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Arcadia Planning Commission
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday,July 8,2014, 7:00 p.m.
Location: City Council Chambers, 240 W. Huntington Dr., Arcadia
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CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL:
Ed Beranek, Chairman
Bill Baerg, Commission Member
Ching Chiao, Commission Member
Sam Faizone, Commission Member
Tony Perri lle, 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. Modification No. MP 14-08 with an Exemption from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for a 2,408 square-foot, two-story addition
to the existing 2,529 square-foot residence; and a 458 square-foot, one-story
addition to the existing 473 square-foot garage with the following Zoning
Modifications at 2146 Canyon Road:
• A front yard setback of 39'-6" in lieu of the 99'-6" average of the two
adjacent properties for the two-story, residential addition;
• A front yard setback of 44'-0" in lieu of the 99'-6" average of the two
adjacent properties for the one-story, garage addition;
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding any Rem on this agenda
will be made available for public inspection in the City's Planning Services Office located at 240 W. Huntington
Drive,Arcadia, California, during normal business hours.
• A southerly, second-story, side yard setback of 30'-7" in lieu of 33'-7"for a
five square-foot portion of a new balcony; and
• A westerly, side yard setback of 9'-6" in lieu of 16'-9" for the one-story
garage addition.
The architectural design of the proposed additions has been approved by the
Architectural Review Board of the Highlands Homeowners'Association.
Applicant: Martin Mervel
Recommended action: Find that this project is exempt from CEQA and
conditionally approve the application.
There is a five working day appeal period after the approval/denial of the
application. Appeals are to be filed by Wednesday, July 16, 2014.
2. Resolution No. 1909 — Zone Variance No. ZV 14-01 and Single-Family
Architectural Design Review Application No. SFADR 13-135 with an
Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for a three-
car garage (24 linear feet of garage opening)to face the street on a 99.98-foot
wide lot in lieu of the minimum 100-foot lot width requirement for a three-car
garage to face the street, and architectural design review for a new 4,322
square foot, two-story house at 303 W. Wistaria Ave.
Applicant: David Lin, Designer
Recommended action: Find that this project is exempt from CEQA and
conditionally approve the applications.
There is a five working day appeal period after the adoption of the Resolution.
Appeals are to be filed by Wednesday, July 16, 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.
3. Minutes of the June 24, 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 July 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,Arcadia, Calrlornle,during normal business hours.