Planning Commission

CLAREMONT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA “We are a vibrant, livable, and inclusive community dedicated to quality services, safety, financial strength, sustainability, preservation, and progress with equal representation for our community.” City Council Chamber 225 Second Street Claremont, CA 91711 Tuesday June 06, 2023 7:00 PM COMMISSIONERS LEIGH ANNE JONES CHAIR MARIO ALVAREZ CHARLES EDWARDS PARKER G. EMERSON MELINDA GONZALEZ ISAAC RAHMIM Meetings are open to the public for in-person attendance or remotely via Zoom. Should Zoom be disrupted, the in-person meeting will continue unless one or more Commissioners are attending the meeting remotely pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449. To participate in the meeting via Zoom, download Zoom on any phone or computer device cut and paste the following link into your browser to access and participate in the live Planning Commission meeting at 7:00 p.m.: https://zoom.us/j/93823869306 or to only listen from the phone dial (213)338-8477, Webinar ID: 938 2386 9306. Public comment may be provided by one of the following methods. Each speaker will be given up to four minutes to provide their comment. OPTION 1: IN-PERSON LIVE COMMENTS – When the item you wish to speak to is announced, please proceed to the speaker’s podium one by one. Do not form a line in the center aisle. OPTION 2: E-MAIL – Public comments may be sent via email to Nhi Atienza, Planning Commission Secretary, at natienza@ci.claremont.ca.us. All emails will be distributed to the Commission and imaged into the City’s document archive system. OPTION 3: MAIL – Public comments may be mailed to Claremont City Hall Attn: Nhi Atienza, PO Box 880, Claremont, CA 91711. All comments received via mail will be distributed to the Commission and imaged into the City’s document archive system. OPTION 4: TELEPHONICALLY – Members of the public wanting to address the Commission telephonically are requested to inform Nhi Atienza, Commission Secretary, no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Nhi Atienza can be reached at (909) 399-5484, or natienza@ci.claremont.ca.us. You will be called during consideration of the item you are interested in.

June 6, 2023Page 2 Planning Commission Agenda OPTION 5: REMOTE LIVE COMMENTS – Through Zoom, if you wish to speak, you may virtually select the "raise hand" button, which can be seen by the Commission Secretary. If you are dialing in by telephone and wish to speak, please push *9. This will “raise your hand”. The meeting will not be live streamed through Granicus as the meeting will be live streamed through Zoom instead. The recorded meeting will be uploaded to the City website and preserved. CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REMOTE PARTICIPATION REQUEST PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 2449 If a member of the legislative body is attending pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449 and Zoom is disrupted, the meeting will be suspended until Zoom can be restored. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PUBLIC COMMENT The Commission has set aside this time for persons in the audience who wish to comment on items that ARE NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA, but are within the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission. Members of the audience will later have the opportunity to address the Planning Commission regarding ALL OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA at the time the Commission considers those items. At this time the Commission will take public comment for 30 minutes. Public Comment will resume later in the meeting if there are speakers who did not get an opportunity to speak because of the 30-minute time limit. The Brown Act prohibits the Commission from taking action on oral requests relating to items that are not on the agenda. The Commission may engage in a brief discussion, refer the matter to staff, and/or schedule requests for consideration at a subsequent meeting. The Commission requests, but does not require, speakers to identify themselves. When you come up to speak, please state your name unless you wish to remain anonymous. Each speaker will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine. The Planning Commission or one or more Commissions and/or Committees have previously considered most of the items on the consent calendar. The Commission may act on these items by one motion following public comment. Only Commissioners may pull an item from the consent calendar for discussion.

June 6, 2023Page 3 Planning Commission Agenda The Commission will waive reading of resolutions. Each resolution will be numbered following Commission approval. Now is the time for those in the audience to comment on the consent calendar. Each speaker will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes to comment on items on the consent calendar. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 2, 20231. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve and file the Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of May 2, 2023 Draft Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of May 2, 2023Attachment(s): PUBLIC HEARING Each speaker providing public comment will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes to speak, which cannot be delegated. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (#23-GPA01), CITY OF CLAREMONT HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE - 6TH CYCLE (2021-2029), AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT APPLICANT: CITY OF CLAREMONT 2. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt a RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL CERTIFY THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2021090340) AND ADOPT THE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE (#23-GPA01). Please note that staff will need direction from the Planning Commission to complete Section 2 of the Resolution (regarding the range of alternatives the Planning Commission considered and its recommendations thereon). Per Section 16.318.040 of the Claremont Municipal Code ("CMC"), adoption of this Resolution (or any other affirmative recommendation on a proposed General Plan amendment) requires the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of the Commission when six (6) or more members are present and eligible to vote on the proposal. If less than six (6) members are present or eligible to vote, adoption of this Resolution requires at least four (4) affirmative votes. Any vote by the Commission which is less than the required number is considered a negative recommendation of the Planning Commission. Draft Resolution Recommending Adoption of the Housing Element Update Draft 6th Cycle Housing Element Update 6th Cycle Housing Element Opportunity Sites Mapbook Final Environmental Impact Report Draft CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations Public Comments Received Since Publishing 6/6/23 Public Hearing Notice Attachment(s):

June 6, 2023Page 4 Planning Commission Agenda ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM - None REPORTS Commission Commissioner Comments Staff Briefing on Council Meetings Briefing on Other Items A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT PLANNING COMMISSION WILL BE HELD ON, JUNE 20, 2023, AT 7:00 P.M., IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET. MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA, AND SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA, ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT 207 HARVARD AVENUE, CLAREMONT, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 7 AM – 6 PM. SUBJECT MATERIALS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE - www.ci.claremont.ca.us. For more information, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 909-399-5461. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 0F 1990, THIS AGENDA WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE FORMATS TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. ANY PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO REQUIRES A MODIFICATION OR ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN A CITY MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY CLERK AT 909-399-5461 “VOICE” OR 1-800-735-2929 “TT/TTY” AT LEAST THREE (3) WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, IF POSSIBLE. I, NHI ATIENZA, SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE FOREGOING AGENDA WAS POSTED AT CLAREMONT CITY HALL, 207 HARVARD AVENUE, ON JUNE 1, 2023, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2. POST THROUGH: JUNE 7, 2023