CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
SPECIAL JOINT STUDY SESSION MINUTES OF THE
CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT/ROOM CC-8
21865 COPLEY DRIVE, DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765
OCTOBER 8, 2024
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Liu called the Study Session to order at 5:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Council Members Andrew Chou, Ruth Low, Steve Tye, Mayor Pro Tem Chia Yu Teng and Mayor Stan Liu
Absent: None
Commissioners Naila Barlas, William Rawlings,
Raymond Wolfe (arrived at 5:08 p.m.) Vice Chair
Mahendra Garg, Chair Ruben Torres
Absent: None
Staff present in person: Dan Fox, City Manager; James Eggart, Assistant City Attorney; Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; Grace Lee, Planning Manager; May Nakajima, Senior Planner; Kristina Santana, City Clerk; Arlene Laviera, Administrative Coordinator
3.1 CITYWIDE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS.
CM/Fox introduced Senior Planner May Nakajima, who provided an overview of the Citywide Objective Design Standards.
SP/Nakajima introduced Torti Gallas + Partners Consultant Neal Payton who continued the presentation and responded to Council and Commission questions.
ACA/Eggart provided clarification that California law does not mandate Objective Design Standards for single family housing, and though it does require objective standards for ADUs this ordinance will not apply to ADUs.
Consultant Payton, ACA/Eggart, CDD/Gubman and CM/Fox provided responses to the questions posed by Council Members and Commissioners.
The following updates to the list of objectives were proposed by the Council and Commission:
- Incorporate “natural features” into Objective 5 to emphasize nature such as sunset or view of mountain range.
- Add new objective dealing with multi-modal transportation criteria. - Remove the word “historical” from Objective 7.
The following provided public comments:
Paul Deibel, resident
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______________________________________________________________________ Mayor Liu closed the public comment period.
CM/Fox asked the Council and Commission to continue to think about this and provide him or CDD/Gubman with examples of projects they like
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to come before the City Council and Planning Commission, Mayor Liu adjourned the Special Joint Study Session at 6:27 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Greg Gubman
Community Development Director
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved by the Planning Commission this 12th day of November, 2024.
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Ruben Torres, Chair
Respectfully Submitted,
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Kristina Santana, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 3
rd day of December, 2024.
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________, Mayor