Planning Commission

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Translation services are provided for meetings through the use of bilingual staff for speakers who wish to utilize the service as available. Speakers should state their request by contacting the City Clerk’s office at (818) 548-2090, at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Please specify the language for which you require translation. The exclusive use of City provided interpreters is not required and persons are welcome to use their own interpreter or speak in their native language. NOVEMBER 2, 2022 AT 5:00 PM 1. ROLL CALL – Chraghchian, Fuentes, Lee, Minassian, Shahbazian 2. REPORTS REGARDING POSTING OF AGENDA The Agenda for the November 2, 2022 Regular Meeting of the Glendale Planning Commission was Posted on October 26, 2022, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of Minutes from October 19, 2022. 1 4. ORAL COMMUNICATION Discussion is limited to items not a part of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to 5 minutes. 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: 246 North Jackson Street Density Bonus Case No. PDBP2120753 • Motion to sustain the Planning Hearing Officer’s decision approving the Density Bonus PROJECT DESCRIPTION Appeal of Planning Hearing Officer’s decision to grant with conditions a density bonus, pursuant to State Density Bonus Law and GMC 30.36, for a new 9,760 square-foot (SF), three-story,11-unit rental housing project, with one unit being reserved for very low income households, and with a request for two incentives and two waivers. The two incentives are for increased height/stories and reduced setbacks, and the two requested waivers are for increased floor area ratio and decreased unit sizes, in the “R-1250” - (High Density Residential) Zone, described as Lot 2 in Block 6 of Town of Glendale, in the City of Glendale, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per map recorded in Book 14, Pages 95 and 96 of Miscellaneous Records, in the Office of the County of Recorder of said county. APN 5642-018-039. The project qualifies for reduced parking inclusive of guest and handicapped spaces and tandem spaces under the State Density Bonus Law and GMC 30.36.090. Development of the project requires demolition of an existing three-unit multi- family building (constructed in 1946), and also Design Review.The appeal request is to reverse the Planning Hearing Officer's approval of the density bonus incentives/concessions and waivers and reverse the CEQA determination of exemption. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION This project is categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review as a Class 32 “In-Fill Development Project”, pursuant to Section 15332 of the State CEQA Guidelines. b. ITEM: 900 East Broadway Alley Vaction Case No. 187V • Motion recommending to City Council that the alley vacation is consistent with the General Plan 2  PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Glendale Housing Authority is developing 126 units of affordable rental housing for seniors (and one manager unit) as part of the Citrus Crossing Affordable Housing project at 900 East Broadway, in the “C3-I” - (Commercial Services, Height District I) and “R- 2250” - (Medium Density Residential) zones, described as Alley 502: Portion of the First alley easterly of Cedar Street, Southerly of Broadway. Vacation of the alley (Alley 502) will allow development of a public pedestrian paseo adjacent to the project for use by the project and neighborhood residents. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION The project is exempt from CEQA review as a Class 32 “In-Fill Development Project”, as the project meets all the threshold criteria set forth in Section 15332(a) through (e). 8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT UPDATES 9. ADJOURNMENT 3