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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9-13-16 PC AgendaCITY OF 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. Arcadia Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Location: City Council Chamber, 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 Zi Lin, Chairman Kenneth Chan, Vice Chairman Ching Chiao, Commission Member Deborah Lewis, Commission Member Brad Thompson, 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. 1973 – General Plan Amendment No. GPA 16-03, Zone Change No. ZC 16- 03, and Text Amendment No. TA 16-03 with a Mitigated Negative Declaration in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act for the City of Arcadia Zoning and Subdivision Code Update (“Development Code Update”) Applicant: City of Arcadia Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 1973 and forward a recommendation to the City Council 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. Resolution No. 1972 – Approving Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. TTM 15-04 (73921) and Multiple Family Architectural Design Review No. MFADR 15-11 with a Categorical Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for a twelve unit residential condominium development at 621 Fairview Avenue Applicant: Fairview Holdings LLC. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 1972 There is a ten-day appeal period after the adoption of the Resolution. If adopted, appeals are to be filed by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, September 23, 2016. 3. Appeal of the denial of Multiple-Family Architectural Design Review No. MFADR 15-19 and Modification Application No. MP 16-05 with a Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for a five unit Contemporary style multiple-family development project at 1046 Fairview Avenue Applicant: Mr. Norberto Nardi, Architect Recommended Action: Deny Appeal There is a five, working-day appeal period after the approval/denial of the applications. Appeals are to be filed by 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. 4. Resolution No. 1971- Approving Zone Variance No. ZV 16-01 and Single-Family Architectural Design Review No. SFADR 16-24 with a Categorical Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for a basement encroachment at 40 W. Sierra Madre Boulevard Applicant: Prashant G. Ingale and Vinaya M. Firke, Property Owners Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 1971 There is a five, working-day appeal period after the adoption of the Resolution. If adopted, appeals are to be filed by 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. 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. Resolution No. 1974 - General Plan Consistency No. GP 16-01 with respect to the proposed vacation of the excess street right of way on Hugo Reid Drive and Golden West Avenue to make the street segments conform with the City’s Residential Street Standards in front of seven single-family residential properties Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 1974 and forward a recommendation to the City Council 6. Minutes of the August 23, 2016, Arcadia Planning Commission Regular Meeting Recommended Action: Approve 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. 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, September 27, 2016, 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.