Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

The Montebello Planning Commission unanimously approved a Conditional Use Permit and Zone Variance for Round One Entertainment to establish a new entertainment and dining facility, including an amusement arcade and a Type 47 alcoholic beverage license, at The Shops of Montebello.

About this meeting

Government Body
Planning Commission
Meeting Type
Planning Commission
Location
Montebello, CA
Meeting Date
September 1, 2026

Transcript

31 sections

0:05 – 0:21Speaker 2

Certainly. Yes. Commissioner Morales. Sunny Heathen. Vice-Chair Lamelli. Sunny Heathen. Commissioner Queez is not present today. And Chairperson Medina. Sunny Heathen. We are ready to move forward with today's meeting. Thank you very much.

0:21 – 0:48Speaker 1

Our next meeting is very important. May God help us all. Are you ready? Let's begin. I would like to express my gratitude to the United States of America and to the Republic for its support. It is a nation that has freedom and justice for all, which is beyond the reach of God. Thank you very much. Our next agenda is about solutions.

0:50Speaker 2

Greetings, Chair and Commission Members. There are no changes in today's agenda. Thank you very much. Our next item is a public opinion.

0:55 – 1:29Speaker 1

Director Boman, can you help me with that proposal? Okay, Mr. Chair. Now, let's talk about the things that have been listed in the agenda with the Planning Commission. The things that are not in the agenda that comes under the Planning Commission's authority will be included in this. The Planning Commission does not allow decisions to be made on any issue that is not included in today's agenda or to conduct more discussions. Let me remind you, please show respect to others. Please only share your opinions with the chairperson. Thank you. Thank you very much. Oh, our next item is staff communications.

1:29Speaker 2

There is no staff communications today.

1:33Speaker 1

Thank you very much. Our next item is to approve the Planning Commission Minutes for July 26, 2021.

1:42Speaker 2

I would like to approve the Planning Commission Minutes for July 26, 2021. I support it.

1:49Speaker 1

Thank you very much. Shall we proceed with the voting?

1:52Speaker 2

Commissioner Morales. Yes. Vice-Chair Lamelli. Yes. Chairperson Medina. Yes. The Prime Minister has passed.

1:59Speaker 1

Thank you very much. Our next item is a general statement.

2:05 – 10:52Speaker 2

Yes, Mr. Chair. Greetings again, Commissioners. This is a general statement. Second, it is about the conditional use permit and zone variance for operating a new food court in Montbello town centre which is located in 1800. Our planner Grace Hayashi will talk about this. If there are any questions, we will be able to answer them. Thank you. Namaskaram Chair, Planning Commission Angangal, Pudhujanangalai, Ningalode munnil ulladhu PC 2.2.60.023 enna conditional use permit, zone variance case numbergal ulla abhekshi aana. C.U.P. PC 2.2.60.024 C.U.P. kudadhe PC 2.2.60.025 Set V is a zone variant that can be used to set up and operate a new facility for round-one entertainment along with the Type 47 intermediate license in Montbella, which is located in Space Air 2, 18800 Montbella Town Centre, Dishops and Montbella. On June 18, 2026, at the Montbella Town Centre, a new license for the sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits, along with a 47-hour license, was issued for the establishment and operation of a new restaurant with two conditional use permits and one zone variance for round-one entertainment. On the same day, the Deans' Complete Act was passed to the applicant, and it was announced that no changes were made to the project site in relation to the required rights. There are three types of rights in the proposed method. First, the applicant needs a conditional use permit for the amusement arcade. According to the Appendix A Primary Use Index of the Montbella Municipal Code, this requirement will help to allow amusement arcades in Seerand General Commercial Zoning District. The second CUP, CUP, according to the 17th and 61st of the Montbella Municipal Code, is a type 47 lunch license that is fully available from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Finally, the Amusement Arcade needs to have a zone variance requirement. The Municipal Code recommends that amusement arcades should be at least 1000 feet away. This requirement needs to be met from this requirement. This is according to Section 17.6.6.3. According to the B2 section of the Monbella Municipal Code, This place is located north of Interstate 60 Pomona Freeway. It is located in between the residential areas with a high population density in the lower and lower parts of Padinyaram. The Shops at Montbella Shopping Center is located at an area of 9,000,000 square feet. It also has major shopping malls. It is intended to operate on the second floor, which is 43,331 sq. ft. of the 87,061 sq. ft. of the shopping center on the ground floor. This is being established within the shops in Montbelle and the zoning map is being made clear in the C2PD zoning that is surrounded by other Vanigi zones. It is used in a regional shopping center with approximately 3468 parking spaces. It has an area of approximately 43,331 sq. ft. It is intended to be used as a second-class parking space. Monbella Municipal Code Article Section 1752 states that it is intended to be used. A parking space of about 219 parking spaces is required for each 200 square feet of the entire layout. The parking facility in the shopping center is suitable for this method, so more parking spaces are not required. If the first phase of the renovation is in progress, around 87,061 square feet of layout will be used. It will ensure that the parking facilities outside the park, the ride-share, the place for passengers, and the cycle facilities are available. These facilities aim to pave the way for the living and the happy. At Nirdishta Round 1, there will be a Japanese Pudu Hall and an Arcade Exhibition Center with an entrance card in the second floor. There will be 281 seats in the Pudu Hall with a capacity of approximately 6,027 seats. There will be tables, hide-off seats, booths, and bar stools in it. In addition, two rooms with a capacity of approximately 2,664 seats will be equipped with it. There will also be storage rooms, storage, offices, game deck rooms, and a guest check-in area in this facility. Arcade games, billiards, karaoke, Japanese arcade machines, private party rooms, food and drinks will be part of the event. Various drinks will also be available here under the Type 47 license. There will be usually 300 to 400 arcade machines and 5 billiard tables in the Round 1 locations. The operating time will be from 10 am to 2 pm. This slide in front of you shows the elevation of Round 1 Entertainment. This is a picture of what the interior of this round 1 slide will look like. Table X shows the number of licenses granted according to the census track number 53,000. Many census tracts have table-wide licenses available. The type 47 license is approved by the census tract, but it is not due to the over-centralization of the central market. The licenses available are mainly from traditional restaurants and hotels with more than one license. Therefore, Round 1 will be a tourist center, where the entertainment is only part of the tourist activities. Therefore, instead of expanding the scope of licensing locations within the permanent License Census Track, it will expand the scope of licensing locations within the permanent License Census Track. In addition, all other licenses will be tested and delivered by the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control. Case numbers PC-2026, Poojam, Poojam, Poojam, Poojam 2, 3, CU. PC-2.2.60.024. PC-2.2.60.025. It is calculated as per the California Environmental Quality Act called SADWI. In addition, due to the lack of internal or external protection of the existing buildings, SQA Section 15301 Class 1 has given a limit to this. On August 26, 2020, the public hearing on the notice amount was announced in the news. On the same day, it was sent to the residents of all the houses with 300 feet of area and all the houses with 500 feet of area on the basis of the method. Also, it was uploaded to the city's website. To establish and operate a new Vinodha Bakshana Shala for Round 1 Entertainment at the location of Space A2, The Shops of Montbello Town Centre, The Shops of Montbello Town Centre, to establish and operate a new Vinodha Bakshana Shala for Round 1 Entertainment at the location of Space A2, The Shops of Montbello Town Centre, The Shops of Montbello Town Centre, to establish and operate a new Vinodha Bakshana Shala for Round 1 Entertainment at the location of Space A2, Moreover, as per Section 15301, this method is also found in the SQA. Thank you. My presentation ends here. I am pleased to answer your questions. Thank you very much. Before listening to your questions, do you have any questions for the staff? No. I have a very quick question, but it is a question that needs to be made clear. Is this only for the second position? No, that's right. That's why this is now only in the second level.

10:52 – 11:05Speaker 1

Even if this is accepted today, if there are any changes to be made, they will have to come again. For the acceptance to the first level, are we accepting the first and second levels together?

11:05Speaker 2

Yes, the first and second levels.

11:07Speaker 1

The first and second levels. Okay. Yes, I think we are making the most of the facilities here. I think it's 83,000. Yes, 87,061.

11:19Speaker 2

However, let me be clear, I think they will talk during the round-times. But now they are only using the second mode. Yes. Thank you. Another small question.

11:26 – 11:38Speaker 1

Can you explain the zone variance in another arcade to the staff? I think that's what I understood from the introduction.

11:48 – 12:29Speaker 2

Yes, in our municipal code, all the uses listed in the list of primary uses and the zones that allow it have been given. Therefore, the amusement arcade needs a special conditional use permit. Then, if you go to our municipal code section 17.66, another amusement arcade is instructed to maintain at least 1000 feet. That's why there's a cloud in The Shops of Montbello right now. It's a small amusement arcade. I think it's about 300 feet away from Round 1. That's why it's a thousand feet away. That's why they're digging out of it. Understood. Okay, I'm sorry. Do you have any other questions for the staff?

12:29 – 12:46Speaker 1

If you're interested, can I speak to the staff? May God bless your name.

12:46 – 13:30Speaker 2

Shubha Sayanam. My name is Q.Q. Aksharangal. I am the licensing manager of Round 1. Thank you for inviting me here. If you don't know about Round 1, we opened our first branch in Quente Hills Mall, just 10 miles from here, in 2010. After that, we opened 60 branches throughout the state. Flushing started in New York in the last week of May. We are very excited to have the opportunity to start our 61st saga, Shops at Montebello. Our Loss Prevention Director, Matthew St. John, is with me and my licensing team. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us. Thank you.

13:38 – 13:51Speaker 1

Thank you very much. Do you have any questions for the audience? No. Have you had any bad experiences that you can share with us about your other experiences? I don't have that many personal experiences.

13:51Speaker 2

I always like round ones more than Dave and Buster's. That's our main enemy. Forgive me. Yes. Okay. Thank you very much.

14:09 – 14:28Speaker 1

Okay. Thank you. So, I'm now continuing to finish the public hearing and bring it back to the discussion of the commission. Open. Oh, open. I'm sorry. I'm opening the public hearing and bringing it back to the discussion. Commissioners, do you have any comments?

14:28 – 16:02Speaker 2

No, I'm very excited to see Round 1 apart from the important issues related to the license in the middle. It is a very good thing that more and more people are coming to Shops at Montebello, including Tocalfo, to see more activities in our city, especially after knowing that there are a lot of businesses here. When you see those pictures, aren't those two pictures? Montebello is happy to see that it is back to life again, because it was a place to be happy here as it was related to us who were born and raised in Montebello. It was a united place, there were tower records and other things there, right? So it will be great to see young people and families coming out of houses and coming out of houses again, especially businesses in the state. The shops at Montbello and Round 1 will be closed from here. That's why we are very eager to welcome Round 1. Thank you, Commissioner Morales. And I agree with that. I think it is an opportunity to not only provide more employment opportunities for Montbello, but also to provide more opportunities for people to participate. Yes.

16:08Speaker 1

Do you have any other comments?

16:10 – 16:31Speaker 2

I am happy that I don't have to drive my children to Point Hills anymore. That's why I usually take my children to Point Hills for round 1. Because they like it very much. And karaoke and other good things. That's why I am happy to be in our own town Montbello for round 1. That's why I thank you for choosing Montbello and bringing business here. We appreciate it. Thank you very much. That's why, in connection with that,

16:37Speaker 1

Do I have to end the general hearing now? Yes.

16:41 – 17:15Speaker 2

Okay. So, I am ending the general hearing and announcing the vote before the Commission. Conditional Use Permit and Zone Variance Case Numbers PC 20226, Poojam Poojam Poojam Poojam 2-3-CU, I am announcing them. PC 2026 to Poojam Poojam 2-4, PC 2026-2025. ZV 1, ZV 2. I support it. Thank you. Thank you very much. Can we have a roll call? Sure. Commissioner Morales. Yes. Vice Chair Lamelli. Yes. Chairperson Medina. Yes.

17:16Speaker 1

Pramayam Pasai. Thank you very much. Once again, congratulations.

17:19Speaker 2

Thank you for saving us in Montbello.

17:34Speaker 1

Does our next item planning commission have any orals? No one is interested, right? No, okay. I think our last item is Piryu. Thank you very much.

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