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Arcadia Planning Commission
Regular Meeting Agenda
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 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:
Sam Falzone, Chairman
Bill Baerg, Vice Chairman
Kenneth Chan, Commission Member
Ching Chiao, Commission Member
Zi Lin, 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. Resolution No. 1937 — Approving Conditional Use Permit No. CUP 14 -21 with a
Categorical Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for a
1,708 square -foot restaurant with beer and wine service at 168 Las Tunas Drive,
Units #101 and #102.
Applicant: Yung Jing Hao
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 1937
There is a five working day appeal period after the adoption /denial of the Resolution. Appeals
are to be filed by 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
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.
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.
2. Minutes of the April 28, 2015, Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission
Recommendation: 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 Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 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,
California, during normal business hours.
Welcome to the Arcadia Planning Commission Meeting!
The Planning Commission encourages public participation, and invites you to share your views on City business.
MEETINGS: Regular Meetings of the Planning Commission are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each
month at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. A full Planning Commission agenda packet with all backup
information is available at City Hall, the Arcadia Library, and on the City's website at www.ArcadiaCA.gov. Copies
of individual Agenda Reports are available via email upon request (Planning @ArcadiaCA.gov). Documents
distributed to a majority of the Planning Commission after the posting of this agenda will be available for review at
the Planning Services Office in City Hall, 240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: Your participation is welcomed and invited at all Planning Commission meetings.
Time is reserved at each regular meeting for those in the audience who wish to address the Planning
Commission. The City requests that persons addressing the Planning Commission refrain from making personal,
slanderous, profane, or disruptive remarks. Where possible, please submit a Speaker Card prior to your
comments, or simply come to the podium when the Chairman asks for those who wish to speak, and state your
name and address for the record. Please provide a copy of any written materials used in your address to the
Planning Commission as well as a copy of any printed materials you wish to be distributed to the Planning
Commission.
MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA should be presented during the time designated as "PUBLIC COMMENTS."
In general, each speaker will be given five (5) minutes to address the Planning Commission; however, the
Chairman, at his /her discretion, may shorten the speaking time limit to allow all speakers time to address the City
Council. By State law, the Planning Commission may not discuss or vote on items not on the agenda. The
matter will automatically be referred to staff for appropriate action or response, or will be placed on the
agenda of a future meeting.
MATTERS ON THE AGENDA should be addressed when the Planning Commission considers that item. Please
indicate the Agenda Item Numbers(s) on the Speaker Card. Your name will be called at the appropriate time and
you may proceed with your presentation within the five (5) minute time frame. The Chairman, at his /her discretion,
may shorten the speaking time limit to allow all speakers to address the Planning Commission.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND APPEALS are items scheduled for which public input is either required or desired.
Separate and apart from an applicant or appellant (who may speak longer at the discretion of the Planning
Commission), speakers shall be limited to five (5) minutes per person. The Chairman, at his /her discretion, may
shorten the speaking time limit to allow all speakers to address the Planning Commission. The applicant or
appellant may also be afforded an additional opportunity to submit rebuttal comments.
AGENDA ITEMS: The Agenda contains the regular order of business of the Planning Commission. Items on the
Agenda have generally been reviewed and investigated by the City Staff in advance of the meeting so that the
Planning Commission can be fully informed about a matter before making its decision.
CONSENT CALENDAR: Items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the Planning
Commission and may be acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a
member of the Planning Commission, Staff, or the public so requests. In this event, the item will be removed from
the Consent Calendar and considered and acted on separately.
DECORUM: While members of the public are free to level criticism of City policies and the action(s) or proposed
action(s) of the Planning Commission or its members, members of the public may not engage in behavior that is
disruptive to the orderly conduct of the proceedings, including, but not limited to, conduct that prevents other
members of the audience from being heard when it is their opportunity to speak, or which prevents members of
the audience from hearing or seeing the proceedings. Members of the public may not threaten any person with
physical harm or act in a manner that may reasonably be interpreted as an imminent threat of physical harm. All
persons attending the meeting are expected to adhere to the City's policy barring harassment based upon a
person's race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital
status, gender, sexual orientation, or age. The Chief of Police, or such member or members of the Police
Department, may serve as the Sergeant -at -Arms of the Planning Commission meeting. The Sergeant -at -Arms
shall carry out all orders and instructions given by the presiding official for the purpose of maintaining order and
decorum at the meeting. Any person who violates the order and decorum of the meeting may be placed under
arrest and such person may be prosecuted under the provisions of Penal Code Section 403 or applicable Arcadia
Municipal Code section.
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.