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B. AMENDMENT OF AN EXISTING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY\nZONE, DEVELOPMENT OF AN AGREEMENT AND TENTATIVE TRACT MAP\n/ 201-217 SOUTH SAN GABRIEL BOULEVARD / PLANNING CASE NOS.\nZC22-001, AND TMAP22-015 / APPELLANT: EVERARDO GARCIA OF LCRA\nThis is a request to amend an existing Planned Development Overlay Zone over\nan existing C-1 (Retail Commercial) zoning designation of the subject site, a\nDevelopment Agreement, and revised Tentative Tract Map No. 73753 to allow\nfor the subdivision of air space for residential condominium units within a\nmixed-use development. The property is designated General Commercial in the\nGeneral Plan and zoned Retail Commercial/Planned Development Overlay. The\napplicant will pay a number of fees to the City, including plan check, permits,\nand development impact fees. The City will additionally be in receipt of property\ntax by the sale and improvement of the project site.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: The proposed\nproject was reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality\nAct. The City prepared an Initial Study to determine the proposed project’s\npotential impact on the environment. The City has determined that the project\nmay have a significant effect on the environment, but by implementing the\nidentified mitigation measures, the project’s impacts could be reduced to less than\nsignificant levels. Ten mitigation measures have been identified to reduce the\npotential impact to a less than significant level.\nThe 30-day public review period of the Initial Study / Mitigated Negative\nDeclaration was initiated on August 24, 2023 and ended on September 22, 2023.\nA notice regarding the CEQA comment period was posted with the Los Angeles\nCounty Recorder, published in the San Gabriel Sun newspaper, and distributed to\nthe relevant regulatory agencies. Additionally, a notice was mailed to owners and\noccupants within 500-feet of the project site. A total of three comment letters\nwere submitted to the City during the public comment period. The comment\nletters and the Lead Agency response to comments received are included in the\nFinal Mitigated Negative Declaration.\nRecommended Action:\nThe action of the City Council may be to approve, approve with modifications,\nor deny the Zone Change/Planned Development Overlay, Development\nAgreement, and Tentative Map applications.\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 23-73 approving the Mitigated Negative Declaration\nand Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and Planning Case No.\nTMAP22-015 (Tentative Track Map); and\n2. Waive full reading, introduce Ordinance No. 700 by title only, and waive\nfuture reading; and\n3. Schedule the second reading and adoption of the Ordinance for the next\nregular City Council meeting. The Ordinance would then become effective\n30 days after adoption.\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. ZC22-001, DA22-001, and TMAP22-015 at\nthe regularly-scheduled City Council meeting of January 19, 2024.\nOption 2- The City Council could also discuss the proposed project and suggest\nchanges that would allow the project to be approved with modifications.