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DATE: Thursday, January 9, 2020
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
PLACE: City Council Chambers, City Hall
350 Main Street
EI Segundo, California 90245-0989
VIDEO: EI Segundo Cable Channel 3 (Live).
Replayed Friday following Thursday's meeting
at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm on Channel 3.
(Schedule subject to change)
All files related to this agenda are available for public review in the Planning Division office,
Monday through Thursday 7:00 am to 5:00 pm and alternating Fridays until 4:00 pm beginning at
7:00 am Monday prior to the Planning Commission meeting.
The Planning Commission, with certain statutory exceptions, can only take action upon properly
posted and listed agenda items.
Unless otherwise noted in the Agenda, the public can only comment on City -related business that
is within the subject -matter jurisdiction of the Planning Commission and items listed on the
Agenda during the Public Communications portion of the meeting. Additionally, the public can
comment on any public hearing item on the Agenda during the public hearing portion of such item.
The time limit for comments is generally five minutes per person.
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to the Planning and Building Safety Director a minimum of two working days before the meeting
and they do not exceed five minutes in length. Written materials distributed to the Planning
Commission within 72 hours of the Planning Commission meeting are available for public
inspection immediately upon distribution in the City Clerk's office and on the City's website,
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participate in this meeting, please contact City Clerk, (310) 524-2307. Notification 48 hours
prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure
accessibility to this meeting.
A. Call to Order
B. Pledge of Allegiance
C. Roll Call
D. Public Communications (Related to City Business only and for which the Planning
Commission is responsible -5 minutes per person; 30 minutes total).
Individuals who received value of $50 or more to communicate to the Planning
Commission on another's behalf, and employees speaking on their employer's behalf,
must so identify themselves before addressing the Commission. Failure to do so is a
misdemeanor. While all comments are welcome, the Brown Act does not allow the
Commission to take action on any item not on the agenda. The Commission may respond
to comments after public communications is closed.
E. Consent Calendar
All items are to be adopted by one motion without discussion. If a request for discussion
of an item is made, the items should be considered individually under the next Agenda
heading.
None.
F. Call items from Consent Calendar
G. Written Communications (other than what is included in Agenda packets)
H. New Business—Public Hearing
EA 1207 – Tentative Map Extension
Project Address: 224 Whiting Street
Applicant: Stacy Straus on behalf of Debra L Kordner for LCAP II, LLC
Project Description: A request for a one-year extension of Tentative Map No.
74692 involving the construction of three residential condominium units.
Environmental Determination: The project is categorically exempt from the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act as a Class 3 exemption
(New Construction) involving new construction of a multifamily residential structure
totaling not more than four dwelling units, and as a Class 32 exemption (Infill
Development) for infill projects consistent with the applicable General Plan
designation and General Plan policies as well as the applicable zoning designation
and regulations on a site that is less than 5 acres in size.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the Planning Commission: (1) open the public
hearing and take documentary and testimonial evidence; (2) after considering the
evidence adopt Resolution No. 2879; and/or (3) discuss and take any other action
related to this item.
2. EA 1154 – Amendment to Specific Plan, Conditions of Approval, and
Development Agreement.
Project Address: 540 E. Imperial Highway
Applicant: D. R. Horton CA2, Inc.
Project Description: Request for approval of approval of an amendment to 540
East Imperial Specific Plan (SP 16-01), the conditions of approval, and a Second
Amendment to Development Agreement DA 16-01, amending the requirement that
the developer provide six affordable units within the residential development by
allowing the developer to pay an in -lieu fee of $5.3 million dollars to the City for
affordable housing purposes.
Environmental Determination: An Addendum to the Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) for the development project was certified by the City Council on
September 28, 2016. The requested revision to the affordable housing requirement
does not introduce new significant environmental effects or substantially increase
the severity of the environmental impacts that previously were identified and
analyzed in the certified EIR Addendum. Additionally, the project does not include
changed circumstances or new information, which were not known when the EIR
was certified, that would require the preparation of a subsequent environmental
analysis pursuant to CEQA Guidelines.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the Planning Commission: (1) open the public
hearing and take documentary and testimonial evidence; (2) after considering the
evidence adopt Resolution No. 2880; and/or (3) discuss and take any other action
related to this item.
Continued Business—Public Hearing.
None.
J. Report from Planning and Building Safety Director or designee
K. Planning Commissioners' Comments
L. Adjournment—next meeting scheduled for January 23, 2020, 5:30 pm.
POSTED:
(Signature) (Date and time)