PLANNING AND HOUSING COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: 9/9/2019
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Community Development Department
APPLICATION REQUEST:
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SPA2019-0002: Amendment to the Main Street South Plaza Specific Plan (SP91-01) to: 1) amend Table 4.2 (Permitted Land Uses) to permit day care facilities by right in the Sub-District Four designation, 2) amend Section 6.1.4 (a) to revise the required sidewalk width along Vesper Circle, and 3) amend Section 6.1.9 (c) to revise the monument signage regulations for the Sub-District Four designation. (Applicant: Hamo Rostamiam of HRI Development, 20 North Raymond, Suite 300, Pasadena, CA 91103).
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the Planning and Housing Commission recommend APPROVAL of SPA2019-0002 to the City Council, based on the findings contained in the staff report and conditions of approval.
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BACKGROUND
SPA2019-0002 is a proposal by Hamo Rostamiam to amend Table 4.2 (Permitted Land Uses) of the Main Street South Plaza Specific Plan to permit daycare facilities by right in the Sub-District Four designation. Additionally, the sidewalk width requirement along Vesper Circle and the monument sign regulations under Sections 6.1.4 (a) and 6.1.9 (c), respectively, are being revised. The purpose of the amendment is to facilitate the potential development of a daycare facility on a vacant parcel located at the terminus of Vesper Circle, south of Ontario Street.
The applicant originally submitted the Specific Plan Amendment application to the city on March 26, 2019 which was reviewed by the Project and Environmental Review Committee on April 18, 2019. The application was finally considered complete on August 21, 2019 and cleared for public hearing before the Planning and Housing Commission on September 9, 2019. The reason city staff was not able to clear the project sooner for public hearing was because the project was required to complete the tribal consultation process ...
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