HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 1 - CUP 19-11 411 E. Huntington Dr., Suite 201
DATE: November 12, 2019
TO: Honorable Chairman and Planning Commission
FROM: Lisa L. Flores, Planning & Community Development Administrator
By: Vanessa Quiroz, Associate Planner
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. 2043 – APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
NO. CUP 19-11 WITH A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION UNDER THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (“CEQA”) FOR A NEW
TUTORING CENTER WITH UP TO SIX (6) STUDENTS AT 411 E.
HUNTINGTON DRIVE, SUITE 201
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2043
SUMMARY
The Applicant, Danica Royce See, is requesting approval of Conditional Use Permit
Application No. CUP 19-11 for a tutoring center to occupy an existing 890 square foot
unit on the second floor at Arcadia Landmark Plaza located at 411 E. Huntington Drive,
Suite 201 (d.b.a. Advanced Learning Research). The proposed tutoring center will
accommodate up to six (6) students that are of high school and college level. It is
recommended that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 2043 (refer to
Attachment No. 1) and find this project Categorically Exempt under CEQA and approve
Conditional Use Permit No. CUP 19-11, subject to the conditions listed in this staff
report.
BACKGROUND
Arcadia Landmark Plaza is a three-story, multi-tenant commercial building and has a
total of 52 tenant units, and two freestanding restaurants on the property (Tokyo Wako
and Capital Seafood). The center is located off of E. Huntington Drive between Gateway
Drive and S. 5th Avenue near with eastern City Boundary. The property is zoned C-G
(General Commercial), and has a General Plan Land Use Designation of Commercial.
The uses within the commercial plaza consists of restaurants, personal services, office,
and retail uses. The proposed tutoring center is located on the second floor of the three-
story building and is approximately 890 square feet in size - see Attachment No. 2
Aerial Photo with Zoning Information and Photos of the Subject Property and
Surrounding Properties and Attachment No. 3 for the Floor Plans and Site Plan.
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Parking for the site is provided on a surface parking lot and within a three-story parking
structure that is located to the rear of the three-story building near Gateway Drive.
There are three (3) driveway entrances/exits onto the site with two (2) off of E.
Huntington Drive and one (1) off of Gateway Drive. The site is surrounded by
commercially zoned properties to the north and south side of E. Huntington Drive.
ANALYSIS
The Advanced Learning Research is a research-based educational planning center that
focuses on remedial consultation and tutoring services. The center consists of a lobby
room, three (3) offices/consultation rooms, one (1) conference room, and one (1)
common area as shown on the floor plan below and under Attachment No. 3 - Floor
Plans and Site Plan and Attachment No. 4 for the Business Operation Statement. The
school will be offering services for research-writing and exam preparations to a
maximum of six (6) students of either in high school and college level. There are (3)
employee/instructors and each instructor will only tutor a maximum of two (2) students
at once.
The business will operate from Monday through Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
with tutoring services in the late afternoon from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday
through Fridays, and all day on Saturdays. Tutoring will be provided on an “as-needed”
basis. The duration of the each tutoring session varies upon the subject. For example,
1.5 hours for research-writing skills, 2 hours for exam preparation, and 3 hours for AP
preparation. AP preparation will only be offered on Saturdays.
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* Aerial view of the Arcadia Landmark Plaza
Unit located on 2nd Floor
201
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Each office/consultation rooms currently contains a window because the unit was
previously occupied by an art and college preparation tutoring center from the years of
2009-2014. Since then, the unit has been occupied by two other office uses and has
remained in the same layout. To ensure that the rooms can be easily viewed from the
hallway or common area, a condition of approval shall be placed to require that all
existing windows into the office/consultation rooms remain in place and remain
unobscured.
Parking Modification
The Development Code requires that at least one (1) parking space for every three (3)
students of driving age and one (1) parking space for every employee for a tutoring
center. With six (6) students and three (3) staff members, a total of six (6) parking
spaces are required for this business. The site currently has a total of 433 parking
spaces. With the inclusion of the new tutoring center, a total of 505 spaces are required
for all of the businesses combined at the commercial plaza – refer to Attachment No. 5
for the Tenant Parking Table.
Throughout the years, multiple discretionary applications with parking modifications for
the subject site have been approved because the site always had sufficient parking to
support the demand for all of the 52 tenant units combined.
* Floor Plan
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In order to analyze the current
parking demand of the commercial
plaza, the applicant conducted a
parking survey for one week
during the proposed hours of
operation to reflect the parking
demand - refer to Attachment No.
6 for the Parking Survey. The
survey indicates that the parking
demand is substantially less than
the parking requirement and that
the site has the capacity to
accommodate the parking
requirements of the tutoring center
as well as the existing uses
concurrently operating at the
commercial plaza. The parking
survey indicated that as many as 170 parking spaces are available at any given time.
Staff also visited the site on three separate occasions to observe the parking demand,
and observed that over 100 spaces are available just alone within the three-story
parking structure which has direct access to the second floor on which the unit is
located.
As part of their business operation, all employees and students will be directed to park
within the parking structure – refer to the photo above. Therefore, the lot can
accommodate the parking demand for the new tutoring center and the existing
businesses.
FINDINGS
Section 9107.09.050(B) of the Development Code requires that the Planning
Commission many approve a Conditional Use Permit only if it first makes all of the
following findings:
1. The proposed use is consistent with the General Plan and any applicable
specific plan.
Facts to Support This Finding: The proposal is a commercial use permitted in the
subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit in the C-G (General Commercial)
zone. Approval of the tutoring center at the site is consistent with the Commercial
Land Use Designation of the site. The Commercial land use designation is intended
to permit a wide-range of commercial uses which serve both neighborhood and
citywide markets. The tutoring center will provide a locally-based service and
educational support to high school and college age students. Therefore, the new
tutoring center will not adversely affect the comprehensive General Plan, and is
consistent with the following General Plan policy:
* Entry from parking structure to second floor of building
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Land Use and Community Design Element
Policy LU-6.7: Encourage a balanced distribution of commercial development
throughout the City, ensuring that neighborhoods and districts have adequate
access to local-serving commercial uses.
2. The proposed use is allowed within the applicable zone, subject to the
granting of a Conditional Use Permit, and complies with all other applicable
provisions of the Development Code and the Municipal Code.
Facts to Support This Finding: The site is zoned C-G, General Commercial.
Arcadia Development Code Section 9102.03.020, Table 2-8, allows a tutoring center
in the C-G zone subject to the review and approval of a Conditional Use Permit. The
lot can accommodate the required parking for the tutoring center and the existing
uses. The proposed tutoring center is compatible with the other professional office
businesses located within the second and third floor of the commercial plaza.
Therefore, the proposal is in compliances with all applicable provisions of the
Arcadia Development Code and the Arcadia Municipal Code.
3. The design, location, size, and operating characteristics of the proposed
activity will be compatible with the existing and future land uses in the vicinity.
Facts to Support This Finding: The proposed tutoring center will occupy one of
the 52 units within an existing commercial plaza. The proposed tutoring center is
compatible with the operational characteristics of the existing office uses in the
commercial plaza. The use will result in an overall increase two parking space from
the previous use. The design, location, and size of the new business can is
compatible with the existing and future land uses within the commercial plaza. There
is sufficient parking available to accommodate the new tutoring center. Tutoring
services will only consist of a small time portion of the business operational hours .
No more than two (2) students per instructor are proposed. Therefore, only a
minimal student turnover is expected.
4. The site is physically suitable in terms of:
a. Its design, location, shape, size, and operating characteristics of the
proposed use in order to accommodate the use, and all fences,
landscaping, loading, parking, spaces, walls, yards, and other features
required to adjust the use with the land and uses in the neighborhood;
Facts to Support This Finding: The site is physically suitable for the proposed
tutoring center. The tutoring center will occupy a tenant space within an existing
multi-tenant commercial plaza. The commercial plaza is improved with a surface
parking lot and a three-story parking structure that have ample parking to
accommodate the new use and existing businesses. The commercial plaza is
developed with adequate landscaping, lighting, and other features typical of
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commercial developments. The commercial plaza’s parking demand is
significantly lower than the required parking for all uses on the subject lot.
b. Streets and highways adequate in width and pavement type to
accommodate public and emergency vehicle (e.g., fire and medical) access.
Facts to Support This Finding: The site is located on the northern portion of E.
Huntington Drive between Gateway Drive and S. Fifth Avenue, near the easterly
City boundary. These streets are adequate in width and pavement type to carry
emergency vehicles and traffic generated by the proposed use and existing uses
on the site. The proposed use will not impact these rights-of-way.
c. Public protection services (e.g., fire protection, police protection, etc.).
Facts to Support This Finding: The Fire Department has reviewed the
application and has included conditions of approval that must be met prior to the
operation of the business to ensure the safety of the occupants of the subject unit
and multi-tenant commercial building as well as the general public.
d. The provision of utilities (e.g., potable water, schools, solid waste
collection and disposal, storm drainage, wastewater collection, treatment,
and disposal, etc.).
Facts to Support This Finding: The subject property is developed with multiple
commercial buildings, and has adequate utilities to service this site. The site and
buildings are in compliance with current health and safety requirements. There
will be no impact to utilities or the City’s infrastructure from the proposed use .
5. The measure of site suitability shall be required to ensure that the type,
density, and intensity of use being proposed will not adversely affect the
public convenience, health, interest, safety, or general welfare, constitute a
nuisance, or be materially injurious to the improvements, persons, property,
or uses in the vicinity and zone in which the property is located.
Facts to Support This Finding: The proposed use will not be detrimental to the
public health or welfare, or the surrounding properties, as the use is consistent with
the existing commercial uses within the commercial plaza. The size and nature of
the operations of the tutoring center will not negatively affect the subject lot nor the
surrounding uses and properties. The parking study conducted for the application
demonstrated the site has sufficient parking available for the use and all other uses
operating within the site.
The proposed project, with the recommended conditions of approval will satisfy each
prerequisite condition, and all City requirements regarding disabled access and
facilities, occupancy limits, building safety, health code compliance, emergency
equipment, environmental regulation compliance, and parking and site design shall be
complied with by the property owner/applicant to the satisfaction of the Building Official,
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City Engineer, Planning & Community Development Administrator, Fire Marshal, and
Public Works Services Director, or their respective designees.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
It has been determined that the project qualifies as a Class 1 Categorical Exemption per
the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section
15301(a) of the CEQA Guidelines for a use of an existing facility. Refer to Attachment
No. 7 for the Preliminary Exemption Assessment.
PUBLIC COMMENTS/NOTICE
A public hearing notice for this item was published in Arcadia W eekly and mailed to the
property owners located within 300 feet of the subject property on October 31, 2019. As
of November 7, 2019, staff did not receive any public comments on this project.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 2043 approving
Conditional Use Permit No. CUP 19-11 for a new tutoring center with up to six (6)
students, and find that the project is Categorically Exempt under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), subject to the following conditions of approval:
1. The use approved by CUP 19-11 is limited to a tutoring center and shall be
operated and maintained in a manner that is consistent with the proposal and plans
submitted and approved for CUP 19-11, and shall be subject to periodic
inspections, after which the provisions of this Conditional Use Permit may be
adjusted after due notice to address any adverse impacts to the adjacent streets,
rights-of-way, and/or the neighboring businesses and properties.
2. No more than six (6) students are permitted at any given time, and the students
shall be of high school and college level. Any changes to the number of students
and the parking situation, shall be subject to review and approval by the Planning &
Community Development Administrator, unless significant modifications are
proposed; in which case, the application may be referred to the Planning
Commission.
3. The existing windows within the three (3) classrooms shall remained unobstructed
at all times.
4. The tutoring hours are limited from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Fridays,
and from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Prior to the issuance of a Certificate
of Occupancy from the Building Division, one (1) Automated External Defibrillator
(AED) shall be installed. The location of the AED shall be identified on the plans
submitted for plan check in Building Services and is subject to review and approval
by the Planning & Community Development Administrator, or designee.
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5. Prior to the issuance of the business license, the applicant shall comply with the
following Fire Department requirements:
A. A full coverage fire alarm system shall be installed.
B. Equip all exterior exit doors with panic or lever type hardware.
C. Illuminated exit signage and emergency lighting shall be provided in
Common Area 1 and 2.
D. Provide a minimum rated 2A:10BC fire extinguisher within the unit.
E. Install a Knox Box.
6. The plans submitted for Building plan check shall comply with the latest adopted
edition of the following codes as applicable:
a. California Building Code
b. California Electrical Code
c. California Mechanical Code
d. California Plumbing Code
e. California Energy Code
f. California Fire Code
g. California Green Building Standards Code
h. California Existing Building Code
i. Arcadia Municipal Code
7. All City requirements regarding disabled access and facilities, occupancy limits,
building safety, health code compliance, emergency equipment, environmental
regulation compliance, and parking and site design shall be complied with by the
property owner/applicant to the satisfaction of the Building Official, City Engineer,
Planning & Community Development Administrator, Fire Marshal, and Public Works
Services Director, or their respective designees. The changes to the existing facility
may be subject to building permits after having fully det ailed plans submitted for
plan check review and approval by the aforementioned City officials.
8. Noncompliance with the plans, provisions and cond itions of approval for CUP 19-11
shall be grounds for immediate suspension or revocation of any approvals, which
could result in the closing of the tutoring center.
9. The Applicant/Property Owner 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, 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
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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.
10. Approval of CUP 19-11 shall not be in effect unless the Property Owner and
Applicant have executed and filed the Acceptance Form with the City on or before
30 calendar days after the Planning Commission has adopted the Resolution. The
Acceptance Form to the Development Services Department is to indicate
awareness and acceptance of the conditions of approval.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
Approval
If the Planning Commission intends to approve this proposal, the Commission should
approve a motion to approve Conditional Use Permit No. CUP 19-11, stating that the
proposal satisfies the requisite findings, and adopt ing the attached Resolution No. 2043
that incorporates the requisite environmental and Conditional Use Permit findings and
the conditions of approval as presented in this staff report, or as modified by the
Commission.
Denial
If the Planning Commission intends to deny this proposal, the Commission should
approve a motion to deny Conditional Use Permit No. CUP 19-11, stating that the
finding(s) of the proposal does not satisfy with reasons based on the record, and direct
staff to prepare a resolution for adoption at the next meeting that incorporates the
Commission’s decision and specific findings.
If any Planning Commissioner or other interested party has any questions or comments
regarding this matter prior to the November 12, 2019 hearing, please contact Associate
Planner, Vanessa Quiroz, at 626-574-5422, or by email at vquiroz@ArcadiaCA.gov.
Approved:
Lisa L. Flores
Planning & Community Development Administrator
Attachment No. 1: Resolution No. 2043
Attachment No. 2: Aerial Photo and Zoning Information and Photos of the Subject
Property and Surrounding Properties
Attachment No. 3: Floor Plans and Site Plan
Attachment No. 4: Business Operation Statement
Attachment No. 5: Tenant Parking Table
Attachment No. 6: Parking Survey
Attachment No. 7: Preliminary Exemption Assessment
Attachment No. 1
Resolution No. 2043
Attachment No. 1
Attachment No. 2
Aerial Photo with Zoning Information and
Photos of the Subject Property and the
Surrounding Properties
Attachment No. 2
Overlays
Selected parcel highlighted
Parcel location within City of Arcadia
N/A
Property Owner(s):
Lot Area (sq ft):
Year Built:
Main Structure / Unit (sq. ft.):
C-G
Number of Units:
C
Property Characteristics
1990
67,280
0
HUNTINGTON LANMARK LLC
Site Address:411 E HUNTINGTON DR
Parcel Number: 5773-009-069
N/A
Zoning:
General Plan:
N/A
Downtown Overlay:
Downtown Parking Overlay:
Architectural Design Overlay:Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Residential Flex Overlay:
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Special Height Overlay:
N/A
Parking Overlay:
Racetrack Event Overlay:
This map is a user generated static output from an Internet mapping site and is for
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or otherwise reliable.
Report generated 30-Sep-2019
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Arcadia Landmark Plaza – Three-story building
Arcadia Landmark Plaza – Three-story building
Arcadia Landmark Plaza – Parking lot
Arcadia Landmark Plaza – Subject unit on second floor
Arcadia Landmark Plaza – Parking structure
Arcadia Landmark Plaza – Parking lot
Arcadia Landmark Plaza – Freestanding restaurant
Arcadia Landmark Plaza – Freestanding restaurant
Arcadia Landmark Plaza – Entry from top floor of parking structure
Arcadia Landmark Plaza – Top floor of parking structure
Commercial property to the West
Commercial property to the West
Commercial property across the street to the South
Commercial property across the street to the South
Commercial property across the street to the South
Attachment No. 3
Floor Plans and Site Plans
Attachment No. 3
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FLOOR PLAN
Total floor size: 1,035 sq. ft.
Location: second floor, corner office (right next to fire escape route)
Fire escape staircase Hallway Common Area 1
Common Area 2
Consultation
Room 1
Consultation
Room 2
Consultation
Room 3
Conference Room
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FLOOR PLAN (EXTENDED)
MALE RESTROOM MALE RESTROOM
ROOM 201 TO RESTROOMS = 236FT #202 890SF #203 890SF #204 890SF #205 890SF #206 890SF #207 890SF #208 890SF #209 890SF #210 890SF #211 1,258SF
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RESTROOM AREAS
Female
- 5 stalls
Male
- 4 urinals
- 4 stalls
5
COMMON AREA 1 (RECEIVING AREA)
6
COMMON AREA 2
7
CONSULTATION ROOM 1
8
CONSULTATION ROOM 1 – AMMENDED WITH WINDOW VIEW
9
CONSULTATION ROOM 2
10
CONSULTATION ROOM 2 – AMMENDED WITH WINDOW VIEW
11
CONSULTATION ROOM 3
12
CONSULTATION ROOM 3 – AMMENDED WITH WINDOW VIEW
13
MULTI-FUNCTION CONFERENCE ROOM
14
MULTI-FUNCTION CONFERENCE ROOM – AMMENDED WITH WINDOW VIEW
15
BUILDING PARKING PROVISIONS
Expected students will be between the ages of
14-25years old. (High school students to College
st udents)
According to Arcadia City Parking requirements,
“Trade schools/private schools, learning centers
for students of high school age or older: 1 space
per employee plus 1 space for every 3 students”
ALR would need 6 parking spaces to
accommodate the 6 students + 3 employee
capacity.
There are 50 offices in the building requiring 310
parking spaces in total. There are 433 parking
spaces available in the complex, and the back lot
is mainly for the 2nd and 3rd floor office use that
has about 60-80 parking spaces.
Attachment No. 4
Business Operation Statement
Attachment No. 4
OFFICE USER
danica.see@advancedlearningresearch.com
626-5064977
411 E. HUNTINGTON DR.
#201 ARCADIA, CA 91006
BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
ALR is a research-based educational planning center that caters to families
and individuals looking for a personalized remedial learning path. The main
function of the facility is professional consultation. Families interested in
availing services from ALR need to schedule appointments for consultation
services. The facility consists of three consultation rooms where three
educational consultants will be present to receive appointments. There is also
one multi-function conference room reserved for presentation purposes that
occupies 4-6 people. In some occasions, students will be invited to attend
private teaching sessions specifically focused on remediating their skills in
research-writing and test-taking. Because of its personalized and intimate
nature, each class is limited to a maximum of two (2) students and one (1)
teacher. At a given point, if all three consultation rooms are used for private
teaching lessons, there will be six (6) students and three (3) instructors in
total. During these teaching sessions, ALR will impose a strict “drop-off/pick-
up” rule entailing that students will be dropped off and picked up from the
back entrance of the second floor parking area closer to ALR’s office. This is
to avoid impeding traffic for the retail outlets on the ground floor of the plaza.
ALR will have three resident educational consultants also considered as
employees and several contracted teachers that will be deployed for private
teaching lessons in the clients’ homes. These contracted teachers will not use
ALR’s facility to conduct their lessons and will not be physically present in the
facility as employees; instead they will be sent to the homes of the students
where they will provide their teaching services. ALR will be opened Monday
through Saturday except on Holidays from 9:00am to 7:00pm.
Attachment No. 5
Tenant Parking Table
Attachment No. 5
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BUILDING PARKING PROVISIONS (SCHEDULE OF BUSINESSES AND REQUIRED PARKING SPACES)
Business Type Unit # Unit size in SF Required Parking
1 Dry Cleaner 101 – A 1,301 6.5
2 Escrow 101 – B 1,199 4.7
3
Vietnamese
Restaurant
101 – C 3,740
68 101 – D 980
102 1,090
103 993
4 supercuts 105 993 4.5
5 Tennis Supplies 106 993 4.5
6 Mail Box, Postal 107 993 4.5
7 Phone Shop 109 993 4.5
8 Tea, Boba 110 993 4.5
9 Jewelry 111 993 4.5
10 Mini Market 112 993 4.5
11 Fashion Shop 113 993 4.5
12 Juice Shop 114 993 4.5
13 Salon Centric 115 993 16
116 2,278
14 Optometry 117 1,858 11
15 Nails 118 1,200 5.6
16 Chiropractor 119 1,166 6.7
17 Dentist 120 1,166 6.7
18 Connect Hearing 121 1,200 5.6
19 Restaurant 122 1,100 16.85
20 ALR – Tutoring 201 890 6
21 Office 202 890 7
203 890
22 Loan company 204 890 3.5
23 Law office 205 890 7
206 890
30 CPA 207 890 3.5
31 All State Insurance 208 890 3.5
Business Type Unit # Unit size in SF Required Parking
32 Loan Company 209 890 3.5
33 Health Agency 210 890 3.5
34 Telecom 211 1,258 3.5
35 Health Agency 212 990 8.4
213 1,121
36 Insurance
Agency
214 1,121 4.4
37 Real Estate 215 1,121
15.6 216 1,121
217 1,669
38 Medical Billing 301 860
10.3 39 302 860
40 303 860
41 Investment
Company
304 860
10.3 42 305 860
43 306 860
44 Credit
Processing
307 860 3.4
45 Architect 308 1,444 5.7
46 Management’s
office
309 1,223 4.8
47 CPA 310 1,083 4.3
48 Business
Company
311 1,083 4.3
VACANT 312 1,083 4.3
49 Architect 313 1,083 4.3
50 Service Center 314 1,250 6
51 Restaurant 333 5,050 90
52 Restaurant 401 6,600 99
Total Required Parking 505
Total Available Parking 433
Attachment No. 6
Parking Survey
Attachment No. 6
Attachment No. 7
Preliminary Exemption Assessment
Attachment No. 7
Preliminary Exemption Assessment FORM “A”
PRELIMINARY EXEMPTION ASSESSMENT
1. Name or description of project: CUP 19-11 Conditional Use Permit with a Categorical
Exemption under the California Quality Act ("CEQA") Section
15301(a) to allow a new tutoring center within an existing multi-
tenant commercial building.
2. Project Location – Identify street
address and cross streets or
attach a map showing project site
(preferably a USGS 15’ or 7 1/2’
topographical map identified by
quadrangle name):
411 E. Huntington Drive, Suite 201 - The site is located at the
northwest corner of the intersection at E. Huntington Drive and
S. Fifth Ave near the westerly City boundary.
3. Entity or person undertaking
project:
A.
B. Other (Private)
(1) Name Danica Joyce See
(2) Address 1426 W. Failington Street
West Covina, CA 91790
4. Staff Determination:
The Lead Agency’s Staff, having undertaken and completed a preliminary review of this project in
accordance with the Lead Agency's "Local Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA)" has concluded that this project does not require further environmental
assessment because:
a. The proposed action does not constitute a project under CEQA.
b. The project is a Ministerial Project.
c. The project is an Emergency Project.
d. The project constitutes a feasibility or planning study.
e. The project is categorically exempt.
Applicable Exemption Class: 15301(a) – Class 1 (Use of an existing facility)
f. The project is statutorily exempt.
Applicable Exemption:
g. The project is otherwise
exempt on the following basis:
h. The project involves another public agency which constitutes the Lead Agency.
Name of Lead Agency:
Date:
September 19, 2019
Staff:
Vanessa Quiroz, Associate Planner