HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes - 1991/12/10 - RegularTEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA
PLANNING COMMISSION
DECEMBER 10, 1991
INITIATION:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to the Agenda posted on December
Budds called the meeting to order at 7:30
cil Chambers.
6, 1991, Chairman
p.m. in the Coun-
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Chairman Budds led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
3. ROLL CALL:
Present:
Also Present:
Absent:
Commissioners Griffiths, Seibert, Souder and
Budds
City Attorney Martin, Community Development
Director Dawson and Associate Planner Kates
Commissioner Muto
Commissioner Seibert
cause, seconded by
carried.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
moved to excuse Commissioner Muto for
Commissioner Souder and unanimously
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Meeting of November 12, 1991
B. SIGN APPROVAL:
Site:
Applicant:
C. TIME EXTENSION:
Site:
Applicant:
Commissioner Seibert
Calendar, seconded by
mously carried.
SIGN NO. 91 -53
9457 LAS TUNAS DRIVE
CENTURY GIFT AND COSMETICS
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 21708
4941 DOREEN AVENUE
CHRIS CONSTRUCTION
moved to approve the Consent
Commissioner Souder and unani-
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December 10, 1991
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: NONE
6. NEW BUSINESS:
A. PUBLIC HEARING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 91 -1108
Site: 9119 LAS TUNAS DRIVE
Owner: CHARLES AND SHARON DOEPPEL
419 EAST WISTARIA AVENUE
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA 91006
Applicant:
Architect:
Request:
EDDIE HSU
420 EAST GARVEY
MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754
DAVID MI AND PARTNERS ARCHITECT
1260 HUNTINGTON DRIVE, STE.101
SOUTH PASADENA, CA 91030
A conditional use permit to
allow the remodeling of an
existing 8,165 square foot
commercial building into four
independently accessible units
to be occupied by four related
business operations within a
single business enterprise
located at 9119 Las Tunas Drive
in the General Commercial (C -2)
Zone.
Chairman Budds asked if the notices had been sent.
Director Dawson stated that the notices had been sent
to properties within a 500 foot radius and continued
with the presentation of the background information
stating that current there were three businesses occu-
pying the building: a shoe store, refrigeration store
and drapery store. He said the applicant was request-
ing to subdivide the building into four office units to
be occupied by four related business operations owned
by the same owner. He said that there would be four
entrances: one at the rear, two at the street and one
from the parking lot. He also pointed out that there
was currently inadequate parking on the site and that
there were two garages on the site for a total of 20
parking spaces. He further stated that the building
would contain 7,045 square feet of area and according
to current standards would require 29 spaces. Staff
suggests a condition requiring 90 degree angle parking
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P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n M i n u t e s P a g e 3
D e c e m b e r 1 0 , 1 9 9 1
i n s t e a d o f 6 0 d e g r e e p a r k i n g t o p r o v i d e f o r a b e t t e r
p a r k i n g a r r a n g e m e n t . H e s a i d t h a t a n o t h e r c o n d i t i o n
w o u l d b e t o i n s t a l l r o l l - u p t y p e g a r a g e d o o r s .
C o m m i s s i o n e r S e i b e r t s a i d t h a t i f a s t r u c t u r e i s l e g a l
n o n - c o n f o r m i n g i t i s p r o t e c t e d b y t h e C o d e a n d c a n
r e m a i n l e g a l n o n - c o n f o r m i n g a s l o n g a s i t i s n o t
c h a n g e d i n a n y w a y .
C i t y A t t o r n e y M a r t i n s a i d t h a t i t r e l a t e s t o f o o t p r i n t .
C h a i r m a n B u d d s a s k e d w h a t w o u l d h a p p e n i f t h e b u s i n e s s
w a s l e g a l n o n - c o n f o r m i n g a n d g e n e r a t e d n o f o o t t r a f f i c
a n d t h e n a l l o f t h e s u d d e n t h e u s e i s c h a n g e d t o o f f i c e
a n d g e n e r a t e s m o r e f o o t t r a f f i c , w o u l d t h i s a f f e c t t h e
l e g a l n o n - c o n f o r m i n g i s s u e .
D i r e c t o r D a w s o n s a i d t h a t i f y o u a r e g o i n g t o a m o r e
e x t e n s i v e u s e t h a t w o u l d r e q u i r e a d d i t i o n a l p a r k i n g ,
l i k e f r o m a r e t a i l t o r e s t a u r a n t u s e , t h e n y e s i t w o u l d
b e q u e s t i o n a b l e , b u t i n t h i s c a s e t h e p a r k i n g s t a n d a r d
i s t h e s a m e f o r b o t h t y p e s o f b u s i n e s s e s . H e c o n c l u d e d
b y s t a t i n g t h a t i f a m e d i c a l o f f i c e w e r e t o o c c u p y t h i s
s p a c e t h e p a r k i n g w o u l d n e e d t o b e u p g r a d e d b e c a u s e t h e
p a r k i n g r a t i o i s m o r e i n t e n s e t h a n a r e t a i l b u s i n e s s .
C o m m i s s i o n e r S o u d e r a s k e d i f t h e r e w e r e a n y c o n d i t i o n s
r e l a t i n g t o t h e p r e s e n t l e g a l n o n - c o n f o r m i n g u s e s .
D i r e c t o r D a w s o n s t a t e d t h a t t h e b u i l d i n g w a s b u i l t
p r i o r t o c i t y r e g u l a t i o n s a n d n o c o n d i t i o n s w e r e i m -
p o s e d a n d u n f o r t u n a t e l y t h e r e i s n o p u b l i c p a r k i n g i n
t h e a r e a t o h e l p a l l e v i a t e t h e p r o b l e m .
C o m m i s s i o n e r S o u d e r a s k e d i f t h e c u r r e n t b u s i n e s s e s
w e r e e x i s t i n g .
D i r e c t o r D a w s o n a n s w e r e d y e s .
C o m m i s s i o n e r S o u d e r a s k e d i f t h e r e w a s a n e n t r a n c e t o
t h e c l a s s r o o m f r o m o u t s i d e .
A s s o c i a t e P l a n n e r K a t e s a n s w e r e d t h a t y o u h a v e t o g o
i n t o t h e b u i l d i n g i n o r d e r t o e n t e r t h e c l a s s r o o m s .
C h a i r m a n B u d d s s a i d t h a t C o n d i t i o n 1 2 o f t h e d r a f t
r e s o l u t i o n s t a t e s t h a t t h e c l a s s r o o m m a y o n l y b e u s e d
t o s e r v e t r a i n e e s a n d e m p l o y e e s , b u t t h e a p p l i c a t i o n
s t a t e s t h a t t h e r e w o u l d b e a c o r r e s p o n d e n c e s c h o o l . H e
a s k e d h o w s t a f f w a s g o i n g t o e n f o r c e t h i s c o n d i t i o n .
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December 10, 1991
Director Dawson said that the condition would limit the
owner from advertising as a real estate school and from
an enforcement standpoint, it would be a problem, but
it is better to include the condition so that if there
were any complaints in the future, action could be
taken.
Steven Csejtey, 1260 Huntington Drive, South Pasadena,
stated that basically the building had two entrances
from the street and that the secondary entrance off the
parking lot would serve the classrooms. He also stated
that the alley door was for fire safety only and would
not be used for entering and exiting the building. He
said that there was no objection to the 90 degree
parking and landscaping and that they had tried to come
up with a scheme with a maximum number of cars. He
felt that changing the garage doors could create a
problem and that the applicant wished to use the exist-
ing sign, but he did not think he would have an objec-
tion to a new sign program. He stressed that the when
the building was constructed, it was legal and the
building stayed the same, but the code changed. He
said that if the applicant was required to meet the
current standards, it could not be done.
Commissioner Souder asked why the garages could not be
taken down.
Mr. Csejtey said that removing the garages would vio-
late the structural integrity of the building and that
the alley would not provide sufficient turning for 90
degree parking. He also pointed out that the garages
provide security for the employees.
Commissioner Griffiths asked about the type of door.
Commissioner Seibert stated that the height of the
garage doors need to be consistent.
Commissioner Souder asked what the target date of
completion was.
Mr. Csejtey stated that he did not have an exact date
and said that he had some concern about the restric-
tions of how the business would be run.
Chairman Budds asked if he was referring to the train-
ing of real estate employees.
Mr. Csejtey answered yes.
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P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n M i n u t e s P a g e 5
D e c e m b e r 1 0 , 1 9 9 1
C h a i r m a n B u d d s a s k e d i f t h a t m e a n t h e w o u l d n o t b e a b l e
t o c o m p l y w i t h t h i s c o n d i t i o n .
M r . C s e j t e y s a i d t h a t t h e a p p l i c a n t w o u l d o b j e c t t o t h e
l i m i t a t i o n o n t h e s c h o o l b u s i n e s s .
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