City Council

A. 607 WEST ROSES ROAD – PLANNING CASE NO: GPA21-001, ZC21-001,\nZTA21-001, AND LTLA21-009 (GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, ZONE\nCHANGE, ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT, AND LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT) –\nAPPLICANT: SAN GABRIEL CEMETERY [ORDINANCE NO. 711 –\nINTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING] + [RESOLUTION NO. 24-43]\nThe subject request is a General Plan Amendment (GPA), Zone Change (ZC),\nZone Text Amendment (ZTA), and Lot Line Adjustment (LTLA) to expand a\ncemetery use at 607 West Roses Road. The property is located in the R-1\n(Single-Family Residence) Zone and has a General Plan Land Use designation\nof Low Density Residential. The Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Adopted Budget includes\nthe cost for required legal publication (Account No. 121-702-00-65-000) and\ncodification (Account No. 121-702-00-22-000) of the ordinance, if adopted by\nthe City Council.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: According to the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA Guidelines, discretionary\nprojects are subject to environmental review. Following preliminary review, an\ninitial study was prepared to determine if the project may have a significant effect\non the environment. The initial study showed that the project would potentially\ncause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as\ndefined in Public Resources Code Section 21084.1 and CEQA Guidelines Section\n15064.5.\nCity Council Regular Meeting Agenda – August 20, 2024 11\nPursuant to the provisions of the CEQA Guidelines, the City circulated a Notice of\nPreparation (NOP) to State, regional, County, and local agencies; Native\nAmerican Tribes, and interested members of the public. The NOP was made\navailable for public review at multiple locations, including the San Gabriel Public\nLibrary and City Hall. The NOP public comment period began on August 24, 2023,\nand concluded on September 22, 2023, providing a 31-day comment period. The\npurpose of the NOP was to formally convey that the City was preparing a Draft\nEnvironmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed project, and to solicit input\nregarding the scope and content of the environmental information to be included\nin the Draft EIR.\nThe Draft EIR was circulated for a 45-day public review period between April 16,\n2024 and May 30, 2024, in compliance with CEQA Guidelines. A notice regarding\nthe public review period was posted with the Los Angeles County Recorder,\npublished in the San Gabriel Sun newspaper, and distributed to relevant\nregulatory agencies. Additionally, a notice was mailed to organizations or\nindividuals who had previously requested notice or expressed an interest in the\nproject.\nDuring the Draft EIR public review period, the City reviewed one comment letter\nfrom agencies and organizations through written correspondence and emails.\nFollowing the close of the public review period, the City prepared a Final EIR,\nwhich includes responses to comments received on the Draft EIR. In addition, a\nMitigation Montoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) is included in the Final EIR\nto ensure the mitigation measures identified in the EIR are implemented, thereby\nminimizing the identified environmental effects.\nRecommended Action:\nThe action of the City Council may be to approve, approve with modifications,\nor deny the General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Zone Text Amendment,\nand Lot Line Adjustment applications. Staff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 24-43 certifying the Final Environmental Impact\nReport, making findings required by the California Environmental Quality\nAct and adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation\nMonitoring and Reporting Program, and approving the project located at\n607 West Roses Road;\n2. Waive full reading and introduce Ordinance No. 711 by title only, and waive\nfuture reading; and\nCity Council Regular Meeting Agenda – August 20, 2024 12\n3. Schedule the Second Reading and adoption of the Ordinance for the next\nregular City Council meeting. The Second Reading will require a majority\nvote of the total membership of the City Council.\nAlternative Option for Consideration:\nOption 1: Should the City Council determine that the proposed project or any\npart of the proposed project should be denied, the Council should deliberate\nand provide the required findings, direct staff to return with a Resolution for\nthe DENIAL of Planning Case Nos. GPA21-001, ZC21-001, ZTA22-001 and\nLTLA21-009 at the regularly-scheduled City Council Meeting of September 17,\n2024.\nOption 2: The City Council could also discuss the proposed project and suggest\nchanges that would allow the project to be approved with modifications.