Agenda #: 6.1
Meeting Date: October 4, 2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 83708 FOR A TWO-LOT
SUBDIVISION, AND PARKING PERMIT FOR RECIPROCAL ACCESS
AND PARKING PURPOSES AT 2020 S. BREA CANYON ROAD
(PLANNING APPLICATION NO. PL2022-07)
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Open, Engaged & Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION:
A. Receive staff presentation;
B. Open Public Hearing to receive testimony;
C. Close Public Hearing;
D. Find Project to be Categorically Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the provisions of Article 19 Section 15301(k) of the CEQA Guidelines; and
E. Adopt Resolution No. 2022-53 approving Planning Application No. PL2022-07 based on the Findings of Fact, and subject to the Conditions of Approval Contained therein.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None. All staff and consultant costs to process the Tentative Parcel Map and Parking Permit applications have been borne by the applicant.
SUMMARY:
The applicant is requesting approval to subdivide an existing 2.09-acre commercial property located at 2020 S. Brea Canyon Road (within Plaza Diamond Bar) into two separate parcels. No new construction is proposed, and there will be no physical
changes to the buildings or property.
Background
The project site is a 2.09-acre existing commercial property located on the northeast corner of Brea Canyon Road and Pathfinder Road. The commercial center was built under Los Angeles County standards in 1981. The center consists of a 24,896 squarefoot two-story professional office building facing Pathfinder Road and a 9,283 squarefoot one-story inline commercial building consisting of a restaurant, retail, tutoring school, hair salon, and professional offices. The commercial properties to the north, also located within Plaza Diamond Bar, are under separate ownership from the project site, and are not part of this proposed subdivision map.
Project Description
The applicant proposes to subdivide the commercial center into two separate parcels to allow each parcel to be sold off and separately owned. No new construction is proposed, and there will be no physical changes to the building or property. The applicant is also requesting a parking permit to share driveway access and parking between the newly created properties.
The proposed configuration of the 2.09-acre subdivision is summarized below:
Lot # Current Use Building Size Proposed Lot Size
1 Professional Offices 24,896 sq. ft. 50,747 sq. ft. (1.16 ac) 2 Inline Shops 9,283 sq. ft. 40,336 sq. ft. (0.93 ac)
Proposed Tentative Parcel Map
Plaza Diamond Bar currently has 269 parking spaces on-site and has an existing agreement within the four commercial properties to share parking and all driveways and access. Prior to recording the final map, this agreement would need to be amended to ensure that reciprocal access and parking rights and privileges are also retained among the newly created parcels. See Condition of Approval No. 7 under Tentative Parcel Map of the Draft Resolution (Attachment 1).
The center also has an existing maintenance agreement with the commercial properties within the center. This agreement would likewise need to be amended prior to final map recordation.
ANALYSIS:
Review Authority (Diamond Bar Municipal Code Sections 21.20.080 and 22.30.050) The proposed project requires the approval of two entitlement applications. The Tentative Parcel Map for the subdivision of land requires City Council approval, and the Parking Permit to share parking and driveway access requires Planning Commission approval. Section 22.48.030 of the Development Code requires all applications to be processed simultaneously by the highest review authority. Therefore, the Planning Commission played an advisory role in the review of these applications and recommended approval of the applications.
Planning Commission Review
On September 13, 2022, the Planning Commission reviewed and unanimously recommended that the City Council approve the Tentative Parcel Map and Parking Permit. There were no issues or objections raised by the public.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING:
Public hearing notices were mailed to property owners within a 500-foot radius of the project site on September 20, 2022, and the notice was published in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune newspaper on September 23, 2022. The project site was posted with a notice display board, and a copy of the public notice was posted at the City’s designated community posting sites.
Public Comments Received
No comments from the public were received as of the time this report was published.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
The project has been reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Based on that assessment, the City has determined the project to be Categorically Exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to Article 19 under 15301(k) (subdivision of existing commercial buildings, where no physical changes occur) of the CEQA Guidelines. No further environmental review is required.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the Resolution as to form.
PREPARED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1. 6.1.a Resolution No. 2022-53 and Conditions of Approval
2. 6.1.b Planning Commission Staff Report and Draft Minutes dated September 13, 2022
3. 6.1.c Proposed Tentative Parcel Map No. 83708