[0:20] The regular meeting of the planning
commission is called to order at 7:02
[0:26] p.m.
I do want to make a announcement today.
[0:31] Tonight's the first time we're using
computers
[0:36] for tallying votes and for
communicating. So, please bear with us
[0:43] while we go through this process
and I appreciate it. Thank you.
[0:51] Okay. The pledge of allegiance will be
led by Commissioner Langley. So please
[0:57] stand up, put your hand across your
hearts
[1:01] and face the flag.
[1:23] Okay. Can we have roll call, please?
[1:30] » Certainly. Commissioner Langley,
>> present.
[1:34] » Commissioner Sherman,
>> yes.
[1:37] » Vice Chair Khan,
>> here.
[1:40] » Chair Wright,
>> present. and Commissioner Henderson is
[1:44] out with an excused absence.
[1:52] We have the minutes of the regular
meeting of June 17th, 20, 2025.
[1:59] Do any commissioners have any
corrections on the minutes?
[2:07] I will take that as no. Okay. Do we have
a motion to approve the minutes?
[2:21] Okay, we have a motion by Commissioner
Langry.
[2:40] Do we have a second?
Commissioner
[2:45] Connor,
>> I second.
[2:52] » Start the uh vote, please.
>> Yes, vote has started.
[3:05] Has
[3:10] everybody voted?
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[3:14] » I only see three of us.
>> Uh there's
[3:20] we're we're good. Uh
>> okay.
[3:26] » Oh, gotcha. Okay, we're we're good.
>> Okay.
[3:30] » Okay. Is everyone's voted? I'm going to
end the vote.
[3:34] Motion passes uh 30 with uh Chair Khan,
Chair I mean Vice Chair Khan, Chair
[3:42] Righter and Commissioner Langley voting
yes. Uh Commissioner Sherman abstaining
[3:47] and Daryl Henderson out.
[3:52] Okay.
4B. We have the minutes of the regular
[3:58] meeting of July 15, 2025.
Do any commissioners have any
[4:04] corrections on the minutes?
[4:11] No. Okay, I will take that as a no. Do
we have a motion to approve the minutes?
[4:20] Okay, Commissioner Conhan has
[4:27] » I would like to make a motion to approve
the minutes of July 15, 2025.
[4:34] I second.
[4:38] » Okay. Can we please have a vote?
>> Certainly. Uh, Vice Chair Khan. Oh, I'm
[4:46] sorry. I'm going back the old way
uh voting man started
[5:00] has
[5:07] » has everyone voted.
>> Yeah. Has everyone voted?
[5:12] Take that as a yes and vote.
Motion passes 300 with uh Chair Khan,
[5:20] Vice Chair Khan, Chair Right, Shore, and
Commissioner Sherman voting yes.
[5:26] That's what screwed me up. So, there's a
uh Commissioner Langley
[5:31] with Commissioner Langley abstaining.
For some reason, it shows it twice up
[5:36] there.
[5:39] Okay.
[5:43] Okay. Staff, please read the oral
communications instructions.
[5:52] » This is a time where the public may
address the planning commission on items
[5:55] that are not on the agenda, but within
the planning commission's jurisdiction.
[6:00] Comments should be limited to three
minutes.
[6:04] Is anyone in the public wishing to speak
to the planning commission at this time?
[6:10] Okay. No public speakers under oral
communication.
[6:14] » Okay. Five. We will now move on to the
public hearing items.
[6:23] 6A
[6:27] environmental assessment 17-24
conditional use permit 7-24.
[6:36] Applicant Matthew Farah of Westside
Collection Car Storage. Location
[6:42] 1608-1612
[6:46] West
139th Street. Director, will you present
[6:52] the staff report, please?
>> Uh, I will be presenting the staff
[6:56] report for this item.
[7:00] » Okay. And, uh, good evening,
commissioners. Uh again, as you've
[7:04] stated, this is environmental assessment
number 1724 and conditional use permit
[7:08] number 17 or 724 for a request for a
conditional use permit to allow the
[7:14] operations of private vehicle storage
facilities within two existing
[7:18] industrial buildings totaling about
23,334
[7:22] ft located in the Gardina Industrial or
M2 zone in accordance with Gardina
[7:27] Municipal Code section 1846. 030C9.
Uh and for environmental considerations,
[7:34] this project is categorically exempt
from the provisions of SQUA uh pursuant
[7:39] to class one for existing facilities and
is not subject to the exemptions or
[7:44] exceptions in SQUA.
And just to see here, this is a vicinity
[7:50] map. It is going to be at, as you
stated, 1608 through 1612 West 169th
[7:55] Street. and it is going to be south of
West 139th Street, west of Haldale
[8:00] Avenue, and east of um Southwestern
Avenue.
[8:06] And as far as the zoning map goes, the
surrounding areas as well as the
[8:10] property is all going to be zoned as
general industrial or M2. And the only
[8:14] other one is going to be the south
adjacent property, which does have a
[8:18] housing overlay six on it.
[8:23] And just for show, this is the existing
property. Again, these are four
[8:27] industrial complex buildings. However,
the applicant is only utilizing the rear
[8:33] two.
Just to show, this is the existing 1608
[8:37] building.
[8:40] This is the 1612 building.
[8:45] And as far as the site plan goes, again,
there's two industrial buildings. Both
[8:48] parcels together uh have a total of 0.9
acres in lot size. There are 35 parking
[8:54] spaces on the uh parcels and there is a
shade sale between the buildings and
[9:00] once again in blue is going to be 1608
building. In red is the 1612 building as
[9:06] well as a shade sale in green between
both buildings.
[9:13] And for the floor plan, there are going
to be 19 total parked vehicles. Um, and
[9:19] these include uh double lifts in the 45
ben pack lifts as well as being stored
[9:25] as 15 motorcycles with a car wash and
detailing station. And just to show,
[9:30] this is the entrance to the building.
This is only one uh size of a bend pack
[9:36] lift as well as the uh car wash station
down on the southeast corner.
[9:44] And just to give an example, these are
the Ben packlets on site. And just to
[9:49] note as well, the applicant is currently
operating. However, they have submitted
[9:53] this conditional use permit in an effort
to comply with the Gardina Municipal
[9:57] Code. And this is just a view of one
lift and it is double tier. So there's
[10:03] one car below and one car above.
And this is the car wash and detail
[10:09] station.
And this is just another view of that.
[10:16] As far as the uh building in 1612 goes,
there will be 48 total parked vehicles
[10:22] inside of the building with 24 bend pack
lifts, 10 motorcycles as well as an
[10:26] office and members lounge. Just to show
as well, this is one Ben pack lift. And
[10:33] then the area in blue is the office and
members lounge.
[10:38] As far as the analyses go, the business
operations include private valet vehicle
[10:43] parking, uh elevated sto storage lifts,
car washing and detailing uh services,
[10:48] battery and tire changing services, and
a battery battery tender for the stored
[10:52] vehicles. The hours of operation are
going to be 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. all
[10:56] days of the week. And uh as far as the
parking ratios go, the park uh parking
[11:01] ratio of warehousing will be in effect
for this uh use. Um there are with the
[11:08] ratios of warehousing um a requirement
of 31 parking spaces. However, the
[11:14] property is providing 35. So there is
going to be four parking spaces in
[11:19] surplus of the requirement.
And for public noticing uh the city has
[11:25] uh publicly noticed Gardina Valley News
as well as the property owners and
[11:29] occupants within 300 ft on July 31st,
2025. And to date, uh, staff has not
[11:35] received any comments made to the
project.
[11:40] As far as staff recommen recommendation
goes, uh, we recommend to conduct the
[11:45] public hearing, receive testimony from
the public, and adopt resol resolution
[11:49] PC 1225 and direct staff to file a
notice of exemption. The applicant as
[11:54] well as staff is here for any questions
the commission may have.
[12:02] » Okay. Does uh anyone here have any
questions?
[12:14] Well, I have one to I will wait until
the person speak then I'll
[12:20] » if the applicant wants to come to the
podium to speak to the commission.
[12:27] Excuse
[12:38] me. Have to open up a public. The public
hearing is now open.
[12:45] Now you Now you can come up.
First time. Sorry. All right. Uh, thank
[12:52] you all for hearing me tonight. My name
is Matt Farah. I'm the owner and founder
[12:55] of Westside Collector Car Storage. Uh uh
for 20 years I have been a professional
[13:01] automotive journalist. I'm an editor at
Road and Track magazine. I have a large
[13:06] YouTube channel and a podcast and I've
been testing cars my entire life. I'm
[13:10] very passionate about cars and I collect
them myself and I started this business
[13:15] as a way to turn one of my passions into
a business. We opened our first facility
[13:20] in 2020 in Plyio Vista and we sold it
out very quickly uh within a year and
[13:26] now we're uh we're expanding to Gardino
and our clients are incredibly excited
[13:31] about it. Um we're offering storage as a
concierge service. So as Kevin uh very
[13:38] accurately described, we we keep the
cars on battery tenders. We start them
[13:42] up and warm them up once a month. We
wash and detail them and only them. We
[13:47] do not wash and detail cars from the
outside, only the cars that we store.
[13:51] Uh, and we run our water for the wash
bay through an underground interceptor,
[13:56] uh, which we have serviced every year.
Um, you know, we are we're surrounded by
[14:01] businesses that are not particularly
clean. There's an aluminum casting
[14:05] facility to the north, there's a
junkyard to the west, there's a body
[14:10] shop to the east. Uh we would actually
be cleaning this property up from what
[14:14] it was in the past, which was an
electroplating factory. Um and we're
[14:20] bringing high-end clientele to Gardina.
Our customers have cars with us, but
[14:25] they live in Hermosa Beach, they live in
Manhattan Beach, they live in Elsagundo,
[14:29] and they come get their cars from us,
and they eat in restaurants in Gardina,
[14:33] they buy gas in gas stations, they shop
in stores. Um and and they're bringing a
[14:38] high-end business to the area. Uh, I
really believe in this business. Um, I
[14:43] own both properties. I bought one and
then the other right next to it. That's
[14:47] how much I'm committed to it. And I
intend to be here for a very long time.
[14:51] And I look forward to answering any
questions you people might have and and
[14:54] to working with you guys for the next
several decades. Thank you.
[15:03] Is there anyone here that has any
questions?
[15:10] Okay. Commissioner K canon.
[15:16] » Yeah. I wonder if you have any client
from Gardina.
[15:21] » Uh I I'm sure we do. Uh I haven't looked
at the addresses of every single one of
[15:27] our clientele. Um but uh I'm sure that
we do. Yeah.
[15:36] » I have a question. Um, I saw that the
cars that you have are, let's say, very
[15:44] high-end
>> sometimes. Yes,
[15:47] » sometimes. And um, do any of these
operate on like electric battery type
[15:54] cars?
>> Because the concern that I have in case
[15:59] of a fire?
>> Sure.
[16:00] » Do you have anything set up to take care
of that? Because through experience when
[16:08] electrical cars catch fire.
>> Yes. It's bad. It's bad news.
[16:12] » It's bad news.
>> So we, you know, typically for most
[16:15] people an electric car is a daily driver
type vehicle. Uh and we store collector
[16:21] vehicles, weekend vehicles, stuff that's
driven once in a while. So while we
[16:25] don't explicitly have a policy of not
storing electric vehicles, the truth is
[16:31] it's not something that's really in
demand. Uh once in a while if someone
[16:35] takes out their Porsche or their fun car
for the weekend, they might leave their
[16:40] daily driven electric car behind in that
space. That's something we offer. A
[16:44] space is a space. Uh but we don't make a
habit of storing electric cars. The
[16:48] buildings are fully sprinklered. Uh and
when we plug in um electric vehicles,
[16:54] you know, we keep the cars on battery
tenders, uh normal 12volt battery
[16:57] tenders. And when we do plug in the
electric cars, we only use the OEM
[17:02] portable battery charge cable. We only
plug them into a 110 outlet, not a high
[17:08] DC fast charging or anything like that.
We set the charge limit of the vehicles
[17:13] at 65% which is the optimum for storing
them. Um, we take all the steps one
[17:19] could reasonably take when parking an
electric vehicle indoors.
[17:25] » Yeah. Thank you.
>> Thank you. Any more questions? Anyone?
[17:33] Commissioner Khan, uh this question for
the staff. Do we have any type of
[17:40] business uh car storage in Gardina?
>> Um currently there are no entitlements
[17:48] to have any sort of private vehicle
storage facilities for a private
[17:53] collection. Um, this would be the first
one that I've seen for this type of
[17:58] entitlement. Um, so again, it was uh
previously a warehouse or industrial
[18:04] center. So this is a new type of use
that's coming into the city from
[18:07] entitlement standpoint.
[18:12] » Okay. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[18:15] » Okay. Is there anyone here who wishes to
speak in favor of approval?
[18:27] Okay.
>> Commissioner Langley, please.
[18:35] » Oh, can you come?
>> You can speak from there, but you
[18:38] probably won't get it recorded. Sorry, I
could getting old. Um,
[18:44] » have you considered a policy for
electric vehicles um in that sense? And
[18:49] the second question is, are you going to
have guards there 24/7?
[18:54] » The buildings are incred I'll answer the
second part first if you don't mind. The
[18:59] buildings are incredibly fortified.
They're they're concrete and rebar. We
[19:03] have heavily reinforced gates. I built
an 8t concrete wall around the entire
[19:09] property with heavy iron gates. I don't
believe that it is prudent to have those
[19:14] buildings staffed 24/7. And I have
motion detector cameras all over the
[19:19] place that so far back up my opinion and
I think it would increase the price
[19:25] beyond what my customers are willing to
pay. I would certainly consider it if I
[19:29] felt it was a necessary thing but for
the time I don't believe that's the
[19:33] case. Uh as for a policy of not storing
EVs um my insurer is Hagerty. Uh they
[19:40] insure collector vehicles specifically
and businesses that deal in collector
[19:44] vehicles.
um and they are very comfortable with
[19:49] where we are. Um I I have not considered
a no EV policy. I am not um personally
[19:58] um that scared of it. Um I know that EV
fires are very scary, but they are
[20:06] actually quite rare. Um and we don't we
don't have a high demand for storing EV
[20:13] vehicles. Um, if my insurance company
said that, Matt, the fires are trending
[20:20] in a way that we don't like and we're
going to need you to adopt a policy in
[20:24] order to keep your insurance of not
doing it. I would certainly hear them
[20:27] out. Um, but I probably wouldn't come to
that conclusion on my own based on
[20:32] currently available data.
>> Thank you. Uh I will if if I may add I
[20:38] will say that all we have our sprinklers
are water. Um and our fire extinguishers
[20:43] are all CO2 which is better were you for
any kind of car engine fire than a than
[20:49] a water extinguisher or a foam one. So
we're and and we have um Cintas engaged.
[20:55] I'm sure you guys know them. Uh to
professionally manage our fire
[20:59] extinguisher service, our sprinkler
service, our regulation for testing and
[21:03] on and on. So, we're doing everything we
can within reason. Um, but until a law
[21:08] or my insurance says no more EVs, I'm
inclined to not make a policy for that.
[21:15] » Very good. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[21:19] » Okay. Is there anyone else?
[21:25] » Okay. I guess um I can ask the question
then. Is there anyone else who wishes to
[21:31] speak in favor of approval?
>> Sir,
[21:34] » yes.
>> Can I read into the record that they
[21:38] were no public comments received for
item 6A? However, if any member of the
[21:43] public wish to speak on item 6A, please
step forward.
[21:50] No public speakers.
>> Okay. Thank you.
[21:54] » All right. I am now closing the public
hearing. Thank you. Thank you all.
[21:59] » Uh would any of the commissioners like
to speak before we
[22:05] make a motion?
[22:10] No. Okay. Is there a motion?
[22:18] Okay. Commissioner Langley,
we have a motion. I have a motion to
[22:23] adopt resolution number PC12-25
subject to the conditions of approval
[22:29] and direct staff to file a notice of
exception.
[22:34] I second.
[22:38] Okay.
Now, can we have a uh vote, please?
[22:44] » Yes, the vote has started.
[22:58] Has
[23:09] everyone voted?
>> Yes.
[23:15] Motion passes 40. Uh with Chair, Vice
Chair Khan, Chair Right Shore,
[23:21] Commissioner Langley, and Commissioner
Sherman voting yes.
[23:25] I do like to remind everyone that the
decision will be final unless a written
[23:30] request for an appeal is filed with the
appropriate fee uh to the city clerk
[23:34] within 10 calendar days uh from the date
of adoption or city council calls this
[23:39] matter for review within the same 10day
period.
[23:45] Okay. Okay.
[23:50] » Thank you. Okay. The next item is
Kevin.
[23:56] » Yes, we'll let them clear the room
before we go to the next item.
[24:01] Okay.
[24:10] All right. The next item is 6B
environmental assessment 7-25
[24:18] conditional use permit 2-25.
Applicant Vicky's Bubbly Cafe location
[24:26] is 14782
Crrenshaw Boulevard
[24:32] director who will present the staff
report please. Tonight I will be
[24:37] presenting the staff report. And so
today I will be presenting a agenda
[24:44] number
6B conditional use permit number 2-25
[24:49] environmental assessment number 7-25
for a request for a conditional use
[24:55] permit for section 18.32.030
030 section B of the Gardina Municipal
[25:01] Code to allow the on-site sale and
consumption of beer and wine within a
[25:06] new restaurant located in the general
commercial C3.
[25:12] The project is categorically exempt from
the provisions of the California
[25:16] Environmental Quality Act SQUA pursuant
to guidelines section 15301
[25:22] existing facilities and 15300.2
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[25:27] not subject to the exemptions of the
exemptions of SQUA.
[25:32] The project site is located at 14782
Cshaw Boulevard, east of Cshaw and
[25:40] between Marine Avenue and West 147th
Street.
[25:49] The property site is zone C3, general
commercial. And to the east of the
[25:55] project site, we have single family
residential zone R1. And to the north
[26:02] and south, we have um commercial C3. As
shown in the map,
[26:12] as shown before you, we have the site
plan that the applicant submitted. And
[26:17] the new restaurant will be in the
existing commercial strip um known as
[26:23] the Centrol Plaza. And the applicant
will not include any type of exterior
[26:28] improvements that will alter the
existing building footprint nor exterior
[26:32] facade.
[26:38] The Crunch B uh Crunch Plaza includes
various commercial retails and
[26:42] businesses. The Crunch Plaza has one
parking lot surrounding the shopping
[26:47] plaza that shares between the
businesses. The parking lot is cited on
[26:52] the south, east, and north of the
building.
[26:58] The applicant provided a floor plan and
the project involves a modification to
[27:04] the existing floor plan to accommodate
the new restaurants. Uh there will be a
[27:09] total of 14 seats as um that will be
accessible to the customer
[27:16] and we can see the entrance and then the
table on to the left side
[27:25] for the analysis. So for restaurant use,
it is a permitted use in the general
[27:31] commercial C3 zone. For a conditional
use permit is required for the sales of
[27:36] alcohol beverage for on and off premises
consumption. The applicant is required
[27:42] to apply for an alcohol beverage license
type 42 for the on-site consumption in a
[27:49] public premises. Vickiy's Bubbly Cafe
hours of operations will be from 10:00
[27:55] a.m. to 11 p.m.
[28:02] The project site is between
um the census track 6035
[28:09] and there's currently six businesses
[28:14] that have an alcohol license for on-site
or off-site sell consumptions. And these
[28:20] businesses include two type 41 license,
two type 47 license, and two type 21
[28:28] license.
[28:34] The census track is within the
definition of an undue concentration
[28:37] area. Therefore, the applicant must seek
a determination for a public um
[28:42] convenience.
Also, the Vicki Bubbly Cafe will be
[28:47] applying for a type two type 42 ABC
license that would adversely affect the
[28:52] surrounding land uses and growth and
development of the area. Also, Vickiy's
[28:57] Bubbly Cafe will bring a new business
type within the city that will help
[29:01] reabilize the area that is full of
vacancies.
[29:09] The public hearing notices were duly
advertised in the Gardina Valley News
[29:13] and mailed to the owners and occupants
within 300 ft of the project site of on
[29:18] July 31st, 2025. No public comments
regarding the project have been
[29:22] received.
[29:27] Staff recommendation is to conduct the
public hearing, receive testimony from
[29:33] the public, and adopt resolution number
PC11-25
[29:38] and to direct staff to file a notice of
exemption.
[29:46] Staff is available for any questions as
well as the applicant.
[29:54] Chair, if I may speak.
>> Yes.
[29:57] » Um, I just wanted to clarify that the
public convenience and necessity is
[30:02] something that the applicants would have
to justify to ABC. It's not a finding
[30:07] that the city would have to make for
restaurants.
[30:10] » I just wanted to make that clarification
for the record.
[30:13] » Thank you.
Okay. Do any commissioners have any
[30:19] questions?
[30:23] Okay. Is there anyone
who wishes to speak in favor of the
[30:30] approval?
[30:39] Is the applicant present?
Please step forward.
[30:46] Okay. We are opening up. We have a
public hearing at this point in time.
[30:57] Good evening.
>> My name is Dr. Prince Ed Arinson.
[31:03] I am the one applying for the
CPU.
[31:08] We proposing to bring
a kind of little niche
[31:14] ethnic restaurant
Nigerian
[31:18] to be very specific.
My wife has been in business for about
[31:24] 15 years,
but mostly she was doing catering.
[31:28] Catering to events, weddings,
anniversaries.
[31:35] And we decide to
make a little place so that most uh
[31:40] people might have a nice place in
evenings
[31:46] when they get off work.
So that's why we we decided to get into
[31:52] this business. We didn't know that it
entails so much. But uh we are ready to
[31:59] make it a nice place, a quiet place. Um
we don't want crowds.
[32:08] It's all inside.
That's why we only have about 14 16
[32:14] seats.
uh a lot more people when we do the food
[32:19] they take out
they do the catering which will go to
[32:24] the events so it's only very few people
mostly
[32:30] I would say weekends that people come in
and it's for mature group it's not for
[32:37] youngsters
it's a mostly family oriented um set of
[32:44] People who come eat sometime they drink
sometime they won't drink because
[32:52] Nigerians like to drink at home
but we have to set up the back just to
[32:58] give just to give it a little face of
class
[33:05] and that's what we're trying to do and
we hope to bring a lot of business to
[33:10] the city of Gina and particular in the
place that is almost like jumped up
[33:16] because some other business around that
they have a lot of traffic they're not
[33:22] so pleasant
but we hope to bring a new color into
[33:27] the equation.
Thank you.
[33:31] » You're welcome. Um any now is there
anyone who wishes to speak in favor
[33:43] of approval? Okay. Is there anyone who
wishes to speak in opposition
[33:49] of approval?
[33:53] Okay.
I am now closing
[33:58] » public excuse me. Yes. Um, just wanted
to note that we have no public comments
[34:05] for item 6B. However, if any member of
the public
[34:09] » wishes to speak to on item 6B, please
step forward.
[34:16] » No public comments at this time.
>> Okay. Uh, no questions here from the
[34:23] Okay. I am now closing the public
hearing and
[34:29] thank you very much.
Okay. Is there a motion?
[34:37] Commissioner Kahan?
[34:41] » Yes. I would like to make a motion to
adopt resolution number PC 11-25
[34:49] subject to the conditions of approval
and the rest staff to file a notice of
[34:54] exemption.
Okay.
[34:59] Is there a second?
[35:04] I second.
[35:10] May we have a vote, please?
The vote has started.
[35:22] Has everyone voted?
>> Yes.
[35:26] » Motion passes. 40. Uh, Vice Chair Khan,
Chair Right, Shore, Commissioner
[35:31] Langley, and Commissioner Sherman voting
yes.
[35:36] » Okay, thank you.
>> I'm sorry. Um, I almost forgot. I just
[35:43] want to make clarification that uh this
decision will be final unless a written
[35:47] request for an appeal is filed with the
appropriate fee uh to the city clerk
[35:51] within 10 10 calendar days from the date
of adoption or if the city council calls
[35:56] this matter for review within the same
10day period.
[35:59] » Okay. Thank you. Okay.
[36:08] » All right. And the next item
>> agenda item,
[36:13] » the next agenda item is 6 C
uh environmental assessment 2-25,
[36:23] site plan review 1-25,
tentative parcel map 1-25.
[36:32] The applicant is Mason Joe Jaji
and the location is 15903
[36:44] Brighton Avenue
[36:48] director who will present the staff
report.
[36:52] I will be presenting a presentation on
agenda item number 6C, environmental
[36:58] assessment number 2-25, site plan review
number 1-25
[37:03] and tenative parcel map 1-25
for a request for approval of a
[37:09] environmental assessment site plan
number 1-25 and tenative parcel map
[37:15] 1-25, tenative parcel map number 84583
to allow for the construction of a
[37:21] multifamily residential condominium
development consisting of three
[37:25] threestory town home units with 1,684
ft living area per unit and an exclusive
[37:35] of a 550 ft garage and a 100 square ft
deck on a 7,45
[37:42] square ft lot in a medium density
multifamily residential in the R3 zone
[37:47] in accordance with section 18.44.010
010
[37:52] section A ch and chapter 17.08 of the
Gardina Municipal Code
[37:59] for the environmental considerations.
The proposed project is being considered
[38:03] for a categorical exemption for the
provisions of the California
[38:07] Environmental Quality Act
[38:12] pursuant to guideline section 15303
class 3 for new construction or
[38:17] conversions of small structures and
section 153000.2
[38:22] not subject to the exceptions to the
exemptions in SQUA.
[38:28] The project site is located at 15903
Brighton Avenue
[38:35] on the west side of Brighton Avenue and
north of West 1660th Street.
[38:46] The project site is zone R3 and is
adjacent to the R3 properties to the
[38:51] north, west, and south in an official
zone to the east of the property.
[39:01] The applicant submitted a site plan as
seen on the screen. To the left, it
[39:07] displays a single family residence which
the project entails a demolition. On the
[39:13] right side of your screen, the proposed
site
[39:18] will propose three unit town homes and a
twocar garage.
[39:26] In addition, the proposed residential
use is consistent with the number of
[39:30] parking spaces required by chapter
18.40.
[39:34] Each unit will have a twocar garage and
then there will be two open guest
[39:38] parking.
[39:43] The applicant provided a rendering of
the town homes and as shown in the
[39:48] rendering, the town homes utilize a
modern contemporary design with each
[39:53] unit showcasing a distinct proposed
stuckle color.
[40:00] And here is a image of the existing
building on how it looks. It's single
[40:05] family as seen on the screen.
[40:12] In accordance with the subdivision map
act and chapter 17.08 of the Gardina
[40:18] municipal code and tenative parcel map,
it is required for the subdivision of
[40:23] four or fewer lots for or parcels. The
tenative parcel map allows a total of
[40:28] three multifamily residential units each
with its own parcel created with
[40:33] airspace rights.
[40:37] And here is the applicant's proposal for
the tenative parcel map that was
[40:42] submitted in the application as seen on
the screen.
[40:51] The public hearing was notice were duly
advertised in the Gardina Gardina Valley
[40:56] News and mailed to the owners and
occupants within 300 ft of the project
[41:00] site on July 31st, 2025. No public
comments regarding the project have been
[41:06] received.
[41:10] Staff recommends to conduct the public
hearing, receive testimony from the
[41:14] public, and adopt resolution number
PC10-25
[41:19] approving environmental assessment
number 2-25,
[41:23] site plan review number 1-25 and
tenative parcel map 1-25 subject to the
[41:29] attached conditions of the approval and
direct staff to file a notice of
[41:33] exemptions. staff is available for any
questions as well as the applicant
[41:39] tonight.
[41:47] Do anyone any commissioner here has
anything a question?
[41:54] » Well, I have one.
>> Yes. Um,
[41:58] these units are for sale to individual
owners. That I'm assuming right now, not
[42:09] for rentals.
>> Correct. It's only for sale.
[42:12] » Okay.
[42:17] Anyone else?
Okay. We'll now open the meeting for a
[42:23] public hearing. Is the applicant
present?
[42:27] » He is present tonight.
>> Please step forward.
[42:35] » Evening. My name is Mason Zoaji and my
company name is Silvergate LLC. Uh I had
[42:43] this company since 2014, but I worked
before too. I work uh as a a single
[42:51] family home in city of uh South Rodanda
Beach, Hermosa Beach and projects like
[42:57] this I've done in city of Londell,
Lumita and this Gardina.
[43:05] Thank you.
>> Okay. You're welcome.
[43:09] All right. Now, is there anyone who
wishes to speak in favor of approval?
[43:19] Is there anyone who wishes
to speak in opposition to approval?
[43:35] Commissioner Connor,
I have a I have a question. Uh
[43:42] is it going to be only one entrance or
are you going to have two entrance?
[43:49] » Uh there is going to be only one
entrance which is from the driveway all
[43:53] the way.
>> Do you think the driveway is bigger
[43:56] enough for
>> it's wide enough? Yes.
[44:05] » Any more questions?
[44:11] Okay,
[44:17] somebody. Yes. Uh, can you step forward?
>> Yeah. Let Yeah, let him speak.
[44:28] » Okay.
[44:35] Uh you will have three minutes to speak.
>> Commissioner, chairman, commission
[44:41] member Mason, nice to meet you. Um allow
me to say something about uh my new
[44:48] neighbor Jason. I think you you do a
wonderful job to make the new
[44:54] construction. The only thing I have uh
minor uh um reminding because you put a
[45:04] fence temporary fence currently uh in
front of your house in your house and I
[45:12] suppose it is temporary only during the
construction. So when the project is
[45:17] finished, when the project Yes.
>> When the project is finished, I suppose
[45:23] the
fence the green temporary fence will be
[45:27] removed and but currently I feel because
I use my view in inspection maybe I'm
[45:34] not 100% correct. The boundary line seem
to be crossed a little bit uh on my
[45:40] side. Well, I'm the neighbor to Jason.
my my good neighbors say I sorry to to
[45:48] this sorry I'm not to offend you but I
just so the current uh temporary fence
[45:55] is currently slightly cross the boundary
maybe there's maybe there's some
[46:01] limitation of the fence current fence so
the the fence is not able to sit
[46:06] precisely on the boundary line I'm not
sure exactly the correct line of the
[46:11] boundary so I'm I'm I wish if if you
know the correct line. Would you please
[46:17] help me to but there's nothing really uh
and I just feel this only temporary uh
[46:24] for the as my new neighbor. I really
wish the projects finish uh successfully
[46:31] but only I raise my concern if you allow
me my humble opinion. Yes, that's that's
[46:37] that's a good point that you brought up.
And do you wish to address that? Then
[46:43] come up and
address that.
[46:50] » Uh yes. Uh those temporary uh fences are
just like I said temporary for the
[46:58] safetiness of the property, but we have
so rare that they already done the job.
[47:04] So we have the monuments where they are
located. So if this fence like he said
[47:10] maybe a little bit this way or left to
right this is only temporary and is
[47:15] nothing official.
>> Okay. Uh do we have any method
[47:22] once construction start to make sure
that everything is in what the surveyor
[47:31] » has done to so that he feels safe once
the buildings go up because once things
[47:39] go up and if it's a little bit and if
it's a little bit on his property
[47:45] » that will be a much harder process. is
to have it undone. So, is there anything
[47:51] that can be done to make the neighbor
feel at ease as the project goes up?
[47:59] » So, he has um stated on his plans he
would be um proposing vinyl fencing
[48:06] around the perimeter of his property.
Correct. So our recommendation is hiring
[48:12] a land surveyor for them to have
something in document and the applicant
[48:17] has done that already. Correct.
>> Sure. Of course.
[48:19] » So he has to comply with the land
surveyor reports where the property
[48:24] lines begin and so they have to comply
with that and as well with the
[48:28] regulations for fencing and which is
also applicable in the plants that he
[48:32] submitted and we're approving as well
tonight.
[48:36] » Okay. Can you come back up please?
[48:41] [Music]
Does that what she just said does does
[48:47] that make you feel more comfortable
as to when the project goes up that they
[48:54] have it has been survey surveyed and
that the city is aware of what you have
[49:01] just stated tonight and that everything
will be done within what the surveyor
[49:08] has put in which by the city is not
encroaching on your property.
[49:15] » Yes, I feel I feel uh very comfortable
about uh this survey. I really
[49:23] appreciate.
So you would you will be on
[49:29] the beginning of the project or is
already
[49:33] already done
and on the survey?
[49:37] » Well the well the fence from from what I
would understand it's only there to keep
[49:44] vagrants
>> okay
[49:45] » from getting onto the property because
before you start a project you have to
[49:51] put a fence around it. Yes. because you
don't want people tagging the home, uh,
[49:58] vacant people coming in because then
that's another problem. If somebody
[50:04] comes in on the property, he has to go
to court maybe sometimes to get rid of
[50:09] of a vagrant. And so that's why the
fence is up.
[50:13] » Okay?
But once the fence comes down,
[50:17] then it will be within the surveyors
of the agreement with the city.
[50:25] But if you see something that's
different,
[50:30] I do think you do have a remedy to come
to the city and say they're not building
[50:37] within
what the surveyor submitted to the city.
[50:43] So you do have that right and that
option.
[50:47] But uh the way the city has taken care
of this from what I understand is that
[50:53] they know the boundaries of the
property. So everything is going to be
[50:58] done that way. But right now with the
fence is to keep vagrants out.
[51:03] » So it's really to your benefit as well.
>> Yes sir.
[51:07] » Because you don't want neighbors there
that don't belong there at this point in
[51:11] time. Yes.
So the the current green fence is is on
[51:16] the boundary. Am I am I hearing?
>> No, it's No, it's not the boundary
[51:22] that's going to be permanent. No, it's
just there what he's explaining. It's
[51:26] only there now to protect the property
to make sure that that homeless people
[51:33] don't go into the property and set up
house.
[51:37] » Yes, sir. because that would be a
problem for you
[51:41] » and as well as him. He will have to go
to court to try and get them out before
[51:47] he starts.
>> So, yes, go ahead, Chris G.
[51:52] » Uh, if you feel that the green fence is
on your property now, um, I I'll go
[51:57] ahead and send a code offer code
enforcement officer out there to to
[52:00] check it out. Um, but if it even if it's
a construct temporary construction
[52:05] fence, we need to ensure it's on your
property and not another neighbor. So,
[52:09] if it's off a few inches, uh, we'll let
you know. But did you say there were
[52:12] markers already done in the sidewalk?
The little metal brass.
[52:18] » Yeah.
[52:24] Yeah. If you had it surveyed and there
weren't, then the surveyor would punch
[52:29] them in. if they were already there, he
would use those as as as markers. So,
[52:34] but um what I'll do is I'll send a code
officer out there tomorrow morning
[52:39] » and uh see ensure that the fence is on
uh your neighbor's property and if it's
[52:44] uh do you have an issue? We'll just let
you know if you need to move it left or
[52:48] right any
>> Okay. Do you know which fence you're
[52:51] talking about? Is it all of the fences
or what are you to the north or south of
[52:58] » I'm to the south of my neighbor.
>> Okay.
[53:02] » And um I think probably only a few maybe
I'm wrong because I use my eye.
[53:08] » I'm not sure it's correct. I just feel
that way but maybe
[53:13] » that's fine. Okay. Uh if you could leave
your name and number and uh we'll go
[53:17] ahead and contact you in the morning and
>> Yes. Okay.
[53:20] » All right. Thank you. Thank you very
much. Thank you very much. Thank you.
[53:24] » Okay. Commissioner Cohan
has a question.
[53:32] » My question my question is uh when are
you?
[53:36] » Yes. Yes. Please come. I mean
>> yes.
[53:40] » When are you planning to start the
construction and when are you planning
[53:44] to complete it?
>> As soon as the city allows me. I would
[53:49] have done it yesterday but whenever you
know the city gives us a permits we
[53:53] start then.
[54:00] » Uh does anyone else have a question?
[54:05] Anyone out
here opposing or approving?
[54:12] Yes. Just wanted to note for the record
that no additional comments were
[54:17] received for item 6C.
[54:22] » Okay. I am now closing the public
hearing. You may have a seat. Thank you.
[54:26] » Thank you.
>> U would in once again would any other
[54:31] commissioners like to speak?
>> No. Okay. Is there a motion?
[54:51] Okay. Commissioner Conan, please.
[54:59] I would like to make a motion to adopt
resolution number PC 10-25
[55:06] approving site plan review
number 1-25
[55:12] and 30 pass map number one-25
subject to the attached condition of
[55:20] approval and directing staff to file a
notice of exemption.
[55:27] Commissioner Langley,
>> I second.
[55:34] » May we start the vote, please?
>> The vote has started.
[55:45] » Okay.
>> Has everyone voted?
[55:48] » Yes.
[55:52] » Motion passes 3-1. uh with Vice Chair
Khan, Chair Wright Shore, and
[55:58] Commissioner Langley voting yes and
Commissioner Sherman voting no.
[56:04] Again, I'd like to remind uh that this
decision will be final unless a written
[56:08] request for an appeal is filed with the
appropriate fee to the city clerk within
[56:12] 10 calendar days 10 calendar days from
the date of adoption or if the city
[56:16] council calls this matter for review
within the same 10day period.
[56:25] Okay, thank you.
[56:29] Uh, Stephen Knowing, Commissioner
Langley, did you
[56:35] I knew I was going to say that?
[56:51] Oh, you made it.
You made the second.
[56:56] Oh, gotcha. Okay, Commissioner Lang, you
made a second.
[57:01] All right, now we're going to um
[57:07] other items. Item number seven.
[57:24] » No. Item seven.
>> Okay. Now we're going to eight.
[57:29] Community development director's report.
May we have the director's report,
[57:35] please?
>> Certainly. Uh,
[57:39] is there a slide or is it just on my
text?
[57:43] Oh. Oh, I don't have. Um, so coming up
soon on Sunday, August 24, starting at
[57:49] 9:00 a.m. at Rally Park is the big
annual jazz festival. I'm sure you're
[57:54] all familiar with that. Um, and then
after that, we have the city's 95th
[58:03] anniversary celebration. Uh, it'll be
out on the front of City Hall lawn on
[58:08] Saturday, September 13th and it's
scheduled to go on between the hours of
[58:14] 6:00 and 10 p.m. because there's going
to be a large drone show. So, instead of
[58:19] fireworks, it's a drone show. And if you
haven't seen one, they're pretty pretty
[58:24] nice.
And then lastly, we will have uh the
[58:29] famous Next slide. Uh food, wine, and
brew uh which is Saturday, September
[58:34] 27th. That's also out in front of city
hall, a combination of lawn and some
[58:38] parking space areas uh from 12:00 p.m.
to 7:00 p.m. So, I know you're all
[58:44] familiar with those events. Um but, uh
just as a reminder, they're coming up
[58:48] and that means we're coming to the end
of summer, too. That's all I have. And
[58:53] just note as well for the commissioners,
if you wish to attend the jazz festival
[58:57] or food, wine and brew, you may have two
tickets. Just please let staff know that
[59:01] you are interested as well as what email
to send for those e tickets.
[59:07] » Okay.
Um you
[59:10] » Yes.
>> Oh, you mean you have two tickets for
[59:13] each event or one ticket?
>> Two tickets for each event. Um I know
[59:17] that you do serve uh two tickets as you
are a commissioner for um one or you are
[59:25] a commissioner for both of them but you
can only have a maximum of two since you
[59:29] are an individual.
>> So you get two tickets for every event
[59:33] whether you serve on one or five
commissions you'll get two tickets for
[59:37] each event.
>> Two tickets. Yeah. For food, wine and
[59:41] brew. Correct.
[59:46] four tickets.
>> Four tickets for two events.
[59:52] » But you can't use four tickets at one
event. You get two for each event. Two
[59:58] for the jazz festival and two for the
food winner.
[1:00:04] All right. Now we will go to number
nine. Uh do any of the commissioners
[1:00:10] have any items to report?
[1:00:21] Yes, I do. I have um one to report for
August 5th, the summer block party and
[1:00:30] back to school giveaway that was at City
Hall complex. That was a nice
[1:00:36] party. When I came in there, I was
shocked, pleasantly surprised to see a
[1:00:42] Tao group performing and they were all
female
[1:00:48] and they rocked.
So, I have to say that and uh I was
[1:00:54] happy to see that and that everyone
once again had a great time.
[1:01:05] Uh,
Commissioner Langley,
[1:01:09] no report.
[1:01:15] Commissioner Kohhan
[1:01:20] uh for
those comm I mean the commissioner uh
[1:01:25] who decided not to go to the events. Uh
if you have your ticket, you can pass it
[1:01:31] out to me.
[1:01:37] I knew that was coming.
[1:01:41] Okay,
Commissioner Sherman.
[1:01:48] » No report. Okay.
[1:02:01] » All right. The planning and
environmental quality quality commission
[1:02:07] will adjourn journ to the next meeting
at 700 p.m. on Tuesday, September 2nd,
[1:02:15] 2025.