02-04-1997 - Summary of Actions - Meeting - 01/28/97i1
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Date 02-04-97 Item No. C-2b
SUMMARY OF ACTION
ULAR MEETING OFTHE PLANNING COMMISSION
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COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Melendez, Commissioners Connolly,
Reiner,jSolinger, and Zeller. .
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ABSENT: None.
CITY STAFF PRESENT: Collier, •Mclsaac, Hill, Jarrin, Mayer, and
Minjares.
A. CONSENT CALENDAR
1. FORTHCOMING PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS AND
PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULE:
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2. REVIEW OF CONDITIONAL USE'PERMIT NO.471
APPLICANT: Villa Tepeyac Restaurant
LOCATION; 2200 East Garvey Avenue South
REQUEST:, One-year review of operation
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A meeting with representatives of Villa Tepeyac' has been
scheduled for January, 29, 1997 to discuss outstanding issues. It is
therefore recommended that thee. Planning Commission continue
this item to February11, 1997.
ACTION ON FOREGOING CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS.
'Motion by Connolly, seconded by Reiner, to approve.the items listed.
Motion carried 5-0. {
COMMENTS: Commissioner Zeller stated that he'would likely
miss the February 11 meeting.
B. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
CODE AMENDMENT NO. 274
RETAINING WALLS AND ELEVATED STRUCTURES
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
APPLICANT: City of West Covina
LOCATION: City-wide
The j roe t consists of certain am n • p � Ie dments to Chapter 26 of the West
Covina Municipal Code (Zoning), related to. the regulation of retaining
walls and other elevated structures (e.g. raised patios; decks, view
platforms) in single-family residential zones..
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Motion by Connolly, seconded by Zeller, to adopt findings as
recommended by staff. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion by Connolly, seconded by Zeller, to waive further reading of the
body of the resolution; and adopt Resolution No. 1-97-4399,
recommending to the City Council approval of Code Amendment No.
274. Motion carried 5-0.
This item will be considered by the City Council at a public hearing
scheduled for February 4, 1997.
COMMENTS: No members of the public spoke on this item. The
Commission unanimously felt that the ordinance
addressed the comments they had made at previous
meetings on the matter and voted unanimously to
recommend approval to the City Council.
NEW PUBLIC HEARING
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CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 479
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
APPLICANT: Dennis McConaughy
LOCATION: 2646 East Garvey Avenue South, east of Citrus Street
(within the Country Club Center)
The applicant is requesting a conditional'use permit to allow the operation
of a restaurant with alcohol service, dancing, and indoor recreational center
(darts).
Commissioner Zeller stepped down due to a potential conflict of interest and
did not participate in the hearing.
Motion by Melendez, seconded by Solinger, to adopt findings as
recommended by staff.
Motion by Connolly to amend the motion to delete the conditions requiring
installation of planters within;the parking lot. Failed for lack of a second.
Motion by Solinger to amend the -motion and delete one large planter
adjacent to the street and to', delete darts, seconded by Connolly. Motion
carried 3-1 (Reiner voting no).
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Original motion carried 3-1 (Reiner voting no).
Motion by Melendez, seconded by Solinger, to waive further reading of
the body of the resolution and adopt Resolution. 1-97-4400, approving
Conditional Use Permit No. 479, as amended. Motion carried 3-1 (Reiner
voting no).
This decision is final unless appealed to the City Council within 20 days.
COMMENTS: The applicant and an attorney representing the owner
of the property spoke in favor of the application. They
also requested that several conditions of approval be
deleted by the Planning Commission. The applicant
also requested that he be permitted to have live
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entertainment as. part of the operation. However, his
application did not include live entertainment as one of
the CUP requests and the meeting was not advertised
to include a request for live entertainment ,so the
Commission .was not able to consider this during the
hearing.
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The Commission was somewhat split in the level of
improvements4 that should -be made to the parking lot to
improve traffic safety and landscape aesthetics.
Commissioner', Reiner felt all improvements to the
parking lot should be made as it is part of the cost of
doing business to upgrade the site.
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Commissioner, Solinger had concern with allowing
darts in a bar setting as it may create a safety hazard.
The Commission discussed allowing 'an additional
billiard table in; consideration of deleting the darts. The
applicant was twilling to agree to this change but staff
noted that an increase from three billiard tables to four
tables would require the matter to be renoticed as the
facility would now qualify as a "billiard parlor' under the
Code and require CUP approval.
After much discussion the Commission voted to
approve the application subject to installing several
planters in the; parking lot , requiring the installation of
reflective paints striping of one area recommended by
staff for a planter and deleting darts from the operation
of the restaurant. The applicant was encouraged to
submit a revised application for a CUP as soon as
possible if he desired to have live entertainment and
an additional billiard table.
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COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION TO 'AMEND THE
S OF APPROVAL FORT PRECISE PLAN NO. 724, REVISION
TION NO. 11-82-3196)
APPLICANT: Personal Touch Property Management, Inc./South . Hills
Community Association
LOCATION: Aroma Drive and ,Donna Beth Avenues (East of Azusa
Avenue)
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The Governing Board of Director's for the South Hills Community
Association requests that the Planning Commission consider allowing the
.dissolution of the master homeowner's association to resolve slope
maintenance disputes between two'
secondary homeowner's associations.
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Staff recommends that the Planning Commission review and consider the
request. and determine if conceptu1 l:.approval 'of the dissolution may be
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The Commission voted unanimously. to table. the matter until all parties
involved In_1the master homeowners association agreement on the details
of the request.
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COMMENTS: Not all sub -associations that make up the South Hills
Community Association were in agreement on this
requests and two sub -associations submitted letters
requesting that, the matter be delayed. The South
Hills Community Association is a master homeowners*
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association covering several separate condominium
projects that were approved as part of the same
originalicondom inium map. In response to the letters,
the Commission voted unanimously to table the
matter until the associations are in agreement on how
they wish to proceed.
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INITIATION
CODE AMENDMENT NO. 277
ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMITS
With several recent code amendments, the City has been continuing, to
expand the practice of using-Administrative'Review processes to reduce the
time and cost of reviewing. various planning proposals. As the Zoning Code
does not contain a standardizedAdministrative Use Permit Process,
separate but similar permit procedures have. been established for specific
issues, such as signs, retaining walls, etc. To rectify this, it now proposed
to develop a single Administrative Use Permit process that would be used
for the majority proposals requiring Administrative Review.
Motion by Connolly, seconded by Zeller, to waive further .reading of the
body of the resolution and Resolution No. 1-97-4401, initiating the
procedure to amend Chapter 26 of the West Covina Municipal Code
(Zoning) related to establishing an Administrative Use Permit process.
Motion carried 5-0. .
COMMENTS: The Commission voiced support for the spirit of this
amendment and unanimously approved the initiation of
this amendment.
D. OTHER MATTERS OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
E. COMMISSION REPORTS/COMMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
None.
CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
During the last Council meeting the Council approved an extension to the
Wireless Communication Facility Interim Ordinance.
Items scheduled for the Council's-next meeting include:
1. Extension of Urgency Ordinance No. 1978 Retaining Walls and
Elevated Structures
2. Code Amendment 274 Retaining Walls and Elevated Structures
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3. Reverse Vending .Interim Ordinance Extension
4. Vehicles for Sale on City Streets
5. Eastland Timed Transfer Station/Park-and-Ride Facility resolution
of support for joint application with Foothill Transit for MTA's Call
for Projects
6. Adult Newsrack Ordinance revision
7. Charge for removal of Illegal Signs,
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PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT:
Another potential movie may be filmed -in West Covina.
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Proposition 218 - Study Session on February 11, 1997, 5:30 p.m.
City .Council will conduct,a study session regarding BKK issues - February
4,.1997, 5'30 p.m.
A new game arcade is proposed at The Plaza at West Covina
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F. ADJOURNMENT
ACTION: Motion by Solinger, seconded by Connolly, to adjourn at 9:15
p.m. Motion carried 5-0.
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