City of West Covina
Memorandum
A G E N D A
ITEM NO. 2.
Memorandum
A G E N D A
ITEM NO. 2.
| TO: | Planning Commission |
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DATE: June 27, 2023 |
| FROM: | Planning Division | ||
| SUBJECT: | TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 19-02 (082638)
ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT NO. 19-35 SUBCOMMITTEE FOR DESIGN REVIEW NO. 19-62 TREE PERMIT NO. 20-03 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION APPLICANT: Jackson & Sophia Wen Trust LOCATION: 1177 S. Spring Meadow Drive |
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DISCUSSION:
On June 24, 2020, the Planning Commission approved Tentative Parcel Map (TPM) No. 82638, Administrative Use Permit (AUP) No. 19-35, Subcommittee for Design Review (SUB) No. 19-62, and Tree Removal Permit (TP) No. 20-03 for the property located at 1177 S. Spring Meadow Drive. The approval was to allow for the subdivision of one (1) parcel into two (2) separate parcels, the removal of twenty-one (21) trees, and the construction of a 4,671 square foot two-story residence on Parcel 1. The existing 7,088 square foot single-family residence would remain on Parcel 2. The original Planning Commission approval expired on June 24, 2022.
Section 26-235 of the West Covina Municipal Code, allows for up to two (2) one-year extensions. On June 14, 2022, the Planning Commission approved the first one-year extension of time, with the expiration date of June 24, 2023. The applicant is now requesting their second, and final one-year extension of time. The project has been delayed due to issues with the applicant's lender. If the extension of time is granted, the new expiration date would be June 24, 2024.
FINDINGS:
An application for an extension may be granted by the Planning Commission based on the following findings:
1. There have been no changes to the provisions of the general plan, any applicable specific plan, or this chapter applicable to the project since the approval of the tentative parcel map or tract map.
Subdivision standards within Chapter 20 (Subdivision Regulations) of the West Covina Municipal Code and the General Plan land use designation for the site have not changed since the project was originally approved in June 2020. The tentative tract map is consistent with the "Neighborhood Low" land use designation of the West Covina General Plan, as the"Neighborhood Low" designation allows for up to eight (8) dwelling units per acre.
2. There have been no changes in the character of the site or its surroundings that affect how the policies of the general plan, any applicable specific plan, or other standards of this chapter apply to the project.
The General Plan land-use designation for the site and the properties surrounding the site has not changed since the project was approved in June 2020. The site and surrounding properties have remained residential.
3. There have been no changes to the capacities of community resources, including but not limited to roads, sewage treatment or disposal facilities, schools, or water supply so that there is no longer sufficient remaining capacity to serve the project.
The resulting lots will continue to have access to school facilities, a public sanitary sewer system for the removal and disposal of wastewater and to other utility services (power, water, gas, cable, and telephone).
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve the second one-year extension of time for TPM No. 19-02 (082638), AUP No. 19-35, SUB No. 19-62, and TP No. 20-03.
Alternatively, the Planning Commission could deny the request, requiring the applicant to resubmit the Tentative Parcel Map, Administrative Use Permit, Subcommittee for Design Review and Tree Removal Permit applications.
Alternatively, the Planning Commission could deny the request, requiring the applicant to resubmit the Tentative Parcel Map, Administrative Use Permit, Subcommittee for Design Review and Tree Removal Permit applications.
Submitted by:
Miriam Machado, Associate Planner