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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4-14-15 Annotated MC Agenda 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, California, during normal business hours. Arcadia Modification Committee Regular Meeting Agenda Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 7:45 a.m. Location: City Council Chambers Conference Room, 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 ROLL CALL: Zi Lin, Chairman Dominic Lazzaretto, Committee Member Jason Kruckeberg, Committee 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 Modification Committee. 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 Committee) speakers shall be limited to five (5) minutes per person. The applicant may additionally submit rebuttal comments, at the discretion of the Committee. You are hereby advised that should you desire to legally challenge in court any action taken by the Modification Committee 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 Modification Committee at, or prior to, the public hearing. 1. Modification No. MC 14-16 and Architectural Design Review No. ADR 13-30 with Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for parking and landscape modifications for a new retail building at 45, 49 and 53 E. Duarte Rd. Applicant: Li Ching You Recommendation: Conditional Approval Conditionally approved, 3-0, subject to the following conditions: 1. The exterior façade of the building shall be revised in color and material to be more compatible and harmonious with the surrounding commercial district, subject to the review and approval of the Planning Services Manager. 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, California, during normal business hours. 2. The Applicant/Property Owner shall file a Lot Line Adjustment Application to the Development Services Department to merge the three subject lots into one parcel, subject to the review and approval of the Development Services Director, or designee. The Lot Line Adjustment shall be recorded with the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office prior to issuance of any permits from Building Services. 3. The existing perimeter block walls shall be stuccoed to match or similar to the color of the building walls. 4. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the Applicant/Property Owner shall dedicate to the City an additional 9’-0” wide strip of land on Duarte Road along the project frontage for the lots at 49 & 53 E. Duarte Road. Demolition of the existing structures on 53 E. Duarte Road is required prior to recordation of the street dedication. 5. The existing curb, gutter, and sidewalk adjacent to the site shall be removed and replaced by the Applicant/Property Owner per City of Arcadia Standards. The existing driveway approaches shall be removed and a new approach constructed per City of Arcadia Standards prior to obtaining final occupancy. 6. Prior to grading permit approval, the Applicant/Property Owner shall submit a demolition plan to the Development Services Department. 7. The proposed development shall require a Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan (SUSMP). The Applicant/Property Owner shall prepare the SUSMP as prescribed by Los Angeles County Department of Public Works SUSMP Manual. 8. The Applicant/Property Owner shall plant new trees in the City’s parkway adjacent to the site along E. Duarte Road per the City of Arcadia Tree Master Plan. The exact location, size, and species shall be determined by the City’s Street Superintendent prior to issuance of a building permit. 9. The Applicant/Property Owner shall install a new LED streetlight per City of Arcadia Standard within the parkway adjacent to the site along E. Duarte Road. The exact location of the streetlight shall be determined by the Applicant/Property Owner, subject to the approval by the City Engineer. 10. The applicant shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City of Arcadia and its officials, officers, employees, and agents from and against any claim, action, or proceeding against the City of Arcadia, its officials, officers, employees or agents to attack, set aside, void, or annul any approval or conditional approval of the City of Arcadia concerning this project and/or land use decision, including but not limited to any approval or conditional approval of the City Council, Planning Commission, Modification Committee, or City Staff, which action is brought within the time period provided for in Government Code Section 66499.37 or other provision of law applicable to this project or decision. The City shall promptly notify the applicant of any claim, action, or proceeding concerning the project and/or land use decision and the City shall cooperate fully in the defense of the matter. The City reserves the right, at its own option, to choose its own attorney to represent the City, its officials, officers, employees, and agents in the defense of the matter. 11. Approval of MC 14-06 and ADR 13-30 shall not be of effect unless on or before 30 calendar days after approval of this project, the property owner/applicant has executed and filed with the Community Development Administrator or designee 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, California, during normal business hours. an Acceptance Form available from the Development Services Department to indicate awareness and acceptance of these conditions of approval. APPEAL PERIOD: All decisions made by the Modification Committee may be appealed to the Planning Commission within five (5) working days of the decision. Appeals are to be filed by 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, 2015. ADJOURNMENT The Modification Committee will adjourn this meeting to April 28, 2015, at 7:45 a.m. in the City Council Chambers Conference Room, 240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia.