City Council

A. 405 SOUTH DEL MAR AVENUE\nPLANNING CASE NO: GPA24-001, ZC24-002, DENSITY BONUS AND\nSTREET VACATION (GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, ZONE CHANGE)\nAPPLICANT: THE RELATED COMPANIES OF CALIFORNIA, LIMITED\nLIABILITY COMPANY [ORDINANCE NO. 714]\nThe subject request is a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Density\nBonus, and Street Vacation to allow for the development of a one hundred\npercent affordable senior housing development at 405 South Del Mar Avenue.\nThe property is zoned M-1 (Light Manufacturing) and has a General Plan Use\nDesignation of Light Industrial. The project site is 70,307 square feet (1.6 acres)\nin size, including a 12-foot street vacation totaling 11,392 square feet, and is\ncurrently vacant. The Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Adopted Budget includes the cost\nfor 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: This project was\nreviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).\nThis project is exempt from the requirements of CEQA, per Guideline Section\n21080.40 (Definitions; affordable housing projects and rezoning exemption).\nTechnical studies, including traffic, acoustic, and a Phase I and Phase II\nenvironmental site assessment were prepared by the applicant team and\nsubmitted to the City and Department of Toxic Substances Control for review.\nOn July 23, 2024, the City submitted letters requesting tribal consultation with\nthe associated tribal representatives by August 22, 2024. The City received a\nrequest for consultation from the Gabrielino Band of Mission Indians – Kizh\nNation. Consultation concluded on September 3, 2024. The project site has a\nmoderate sensitivity for buried Native American archaeological deposits and\ncultural materials. Therefore, the potential to tribal cultural resources on-site is\nmoderate. Given the moderate sensitivity of the project site, even with the\nprevious disturbance, there could still be a moderate likelihood of encountering\ntribal cultural resources during project construction. The Native American Historic\nResource Act; Archaeological, Paleontological, and Historic Sites; Native\nAmerican Historical, Cultural, and Sacred Sites (Public Resources Code Section\n5097-5097.994) specifies the procedures to be followed in the event of unexpected\ndiscovery of human remains on nonfederal public lands. Adherence to existing\nState regulations and the procedures in the City’s Historic Preservation and\nCultural Resources Ordinance (SGMC Section 153.630); would ensure that\npotential impacts on tribal cultural resources would be reduced to less than\nsignificant levels.\nRecommended Action:\nThe action of the City Council may be to approve, approve with modifications,\nor deny the General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Density Bonus, and\nStreet Vacation applications. Staff recommends that the City Council:\n1 . Conduct the public hearing and discuss proposed Ordinance No. 714;\n2 . Waive full reading and introduce Ordinance No. 714 by title only:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN\nGABRIEL, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PLANNING CASE NUMBERS\nGPA24-001, ZC24-002, DENSITY BONUS, STREET VACATION TO\nALLOW FOR AN ONE HUNDRED PERCENT AFFORDABLE SENIOR\nHOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT 405 SOUTH DEL MAR AVENUE,\nSUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL\n3. Waive future reading of the Ordinance and schedule the second\nreading and adoption of the Ordinance for the next regular City\nCouncil meeting. The Ordinance would then become effective 30 days\nafter adoption.