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LYNWOOD DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
11330 BULLIS ROAD
LYNWOOD, CA 902E 2
March 28, 2007
4:30 P.M.
BOARD MEMBEYtS
Donald Dove
Board Member
Alex Benevides
Board Member
Margarita Diaz
Board Member
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Walter Lopez
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Peter Perez
Board Member
COMMYSSIOiV COUNSEL
Law Offices of Beltran & Medina
Arnoldo Beltran
STAFF
Grant Taylor, Director
Development Services
Kimberly Gonzalez,
Administrative Analyst I
Jonathan Colin,
Dev. Services Manager
Karen Figueredo,
Planning Assistant
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OPENING CEREMONYES
1. Call meeting to order.
2. Flag Salute.
3. Roll call of Commissioners.
4. Certification of Agenda Posting.
5. Minutes of Design Review Board Meetings:
None
SWEARING IN DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS
6. The City Clerk shall swear in all Design Review Board Members appointed by the City Council.
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD ORGANIZATION
7. The Design Review Board shalt organize and select from its members a Chair and Vice Chair,
each of whom shall serve for a period of one (1) year.
PUBLIC ORALS
8. At this time, any member of the public may comment on any issue within the jurisdiction of
the Design Review Board.
ITEMS FOR CONSYDERATION
9. Conditional Use Permit No. 2007-06
Tentative Tract Map No 2007-01 (68944)
Variance No. 2007-03
Tenant Impact Report -Mobile Home Park Closure
Negative Declaration /Initial Studv
APPLICANT: Carlin Avenue Village LLC
4307 - 4309 Carlin Avenue
APN 6186-011-083
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Proposal
Request to close and demolish an existing trailer park, develop twenty-two (22) detached
residences, two-stories in height, with attached two-car garages on property located at 4307 -
4309 Carlin Avenue in the R-2 (Two-Family Residential) zone. The applicant also requests
approval of a Tentative Parcel Map to subdivide one parcel in twenty-two (22) lots, a variance
to reduce garage widths and allow for tandem parking for six residences, a tenant impact
report (relocation plan) and environmental review.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Design Review Board support the project and provide
recommendations to the Planning Commission.
10. Sign Ordinance - Lynwood Municipal Code Chanter 25.70
APPLICANT: City of Lynwood
Properties City-wide
Proposal
The Lynwood City Council has directed staff to have the Design Review Board assess the sign
ordinance set forth in Lynwood Municipal Code Section 25.70. Specifically, the City Council is
concerned with business complaints due to enforcement actions that painted wall signs are
prohibited and murals require Planning Commission approval.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Design Review Board assess the sign ordinance, provide input,
concur with the existing ordinance, and direct staff.
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD ORALS
STAFF ORALS
AD]OURNMENT
Adjourn to the regular meeting of the Lynwood Design Review Board on April 25, 2007 at 4:30 p.m.
in the City Hall Council Chambers, 11330 Bullis Road, Lynwood, California.
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DATE: March 28, 2007
TO: Honorable Members of the Design Review Board
FROM: Grant Taylor, Director of Development Services
Jonathan Colin, Development Services Manager
SUBJECT: Sign Ordinance -Lynwood Municipal Code Chapter 25.70
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the Design Review Board assess the sign ordinance, provide input,
concur with the existing ordinance, and direct staff.
Background:
The Development Services Department has been actively pursuing to control the aesthetic
impact of signage on the community by restricting the location, size, and appearance of
advertising signs. The Design Review Board should consider pertinent issues including
but not limited to aesthetics, City image, legal requirements, costs to the City, staff time,
and amending existing ordinances.
Discussion & Analysis:
Chapter 25.70 of the Lynwood Municipal Code sets forth general regulations for the use
of, and other exterior advertising formats, including murals within the City of Lynwood.
Sign regulations are established to promote the public health, safety, and welfare by
safeguarding and enhancing property values.
At the same time, these regulations protect public and private investment in buildings and
open spaces, improves the appearance of the City as a place in which to live and work,
and as an attraction to nonresidents who come to visit or trade.
The sign regulations also encourage sound signing practices as an aid to business,
provide information to the traveling public, establish an even playing field, and prevent
excessive and confusing displays. Reducing and preventing overwhelming signage on
facades has the added advantage of reducing visual blight.
Staff conducted a survey of eleven (11) municipalities within the Gateway Cities Council of
Governments and none authorize painted wall signs. Previously, painted wall signs were
permitted until the zoning code was amended in 2006 which prohibited painted wall signs
and portable signs.
Murals are artistic expressions not used for advertising purposes. Murals may be
permitted subject to Planning Commission approval. There are a number of
nonconforming murals that were installed prior to the zoning code regulating them.
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Conclusion
Numerous illegal signs proliferating throughout the City have created an aesthetically
unpleasing view of Lynwood and have reflected negatively on the City's direction.
As a result, Lynwood has in the recent past enacted sign regulations that have focused on
the eliminations of some signs for business as a way of controlling a situation that was
deemed to be out of control.
Sign regulations are the City's proactive efforts to pursue making Lynwood attractive for
business. By providing a more homogenous environment, companies will perceive the
added benefits of a healthy and high quality business environment. Sound sign policies
and dedicated enforcement will reduce barriers for business establishments and will result
in an open and stable business economy for the City of Lynwood.
Attachments:
Survey Results
Amended Sign Code
Photographs
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PAINTED WALL SIGN SURVEY
• City of Bell Gardens
• City of Bellflower
OT ALLOWED
IN THE CODE
• City of Cerritos NOT ALLOWED
• City of Commerce NOT ALLOWED
• City of Compton NOT ALLOWED
• City of Duarte ' NOT ALLOWED
• City of La Mirada NOT ALLOWED
• City of Maywood NOT ALLOWED
• City of Paramount NOT ALLOWED
• City of Santa Fe
OT ALLOWED
• City of Whittier NOT ALLOWED
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25.70.010 Intent and Purpose
25.70.020 Permitted Signs.
25.70.030 Restricted Signs.
25.70.040 Approval Process.
25.70.050 Prohibited Signs or Companents.
25.44.060 Appeals,
25.70.065 Political Signs.
25.70.070 Obsolete Signs.
25.70.075 Sign Construction and Maintenance Standards
25.70.080 Sign Placement
25.70.085 Enforcement
25.70.090 HighwaylFreeway Oriented Signs
25.70.010 Intent and Purpose
The provisions of this Chapter establish general regulations for the use of signs
and other exterior advertising formats within the City of Lynwood.
Sign regulations are established to promote the public health, safety, and
welfare by safeguarding and enhancing property values; protecting public and
private investment in buildings and open spaces; improving the appearance of
the City as a place in which to live and work, and as an attraction to
nonresidents who come to visit or trade; encouraging sound signing practices as
an aid to business, and to provide information to the traveling public; preventing
excessive and confusing sign displays; reducing hazards to motorists and
pedestrians, and reducing visual blight. It is also the intent of this chapter to
establish sign sizes on the basis of portions or multiples of the standard four
foot by eight foot plywood panel.
The permitted sign area is one square foot of sign area per lineal foot of building
frontage.
25.70.020 Permitted Signs.
A.
The following listed signs measuring 1/2 panel (16 square feet) are
permitted:
1. One (1) real estate sign per building site advertising the sale,
rental or lease when the building site is less than two acres in
size.
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2. Bulletin boards for public. charitable or religious institutions
located on their property.
C. The following listed signs measuring two full panels (54 square feet) are
permitted:
1. One (1) real estate sign per building site advertising the sale,
rental or lease when the building site is more than five acres.
2. Signs of a temporary nature used in conjunction with the
temporary location Of vegetable and produce stands.
D. The following listed signs measuring four full panels (128 square feet)
are permitted:
1. The substantial and permanent signs in the Commercial and
Manufacturing/Industrial District relating to the business being
conducted on the site.
2. One (1) real estate sign per building site advertising the sale,
rental or lease when the building site is more than ten acres.
3. Maximum height to top of freestanding sign 60 feet.
25.70.030 Restricted Signs.
A. The following signs are restricted by Use Permits, Location Permits
and Construction permits:
1. Use Permits Restrictions
a. Off-site directional signs (two per business);
b. On-site temporary directional signs pertaining to
Subdivisions within the City;
c. Murals; Not used for advertising, subject to approval
by the Planning Commission.
d. Freestanding signs; maximum 60 feet.
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a. A.II signs higl"ier than six feet from the ground level to the
top of the sign must have a Building Pern"ii issued.
I?. All signs with electrical components rniist have are
Electrical Permit Issued.
B. All signs listed in this section rr~ust be submitted to the Cify for review
and approval per Section 25.70.040 below.
25.70.040 Approval Process.
A. Approval processes for the signs listed in the Permitted Sign section
above will consist of meeting the Building Permit/Electrical Perrriit
requirements of the City.
B. The approval process for all signs listed on the Restricted Sign Section
above will consist of one of the two following methods:
1. Staff Approval. For such signs as will not pose a threat to the
public health and safety or which could not impact on the interest
of the adjacent property owners, the Development Services
Director can either:
a. Approve as submitted;
b. Approve with conditions;
c. P.ecommend Planning Commission. review.
2. Planning Commission Approval. For such signs as might
impact on the interest of adjacent property owners, the Planning
Commission will receive and review the application and conduct
public hearings if deemed necessary. The type of signs that
might be subject to such review are:
a. Lighted signs adjacent to Residential Districts.
b. Excessively large signs obstructing the view from
Residential Districts or other commercial properties.
25.70.050 Prohibited Signs or Components.
A.
No flashing sign shall be permitted in the Residential District.
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Zoning Code 25.70-3 January, 2005
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D. Projecting signs.
E. Banners and portable signs.
F. Signs in the public righi-of-way.
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2~~060 Appeals.
A. All Staff determinations concerning Sign Approval or Condition Approval
may be appealed to the Planning Commission in accordance with the
Lynwood Municipal Code. Such appeal may be filed by the person
requesting the sign or by a property owner within three hundred feet of
the exterior boundaries of the property on which the sign is located.
B. All Planning Commission determinations concerning Sign Approval or
Conditional Approval may be appealed to the City council in accordance
with the Lynwood Municipal Code Such appeal may be filed by the
person requesting the sign or by the property owners within three
hundred feet of the exterior boundary of the property on which the sign is
located.
25.70.065 Political Signs
A. Definition: Signs advertising a political candidate, political party, ballot
measure, proposition or initiative in any national, State, or local election.
B. It is unlawful for any person to post, place, or affix a political sign:
1. On any property owned, operated, or leased by a public agency;
2. On or within the confines of any public park, recreation area, or
other type of landscaped grounds owned or operated by the City
or other governmental agency;
3. On any traffic control or directional sign or device, such as stop
lights, stop signs, yield signs, one-way street signs, including the
supporting post or any such sign;
4. In any public-right-of-way or on public property;
5. Within or on any median island;
6. On any utility pole or wire appurtenance thereof, streetlamp post,
or hydrant.
7. On private property without the consent of the property owner or
tenant.
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E. Pao sign, or any hart thereof, shall be supplied with electrical power for
any purpose unless a no-fee building perrnii is r`irst obtained r`rom the
City.
F. The City Manager orhis/her authorized agents shall remove any political
sign found posted on public property or in the public right-of-way within
the corporate limits of the City, which is in violation of this section.
G. Ir the City Manger or his/her agents remove any political sign advertising
a candidate, he/she shall keep a record of the location from which the
sign was removed. He/She shall store the political sign in a safe location
for at least thirty (30) days. The City Manager shall return any political
sign upon the request of the candidate. If the candidate does not
retrieve any political sign(s) within the thirty (30) days, the signs shall be
destroyed. The candidate must provide proper picture identification.
H. If the City Manger or his/her agents remove any political sign advertising
a measure, proposition, initiate or political party, he/she shall keep a
record of the location from which the sign was removed. He/She shall
store the political sign in a safe location for at least thirty (30) days. The
City Manager shall return any political sign upon the request of the
measure proponent, the proposition proponent, the initiative proponent,
or the political party representative accordingly. If these persons do not
retrieve any political signs within the thirty (30) days, the sign(s) shall be
destroyed. These persons must provide proper picture identification.
I. Each and every violation of this Section 25.70.065 shall be subject to a
fine of $250.00. Fines shall be assessed by the City Code Enforcement
Officer. Violations shall be heard, decided and appealed..in the same
manner as provided for in Section 25.100.
25.70.070 Obsolete Signs
Any sign existing on or after the effective date of this Ordinance which no longer
advertises an existing business conducted or product sold on the premises shall
be removed by the owner of the premises upon which such sign is located after
written notice to do so. Upon failure to comply with such notice within the time
specified in such order, the City is authorized to cause removal of such sign and
any expense incident thereto shall be paid by the owner of the building or
structure to which sign is attached, or if the sign is not attached to a building or
structure, then such expense shall be paid by the owner of said property.
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Zoning Code 25.70-5 January, 2005
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Afl pern~anerri signs shall crrnf~ly witPi ti?e follo'4~~ing criteria:
(a) All transformers, equipment, programmers, and other related items shall
be screened or concealed within the sign structure.
(h) Ta prevent staining and mounting problems, all exterior wall- mounted
letters shall be mounted a minimum of three-quarters cf an inch (<"j
from the building or sign wall. The fasteners used to hold the signAeiters
shall be of stainless steel: aluminum, brass, or other non-corrosive.
material.
(c) All permanent signs shall be constructed of quality, low-maintenance
materials such as metal, concrete, natural stone, glass, and acrylics.
Techniques shall be incorporated during construction to reduce fading
and damage caused by exposure to sunlight.
(d) All signs shall be constructed in compliance with any applicable building,
electrical, or other code in effect at the time of construction or
maintenance.
(e) Signs shall be cleaned and/or repaired as necessary to maintain an
attractive appearance and to ensure safe operation of the sign.
Unacceptable sign conditions include: broken or missing sign faces,
broken or missing letters, chipped or peeling paint, missing or inoperative
lights, exposed mechanical or electrical components, and missing or
broken fasteners. Failure to respond to a written request from the City to
perform maintenance work shall result in revocation of the sign's permit.
All temporary signs and banners shall be made of a material designed to
maintain an attractive appearance for as long as the sign is displayed.
25.70.080 Sign Placement
(a) Signs may be placed on private property only.
(b) No sign may be placed on any property owned by a government agency,
or on any structure (including trees and utility poles) owned or operated
by a government agency or public utility.
(c)
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Signs may not be attached to any other permanent or temporary sign.
Signs shall not be erected in any location where the City determines the
sign may cause a safety hazard or interfere with any authorized traffic
sign.
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(b) The following signs are hereby declared to be public nuisances:
('I) Any sign or advertising structure, including flags, unlawfully
constructed, placed on, or unlawfully projecting over land owned
in fee simple by a governmental entity, or unlawfully on or over a
public right-of-way without an encroachment permit as provided
in the Lynwood Municipal Code.
(2) Any sign declared to be hazardous or unsafe by the City of
Lynwood. Hazardous or unsafe signs shall include those which
are determined to be capable of causing harm to the public or to
property 1) directly, through collapse or deterioration, or 2)
indirectly, by obscuring sight lines or creating a hazard to
pedestrians, motorists, or other persons.
(c) A City enforcement officer may move, remove, and/or dispose of a sign
or advertising structure that has been declared a public nuisance
pursuant to the City of Lynwood Municipal Code. In addition, an
enforcement officer may authorize any work required to correct a
hazardous or unsafe condition.
(d) A City enforcement officer shall charge the cost of moving, removing,
disposing, correcting, storing, repairing, or working on a sign or sign
structure to any one or all of the following, each of which shall be jointly
and individually liable for said expense:
(1) The permittee.
(2) The owner of the sign.
(3) The owner of the premises on which the sign is located.
(4) The sign lessee or lessor.
(e) The charge for expenses shall be in addition to any penalty for the
violation. Recovery of the sign does not necessarily void the penalty.
(f) Signs removed by the City which are made of paper, cardboard,
lightweight plastic, or similar materials may be discarded immediately.
All other removed signs shall be held no less than thirty (30) days after
notice and hearing (as provided in the Lynwood Municipal Code) by the
City, during which period it may be recovered by the owner upon paying
the City for costs of removal and storage. If not recovered within the
City of Lynwood
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Cornrnercial anti industrial uses on parcels immediately adjacent to the I-i 10 or
the I-105 may install signs which meet the following criteria, or as approved Liy
the Planning Commission:
(a) The sign may advertise the name(s) and logo(s) of uses on the same
parcel or in the same development as the sign. Advertisement of off-site
uses, or the use of off-site signs for advertising, is prohibited.
(b) Up to three (3) names/logos may be placed on the sign. Additional
names may be placed, subject to approval by the Planning Commission.
(c) Signs may be up to one hundred feet (100') in height, or as approved by
the Planning Commission on a case-by-case basis.
(d) Maximum sign area for each sign face shall be four hundred (400)
square feet, or as approved by the Planning Commission. Each sign
shall have a maximum of two (2) faces.
(e) Developments of up to ten (10) acres may erect one (1)freeway-oriented
sign. Developments of more than ten (>10) acres may erect a maximum
of two (2) signs.
(f) Highway/Freeway-oriented signs may not rotate or be animated in any
way,:
(g) "Reader boards" or similar devices for showing changing text and/or
graphic messages may be used, subject to approval of a Conditional
Use Permit by the Planning Commission.
(h) Highway/Freeway-oriented signs consistent with this Sectioh~may be
placed on parcels not immediately adjacent to the Highway/Freeway, if
approved by the Planning Commission.
(i) The design and location of all Highway/Freeway-oriented signs shall be
subject to the review and approval of the Planning Commission.
(j) Highway/Freeway-oriented signs may not be used to advertise uses,
products, or other items not located on the same parcel or in the same
commercial development as the sign.
(k) Highway/Freeway-oriented signs shall be spaced a minimum of five
hundred (500) feet apart.
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25.70.30 Resh'icted Signs.
A. The following signs are restricted by tise Permits, Location Permits and
Consti'uctlon PZ3YilltS:
Use Permits P~esh'ictions
a. Off-site directional signs (two per business);
b. OPf-site temporary directional signs pertaining to
subdivisions within the Ciry;
c. Murals; not used for advertising, subject to approval by the
Planning Commission.
d. Freestanding vlon signs; maximum 60 feet; and
Freestanding monument signs; maximum 6 feet in
commercial zones and maximum 8 feet in manufacturing
zones;
e. Letter height; 24" except logos.
e. Bauners: The purpose of this Subsection is to provide for -----
the reasonable display of temporary bamlers for limited
time periods It is recognized that the limited dis sap V of
temporary banners from time to time is necessary in order
to provide for the legitimate promotion of business
activities, special sales civic announcements and other
seasonal or special advertisements or information
1. Permit Reuuired No temporary banner or sign
shall be displayed unless a temporary barrier permit has
first been obtained from the Director of Develo went
Services or his/her designee
2. Number of Temporary 13aimers An aL_ Iicant
may obtain a maximum amount of one temporary banner
permit at any one time per one location An applicant mav_
only obtain a ma°imum of two pem~its per calendar year
not including City Council lpproval for a s_ ep ciat permit io
place a barrier(s)
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3. MaximumPern~~CDuration Thr mlYi`ilt~rn tiwe
period of any sinEle temporary banner permit shall be sixty
(o`0) days. Permits rnay be issued for time period durations
less than sixty (60) days
4. Display Criteria. 1 he following tem corm y
banner dis Slav criteria shall a ply:
a. All temporary barriers Shall be
constntcted of durable materiel that wilt not
deteriorate durinE the time period in which the
banner is displayed Temporary banners which
become frayed torn faded or showing similar
signs of fatieue or failure shall be deemed to be in
violation of these provisions
b. All temporary banners shall be securely
affixed to the face of the facade of the buildin
housing the business where the business is located
Temporary banners shall not be affixed to fences,
light Holes, trees roofs extended over arp king
and/or landscaped areas or other similar techni ues
No temporu~v banners shall be affixed on within or
over any public right of way
c. Banners shall not exceed 32 feet in area
and in no event shall a banner conceal more than
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f. Temporary window signs shall be affixed to the interior
of the structure windows or glass faces glass-ugly and
shall not exceed 25% of the glass face or window. Sudt
window signs awe-te~rerar~and~ shall be maintained in
good condition at all trues.
2. Construction Permit Restrictions:
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a- ~'~l signs lusher than six feet ii~om fhe grotmd level to ih8
top Gi th? Slg7i rL1USi have a E'Lll~ing hellLit 158lled.
b. All signs with electrical components mutt have an
Electrical Penuit Issued.
E. All signs listed in this section must ba submi ted to the City for review and
approval per Section 25.'70.040 below.
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25.70.50 Prohibited Signs or Componen'rs
A. No flashing sign shall be permitted in the P.esidential Districts.
B. No flashing sign shall he permitted if the light emissions can be confused
with a standard emergency light~br traffic signal.
C. Roof signs.
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sandwich boards.
D. Signs in the public eight-of--way.
E. Painted wall signs.
F. Inflatable signs, balloons or flags.
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subsection (f) and shall read as follows:
(~ Signs shall not be installed on trees, light poles, feuces or landscaping
features.
The Development Services
Department's Business License and
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enforcement of property
maintenance issues in the city's
business district.
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control the aesthetic impact of
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DATE: March 28, 2007
TO: Honorable Design Review Board Members
FROM: Grant Taylor, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2007-06
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 2007-01 (68944)
VARIANCE NO. 2007-03
NEGATIVE DECLARATION/INITIAL STUDY
TENANT IMPACT REPORT -TRAILER PARK CLOSURE
4307 - 4309 Carlin Avenue
Assessor Parcel Number 6186-011-083
APPLICANT: Carlin Avenue Village, LLC
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Design Review Board support the project and provide
recommendations to the Planning Commission.
PROPOSAL
The applicant is requesting approval of a project to close and demolish an existing
mobile home park and construct twenty-two (22) detached residences, two-stories in
height, with attached two-car garages. The property would be subdivided from one (1)
parcel into twenty-two (22) lots creating residential townhomes. The project includes a
variance to reduce the size of garages, and allow tandem parking for six (6) residences.
In addition, the project includes a Tenant Impact Report identifying relocation benefits
and environmental review.
BACKGROUND
The subject property is located at 4307 - 4309 Carlin Avenue in the R-2 (Two-Family
Residential) zone, totals 46,032 square feet or 1.06 acres in area and is located on the
north side of Carlin Avenue between Waldorf Drive and Atlantic Avenue. The park
consists of twenty-two (22) spaces of which eight (8) tenants remain including six (6)
trailer owners and two (2) renters.
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ANALYSIS & DISCUSSION
The Government Code of the State of California requires that when a mobile home park
is converted to another use, the sub-divider must file a report on the impact of the
conversion upon the mobile home park's residents. The applicant intends to convert the
Park from a "rent your space" mobilehome park to a planned unit development
(townhomes) with newly constructed single-family homes.
The tentative tract map identifies a private street, twenty-two (22) lots, guest parking,
and open space. Covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&R's) would be recorded
with Los Angeles County for maintenance of common areas and association regulations.
The site plan identifies access off Carlin Avenue from atwenty-six foot (26') wide
driveway that leads to eleven (11) guest parking stalls. Common open space is
provided in the middle of the lot and in a twenty-foot (20') front yard setback area
totaling 2,182 square feet in area. The lots range from 1264 to 1,298 square feet in
area. Six (6) affordable tenant residences would be provided at the rear of the
property, one-story in height with a loft. The other sixteen (16) residences are two-
story market rate residences.
The floor plans for the market rate residences identify a garage, laundry area, family
room, bedroom and bathroom on the first floor. A bedroom, dining, living, kitchen,
bathroom and balcony are on the second floor. The units total 1,183 square feet with a
453 square foot two-car garage.
The elevations for the market rate residences identify a structure twenty-four feet (24')
in height consisting of stucco siding, concrete the roof, stone veneer, the gable vent,
and aluminum roll up garage doors.
The floor plans for the affordable residences identify a tandem garage, kitchen, living,
bedroom and bathroom on the first floor. Aloft is provided on the second floor. The
units will total 676 square feet in area with 324 square foot garageports.
The elevations for the affordable residences identify a structure twenty feet (20') in
height consisting of stucco siding, composition asphalt roof and a tandem garageport.
Attachments:
1. Project Profile
2. Location Map
3. Site Plan, Tract Map, Elevations, Floor Plans
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PR®JECT P1~®FILE
CUP 2007-06, TTM 2007-O1 (68944), VAR 2007-03
Tenant Impact Report, Negative Declaration/Initial Study
4307 - 4309 Carlin Avenue
1. Source and Authority
Lynwood Municipal Code (LMC) Section 25.20.020 sets forth permitted uses in
residential zones; LMC Section 25.20.030 sets forth development standards in
residential zones; LMC Section 25.130.050 sets forth findings approval of a
Conditional Use Permit; LMC Section 25.135.060 sets forth findings to grant a
variance; and LMC Chapter 24 regulates subdivisions.
2. Property Location and Size
The subject property totals 46,032 square feet in area. The project proposes
closure of a mobile home park and construction of twenty-two (22) detached
residential condominiums, two-stories in height, attached two-car garages, with
two (2) floor plans.
3. Existing Land. Uses
Site
North:
South:
West:
East:
Developed
Single-Family Residential
Carlin Avenue then Single-Family Residential
Multiple-Family Residential
Single-Family Residential
4. Land Use Designation
The subject property has a General Plan Designation of Multi-Family Residential
and the current zoning is R-2 (Two-Family Residential). The adjoining properties
General Plan and Zoning designations are as follows:
Site General Plan Zonina
North: Multi-Family Residential R-3 (Multiple-Family Residential)
South: City of Compton City of Compton
West: Multi-Family Residential R-3 (Multiple-Family Residential)
East: Multi-Family Residential R-3 (Multiple-Family Residential)
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5. Site Plan Review
The Site Plan Review Committee has reviewed the project and recommended
approval subject to conditions set forth in Resolutions 3171 and 3172.
6. Code Enforcement History
The properly is substandard, blighted with multiple property maintenance and
building code violations.
7. Public Response
Tenants of the mobile home park have voiced concerns pertaining to noticing,
timing and compensation. The tenants have retained attorneys and litigation has
been initiated.
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CUP 2007-06, TTM 2007-01 (68944),VAR 2007-01
CASE No.: Tenant Impact Report, Environmental Review
SITE ADDRESS: 4307 - 4309 Carlin Aven
APPLICANT: Carlin Avenue Village LLC
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