[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? [Music]

[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 [Music]

[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.

Planning Commission Meeting - August 19, 2025

Transcript