Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 6:00 PM

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

1 Civic Center Circle

Brea, California 92821

Also via teleconference:  350 W Central Ave #455, Brea, CA 92821 and 625 E Dogwood Dr, Kuttawa, KY 42055

 

Joseph Covey, Chair                                                Melanie Schlotterbeck, Vice Chair

Tom Donini, Commissioner     Bill Madden, Commissioner     Blake Perez, Commissioner

This agenda contains a brief general description of each item the Commission will consider. The Planning Division has on file copies of written documentation relating to each item of business on this Agenda available for public inspection. Contact the Planning Division at (714) 990-7674 or view the Agenda and related materials on the City's website at www.cityofbrea.net. Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Planning Division at 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, CA during normal business hours. Such documents may also be available on the City's website subject to staff's ability to post documents before the meeting.

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1. GENERAL SESSION

2. CONSENT CALENDAR

Ernie Benavides - The Cause Church

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE

6. PUBLIC HEARINGS

6.A.

South Brea Townhomes- Tentative Tract Map No. 19315, Density Bonus No. 2023-01, and Precise Development No. 2023-03

A request to allow demolition of an existing commercial building and construction of a housing development consisting of 29 single-family attached units and three live/work units, for a total of 32 units, located at 685 South Brea Boulevard.

1. Find the Project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332; and,

2. Adopt resolutions approving the following entitlements, based on findings and conclusions in the corresponding resolutions, and subject to the recommended conditions of approval:

a. TTM No. 19315, to subdivide the Project Site for condominium purposes to construct a total of 32 residential units, including three live/work units;

b. DB No. 2023-01, to utilize the following Density Bonus provisions: 1) Density Bonus parking standards; and 2) waivers of five development standards, which includes reductions of the front setback to between 6” and 1’-6”, the street side setbacks to between 3’-4” and 5’, the landscaping setbacks to between 1’-11” and 5’-11”, the common open space requirement to 23 square feet per dwelling unit, and the private open space requirement to 50 square feet per dwelling unit.

c. PD No. 2023-03, to demolish the existing commercial building and construct a new housing development that would include 29 residential single-family attached units and three live/work units, for a total of 32 units, dispersed in four buildings.

8. ADJOURNMENT

Date Posted: July 16, 2024