE LABELED AS BUILDINGS A, B, C, AND D TWO BUILDINGS ARE NOT A PART OF THIS PROJECT.
AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SITE IS A 76 GAS STATION, WHICH WAS RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED IN 2019 TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIRED ZONING DESIGN STANDARDS.
AND LIKEWISE, THE TROY BURGER RESTAURANT LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SITE UNDERWENT A COMPREHENSIVE REMODEL INDEPENDENTLY IN 2021.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY FIVE DRIVEWAYS TO ACCESS THE SITE, UH, THREE ON HARBOR BOULEVARD AND TWO ON UH, LA HARBOR BOULEVARD, UM, ALL PROVIDING INGRESS AND EGRESS TO THE SITE.
CURRENTLY, THE BUILDING FEATURES A WOOD CLAD AND WHITE STONE SIDING WITH A TERRACOTTA S TILE ROOF.
UM, THE SIDING HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN AND THE CENTER AS A WHOLE HAS BECOME DATED IN APPEARANCE.
THE PROPOSED REMODEL FEATURES IN EARLY CALIFORNIA SPANISH STYLE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAHABRA BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN.
UM, THIS DESIGN INCLUDES STUCCO AND PLASTER CLADDING, DECORATIVE ARCH CORNICE CAPS, AND BUILT UP PLASTER ELEMENTS.
ALLEGED STONE VENEER, BRONZE DECORATIVE LIGHT FEATURES, UM, MORE OF THAT TERRACOTTA CLAY S TILE ROOFING, AND, UM, EARTH TONE COLORS.
UH, THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO PROPOSED A SIGN PROGRAM OR AN UPDATE TO THE SIGN PROGRAM FOR THE SHOPPING CENTER TO ALLOW TENANTS SOME FLEXIBILITY WHILE STILL MAINTAINING, MAINTAINING A COHESIVE FEEL AT THE CENTER.
UM, SO SOME REQUIREMENTS, THE SCIENCE SHALL BE CHANNEL LETTERED.
UH, THE LIGHTING SHALL BE A WHITE LED LIGHTING SYSTEM.
UH, THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF THE SCIENCE IS NOT TO EXCEED 75% OF THE HEIGHT OR THE WIDTH OF THE LEASE SPACE.
UM, AND THAT SIGNAGE SHALL NOT EXCEED A TOTAL OF 30% OF THE BUSINESS FRONTAGE.
AND FOR TEMPORARY SIGNS, THE REGULATIONS ARE GONNA BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S SIGN CODE.
UH, SO THE SITE HAS AN EXISTING, UM, NON-CONFORMING 20 FOOT TALL PYLON SIGN, UM, ALONG THE HARBOR BOULEVARD FRONTAGE THAT WILL UNDERGO A FULL REMODEL AS WELL.
UM, IT'S GONNA BE KEEPING THE INTERNAL FRAME AND THE FOUNDATION, BUT IT'S GONNA CONSTRUCT A NEW FACADE AND BASE WITH THE SAME MATERIALS AND COLORS.
UM, AS THE PROPOSED FACADES, UH, THE NEW TENANT SIGNS WILL BE LIMITED TO THAT WHITE AREA BOUNDED BY THE BROWN METAL FRAMING.
UM, THE OTHER EXISTING EIGHT FOOT TALL MONUMENT SIGN LOCATED ON THE HABER BOULEVARD, UM, WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE NEW TENANT SIGN INSERTS AND WILL BE PAINTED TO MATCH THE PROPOSED COLORS.
THE PROJECT AIMS TO UPDATE AND REFRESH THE EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER COMPLEX DESIGN AND BE MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAHARA BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN.
UM, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE THIS PROJECT SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
SO THANK YOU STAFF AND THE APPLICANT ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF.
WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE WILL HEAR FIRST FROM ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I'LL CALL ON THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS FOR DISCUSSION OR A MOTION, HAVE SOME COMMENTS.
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I AM VERY HAPPY TO SEE THIS PROJECT BEFORE US.MR. PATEL HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
BUT IT'S, UM, IT'S A GOOD PROJECT.
UH, YOU KNOW, HE'S BEEN THROUGH, UH, LOTS OF DIFFERENT DESIGNS AND HAD SOME OBSTACLES, SO I'M JUST, I'M GLAD TO SEE IT FINALLY HAPPENING.
I, I WANNA AGREE REALLY QUICK BECAUSE, AND I JUST WANNA SAY, I NOTICED THAT THE FACADE IS GONNA MATCH THE FACADE OF THE SIGNAGE AT THE SEVEN 11 BERRY CENTER.
THERE'S SOME COHESIVENESS THERE.
I NOTICED THAT STAFF, IT'S A DETAIL.
I I CAUGHT THAT, BUT I LOVE IT TOO.
I'M, I LIVE FAIRLY CLOSE TO THE CENTER, SO IT'S GONNA BE REALLY NICE TO SEE IT GET AN UPDATE.
WHEN I FIND IT
SO I MAKE A MOTION FOR A, A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR, CALIFORNIA, MAKING THE REQUIRED FINDINGS AND APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW 24 DASH 0 0 1 4 TO REMODEL THE FACADE IN AN EXISTING MULTI, MULTI-TENANT COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTER SITUATED ON MULTIPLE PROPERTIES ADDRESSED AS 1 21 THROUGH 1 25 SOUTH HARBOR BOULEVARD, ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 2 9 8 1 3 3 1 9 1 31 THROUGH 2 31 HARBOR BOULEVARD, ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 2 9 8 1 3 3 2 0.
AND UPDATE THE SIGN PROGRAM FOR THE COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTER AS PER THE PROOF PLAN AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS, MAKING THE DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1 5 3 1 OH OF SE A CLASS ONE EXISTING FACILITIES OF THE SE A GUIDELINES.
A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY VICE CHAIR RAMS AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MANLEY.
EVERYONE PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTES.
MOTION PASSES FOR ZERO AND THIS WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE IN 10 WORKING DAYS UNLESS IT'S APPEALED TO CITY COUNCIL.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? THERE ARE NO, UH, STAFF COMMENTS THIS EVENING.
ANY COMMENTS FROM ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS? OKAY, THEN THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 2025.