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Arcadia Planning Commission
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Location: City Council Chambers, 240 W. Huntington Dr., Arcadia
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accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may request such modification
or accommodation from Planning Services at 626-574-5423. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the
City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL:
Ed Beranek, Chairman
Bill Baerg, Commission Member
Ching Chiao, Commission Member
Sam Falzone, Commission Member
Tony Parrille, Commission Member
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM STAFF REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS
PUBLIC COMMENTS (5 minute time limit per person)
Each speaker is limited to five(5)minutes per person, unless waived by the Planning Commission. Under the Brown
Act, the Members are prohibited from discussing or taking action on any items not listed on the posted agenda. The
matter will be referred to staff for an appropriate response, or will be placed on the agenda of a future meeting.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
All interested persons are invited to appear at a public hearing and to provide evidence or testimony concerning any of
the proposed items set forth below for consideration. Separate and apart from the applicant(who may speak longer in
the discretion of the Commission) speakers shall be limited to five (5) minutes per person. The applicant may
additionally submit rebuttal comments,at the discretion of the Commission.
You are hereby advised that should you desire to legally challenge in court any action taken by the Planning
Commission regarding any Public Hearing item, you may be limited to raising only those issues and objections you or
someone else raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or
prior to,the public hearing.
i. Resolution No. 1903- Tentative Parcel Map No. TPM 14-02 (71991) and Multiple-
Family Architectural Design Review No. MFADR 11-17 with a Categorical
Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for a four-unit,
residential condominium development at 615 S. Second Avenue.
Applicant: Twen Ma, Architect
Recommended action: Find that this project is exempt from CEQA, conditionally
approve the applications, and adopt Resolution No. 1903.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will
be made available for public inspection in the City's Planning Services Office located at 240 W Huntington Drive,
There is a ten (10) day appeal period alter the adoption of the Resolution.
Appeals are to be filed by 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2014. ..,
2. Resolution No. 1902 - Tentative Parcel Map No. TPM 14-04 (72768) and Multiple-
Family Architectural Design Review No. MFADR 13-38 with a Categorical
Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for a three-unit,
residential condominium development at 42 Fano Street.
Applicant Robert Tong, Designer
Recommended action: Find that this project is exempt from CEQA, conditionally
approve the applications, and adopt Resolution No. 1902.
There is a ten (10) day appeal period after the adoption of the Resolution.
Appeals are to be filed by 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2014.
3. Resolution No. 1904 - General Plan Amendment No. GPA 14-02, Zone Change
14-02 and Text Amendment No. TA 14-02 to create a Residential-Flex Overlay
Zone, and apply it to 8.85 acres of land to allow either multiple-family residential
developments or commercial developments. Mixed-use developments would not
be permitted. The proposal requires approval of the following:
a. A General Plan Amendment to add a Residential-Flex Overlay to the City
of Arcadia General Plan; and to revise the General Plan Designation of the
project location from Commercial to Commercial with a Residential-Flex
Overlay;
b. A Text Amendment to add a Residential-Flex Overlay Zone to the City's
Zoning Code;
c. A Zone Change to revise the Zoning Designation of the project location
from C-2, General Commercial to C-2 and RF, General Commercial, with a
Residential Flex Overlay, and
d. An Addendum to the Certified Environmental Impact Report (SCH
#2009081034) for the Arcadia General Plan pursuant to Section 15164 of the
Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA).
Applicant: City of Arcadia
Recommended action: Adopt Resolution No. 1904 and forward recommendations
to the City Council.
4. Resolution No. 1901 — Recommendation to the City Council deleting Condition
No. 9 of City Council Resolution No. 6562 from Architectural Design Review No.
2005-026 regarding the Phase lb (The Promenade) of Westfield Santa Anita Mall
at 400 S. Baldwin Avenue, and consideration of a previously Certified EIR (2000)
and EIR Addendum (2007), and making findings pursuant to California
Environmental Quality Act (GEQA).
Applicant: Westfield, LLC
Recommended action: Adopt Resolution No. 1901 and forward a
recommendation to the City Council.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will
be made available for public inspection in the City's Planning Services Office located at 240 W. Huntington Drive,
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and can be acted on by one roll call vote.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of the Commission, staff, or the public request
that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action.
4. Minutes of the March 11, 2014, Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission
Recommended action: Approve
MATTERS FROM CITY COUNCIL LIAISON
MATTERS FROM PLANNING COMMISSIONERS
MATTERS FROM MODIFICATION COMMITTEE
MATTERS FROM STAFF INCLUDING UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
The Planning Commission will adjourn this meeting to April 22, 2014, at 7:00 p.m., in the City
Council Chamber at 240 W. Huntington Dr., Arcadia.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will
be made available for public inspection In the City's Planning Services Office located at 240 W Huntington Drive,