Good Morning, I Would Like to Call the Meeting to Order

>> CHAIR MODUGNO: GOOD MORNING, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, LOS ANGELES REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015.WE'LL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED TODAY BY COMMISSIONER PEDERSEN. >> COMMISSIONER PEDERSEN: ALL RISE, PLEASE, PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR CHEST.(PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE). >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> CHAIR MODUGNO: I'LL EXTEND MY WELCOME TO EVERYONE, THERE ARE AGENDAS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM, THEY'RE PINK, IF YOU HAVE NOT PICKED ONE UP AND WOULD LIKE ONE, THEY'RE AVAILABLE.IF YOU PLAN ON SPEAKING ON ANY ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA, PLEASE GET A SIGN-IN SHEET AND COMPLETE THAT AND WE WILL HAVE A SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THIS MORNING AND AT A CERTAIN POINT, I WILL BE SWEARING PEOPLE IN.FIRST THING WE DO THOUGH IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. >> SO MOVED. >> CHAIR MODUGNO: A MOTION, A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION?ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.OPPOSED?MOTION IS CARRIED.COUNTY COUNSEL, GOOD MORNING. >> CHAIR MODUGNO: DEPUTY DIRECTOR? >> YES, GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS GAVE FINAL APPROVAL TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE YESTERDAY AT THEIR BOARD MEETING AND THAT ORDINANCE WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2015. >> CHAIR MODUGNO: THANK YOU.OKAY.NEXT ITEM IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF AUGUST THE 5TH. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> CHAIR MODUGNO: A MOTION, A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR?AYE.COMMISSIONER VALADEZ, YOU WERE NOT AT THE MEETING, WOULD YOU LIKE TO -- >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> SO, PLEASE RECORD FOR ONE ABSTENTION AND THREE AYES FOR COMMISSIONER VALADEZ, WE'LL START WITH PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROJECT NUMBER R201400667, MS. HIKICHI, STAFF REPORT, PLEASE.GOOD MORNING. >> MS. HIKICHI: GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS, I'M LINDA HIKICHI WITH THE LAND DIVISION SECTION, I'M HERE TO PRESENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6, PROJECT NUMBER R2014-00667 WHICH INCLUDES VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 072684 DATED NOVEMBER 19, 2014 TO CREATE TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS WITH 53 CONDOMINIUM YOUTHS AND 12 12:05:18DETACHED BUILDINGS ON 3.67 GROSS ACRES WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT COURSE.PROPOSED LOT 1 IS LOCATED EAST OF BRAMBLEBUSH AVENUE AND WILL HAVE FOUR BUILDINGS CONSISTING OF 12 UNITS ON 1.21 GROSS ACRES, PROPOSED LOT 2 IS WEST OF BRAMBLEBUSH AVENUE AND WILL HAVE 8 BUILDINGS CONSISTING OF 33 UNITS ON 2.24 GROSS ACRES, THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING, A PLAN AMENDMENT TO AMEND THE COUNTYWIDE GENERAL PLAN, AND A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST TO CHANGE THE EXISTING C-3-BE AND A1 ZONES TO R3-D-P, A CUP TO ESTABLISH THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ZONE AND MODIFY YOUR SETBACKS AND HEIGHT AND A PARKING PERMIT TO ALLOW A REDUCTION OF ONE PARKING SPACE FOR LOT ONE AND RELOCATION OF 1 REQUIRED PARKING SPACE FROM LOT 1 TO LOT 2 AND PARALLEL SPARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS, THE PROPERTY CATEGORY LAND USE CATEGORY OF [INAUDIBLE] THE PROPERTY IS ZONED C-3-BE, PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST ARE ZONED A1 AND TO WEST ARE ZONED A1E AND C-2-BE, THE CANDLEWOOD GOLF COURSE IS ALSO SURROUNDED BY PROPERTIES ZONED [INAUDIBLE].THE PROJECT IS LOCATED AT 14 THOUSAND TELEGRAPH BUILDING SOUTH WHITTIER, LOT 1 IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND LOT 2 IS CURRENTLY A PART OF THE GOLF COURSE AND CONTAINS [INAUDIBLE] CART BARK, THE PROPERTIES SURROUNDED BY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES, A 90 UNIT MOBILE HOME PARK, CHURCH, APARTMENTS AND CONDOMINIUMS.THE FOLLOWING ARE PHOTOS OF THE PROPERTY THIS IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE CANDLEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB FROM TELEGRAPH ROAD, THIS IS THE PROPOSED LOT 1 FACING TOWARDS TELEGRAPH ROAD, THIS IS THE PROPOSED LOT 2 FROM BRAMBLEBUSH AVENUE, THE WHITE BUILDING IS THE EXISTING 3640 SQUARE FOOT CART [INAUDIBLE], THIS IS THE CORNER OF BRAMBLEBUSH AVENUE AND HONEYSUCKLE LANE, THIS IS THE EXISTING [INAUDIBLE] THAT IS PROPOSED TO BE DEMOLISHED AND THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE [INAUDIBLE], THEY ARE PROPOSING [INAUDIBLE] TO BE [INAUDIBLE] THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE GOLF COURSE AND THAT IS A CREEK RUNNING ALONG ON YOUR LEFT HAND SIDE.THIS IS MORE TO HAVE GOLF COURSE PHOTO AND THIS IS A VIEW OF THE TELEGRAPH ROAD.THIS IS THE AERIAL OF THE CANDLEWOOD GOLF COURSE, THIS IS THE CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN OF THE 53 UNITS DISPERSED IN THREE BUILDINGS, THIS PROJECT ENTAILS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CLUBHOUSE AND A RECREATION TOTALING 3160 SQUARE FEET AND A 1680 SQUARE FOOT COMMUNITY GARDEN, THE PROJECT ENTAILS MODIFYING THE SETBACKS, 10 FEET FOR A REAR SETBACK UNIT NUMBER 1, 12 FOOT YEAR SETBACK FOR [INAUDIBLE] FOR THE EARN CLOSURES ALONG TELEGRAPH ROAD AND HONEYSUCKLE LANE WITH WALL HEIGHT OF 6.5 FEET WITH A THREE AND A QUARTER FEET OF TRESTLE COVER, WALLS WITHIN THE FRONT YARDS, THE PROPOSED LOT 1 IS TO 34 INCHES TO A MAXIMUM [INAUDIBLE] AND THEY'RE ALSO PROPOSING A SIX FOOT WROUGHT IRON FENCE ON HONEYSUCKLE LANE, NOW FOR PROPOSED LOT 2, THEY ARE PROPOSING A 10 FOOT FRONT YARD SETBACK FOR UNITS [INAUDIBLE] FOR UNIT NUMBER 26, TWO FEET YARD SETBACK FOR THE BICYCLE RACK, ENCLOSURE WITH 6 FEET WITH A THREE FEET TRELLIS COVER, AND [INAUDIBLE] TO A MECHANICS MUM OF 16 FEET ALONG TELEGRAPH ROAD.THE PROJECT ALSO ENTAILS A PARKING PERMIT FOR THE REDUCTION OF ONE REQUIRED GUEST PARKING SPACE FOR LOT 1, FIVE SPACES ARE RIPER BUT THEY'RE PROPOSING FOUR.FOR LOT 2, THEY ARE PROPOSING 14 GUEST PARKING SPACES.THEY'RE ALSO REQUESTING A REDUCTION OF THE PARALLEL PARKING SPACES FOR LOT 1 FROM THE REQUIREMENT 10 BY 24 TO 10 BY 22.THE NEXT SLIDE DEPICTS A PROPOSED LOCATION FOR THE TWO NEW CAR [INAUDIBLE] AND IS DEPICTED AS THE RED OUTLINE ON THE LOWER RIGHT-HAND SIDE.THIS IS THE STREETSCAPE ELEVATION ALONG TELEGRAPH ROAD, WALL HEIGHTS WILL VARY FROM 6 FEET TO 16 FEET.THE RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM UNITS WILL BE CONNECTED PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER, THE PUBLIC PROPOSING GRADING OF 9 CUBIC YARDS OF CUT, 3500 CUBIC YARDS OF FILL AND [INAUDIBLE] TO EITHER THE PE WENT HILLS LAND FILL OR THE [INAUDIBLE] LANDFILL AND THESE TWO LANDFILLS ARE LOCATED WITHIN 12 MILE FROM THE PROJECT SITE.IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THE PROPOSED PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION DURING THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND THE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES, THE INITIAL STUDY HAS FOUND HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN OUR RESOURCES TO BE TWO CATEGORIES OF CONCERN, THE PORTION OF THE PROJECT SITE WEST OF THE BRAMBLEBUSH AVENUE WITHIN PROPOSED LOT 2 WAS PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY A PETROLEUM OIL WELL, IT HAS SINCE BEEN ABANDONED, THE GAS AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES PROVIDED COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT INITIAL STUDY, DOGGER AND FIRE REQUIREMENTS [INAUDIBLE] STAFF VISITED THE SITE ON AUGUST 6, 2015, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS DULY NOTICED IN THE DAILY NEWS AND THE DEPARTMENTAL WEBSITE, SOUTH WHITTIER LIBRARY, ON- SITE POSTING AND VIA POSTCARD NOTICES TO 427 OWNERS WITHIN 500 FEET RADIUS OF THE CANDLEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB AND GOLF COURSE AND TWO POSTCARD NOTICES TO THOSE ON THE COURTESY MAILING LIST FOR THE SUNSHINE ACRES ZONED DISTRICT.AS OF THIS MORNING, STAFF HAS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 5 PHONE CALLS THAT AND ONE E-MAIL FROM THE NEIGHBORS, THE NEIGHBORS HAD THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS, ONE HAD A CONCERN ABOUT PROJECT LOCATION, ASKED ABOUT THE CONDO PRICES, SOME HAD CONCERNS ABOUT MAKING A LEFT TURN ON TO TELEGRAPH ROAD AND POTENTIAL TRAFFIC CONDITION ALONG BRAMBLEBUSH AVENUE.THE E- MAIL ALSO POSED SAME CONCERNS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON TO TELEGRAPH ROAD AND CONGESTION ON BRAMBLEBUSH, A PETITION WAS PROVIDED TO STAFF EARLIER TODAY WHICH STAFF HAS IN TURN PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSION, STAFF IS OF THE OPINION THAT THE MULTIFAMILY TOWNHOUSE PROJECT IS PROPOSED OVER AN UNDERUTILIZED PORTION OF THE CANDLEWOOD GOLF COURSE AND IT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HOUSE IN AN URBANIZED AREA WITH EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, THE GOVERNMENT COURSE IS SURROUNDED BY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES, APARTMENT AND CONDOMINIUM UNITS, A PLAN AMENDMENT WILL ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF 53 TOWNHOUSES AND PROVIDE THE RESIDENTS WITH ADDITIONAL HOUSING OPTIONS IN THE AREA.STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT YOUR COMMISSION ADOPT THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND APPROVE VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NUMBER 07284, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER 201400028 AND PARKING PERMIT 201400009 AND RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVAL OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NUMBER 201400002 AND ZONE CHANGE NUMBER 201400002 SUBJECT TO THE FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS.THANK YOU AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. >> CHAIR MODUGNO: THANK YOU, ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF?COMMISSIONER? >> VICE CHAIR PINCETL: THANK YOU, I WAS CURIOUS, I DON'T ACTUALLY REMEMBER THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TREES THAT ARE ON THE SITE, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW TREES AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU CAN REFRESH MY MEMORY OF HOW THE DEVELOPER IS GOING TO HANDLE THAT. >> MS. HIKICHI: THERE ARE QUITE A FEW EXISTING TREES ON PROPOSED LOT 1, THEY ARE PROPOSING TO REMOVE THOSE AND REPLANT THEM OR NOT REPLANT THE SAME ONES BUT PLANT TREES, THEY ARE SUBJECT TO THE TREE PLANTING REQUIREMENT FOR ON-SITE PER THE HDO WHICH IS FOR THE STREET FRONTAGE AS WELL AS THEY HAVE THE STREET TREE PLANTING REQUIREMENTS FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO PLANT THE TREES ALONG TELEGRAPH, BRAMBLEBUSH AS WELL AS HONEYSUCKLE LANE. >> CHAIR MODUGNO: ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?ALRIGHT.WE'LL NOW GO AHEAD AND I WOULD LIKE TO SWEAR ANYONE IN, IN THE AUDIENCE WHO PLANS ON SPEAKING ON THIS OR ANY ITEM ON OUR AGENDA TODAY.IF YOU WILL PLEASE RISE AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.THIS IS SPEAKING ON ANYTHING TODAY ON ANY AGENDA.( SWEARING-IN OF TESTIFIERS ).

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