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Home My WebLink About5-27-14 CITY OF ARCADIA Arcadia Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda iF0 'C. 1! c°m`4 /, Tuesday, May 27, 2014, 7:00 p.m. Location: City Council Chambers, 240 W. Huntington Dr., Arcadia Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with a disability who require a disability related modification or 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 Faizone, 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. 1. Text Amendment No. 14-01, continued from May 13, 2014 meeting, with an Exemption for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to initiate the following changes to the Smoking Prohibited regulations, the Commercial and Industrial Zoning regulations, and the Conditional Uses regulations of the Arcadia Municipal Code: a. Amending the Smoking Prohibited regulations in Section 4290. b. Adding new definitions on smoking, smoking lounges, and the use of electronic cigarettes and similar devices in Section 9220 et seq. 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, c. Amending the Conditional Use Permit requirement to allow Smoking Lounges in Section 9275.1 et seq. d. Amending the Parking Requirements to include Smoking Lounges in Sections 9265.1 and 9269.5. e. Repealing the Lot Coverage limitation in the Planned Industrial District (M-1) zone. f. Adding a Floor Area Ratio of 50% in the Commercial Planned Development (CPD-1), Commercial Office (C-O), Limited Commercial (C-1), General Commercial (C-2), Commercial Manufacturing (CM), and Planned Industrial District(M-1) zones for consistency with the General Plan. Recommended action: Find that this project is exempt from CEQA, and forward a recommendation to the City Council. The Planning Commission's recommendation and comments will be forwarded to the City Council. 2. The applicant is appealing the Modification Committee's conditional approval of Modification No. MC 13-26 and Sign Architectural Design Review No. SADR 13- 52 for two new 7'-1" high by 8'-6" wide, double-sided monument signs with electronic message boards at 400 W. Duarte Road (DBA: Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist): a. A total of four monument signs (two existing and two new signs) with a combined total sign area of 411 square feet; and b. Allow the two new monument signs to be illuminated. Applicant: CalWest Lighting Services, Agent Representing the Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist Recommended action: Deny appeal and uphold Modification Committee's decision There is a five working day appeal period following the Planning Commission's decision. Appeals are to be filed by 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, 2014. 3. Resolution No. 1905 - The applicant is requesting approval Map (TPM 14-05 (72769)) and Multiple-Family Architectural Design Review (MFADR 13-36) for a proposed three-unit, residential condominium development at 130 Alta Street. Applicant: Benjamin Zhu, Designer Recommended action: Conditional approval There is a ten calendar day appeal period after the adoption of the Resolution. Appeals are to be filed by 4.30 p.m. on Friday, June 6, 2014. 4. Resolution No. 1906 — The applicant Map (TIM 72783) the folloing Modifications requesting( P approval 17), f and Tentative Multiple-Family Tract Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding any item on this a agenda be made available for public inspection in the City's Planning Services Office located at 240 W. Huntington g da will gt n Drive, Architectural Design Review (MFADR 13-43) for a proposed six-unit residential condominium development at 803 Arcadia Avenue: a. Side yard setbacks of 9'-0" in lieu of 10'-0" required, and b. 9'-0"wide private open spaces in lieu of 10'-0" required. Applicant Ben Wu of Sun Homeland, Inc., Property Owner Recommended action: Conditional approval There is a ten calendar day appeal period after the adoption of the Resolution. Appeals are to be filed by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 6, 2014. 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. 5. Minutes of the May 13, 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 June 10, 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,