Planning Commission

AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION Municipal Services Building 633 E. Broadway, Room 105 Glendale, CA 91206 Meetings are broadcast live on Glendale TV, viewable on Spectrum Cable, channel 6, and AT&T U- verse, channel 99. Meetings are also streamed live in high definition (HD) on the City webpage, glendaleca.gov/live, on YouTube.com/myglendale, and on Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, iOS and Android devices using a free app called Cablecast and choosing "Glendale TV" from the menu. Meetings are also archived on the City Website for viewing anytime at glendaleca.gov/agendas. Call (818) 548-4013 for program schedules. For public comments and questions during the meeting, call (818) 937-8100. Public comments on a specific agenda item will be taken when that agenda item is discussed. If you have any question about matters on the agenda, or requests for assistance, please contact the City Clerk at (818) 548-2090 during regular business hours. PLEASE TURN OFF CELLULAR PHONES WHILE INSIDE THE MEETING LOCATION In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, auxiliary hearing aids, sign language translation, and Braille transcripts are available upon request. Assisted listening devices are available same-day upon request. The City Clerk’ office should be notified 72 hours (three business days) or as soon as practicable for requests regarding sign language translation and Braille transcription services. All documents related to open session items on this agenda that are received less than 72 hours prior to this meeting, and are public records, will be available for review in the Office of the City Clerk, 613 E. Broadway, RM 110, Glendale, CA 91206. 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 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting or as soon as practicable. 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. JANUARY 17, 2024 AT 5:00 PM 1. ROLL CALL – Chraghchian, Fuentes, Lee, Minassian, Shahbazian 2. REPORTS REGARDING POSTING OF AGENDA The Agenda for the January 17, 2024 Regular Meeting of the Glendale Planning Commission was Posted on January 10, 2024, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall. 3. ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON AND CHAIRPERSON PRO TEM 1 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of Planning Commission Minutes (none) 5. 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. 6. BOARD/COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS 7. OLD BUSINESS 8. NEW BUSINESS a. ITEM: 1731-1733 W Glenoaks Boulevard Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Permit Case No. PWTF2208313 1. Motion approving the Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Permit PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicant is requesting approval from the Planning Commission to allow the modification of the existing rooftop wireless facility on an existing commercial building with new equipment at the ground floor parking lot. At the ground floor, the facility will include two equipment cabinets with a diesel generator proposed to be enclosed by an eight-foot high wrought iron fence. No changes are proposed to the existing parking spaces as a result of the proposed equipment. On the building’s rooftop, the facility will include 13 antennas mounted to the existing parapet and will be screened. The total height of the rooftop equipment will be 44-feet where the maximum allowed height is 35-feet in the C2-I “Community Commercial”, Height District I Zone. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION The project is exempt from environmental review as Class 3 “New Construction of Conversion of Small Structures” exemption pursuant to section 15303 of the State CEQA Guidelines because the project involves modification of the existing facility. 9. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT UPDATES 10. ADJOURNMENT 2