Planning Commission

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Planning Commission may question or respond to the speaker but there will be no debate or decision. 5. BOARD/COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS 6. OLD BUSINESS 7. NEW BUSINESS a. ITEM: 3332-3334 Mills Avenue Tentative Parcel Map – PPM2208420 (GLN 1645) 1. Motion approving the Tentative Parcel Map PROJECT DESCRIPTION Application to adjust interior lot lines between Lots 186 and 187 of Tract No. 5547 to create Parcel 1 (3332 Mills Avenue), an irregularly-shaped, 5,870 square-foot (SF) lot fronting Mills Avenue, and Parcel 2 (3334 Mills Avenue), an 8,797 SF flag lot at the rear. The project site is currently developed with two dwellings on a single-family zoned property, comprised of the two rectangular interior lots (Lots 186 and 187); the existing dwelling addressed as 3332 Mills Avenue straddles the interior property lines for the two lots. The existing building and structures will be maintained, and no additional lots are being created. In conjunction with the parcel map request, the applicant is requesting the following exceptions: to allow the creation of a lot that is less than the neighborhood average within the 500-foot radius (7,205 SF); to allow the creation of flag lots where the configuration is not consistent with the primary neighborhood pattern; to maintain existing legal non-conforming street-front and interior setbacks; to allow a non-conforming interior setback of 4’-0”, where the code requires 6’-0” for the existing single-family residence at 3332 Mills Avenue; and to maintain the existing legal non-conforming parking and driveway width for the single-family residence at 3334 Mills Avenue, in the R1, FAR District II, described as Lots 186 and 187, Tract No. 5547 (APN: 5607-018-028). ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION The project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review under Section 15305 “Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations” because the project consists of minor lot line adjustments and does not result in the creation of any new parcels. b. ITEM: CITYWIDE Zoning Code Text Amendment Case No. PZC-0001-2022 1. Motion recommending approval of the proposed amendments to City Council PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2  Amendments to Title 30 of the Glendale Municipal Code, 1995, (Zoning Code Amendment) relating generally to standards for eligible SB 9 projects, minimum SB 478 floor area ratio standards for certain multi-family housing development projects, and incorporation of State law amendments and minor modifications and clarifications related to junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs) and accessory dwelling units (ADUs). ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION The proposed Ordinance is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it implements the provisions of Government Code Sections 65852.21 and 66411.7 and pursuant to Government Code Sections 65852.21(j) and 66411.7(n), is therefore not a project under Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code. Additionally, the proposed ordinance is exempt from CEQA review because it implements the provisions of Government Code Section 65913.11 and is therefore: (1) exempt from further environmental review under CEQA pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (CEQA Guidelines) Section 15305 (minor alterations to land use limitations), Class 5 Exemption, as the Ordinance will allow a slightly more generous floor area ratio than currently allowed in certain zones, but the Ordinance will not allow for or encourage any more density or development than is already anticipated under the City’s existing General Plan and as regulated by existing zoning, or otherwise allow for or promote physical changes in the environment; (2) exempt from further environmental review under CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because the Ordinance will allow a slightly more generous floor area ratio than currently allowed in certain zones, but the Ordinance will not allow for or encourage any more density or development than is already anticipated under the City’s existing General Plan and as regulated by existing zoning, or otherwise allow for or promote physical changes in the environment, and therefore, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment; and (3) not intended to apply to specifically identified housing development projects and as such it is speculative to evaluate any such future project now. Moreover, the Ordinance is not intended to, nor does it, provide CEQA clearance for future development-related projects by mere establishment of a slightly more generous floor area ratio in certain zones; any such projects subject to the Ordinance will be subject to appropriate environmental review at such time as approvals for those housing projects are considered. Each of the foregoing provides a separate and independent basis for CEQA compliance and, when viewed collectively, provides an overall basis for CEQA compliance.The proposed Ordinance implements the provisions of Government Code Sections 65852.2 and 65852.22, second units in a single- family or multifamily residential zone, and is therefore exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.17 and California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, Section 15282(h). Moreover, this Ordinance is exempt from further environmental review under CEQA pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Section 15060(c)(1), as it implements provisions of Government Code Sections 65852.2 and 65852,22, which require ministerial review and approval of accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units and therefore, does not involve the exercise of discretionary powers by the City. 8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT UPDATES 9. ADJOURNMENT 3