Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

And now, if you'll please stand and join us for the pledge of allegiance, will be led by commissioner Dedemeyer.

Ready? Begin. I pledge allegiance

to the flag of The United States Of America

Thank you. Now we move on to announcements. Agenda items. Director No, are there any changes to tonight's agenda?

No changes tonight.

Commissioner items, do any commissioners have any general announcement related or not related to an item on the agenda? No. No? Let the record show that Commissioner Lampkin has entered the meeting. Since there's no comments from any commissioners, we'll now move on to public comments.

This is the time for anyone in the audience to speak on any topic that is not on tonight's planning commission agenda. And I do have one green card. So each person wishing to speak will have up to five minutes or I'm sorry, three minutes to make a presentation. The Planning Commission is prevented by state law from taking any action on any item that has not been placed on tonight's agenda. The commission may, depending on the public's request, direct staff to place the item on the next Planning Commission agenda. If you wish to speak, please address the commission from the podium and state your name and address for the record. So will Randy Beckendom come up, please?

Good evening. So I'm here tonight to inform you of a news conference that was held in Washington last month. So much going on. I'm easy to miss these things, kind of obscure, but it was actually a very important news conference, historic actually. So the secretary of agriculture has announced a federal program to encourage farmers across the nation to stop using chemicals and adopt regenerative methods. And, of course, that's how we farm at Amy's Farm and so on. It's kind of a big deal. It's a pilot program. It's all voluntary. It's $700,000,000 initially.

But the idea is that farm the metaphor they use is give farmers an off ramp. They're on this super highway of chemical use. They don't know how to get off. Their fathers have done it that way. Their grandfathers even. Regenerative methods are proven. Will increase the farmer's profits. They could just find a way to make the transfer. So these funds will do that. The reason I bring that up here is because, if you, well, first of all, watch the conference.

It's easy to find. Just remember December 10, the Secretary of Agriculture and Regenerative Farming, it'll come up. She talks about nutrient density in our food. She gives all the statistics that we've heard about diabetes and obesity. And the idea of regenerative farming, you know, not using chemicals, that's what makes our soil healthy and the food healthy.

Here in Ontario, we still have a lot of farmland. But, with the growing focus on the need for healthy food, regeneratively grown food One minute with It's really essential that we save some farmland and that I'm, in particular, interested in the prop 70 lands. Those lands should not be sold. They should be conserved permanently, in perpetuity. They should be converted to regenerative farming for the citizens here.

The highest and best use of farmland is regenerative farming, not warehouses. So the Prop 70 land, 200 acres, should be conserved for farming. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Beckenham. As there is no one else who wishes to speak, we will now consider the consent calendar. All matters listed on the consent calendar will be enacted by one summary motion in the order listed below. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to the time the Commission votes on them unless a member of the Commission or the public requests a specific item be removed from the consent calendar for a separate vote. In that case, the balance of the items on the consent calendar will be voted on in one summary motion and then those items removed for a separate vote will be heard. Do I have any motions for the acceptance of the consent calendar as presented?

Second.

Would you like to make a motion?

I'll make a motion.

Okay. Okay. We have a motion by Commissioner Gage to accept the consent calendar as presented. Do we have a second? I'll second. Okay. Madam Secretary, please call the roll.

Miss Anderson?

Yes.

Miss Dedemar? Abstain. Mister Gage?

Yes.

Mr. Lampkin?

Yes.

Mr. Marks?

Yes.

Chairman Ricci?

Yes.

The consent calendar is approved six to

zero. Okay.

Thank

you very much. We will now consider the public hearing items. The procedure for the public hearings will be as follows. We will first hear a staff report on the matter, followed by questions of staff by the Planning Commission. I will then open the hearing for comments from the public. I will provide the applicant or their representative three minutes to make a presentation. After the applicant, I will open the meeting to comments by anyone in the audience who wishes to speak on the matter. Each person will be given three minutes for this purpose. After all persons have spoken on the matter, the applicant will be given three minutes for the purpose of rebuttal or clarification, if necessary. Once all persons have spoken, I will close the public portion of the hearing and turn it over to the Planning Commission for discussion and final action.

If anyone is aggrieved by the decision of the Commission, an appeal may be filed within ten days with the Ontario Planning Department. The appeal must be in writing. Item B, Director Null.

Thank you, Chairman. Item B is environmental assessment, tentative track map, development plan and certificate of appropriateness review for file numbers PMTT 25Dash004, PDV 25Dash006, and PHP 25Dash006. A public hearing to consider a tentative track map for condominium purposes, a development plan to construct 15 multiple family townhome dwelling units, and a certificate of appropriateness to determine appropriateness of the infill development within the proposed downtown historic district on point three nine acres of land located at 206 West D Street within the MUT downtown mixed use transitional land use district of the Downtown West plan unit development specific plan. And the M U 1 Downtown mixed use zoning district. The project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to section one five three three two infill development.

And the applications are submitted by Tipping Development and our senior planner. Ms. Ayala will provide the presentation.

Thank you. Good evening members of the Planning Commission. Downtown West PUD area is comprised of an eight and a half block area that's located West Of Euclid, East Of Palm with the exception of Block I that's identified here on the slide before you. It is South Of East Street and North Of Holt Boulevard. The PUD was adopted by City Council in 2024 and it governs the land use and provides development standards for this area.

The PUD is envisioned as a place based, people focused commercial and cultural heart of the city amongst the landscape of historic landmarks. The PUD supports businesses, creative spaces, outdoor plazas, and a variety of residential housing types or residential units. The project site's located within Block H in the MUT Downtown Mixed Use Transitional District which is intended for residential units at a density of 25 dwelling units or 25 to 75 dwelling units per acre. The project site is comprised of 0.39 acres of land located at the Northwest corner of Dee And Laurel. The project site is currently developed with a paved surface that is being temporarily used as a public parking lot.

Surrounding land uses include commercial and paved surface parking lots to the south, east and north of the project site and multiple family residential to the west. In 2024, the Planning Commission approved Phase one development to construct 28 townhomes at the Northeast Corner Of Laurel And D Street and is across from the project site. The applicant is requesting approval to complete Phase two. The applicant is requesting approval of a tentative track map to subdivide a single lot for condominium purposes. The proposed map will be required to provide covenants, conditions and restrictions.

The applicant is also requesting approval of a development plan to construct four buildings that are three and four unit clusters for a total of 15 units and is also at a density of 38 dwelling units per acre. The proposed walk up, row town style buildings are oriented in the East West with the front entries facing Laurel Avenue or a common pedestrian pathway that leads to the front entry. Building setbacks to property line along Laurel range from six to eight feet, 10 feet along D Street, five and a half feet from the interior property line, and eight to nine feet along the public alley. The minimum distance between the building is approximately 10 feet, which allows for a landscape pedestrian pathway from Laurel Avenue to the site. Primary vehicular access to the site is through a two way drive aisle from D Street, which leads to private garages.

A second access point is from the alley. Pedestrian access is located mid block on Laurel Avenue, and another is located just west of the driveway on D Street. The units fronting Laurel Avenue will have direct access to their units from the public parking lot or public sidewalk. The Downtown West PUD requires one on-site parking space per bedroom and 0.2 guest parking spaces per unit for a total of 26 spaces on-site for residents and three guest spaces that are allowed to be provided off-site either on street or in nearby parking lots. The development proposes three floor plans with one and two bedrooms.

All residential units will have private balconies ranging in size from 50 to 60 square feet and the two bedroom units will have roof deck patio areas that are approximately 200 square feet in size. Private garages will have direct access to upper levels of to the living room area. So plan one is approximately seven sixty one square feet of living area, which is on the 2nd Level along with the kitchen, living room and balcony. And then on the Top Floor would be the master bedroom, loft and bathroom. Plans 2A and 2B, two bedrooms, two and a half baths, 1,800 to 1,100 square feet of living area with the garage obviously on the bottom, and bedrooms and bathrooms on the 2nd Floor, with kitchen, living room, and the balcony, which leads to an exterior staircase to access that rooftop open space area.

The project will be designed in a contemporary architectural style, which is consistent with phase one development across Laurel Avenue. The three story buildings will feature front stoop entries, parapet roofs accentuated with decorative cornices, smooth stucco exterior finishes and traditional brick veneer, which is applied strategically at the ground and second levels to create a visual interest. The project illustrates the type of high quality residential architecture promoted by the the PUD and is exemplified through the articulation in the building footprints, incorporating vertical and horizontal changes in the exterior building walls, which is presented in a combination of recessed and projected wall areas and cantilevered upper stories. Landscaping is provided for the full length of the project along street frontages, side yards, alley, recreation area, and the pedestrian walkways. A variety of accent shade trees in 24, 36, and 40 inches box, and 15 gallon sizes as well as one, five, and 15 gallon size shrubs, ground covers and vines will be planted in a variety of species throughout the site.

A decorative paving and lighting will be provided at the entries and pedestrian walkways. A requirement of the project is to install decorative king standard light posts and street trees in an alternating pattern along the street frontages and which has been required by the PUD. The common open space is centrally located for the residents and their guests and is fully covered with a wood pergola and provides a seating area that's equipped with tables and chairs. The proposed common space area is approximately 900 square feet, and that combined with private open space for each unit is approximately 2,470 square feet for a total of 3,370 square feet. This exceeds the requirement of 3,000 square feet.

And for you are some project renderings that illustrate viewpoints from Laurel Avenue and the primary vehicular entrance from D Street. The PUD requires issuance of a certificate of appropriateness along with all of development plan review, and this is to safeguard historic eligibility listing for infill that occurs within the proposed downtown historic district. It's not intended to create a false sense of history with any new development within the district, but rather to ensure that new development doesn't cause any adverse impacts to the character defining features of the district in the surrounding area. And this includes things like spatial relationships, building massing and heights, the relationship to setbacks, architectural styles and building finished materials. All of this is achieved by implementing the interior and Secretary of Interior Standards, Downtown West PUD, the Downtown Design Guidelines, and the Development Code.

The Historic Preservation Subcommittee reviewed the item at the December 10 meeting and recommended approval to the Planning Commission, serving as the Historic Preservation Commission. Staff is recommending that the Planning Commission review and adopt the resolutions approving the tentative track map development plan and certificate of appropriateness. That concludes my presentation and I am open for any questions.

Thank you, Ms. Ayala. Are there any questions of staff by the commissioners? Commissioner Gage?

Yes. Phase one was the I

don't think so.

There you go.

Phase one, oh yes, much better, was the 28 units behind Gloria's restaurant taking a parking lot. And now this is phase two for 15 more units. Can you address the short term and the long term parking needs of that area because this is taking away potential parking and adding more parking that's needed. Can you address the long and short term plans for the city to help compensate for the taking away of spaces?

Sure. In short term, as we're developing these underutilized lots, we have the ability to move and provide temporary parking within the general vicinity. The city does own a lot of these properties within this area, so we can, as needed, activate what would be land that's not currently being used, but there's, you know, a parking lot there and open it up to the public if the need arises. The long term plan is that the city is currently undergoing a study for a parking strategy for the downtown and is looking at build out and what those needs may be for parking, and then identifying blocks within this area to provide a what's referred to as a Park 1 strategy, where you could, you know, build a parking structure, have it be used for public, but also private if there was a partnership with the developer. We've seen this across the street across Euclid at the C Block or the Hutton development, which is that mixed use with the retail on the on the Ground Floor and then the upper residential.

The city parking lot was constructed to help support that development and that developer has leased back some of the parking spaces and then the other parking spaces are there for public use. So this is the strategy that's been laid out and has been working very successfully. We will continue to go in that avenue, but the great part is that we do have the ability to adapt as needs arise.

Have you gotten any complaints from Glorious Restaurant who is a very busy restaurant, very successful restoration and reuse of the Blue Seal laundry building?

I don't believe there have been that many complaints. I think when they first fenced off for construction, we were proactive in trying to provide signage to let the public know that there's additional parking areas surrounding Glorious and even across Euclid Avenue on the D Street lot that's directly east along D Street. There's plentiful parking there. I think it was just at the beginning once you started constructing, you fenced it off, people just had to get used to being able to utilize these additional parking lot areas.

Thank

you. You, Commissioner Gage. Are there any other commissioners that have any questions of staff? Seeing none, will now open the public hearing and ask the applicant to please step forward. And, please state your name and address for the record.

Good evening, chairperson and planning commission. My name is Richard Tipping with Tipping Development and I'm at 911 South Primrose in the City of Monrovia.

Okay. Do you agree with the conditions of approval there?

I do. I've read them and I agree with all the conditions of approval. I'd like to thank staff, planning staff and Diane for helping us with this project. We've been working on about a year and we are on the one building the twenty eighth and we also just completed the 211 North Mountain down there at the '39. And these projects, these two projects are have upgraded amenities. If you like that one, these are going to be a little bit better amenities and finishes on the outside.

Okay, thank you. And

you have any questions.

Are there any questions of the applicant from commission? Okay, thank you sir.

All right, thank you.

And I'll now open the public hearing. Since there's no questions from the commissioners of the applicant, I'm now gonna open the public hearing to the audience. And I don't have any green cards on this. Does anyone wish to speak on this? Seeing none, we will now close the public comment period and turn the matter over to the Planning Commission for discussion and action.

Any commissioners wishing to make any comments? Mr. Chair, I'll make a comment. Commissioner Lampkin, go ahead please.

In going through this project, I want to just express how much I appreciate sticking to the Ontario plan and the proposed idea for how downtown is supposed to look. This is another example of project where it doesn't look cookie cutter. The buildings look like they were built over time. You have some undulation going on and some recessing happening where it looks like it's going to add some real character to our downtown area. Also, in terms of the height, being able to see these buildings somewhat from Euclid Avenue because they're a little bit taller than some of the buildings that are currently on Euclid, like being able to see it from a distance.

It just, it just forces people to go deeper into our downtown, not just down on Euclid Avenue, but to explore some other areas. I also appreciate the fact that, and just give me time to kind of explain this, that the, it looks like there's there's not a lot of recreation space, outdoor space in this in this area. But I think that's intentional. It actually forces residents who are residing in this project to go into our downtown and explore our downtown. It actually acknowledges the purpose of our of our town square.

So, it provides an opportunity for people to really get out of get out of the area, go deeper into our downtown. And I think the reason why these things are important is because it just reinforces that idea that our downtown is a whole downtown. It's not just in little pieces and it doesn't keep people in their silos. So, what I would like to do is I'd like to make a motion that we approve the certificate of appropriateness under file number PHP25Dash006. The tentative track map under file number PMTT25Dash004 and the development plan under file number PDEV25Dash006 subject to resolutions and attached conditions of approval.

Thank you. Commissioner Lamkin. Any other commissioners have any comments or seconds?

Okay. I second the motion.

Okay. We have a motion by Commissioner Lampkin and a second by Commissioner Dedemeyer. Madam Secretary, please call the roll.

Ms. Dedemeyer? Yes. Mr. Gage?

Yes.

Mr. Lampkin?

Yes.

Mr. Marks?

Yes.

Ms. Anderson? Yes. Chairman Ritchie?

Yes.

It is approved, six to zero.

Okay, thank you. File number is PHP25-sixPMT25Dash004 and PDEV25Dash006. The certificate appropriateness, tentative track map and the development plan have been approved. And now, Null, item C.

Thank you chairman. Item c is environmental assessment and development code amendment for file number PDCA 26 Dash001. A public hearing to consider a development code amendment revising and clarifying certain provisions of chapter five, the zoning and land use section of the City Of Ontario Development Code. The proposed development code amendment is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act and the guidelines promulgated there under pursuant to section one five zero six one b three the CEQA guidelines, and that the activity is covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only projects that have potential for causing significant effect on the environment. The application is city initiated and city council action is required and our principal planner, Mr.

Gron will provide the presentation.

Good evening chairman and members of the Planning Commission. This is the first development code amendment twenty twenty six. It's relatively minor in scope. It affects only one section of our development code and specifically relates to the frequency and the duration of temporary uses. Those are controlled under Chapter five of our development code.

Section 5.0395 specifically regulates temporary uses and in that code we currently allow 12 temporary uses per location per year. We're proposing to revise that to 10 per year and we're also addressing the frequency or the duration of those. If you have one, you can have it for two days. If you have it for consecutive days, say three, four, five, each two day period counts towards that 10 event total. Again, this is a relatively minor scope change for the development code.

We are recommending that the Planning Commission recommend the City Council adoption of the ordinance amendment. And with that, that concludes my presentation. And if you have any questions, I'm available to answer them.

Thank you, mister Grant. Are there any questions of staff by the commissioners regarding this item? Okay. So if there are no questions, I'll now open the public hearing to the audience. And I don't have any green cards. And it looks like no one will speak on this item. So with that, I will now close the public comment period and turn the matter over to the, commission for discussion and action.

Mr. Chairman.

Commissioner Diedemeyer.

This seems fairly straightforward to me unlike a lot of things that you have to bring to us. Move that we recommend to City Council approval of development code amendment file number PDCA 26 dash zero zero one subject to the resolution.

Okay. We have a motion by commissioner Diedemeyer. Do we have a second? And we have a second by commissioner Anderson. Madam secretary, call the roll.

Mr. Gage?

Yes.

Mr. Lampkin?

Yes.

Mr. Marks?

Yes.

Ms. Anderson?

Yes.

Ms. Diedemeyer? Yes. Chairman Ritchie?

Yes.

It is recommended to city council six to zero.

Thank you. So file number PDCA two six Dash001. The development code amendment has been recommended for approval to city council. And now last but not least item d director Nong.

Thank you chairman. Item d is environmental assessment and development plan review for file number P d v twenty five dash zero zero one. A public hearing to consider a development plan to construct a 139,605 square foot self storage facility on 2.15 acres of land located at 936 East Holt Boulevard within the industrial park zoning district. The project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to section one five three three two, infill development of the CEQA guidelines. This application introduces no new significant environmental impacts And this application is submitted by Cherry Mao, Public Storage and our senior planner, Mr.

Patras, will provide the presentation.

Good evening Chairman and members of the Planning Commission. I apologize. My voice is a little bit rough today or this evening. Subject project is generally located along the Southeast corner of Holt Boulevard and Bonview Avenue as you see here on this aerial. The project site is composed of two parcels.

These exhibits are a little bit outdated. I was just informed prior to the meeting by the applicant that one of the parcels that was developed with some boarded up structures is no longer developed. They were demolished. So both parcels at this project site are now vacant for development. As you see here on this aerial map, the project site is surrounded to the north by vacant land.

That area has been approved for a 144 unit multifamily residential development. Immediately to the east and to the west of this project, that area is vacant. This area shows that there's some activity going on there but currently it is vacant. And then just south of the project site, that area is developed with a rail line. Both parcels combined total 2.1 acres in size. And as part of this application, those both parcels will be consolidated into one. And the project site has its only destination of industrial park. These are photographs. They're a little bit outdated, about three months old. Those were the structures that were there that were boarded.

And as you see, there's photographs looking southeast and southwest. There was a lot of activity. There's still a lot of activity going on Hope Boulevard. Is the proposed development. The applicant is requesting to develop a site with approximately 139,000 square foot self storage facility.

It will be a three story building approximately 45 feet in height. The project will have one point of access along Hole Boulevard. The building has been located generally in the center of the site with the access along the east side of the building. The primary office building will be located along the northeast corner of the building with the main entrance along the east corner. The building has also been designed with two additional lobby areas.

They are located on the east side of the building just one is at the midpoint and then the other one is towards the rear. Those are two additional lobbies and those have been designed to make it more easy for customers to access the building when they're loading and unloading their goods. The project will provide 14 parking spaces, which complies with the code requirement. The project is also proposed to be gated midpoint. Here's where I'm pointing.

Access will be provided through a lockbox or a keypad for those that obviously have permission to enter the site. Also, the lockbox will provide permission to our emergency responders to the facility. The project has been designed with a large front setback. The industrial park zoning designation requires a 10 foot front setback for this project. However, staff work with the applicant to provide a larger setback and now they are proposing a 19, approximately 19 foot building setback along the north, 95 feet along the south, three feet along the West property line and 61 feet along the east property line.

Ample landscaping has been provided around the building to soften. Again, they are proposing a three story building so it will have visibility on all four sides. So with additional landscaping along in the front of the building, that will help to soften the visual of the building. In regards to landscaping, the project exceeds the minimum landscape coverage that's required. The business park zoning designation requires a 10% landscape coverage for the project and 23% is being proposed for this project.

Again, in addition to those setback areas, the interior parking lot as well as landscaping will also be provided along the east side of the building to soften the development. The large landscape area that you see towards the rear of the building will also serve as infiltration basin for the proposed development. And, again, I want to thank the applicant for being willing to work with staff to provide a larger landscape setback along Hope Boulevard because with the mass and scale of the building and currently we don't have a lot of buildings within this immediate area. So immediately once it's built, it's going to have a big visual impact on the surrounding area. So by introducing the landscaping, that's going to help also in addition to the nice architecture that's being proposed.

Special attention was also provided to the lighting for this development. Obviously the project will meet the minimum one foot candles as required. But in addition, special attention was provided along the pedestrian path from Hull Boulevard along the east side of the building all the way to the rear and this is an exhibit just illustrating that for the project. In regards to architecture, the proposed project is proposing a contemporary architecture design. However, it does incorporate many of some of the familiar architecture features that we have come to see in many of the self storage facilities.

The applicant worked against with staff to provide the three sixty degree architecture for this building because it will be visible from all four sides. And as you can see from this rendering, extensive amount of glass or glazing spandrel, decorative canopies along key areas, articulation along the roofline, vertical and horizontal view lines have been incorporated into the project. Also offsets and insets in addition to an incorporation of various colors to provide interest on building. One of the things that staff worked with applicant, it is the reason why this item was continuing from the previous two planning commission meetings was for staff to work with applicant to discuss some of the conditions that we have placed on this project. One of them was to minimize the use of the orange color on the building and we placed a special conditional approval on the project to replace the two orange the orange on the two corner towers with one of the other lighter colors that's being used on the building and only to maintain the orange color along the center of this rendering that you see here.

Staff feels that that will help this project to blend in better with the surrounding area and also for the other new projects that are coming forth in the near future. These are the proposed elevations. The north elevation facing Holt Boulevard, south elevation. As you can see, there's a lot of glass articulation and movement. Also, there's an incorporation of two types of block along the base of the building, split face block and precision block.

And then one of the conditions of approval also that we have placed is for this vine area that's proposed at the center of the tower to be replaced with glass or spandrel glass. Staff believes that that will give it more of an office y feeling. In addition, staff has placed special conditions of approval to enhance the kind of decorative metal canopies that are being proposed at the corner towers, in particular, the primary tower, which is the one on the left. There's already a canopy that's proposed, we simply added a special condition to make that canopy larger and for it to project out of the columns of the building. So, it'll just wrap around the exterior of the other legs of the towers on both sides of the tower.

This is the east and west elevation. Again, just I just wanted to indicate that three sixty architecture has been provided on the building. There's a lot of roofline movement and glass and spandrel glass, also incest and pop outs within those elements that you see there to soften the building. So that believes that it kind of gives it more of an office y look than an industrial building industrial look. And then these are the this is the color and material board that's proposed for this project.

I just want to point out that if you can see the mouse that I'm pointing to, this is the color that we are recommending that the applicant utilize and that they replace that orange color on those two corner architecture towers with to soften the overall look of the building. With that, staff is recommending that the Planning Commission approve the subject of the project subject to the attached conditions and findings in the attached resolution. I will answer any questions that you may have at this point.

Okay. Thank you, mister Beatrice. Are there any questions of staff by the commissioners? Just wanted to clarify. So the two towers that are there, they're no longer going to be orange even though the rendering are showing orange. But it's going to be the other gray. Just wanted to clarify that.

That is correct. It'll be like a cream color coffee, I believe it's

called. Okay. Any other questions? Okay. Seeing none, I'll now open the public hearing and ask the applicant to please step forward. And please state your name and address for the record.

Good evening commissioners. My name is Christopher Golder. I'm with Public Storage and my address is 701 Western Avenue Glendale, California.

Okay. Do you agree with the conditions of approval that have been set forth by staff?

We do. We agree with the conditions of approval.

Thank you. Was there anything else you'd like to add?

No, I just want to say we're very excited about the project. We've had a very working relationship with staff to get to this point here tonight, which as you see the project contains another number of design enhancement features which we worked with staff to incorporate and we're pleased to be here in front of you tonight. Happy to answer any questions that you have.

Okay. Do we have any questions of the applicant? Commissioner Lamkin please.

Thank you, mister chair. I just want to say thank you to staff and to the applicant for working on the lighting plan to make sure that this area looks very safe, especially along the walkway on the east side. The area in the rear, the green space there, what type of wall or material will be used to create the divide between the railroad track and the property line?

Typically, I believe it's a metal fence with like shepherd hooks on it to prevent any kind of unauthorized access. But it's typically a metal like picketed fence that would divide that rail easement from the rear landscape detention area of the seared track.

So you'll be able to see through it from the railroad tracks or will it be a solid wall?

I believe you can see through it. It's a metal picket fit. Yep.

Okay. Thank you. That's all I have, mister chair.

Okay. Thank you. Are there any other questions of the applicant? Thank you, sir. Thank you. So seeing as there are no other questions, I will now open the public hearing to the audience. And I do not have any green cards on this. So I will now close the public hearing and turn the matter over to the commission for deliberation. Is there a motion to approve or deny the development plan for PDE V25-one?

Mr. Chairman, I'd like a motion to approve the development plan file number five dash zero zero one, subject to the resolution and attached conditions of approval.

Okay. We have a motion by commissioner Anderson. Is there a second?

I second that.

Okay. We have a second by Commissioner Marks. Madam Secretary, please call

the roll.

Mr. Lampkin? Yes. Mr. Marks?

Yes.

Ms. Anderson?

Yes.

Ms. Dedemar? Yes. Mr. Gage?

Yes.

Chairman Ricci?

Yes.

It is approved six to zero.

Okay. Thank you. So development plan file number PDEV25Dash001 has been approved. And that's it for the agenda items. Thank you, Mr. Batres. Now we move on to matters from the Planning and Historic Preservation Commission. Old business, we did not meet on the historic preservation or any other subcommittees. New business, do any commissioners have any new business or any other comments? Commissioner Lampkin.

Mister chair, I just want to thank you by the way for recognizing me. I just want to say thank you to all Ontario residents who volunteered this past this past week for the one morning in Ontario homeless count. Many residents got up at 05:00 in the morning to go out and assist city staff with ensuring that we count all of our homeless here in the City Of Ontario. And it's equally important to make sure that this happens so we can make sure we know exactly where to direct resources and at least get a get our finger on the pulse in terms of the trends and the number of people who are coming to the City Of Ontario or residents who are currently residing in the City Of Ontario who are currently unhoused and see if we can find a way to meet their needs. I think it's a great way for residents to just really get in touch with their community and also find an opportunity to interact with city staff.

Thank you.

Thank you, commissioner Lampkin. And as always, thank you for volunteering to take on these things that need to be done. We appreciate your service. Are there any nominations for special recognition? Okay. Seeing none. Director's report. Director Ngo, do we have the monthly activity report?

Yes. A copy has been provided within the agenda and actually have an update, an additional update Okay. For the Planning Commission. So some of you may have noticed that there's been a lot of trimming activity and some tree removals along with the historic Euclid Corridor. So within the last couple of months, our public works department has been trimming those trees and within those timeframes when they trim those trees, they actually analyze the tree's health and the landscape company and the arborist make recommendations as far as if a tree is in imminent danger per se, if they need to be removed expeditiously.

So there was a number of trees that have been removed along this Euclid Avenue corridor, But I just wanted to inform the Planning Commission that during the regular maintenance of it's approximately two years that they're gonna be maintaining these trees on a biannual basis, not just within the Euclid Avenue corridor but just citywide. And with that, we are gonna be working with the public works team and the arborists and just to be able to be proactive and then provide some information and public notice to the residents, our planning commission, and the historic preservation committee as well. And when those activities come about, so before they actually start those activities, the plan is to do a waiver for the certificate of appropriateness and then to provide that opportunity for the public to be noticed and to provide any comments and such with regards to some of these trees that may be trimmed and or removed if necessary. So, just wanted to provide the Planning Commission with that update.

Thank you, director. That is it. Okay. Is there any other comments or questions from staff? Commissioner Gage.

Yes. Thank you for that, having a plan. I know it's really important, these Grevillea robust silk oaks that line our historic landmark Euclid Avenue have been coming down in astounding numbers. One area is North Of 6th Street, seven in a row came down. And so there's certainly a question that we need to communicate better of, you know, when you see seven come down in a row, you wonder is that going to be a trend?

Are they taking all of them down? Are they changing our historic Euclid Avenue and why and wherefore and so forth. So I appreciate the city working on that. So, a historic preservation committee, should we hear about when these trees are taken out? I mean, these are 125 year old, fifty, sixty foot trees and it certainly changed the look of our historic Euclid Avenue if they come out in large.

Will we be informed, I know you hit on it, but will we be informed of the numbers that come out the replacements that will come in and how big the replacements will be? And will we be involved in that seeing where historic preservation committee?

So with regards to the number of trees, my understanding is when they go through these tree trimming activities, when they analyze the trees, it could vary. So we're not going be able to tell you at the given time because we're going to be proactive and just let you know that there's gonna be activity in this general area for the next two, three months. And in that timeframe, certain trees may not just be trimmed but may be removed just because of the health of those trees. So with that, we'll do the, like I mentioned, the certificate of appropriateness, the waiver for that beforehand to help notify and make sure that the public and our Historic Preservation and Planning Commission are aware of these activities beforehand. With regards to when these trees can be replanted, my understanding is when you have large trees removed from an area, you can't just put a new tree right away in these holes.

You kind of have to let the soil settle and then it takes a little bit of time because you don't want the tree to be an unstable soil. You want it to be able to root and then to be able to be healthy in those locations. So with regards to the sizes, I can request that information from our public works staff just to see if we can get that information beforehand as well.

Well, the you know what? It has to be balanced. Removing the trees is important for public safety, so I'm not proposing not removing trees that might come down. On the other hand, it could be to do it correctly and inform the public they're coming down and when, even if it takes some time, when the prospect, proposed replacement will take place, just to know, you know, if it's going to, if it's going to be a year and a half where, where it's going to be replaced. So people know when they see these trees coming down that new ones are going in, even at the appropriate time maybe, but at least they know they're being replaced and we're not changing the whole look of historic Euclid Avenue by taking down all the one hundred and twenty five year Grevillea Silk Oaks that George Chaffey put in January ago.

So it could be a win win situation that the city's in full control and doing this appropriately for the safety of the public and still maintaining our historic Euclid Avenue. What does it mean a waiver?

So that's just an administrative approval through staff. So we can handle that administratively and then we'll inform the historic preservation subcommittee and the planning commission when those happen.

Okay. Okay. Thank you.

So I did want to provide an additional information. So the city in the near future is actually going to be looking at doing an endeavor of like a reforestation plan as well. So this will be kind of tied into that. It'll be citywide, but we can look at obviously areas like the Euclid Avenue Historic Corridor to provide that plan and have an idea of when trees would be replaced and or replanted.

Okay. Well, thank you for that in-depth explanation of the trees. I appreciate it. Well, it's important to the history of our city as well. With that, I think that's it. If we don't have any other comments, The next planning and historic preservation commission public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, 02/24/2026 at 06:30 p. M. Thank you, planning staff. Thank you, commissioners. Our public hearing is now adjourned. Good night, everyone.

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