* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. THE MAGIC MOMENT. THAT'S [00:00:01] 6:30 PM. [ LA HABRA PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2020 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90630] SO I'LL SAY TO ALL GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DARREN IT'S, SARAH AND I'M CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER AND DASH TWO, FIVE DASH TWO ZERO GUIDANCE FROM 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 LAHABRA PLANNING COMMISSION IS BEING CONDUCTED VIA TELECONFERENCE. THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF WERE CALLING IN REMOTELY AND REMOTE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION CAN BE DONE AS FOLLOWS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO HAS CALLED IN. PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE MUTED, BUT IF YOU WANT TO COMMENT DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTIONS OF THE AGENDA, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE. AT THE CORPORATE TIME INDICATED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION CHAIR DURING THE MEETING AND YOUR CALL WILL BE SELECTED FROM THE MEETING QUEUE. PLEASE NOTE THE SPEAKERS MUST GET THEIR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES EACH AND THAT THE TOTAL TIME PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS, NOT ON THE AGENDA IS 30 MINUTES. PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTED BY EMAIL TO PLANNING COMMISSION, ALL ONE WORD@LAHABRACAALLONEWORD.GOV. SO AT THIS TIME I'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND I WOULD ASK US ALL TO JOIN COMMISSIONER BERNAY AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL THE SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL ROLL. THIS IS COMMISSIONED SECRETARY CARMEN, DOMINGO, COMMISSIONER PET HEALTH COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER BERNIER HERE, CHAIRMAN LEE, SHARON NAZARIAN. OH, COMMENTS. YOU'LL BE RECEIVED. THANK YOU, CARMEN. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNMENT BODY MINUTE, A 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 LUNCH. 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 SCHEDULED AGENDA FOR GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE 49, FIVE 4.3 SUBBASE SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOW NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY. DURING THE MEETING. AGAIN, AS A REMINDER, AS A REMINDER, IF ANYONE I'M GOING TO FLY WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME, PLEASE DIAL STAR NINE NOW AND WAIT TO BE ANNOUNCED. SO VERONICA, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS THREE INTO THE RECORD OR IS THERE ANYBODY HOLDING TO SPEAK? THIS IS RONICA. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY EMAILS TO READ INTO THE RECORD AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYBODY WANTS TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE 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 AND LESS COMMISSIONER CITY STAFF MEMBER, OR A MEMBER OF THE REQUESTS, SEPARATE ACTION OR MOVE 11 ITEMS REMOVED OR CONSENT PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME 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. SO FOR THE COMMISSION, I, WE HAVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH ONLY INCLUDES THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2020. AND IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. BUT LET ME ASK IF, UM, ANYBODY WISHES TO REMOVE AN ITEM, UH, COMMISSIONER MUNOZ. NO, NO, NO, NO. AND I DO. I, IS THERE ANYONE ON THE PHONE AND WISHES TO HAVE AN ITEM REMOVED, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE NOW. AND IF YOU, IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION TO REMOVE AN ITEM AND WAIT TO BE ANNOUNCED AND BRODICK WHENEVER YOU CAN LET US KNOW. YEAH, THERE IS NO ONE ON HOLD WHO WISHES TO REMOVE AN ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE A MOTION, MOTION TO APPROVE A MEETING MEETING MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 28, 2020. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE A SECOND? ALL SECOND COMMISSIONER WINDOWS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. EMOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER BERNAY AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER. UH, WHEN Y'ALL WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THIS COMMISSIONER SECRETARY CLIMATE COMMISSIONER AND VERNIER YES. COMMISSIONER MUNOZ. YES. COMMISSIONER PAL. YES. BASED HERE. MANLY. YES. SHARON NAZARIAN. YES. MOTION PASSED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CARMEN. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC [00:05:01] HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING. PROCEDURES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS. THE CHAIR WILL ANNOUNCE THE HEARING AND STAFF WILL GIVE A REPORT ON THE ITEM. THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS SIDE, IT 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 THE SPOKEN, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CLOSED AND THE COMMISSIONER WILL DISCUSS THE MATTER AND TAKE ANY ACTIONS THAT DEEMS APPROPRIATE. IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE WAIT TO BE PROMPTED. AND WHEN CALL, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY SLOWLY SPELLING OUT. AND WHILE YOU WAIT FOR ME TO TURN THE PAGE, SPELLING OUT YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION OF PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. TWO ZERO DASH ZERO ONE AND TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP TWO ZERO ONE NINE DASH ONE SEVEN EIGHT FOR A THREE UNIT RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX AT FIVE ZERO EIGHT SOUTH WALNUT STREET. MAY WE PLEASE HAVE A STAFF REPORT? YES. MR. CHAIRMAN ANDREW ROWE, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. TONIGHT'S STAFF PRESENTATION WILL BE BY CHRIS SCHAFFER, SENIOR PLANNER, CHRIS. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. IT'S CHRIS SCHAFFER, SENIOR PLANNER THROW UP THE SLIDES RIGHT NOW. UM, CAN YOU ALL SEE THE SLIDES AT THIS TIME? YES, YES. ALRIGHTY. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR A, UH, TWO APPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBJECT SITE WITH A THREE UNIT RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM PROJECT. THE APPLICANT IS A G SOMA . THE SUBJECT SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF WALNUT STREET, JUST NORTH OF ALL OF AVENUE. THE COUNTY OF ORANGE MAINTAINS A FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL. ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SUBJECT SITE, THE SITE IS DEVELOPED. HOWEVER, HAD BEEN USED AS A BACKYARD FOR A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE THAT FRONTS ONTO ELECTRIC AVENUE. YEAH, THE PROPOSED TOWNHOMES WILL BE LOCATED WITH ANY SINGLE BUILDING. THE BUILDING WILL BE PLACED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PARCEL WITH THE MAIN DRIVEWAY LOCATED ON THE NORTHERN SIDE, THE SUBJECT PARCEL SLANTS TO THE NORTHEAST ALONG THE SOUTHERN PROPERTY LINE PORTIONS OF THE THIRD STORY OF THE BUILDING ENCROACH INTO THE SIDE YARD, AS WELL AS THE FRONT COVERED PORCH INTO THE FRONT YARD SECTION 8.5 2.070 OF THE LAHABRA MUNICIPAL CODE ALLOWS THE COMMISSION AND COUNCIL TO PROVE THESE DEVIATIONS IN THESE, IN THESE CASES, THOSE ENCROACHMENTS ARE MINOR AND ACTUALLY ALLOW FOR A BETTER DESIGN PROPERTY HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO BLEND IN WITH THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR INSTANCE, THE WESTERN OR THE FRONT UNIT FACES ONTO WALNUT STREET, SIMILAR TO THE RESIDENCE TO THE NORTH. THIS IS A VIEW OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE AT WALNUT STREET. THE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE OF THE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A CONTEMPORARY STYLE. THAT INCLUDES STUCCO FACADES, OH, SHUTTERS WINDOWS WITH GRIDS, FREEZE PANELS, DECORATIVE LIGHT FIXTURES AND ARCH TOP DECORATIVE VENTS, STUCCO COLORS UTILIZE BASE FROM THE MAIN PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING AND A LIGHTER TAN COLOR FOR THE POP-OUT FEATURES. DESIGN WILL ALSO UTILIZE DARK GREEN ACCENT COLORS ON THE GARAGE DOORS AND PHOTO SHUTTERS. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO SUBDIVIDE THE AIRSPACE FOR CONDOMINIUM PURPOSES FOR THE THREE RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND RELATED COMMON AREAS. WE ATTENDED A PARCEL MAP TO USE ZERO ONE NINE DASH ONE SEVEN EIGHT. FINDINGS FOR THIS REQUEST CAN BE MADE. THE TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP PROCESSING IS COMPLETED AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION LEVEL, UNLESS THE DECISION TO APPROVE HIS APPEAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED ACTIONS AS MENTIONED, THE TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP IS FINAL AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHILE THE PUD MUST BE APPROVED AT THE CITY COUNCIL LEVEL. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHRIS. AT THIS TIME, I WILL NOW ROLL CALL THE COMMISSIONERS TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF CHRIS OR STAFF COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER, PAL. NO QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER [00:10:01] MUNOZ. YES. I HAVE A QUESTION. UM, CHRIS REGARDING THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY, I WENT OUT THERE AND I LOOKED AT THE SITE, THE PUBLIC ALREADY OFF A WALNUT LOOKS PRETTY. I MEAN, I KNOW THERE'S SOME TREES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP, BUT ARE THEY AS A DEVELOPER OR THE PROPERTY OWNER RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING CARE OF THAT PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY, SPECIFICALLY LIKE THE GRASS, THE DIRT. I MEAN RIGHT NOW IT'S ALL DIRT. YEAH. THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE PARKWAY. UM, HOWEVER, THE CITY DOES MAINTAIN THE TREES. SO WE, UM, WE GENERALLY DON'T ALLOW THE, UM, THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO TOUCH TREES UNLESS WE SPECIFICALLY CONDITION IT IN THIS CASE. WE DIDN'T DO THAT. OKAY. BUT AT LEAST THEY'LL PUT LIKE GRAPHS. RIGHT. CAUSE I THINK RIGHT NOW IT'S ALL DIRT, RIGHT? YEAH. THERE'LL BE REQUIRED TO LANDSCAPE IT PER, PER CODE. IT COULD BE GROUND COVER. IT COULD BE TURF. YEAH. THAT'S IT FOR ME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UH, VICE CHAIR, MANNA, CHRIS, UM, THE EXISTING CHAIN LINK, UH, GOING AROUND THE PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE REMOVED ENTIRELY OR, UM, MY GUESS MIGHT BE THAT IT WOULD STAY IN PLACE BY THE, UM, THE WATER SETBACK AREA. CORRECT. IF, IF THE PROPERTY OWNER DOESN'T OWN THAT FENCE, UM, THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO REMOVE IT UNLESS THEY GET PERMISSION FROM THE ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS. UM, THE OTHER FENCES, HOWEVER, WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH AQUA. SO THE CONDITION OF APPROVAL IS TO ENCLOSE THE WHOLE SITE WITH BLOCK WALL. AND IN THIS CASE, IF THEY CAN'T REMOVE THE CHAIN LINK FENCE, THE BLOCK WALL WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE PLACED WITH, UM, VINES A LOT TO GROW ON THE EXTERIOR TO PREVENT GRAFFITI FROM HAPPENING THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU, CHRIS. NO MORE QUESTIONS. THANK, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS MYSELF SO THAT WE'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE. NOW IN A WAY TO BE RECOGNIZED AND RONICA. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAILS TO READ INTO THE RECORD OR ANY CALLERS NOW ON HOLD, WAIT, WISHING TO ADDRESS. WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY EMAILS AND THERE IS A SPEAKER WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. VERY GOOD SPEAKER. IF YOU'RE WITH US, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY SPELLING OUT YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE. OKAY. MY NAME IS BERTHA VIA B E R T H A VIA V AS IN VICKY, A L L E. AND I LIVE ON A 500 WITH FOURTH AVENUE AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC. I IT'S A HARD TIME FOR ME AS IT IS TO GET OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR DOING SO, BUT I JUST HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT AT THIS POINT, WE'RE HEARING FOR THOSE WILLING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT. SO LET'S YEAH. SO LET'S JUST DETERMINE THAT THERE IS NOBODY WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR AND THEN WE'LL IMMEDIATELY GO TO THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, WHICH, AND TELL ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I HAVE A FEELING YOU'VE GOT CONCERNS THAT WOULD QUALIFY AS OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT. IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, NO, I, UH, I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC. YEAH, WELL THAT WOULD BE A CONCERN. JUST HANG ON ONE SECOND AND WE'LL GET RIGHT BACK TO YOU, VERONICA. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HOLDING THAT MAY WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR? I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE RAISING THEIR HAND AT THE MOMENT. OKAY. IN THAT CASE, WE CAN IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, CLOSE THAT PORTION AND NOW ASK TO HEAR FROM ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. SO MS. VIA, OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROFIT BECAUSE, UH, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GET OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY RIGHT NOW AS IT IS BECAUSE, UM, BETWEEN THE TWO HILLS, THAT LITTLE HILL COMING, UH, DRIVING SOUTH FROM WALNUT AND THE PEOPLE DRIVING NORTH ON WALNUT AND MY DRIVEWAY RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF THESE, UH, THE TWO LITTLE HILLS AND THE PEOPLE CAN NOT SEE ME WHEN I PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND, UH, THE LITTLE SPEED BUMPS DON'T REALLY SLOW DOWN THE TRAFFIC. I NEED MAYBE A SPEED BUMP, YOU KNOW, TO REALLY SLOW HIM DOWN. AND, UH, I THINK THOSE, UH, CONDOS WILL BRING MORE TRAFFIC AND MAYBE EVEN PARKING OUT IN THE, IN THE CURB THERE WHERE I CAN'T REALLY PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY FAST, FAST ENOUGH TO BE SAFE. AND, UM, THAT'S MY CONCERN. ALL RIGHT, MS. VALERIE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT AND WE THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. MA'AM YOU'RE WELCOME. ARE THERE ANY OTHER CALLERS WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? UM, I DO SPEAKER IF YOU'RE THERE AND YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE IDENTIFY [00:15:01] YOURSELF BY SPELLING YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS. SURE. FIRST NAME IS TRINIDAD T AS IN TOM, R I N AS IN NANCY, I D A D LAST NAME SANTANA, S A N T A AND A PADRE IS FIVE ZERO EIGHT WEST FOURTH AVENUE. UM, ARE CONCERNED IS THE AMOUNT OF, UH, UNITS BEING PLACED ON THAT CORNER? UM, FROM MY, I COULD SEE FROM THE PRESENTATION IS THAT THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A TOTAL OF MAYBE NINE UNITS. IS THAT CORRECT? OR MAYBE MORE BECAUSE I SAW VERA PARCELS ON THE, THE, THE PRESENTATION AS NEEDED. WE USUALLY DON'T ASK THE QUESTIONS, BUT I'LL ANSWER THIS ONE FOR YOU, MR. SANTANA, REAL QUICK. IT'S THREE UNITS. IT'S THREE UNITS. OKAY. SO THIS WORD, THIS ONE UNIT IS THREE, WHICH INVOLVES THE MOTIVE IS THOUGH MY CONCERN, THE MOTIVIS AS WELL NOW WAS STARTING TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF POPULATION AS WELL AS, UH, MY NEIGHBOR. UM, WELL, MRS. VALDEZ IS THAT, AM I THE TRAFFIC AS WELL AS THE, MY UNITS. I SEE YOU'RE BETTER OFF HAVING THESE UNITS BE USED FOR A SEAGULL RESIDENCE. UM, GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, I UNDERSTAND WHERE THE CONDO IS, SAME WAY PURPOSE OF INVESTMENT, BUT I THINK THE RESIDENCE REALLY ENHANCES THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS A FOURTH STREET IN WALNUT. UM, I DON'T SEE CONDOS ACTUALLY BAITED VINNY, UM, THIS AREA, UM, WE'RE GETTING MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE UNITS AROUND THIS AREA, WHICH WAS REALLY CONSUMING THE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING RIGHT HERE. I OPPOSE THIS WHOLE CONDO AND I WOULD BE MORE IN FAVOR OF A SINGLE RESIDENCE HOME. ALL RIGHT, MR. SANTANA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT VERY MUCH. UH, ANY OTHER COLORS IN THE QUEUE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, VERONICA? I DON'T SEE ANY RAISED HANDS AT THE MOMENT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. WITH THAT. WE'LL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL ROLL CALL THE COMMISSIONERS TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT AND, OR MAKE ANY COMMENTS, MICHELLE. YEAH, YEAH. SORRY. UM, THERE'S UM, CHRIS, THERE IS, UH, GARAGES FOR THOSE UNITS, RIGHT? ARE THEY TWO CAR GARAGE UNITS? THAT'S CORRECT. UM, UH, ONE YEAR WE'LL HAVE THREE, A THREE CAR GARAGE AND THE OTHER UNITS WILL HAVE TWO CAR GARAGES AND THERE'S GOING TO BE ADDITIONAL THREE PARKING SPACES ON SITE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S A, THERE'S A CONDITION OF APPROVAL THAT REQUIRES THAT, UM, THE RESIDENTS CAN NOT OBTAIN PERMIT PARKING TO PARK OVERNIGHT ON THE STREETS. SO THAT, THAT THAT'S, THAT'S A CONDITION OF APPROVAL IN THE PUD. OKAY. OKAY. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MICHELLE, WITH COMMISSIONER PAL. YEAH. I'VE LOOKED AT THE, UH, THE SITE AND LOOKED AT THE LOCATION. I'VE ALSO LOOKED AT THE DRAWINGS AND REVIEWED THE STAFF REPORT. I THINK IT IS A, UH, A GOOD IMPROVEMENT FOR THE AREA. I THINK THAT IT CERTAINLY MEETS, UH, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IN TERMS OF HAVING A APPROPRIATE AND REASONABLE, HEALTHY FOR THE AREA. AND I WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JERRY COMMISSIONER MUNOZ. UM, I ALSO DROVE OUT THERE AND I, UM, I DEFINITELY SAW THAT. I THINK THIS WOULD BE A CATALYST, UM, FOR ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT SCALE FOR IT, ESPECIALLY ON THE TOPOGRAPHY IN THAT AREA. UM, AND JUST TO CLARIFY, CHRIS, THAT ZONE, THE ENTIRE AREA IS HIGHER DENSITY, CORRECT? IT'S NOT SINGLE FAMILY. THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. IT'S AN R FOUR ZONE. AND, UM, WHEN WE DID THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE IN 2014, THAT WHOLE AREA WAS EVALUATED FOR CIRCULATION AND STREET CAPACITY AND SO ON, AND IT WAS FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE. UM, SO YEAH, THE ZONING IS APPROPRIATE AND THE PROJECT NEEDS THE DENSITY STANDARDS AND IT'S ACTUALLY BELOW DENSITY. UM, I WOULD ALSO BE IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. MADAM VICE CHAIR, MANLY CHRIS. UM, COULD YOU REFRESH MY MEMORY ON HOW BIG THAT LOT IS? THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT A VERY BIG LOT. IT IS. UM, I DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. IT'S A, UH, IT'S LIKE 9,159 SQUARE FEET. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. CHRIS, ARE YOU AWARE OF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS IN THE VICINITY THERE? YEAH. SO ACROSS THE STREET, CATTY-CORNER, THERE'S A MULTI-FAMILY [00:20:01] DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS ACTUALLY SIMILAR IN SCALE TO THIS PROJECT. AND, UM, I MEAN, THIS AREA IS THIS, THIS ACTUAL LOT WAS UNDEVELOPED FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, BUT WE HAVE SIMILAR SCALE PROJECTS DOWN ALL OF DOWN ELECTRIC. UM, SO IT'S, IT FITS THE ZONING, IT FITS THE, THE SURROUNDING AREA. AND IT JUST HAPPENS TO BE, THIS LOT WAS NEVER DEVELOPED, YOU KNOW, FOR HOWEVER MANY YEARS IT'S BEEN VACANT. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST, UM, IT'S PERMITTED BY ZONING. THANK YOU FOR THAT, CHRIS. I, YEAH, I WOULD, UM, YOU KNOW, AGREE THAT I THINK THIS, UH, WOULD BE A GOOD FIT, UM, FOR THAT AREA. I THINK THERE ARE, UM, SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE VICINITY THAT ARE UNDERDEVELOPED OR UNDEVELOPED, UM, AND, AND HAVE REMAINED THAT WAY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. UM, I WAS GOING TO ASK A QUESTION EARLIER, UH, WHEN MANNY BROUGHT UP THE, UM, RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING THE, UH, THE PARKWAY OR WHATEVER YOU MAY CALL THAT, UM, AND HOW THAT WOULD BE, UH, YOU KNOW, UM, AN EXPECTATION OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, UM, AND THAT PROBABLY ALREADY WAS AN EXPECTATION OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, BUT, UM, I THINK THAT'S A FAIRLY COMMON LOOK OF A LOT OF PROPERTIES IN THE AREA THERE CURRENTLY. AND I THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE A CATALYST, UM, IN INDEED TO CHANGE, UM, THAT, AND, UM, I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF, UH, THE PROJECT. UM, SECOND THING TO ADD TO THAT CHAIR, IF I MAY, UM, WAS JUST REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE, UH, THE RENDERINGS. UM, I DON'T KNOW WHO THE SOMA'S, UH, ARCHITECT WAS AND, AND WHO DEVELOPED THOSE, BUT I THOUGHT THEY LOOKED REALLY, REALLY GOOD. UM, I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE COLOR SCHEME, UM, AND JUST, YOU KNOW, DOWN TO THE DETAIL AS I WAS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THAT. AND OBVIOUSLY WE SEE A LOT OF THOSE AND SOME BETTER THAN OTHERS. AND I WAS, UH, WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH, WITH WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE. AND I'M EXCITED TO, UH, TO SEE THAT COME TO FRUITION AND THAT'S IT. I'M GOOD CHAIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY ATTRACTIVE DEVELOPMENT TO ME AS WELL, AND IT IS PROPORTIONAL IT'S SCALED PROPERLY, AND IT ALSO PUTS THE CITY OF THE HARBOR THREE UNITS CLOSER TO OUR ARENA OBJECTIVES. SO IT DOES LOOK GOOD TO ME. UH, IS THERE ANYBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION PAUL, WITH YOUR APPROVAL, UH, JURY PAUL, I WOULD MOVE A MOTION, APPROVING A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, UH, PRECISE PLAN, 20 DASH OH ONE FOUR, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE UNIT RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX AT FIVE OH EIGHT SOUTH WALNUT MAKING THE APPROPRIATE FINDINGS AS PER THE APPROVED PLANS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE A SECOND THAT'S COMMISSIONER BERNAY MADE THE SECOND AND THE MOTION WAS MADE BY, OH, THANK YOU. WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL ROLL PERMISSION. SECRETARY CLIMATES, COMMISSIONER PAL. YES. COMMISSIONER BERNIER. YES, YES, YES, YES. MOTION PASSED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, AT THIS TIME I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTION WITH REGARD TO THE, UH, TENTATIVE, UH, PARCEL MAP. OH, WITH YOUR APPROVAL. UH, MR. CHAIR, JERRY POWELL, I WOULD, UH, MOVE, UH, APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA APPROVING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 2019 DASH ONE 78 FOR CONDOMINIUM PURPOSES FOR A THREE UNIT RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM PROJECT AT FIVE OH EIGHT SOUTH WALNUT STREET, AS PER THE APPROVED MAP, MAKING THE APPROPRIATE FINDINGS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? THAT WAS MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER POWELL AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BURNETT. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL COMMISSIONER SECRETARY CALLING ROLL COMMISSIONER. YES. COMMISSIONER BERNIER. YES. [00:25:01] COMMISSIONER MARIA. YES. YES. SHARON NAZARIAN. YES. BESIDE HIM HAS PASSED AND THIS SECTION WILL BE COME FIND OUT IN 10 WORKING DAYS UNLESS IT'S APPEAL TO CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU ALL. DO WE HAVE ANY CONSIDERATION ITEMS TONIGHT? UH, THIS WAS ANDREW. UM, NO CONSIDERATION ITEMS TONIGHT. THANK YOU. AND ANY COMMENTS FROM YOUR STAFF? NO COMMENTS FROM STAFF TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER BERNAY UM, ANDREW, CAN YOU LET, UH, CARLOS KNOW REALLY SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT HIS WIFE. SHE'S A REALLY LOVELY LADY. YOU HAD A WONDERFUL TIME WITH THEM UP IN A MONTEREY. WE HAD A, UM, UH, THING TO GO DO, AND SHE'S REALLY NICE. SO PLEASE LET THEM KNOW AND SEND THAT OVER A CARD FOR YOU. AND THEN THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK FOR THE PLAN IT'S OVER FOR RIGHT NOW FOR THE, UM, WEST PROJECTS I WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK EVERYBODY DID. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PAUL. YES. UH, THANK YOU. UH, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, UH, I AS WELL, UH, SEND MY, UH, REGARDS AND SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY. AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT WE, AS THE CONCLUSION OF TONIGHT'S MEETING ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF TERRY AS, UH, AS A REMEMBRANCE AND SUPPORT FOR CARLOS AND HIS FAMILY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, JARED COMMISSIONER MUNOZ. UM, NO COMMENT. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR, MANLEY. OH, COMMENT. UM, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD, UH, I GUESS I DO HAVE A COMMENT, JERRY, AND, UH, MICHELLE SAID IT ALREADY THOUGH. UM, SO I WOULD JUST ECHO THAT AND CARLOS IS A, UM, A KIND MAN AND, UM, I DID NOT KNOW HIS WIFE, TERRY, BUT FROM WHAT I'M HEARING AND WHAT I'M LEARNING, UM, SOUNDS LIKE SHE WAS A LOVELY LADY LIKE CARLOS. UM, SO, UM, YEAH, PLEASE, ANDREW, UH, SEND OUR CONDOLENCES, OUR PRAYERS TO, UH, TO CARLOS AND, UH, AND HIS FAMILY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU, JASON. I'LL ADD TO THAT. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY INTEREST IN SENDING A CARD TO CARLOS, UH, ANDREW DOES HAVE, UH, THAT INFORMATION, SO YOU CAN CONTACT HIM AT ANY POINT IN TIME AND HE CAN PROVIDE THAT WITH YOU AND, UM, GOOD WORK TONIGHT, GUYS. GOOD WORK IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS TOO. SO THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION, THIS MEETING NOW IS OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED, UH, IN THE MEMORY OF TERRY ARMEO TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2020. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.