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TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES
JUNE 25, 1996
INITIATION:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
3. ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Larson, Muto, Griffiths, Seibert
Absent: Commissioner Brook
Also Present: City Manager Riley, City Attorney Martin,
Community Development Director Dawson,
Associate Planner Turner, Planning Aide Acosta
Vice - Chairman Griffiths moved to excuse the absence of
Commissioner Brook for cause, seconded by Commissioner Larson
and unanimously carried.
4. TIME FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO SPEAK: NONE
5. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Meeting of May 28, 1996
Vice - Chairman Griffiths moved to approve the minutes as
written, seconded by Commissioner Larson and unanimously
carried.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: NONE
7. NEW BUSINESS:
A. PUBLIC HEARING: TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 52205
ADMINISTRATIVE,C.U.P. 96 -1271
Site: 5341 -5347 WELLAND AVENUE
Owner/
Applicant:
SHU -CHURN KANG
WAN -HUEI KANG
CHANG HSIU -MEI
365 SHARON ROAD
ARCADIA, CA 91007
Planning Commission Minutes Page 2
Date of Hearing: June 25, 1996
Request: A tentative tract map and
administrative conditional use
permit to allow the construction of
an eight unit detached residential
condominium project in the Medium
Density (R -2) zone.
Community Development Director Dawson stated that notices
were mailed within a 300 foot radius of the subject site
and gave the background information contained in the
staff report dated June 25, 1996.
Director Dawson stated that in 1990 the City Council
considered an application for a nine unit detached
condominium project at the subject property and discussed
possible negative impacts associated with nine units.
The City Council ultimately denied the project for nine
units until an environmental impact report was prepared.
The current proposal has been changed from the previous
proposal and involves eight detached condominium units.
Staff now recommends approval of the project with 60
conditions. The lot area is 38,009 square feet and the
project is less than the allowable density for the R -2
zone. It will also fit in with many of the surrounding
properties.
Director Dawson stated that the Fire Department has
recommended that 34 feet of unobstructed fire lane be
constructed. This requirement could be an obstacle to
this development, however, the Fire Department is
concerned about access and possible vehicle parking in
the fire lane. Staff has addressed these concerns in
Conditions #40 and #14 dealing with the C.C. &R.'s. They
will include a provision that the City of Temple City,
L.A. County Sheriff's Department and L.A. County Fire
Department have authorization to fully enforce the "No
Parking" prohibition in the designated fire lane,
including issuing citations and towing of vehicles parked
in said fire lane.
There being no questions from the Commission, Chairman
Seibert opened the public hearing and invited those in
favor of this project to speak.
Alex Chang, 8730 Huntington Dr., San Gabriel, stated that
the developers and applicant agree with all conditions.
Chairman Seibert asked if anyone wished to speak in
opposition to this application.
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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 a t e o f H e a r i n g : J u n e 2 5 , 1 9 9 6
D o n S l i n g l o f f , 1 2 1 4 S . 5 t h , M o n r o v i a , o w n s 5 4 2 0 , 5 4 1 8 1 / 2 ,
5 4 1 8 a n d 5 4 1 6 W e l l a n d A v e n u e , a n d a s k e d i f b a l c o n i e s a r e
p l a n n e d f o r t h e o u t s i d e o f t h e d w e l l i n g s .
D i r e c t o r D a w s o n a n s w e r e d t h a t n o b a l c o n i e s a r e i n t h e
p l a n s . T h e r e a r e a r c h i t e c t u r a l t r e a t m e n t s a n d p o p o u t s ,
b u t n o b a l c o n i e s o r p o r c h e s .
M r . S l i n q l o f f s t a t e d t h a t i n M o n r o v i a t h e r e a r e m a n y
d w e l l i n g s w i t h b a l c o n i e s a n d p e o p l e c a n l o o k i n t o o t h e r
n e i g h b o r s ' p r o p e r t i e s .
M a e R o s e n k r a n z , 5 3 5 1 N . W e l l a n d A v e n u e , l i v e s n o r t h o f
t h e s u b j e c t p r o p e r t y a n d a s k e d i f a n e n v i r o n m e n t a l
a n a l y s i s w a s d o n e o n t h i s p r o p e r t y .
D i r e c t o r D a w s o n s t a t e d t h a t a p r e v i o u s p r o p o s a l i n 1 9 9 0
w a s c o n s i d e r e d t o h a v e p o s s i b l e i m p a c t s ; h o w e v e r , t h i s
p r o j e c t i s f o r e i g h t u n i t s r a t h e r t h a n n i n e a n d n o
s i g n i f i c a n t e n v i r o n m e n t a l i m p a c t s a r e f o u n d t o e x i s t .
M s . R o s e n k r a n z a s k e d i f a b l o c k w a l l w o u l d b e i n s t a l l e d
o n t h e s i d e p r o p e r t y l i n e a n d s t a t e d t h e n e w l o t s w i l l b e
a n i c e i m p r o v e m e n t .
D i r e c t o r D a w s o n a n s w e r e d t h a t t h e d e v e l o p e r i s r e q u i r e d
t o i n s t a l l a 6 f o o t b l o c k w a l l o n t h e s i d e p r o p e r t y l i n e s
a n d a s u r v e y w i l l b e c o n d u c t e d t o d e t e r m i n e t h e e x a c t
p r o p e r t y l i n e .
C o m m i s s i o n e r L a r s o n m o v e d t o c l o s e t h e p u b l i c h e a r i n g ,
s e c o n d e d b y V i c e - C h a i r m a n G r i f f i t h s a n d u n a n i m o u s l y
c a r r i e d .
C o m m i s s i o n e r M u t o s t a t e d t h i s p r o j e c t f i t s i n t o t h e
n e i g h b o r h o o d .
C o m m i s s i o n e r L a r s o n f e l t t h a t t h e f i r e l a n e s h o u l d b e 4 0
f e e t w i d e b u t c o u l d m a k e t h e f i n d i n g s f o r a p p r o v a l o f t h e
p r o j e c t .
V i c e - C h a i r m a n G r i f f i t h s c o n c u r r e d .
C h a i r m a n S e i b e r t c o n c u r r e d .
C o m m i s s i o n e r M u t o m o v e d t o a p p r o v e t h e N e g a t i v e
D e c l a r a t i o n , T e n t a t i v e T r a c t M a p 5 2 2 0 5 a n d A d m i n i s t r a t i v e
C . U . P . 9 6 - 1 2 7 1 , s e c o n d e d b y V i c e - C h a i r m a n G r i f f i t h s a n d
u n a n i m o u s l y c a r r i e d .
Planning Commission Minutes Page 4
Date of Hearing: June 25, 1996
Chairman Seibert stated that this project must be
approved by the City Council and be renoticed 10 days in
advance of that hearing.
B. SUBDIVISION MAP EXTENSIONS
Community Development Director Dawson stated that two
State Assembly Bills have mandated automatic extensions
for approved and unexpired subdivision maps. This has
resulted in a window period between September 13, 1995
and May 15, 1996 for which extensions have not been
covered by these Bills. The Planning Commission must
consider granting a retroactive one -year extension for
any map which may have expired during the above
referenced window period.
Staff provided a list of all approved tentative parcel
and tract maps, showing the original date of approval,
extensions and projected expiration dates. In order to
create equity and simplicity, staff recommended that
Temple City grant a one -year retroactive extension for
any approved subdivision map which may have expired
between the above dates and to ratify the one -year
extension approved by Senate Bill No. 771.,
Director Dawson stated that two approved tentative
subdivision maps have actually expired; these two parcel
maps are for flag lot subdivisions and would be _
retroactively extended to give the applicants more time
to record the map.
Commissioner Muto made a motion to ratify the one -year
extension granted by Assembly Bill No. 771 and for the
City to grant a retroactive one -year extension for any
subdivision map which may have expired between September
13, 1995 and May 15, 1995, seconded by Vice - Chairman
Griffiths and unanimously carried.
8. COMMUNICATIONS: NONE
9. MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICIALS:
A. Director Dawson informed the Commission that there are no
public hearing items scheduled for the next regularly
scheduled meeting of July 9, 1996; therefore, that
meeting may be cancelled for lack of a quorum. The
Commission's reorganization could occur on July 23, 1996.
The Planning Commissioners concurred.
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Planning Commission Minutes Page 5
Date of Hearing: June 25, 1996
10. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman Seibert adjourned
the meeting at 7:55 p.m. The next meeting of the Planning
Commission will be held on July 23, 1996 at 7:30 p.m.
ATTEST:
Secretary
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Cha�iman Seibert