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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4 - 2-23-16 PC Minutes 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 PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, February 23, 2016 CALL TO ORDER Chairman Chiao called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Commissioners Chan, Lewis, Lin ,Thompson, and Chiao ABSENT: None SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM STAFF REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS For Agenda Item No. 2, the Commissioners were given copies of emails a Zoning Map, and a map of the Homeowners’ Association areas. PUBLIC COMMENTS (5 minute time limit per person) There were none PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Resolution no. 1959 – approving Conditional Use Permit No. CUP 15-14 with a Categorical Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to operate a pet store with pet grooming at 40 E. Live Oak Avenue. Applicant: Don Essertier Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 1959 Community Development Administrator Jim Kasama introduced the item and turned it over to Contract Planner Jeff Hamilton, who presented the staff report. Chairman Chiao opened the public hearing and asked if the applicant would like to speak. The applicant stated that he was available to answer any questions. Chairman Chiao asked if anyone would like to speak in favor of the item. No one responded. Chairman Chiao asked if anyone would like to speak in opposition to this item. No one responded. 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. MOTION It was moved by Commissioner Chan, seconded by Commissioner Lin to close the public hearing. Without objection, the motion was approved. MOTION It was moved by Commissioner Lin, seconded by Commissioner Lewis to adopt Resolution No. 1959 approving Conditional Use Permit No. CUP 15-14 with a Categorical Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to operate a pet store with pet grooming at 40 E. Live Oak Avenue. ROLL CALL AYES: Commissioners Chan, Lewis, Lin, Thompson, and Chiao NOES: None ABSENT: None 2. Text Amendment No. 16-01 – City-initiated text amendments with an exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to amend Part 5 of Chapter 2 of Article IX of the Arcadia Municipal Code pertaining to the City’s Single-Family Residential Zoning Regulations. Applicant: City of Arcadia Recommended Action: Recommend approval to the City Council Mr. Kasama introduced the item and turned it over to Development Services Director/Assistant City Manager Jason Kruckeberg, who presented the staff report. Chairman Chiao opened the public hearing and asked if anyone would like to speak in favor of the item. The following residents spoke: Robert Stover, Highlands Homeowners’ Association (HOA) President Laurie Thompson, Zoning Review Committee Member and Santa Anita Village Architectural Review Board (ARB) Chair Julie Lim, Santa Anita Village HOA President Ernie Boehr, Zoning Review Committee Member and Rancho Santa Anita ARB Chair George Chen, Highlands HOA resident Jessie Ramirez, South Arcadia resident Jack Lynch, Zoning Review Committee Member and Santa Anita Oaks ARB Chair Chairman Chiao asked if anyone would like to speak in opposition to the item. The following residents spoke: Joseph Su Karl Su Raymond Lee Brett Mitulski 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. Beverly Zhou Darin Grover Sally Chan Tim Ying Dr. Sheng Chang Edmund Liu Mr. Wei Eric Rosa Jesse Yuan Gentleman with translator (name unknown) Chairman Chiao called for a recess at 9:08 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:21 p.m. Chairman Chiao asked if anyone else would like to speak in opposition to the item. The following resident spoke: Gary Yamata MOTION It was moved by Commissioner Lin, seconded by Commissioner Thompson to close the public hearing. Without objection, the motion was approved. MOTION It was moved by Commissioner Lewis to continue the discussion to request that the City Council authorize an Economic Study of the impacts of Text Amendment No. 16-01 before the Planning Commission makes a recommendation. Commissioner Lin seconded the motion with an amendment to include that the City request official written communication from the Home Owners’ Associations regarding their approval or disapproval of the recommendations of the Zoning Review Committee. Commissioner Lewis accepted the amendment. ROLL CALL AYES: Commissioners Chan, Lewis, Lin and Chiao NOES: Thompson ABSENT: None CONSENT CALENDAR 3. Minutes of the January 26, 2016, Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission. Recommended Action: Approve MOTION It was moved by Commissioner Lin, seconded by Commissioner Lewis, to approve the minutes. ROLL CALL 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. AYES: Commissioners Chan, Lewis, Lin, Thompson and Chiao NOES: None ABSENT: None MATTERS FROM CITY COUNCIL LIAISON Mayor Gary Kovacic announced the following events; the Gold Line Grand Opening celebration will be held on Saturday, March 5 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Arcadia Transit Plaza; and the Mayor’s Community Breakfast will be on Friday, April 1 at 7:30 a.m. at the FrontRunner Restaurant at Santa Anita Park with the speaker to be the “Rappin’ Mathematician,” Alex Kajitani. MATTERS FROM PLANNING COMMISSIONERS Nothing to report. MATTERS FROM MODIFICATION COMMITTEE Chairman Chiao reported that the Modification Committee meeting was canceled. MATTERS FROM STAFF INCLUDING UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS Mr. Kasama reported that currently there are no Agenda items for the March 8 meeting, that the Arcadia Logistic Center item went to the City Council and was continued for two weeks at the request of the City of El Monte, and that Verizon has tentatively scheduled a community meeting for their proposed cell tower at the Church of the Transfiguration on March 8 and the earliest it will be brought back to the Planning Commission would be on March 22. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Chiao adjourned the meeting at 10:34 p.m. to Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chamber at 240 W. Huntington Dr., Arcadia.