Glendora: Notice Of Intent To Adopt A Mitigated Negative Declaration

Press release from the City of Glendora:

November 24, 2020

City of Glendora
Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration

Purpose: In accordance with the State of California Public Resources Code Section 21092, Sections 15063 and 15072 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Guidelines pertaining to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this notice is to inform public agencies, City residents, and the general public that with assistance from Sapphos Environmental, Inc., the City of Glendora, as lead agency, has prepared an initial study of environmental impacts on the following project, and is recommending the environmental determination described below.

PROJECT TITLE: 501 West Route 66 and 532 Parker Drive Project (File #PLN19-0046)

PROJECT LOCATION: The project site is located at 501 West Route 66 and 532 Parker Drive in the City of Glendora, CA, 91740 in Los Angeles County. The site is approximately 0.72 acre (31,487 square feet) and consists of three (3) vacant land parcels with Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 8639-027-900, 8639-027-901, and 8639-027-902 and bordered by APNs 8639-027-005, 8639-020-015, and 8639-027-001. The proposed project site is directly adjacent to residential and commercial properties and is located approximately 0.6 mile north of Interstate 210 Foothill Freeway. The proposed project is bound on the north by a multi-family residential property, on the east by mobile homes and residential uses, on the south by the Historic Route 66 and multi-family residential property, and on the west by Parker Drive and residential and commercial properties. A restaurant (El Amigo) is located on the adjacent neighboring corner parcel directly southwest of the proposed project site. The proposed project site appears on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5-minute series Glendora topographic quadrangle. The elevation ranges across all three (3) parcels from approximately 712 feet above mean sea level (MSL) to approximately 715 feet above MSL from north to south of the project site, respectively.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Building Worx Development, LLC is seeking to develop a mixed-use project on the above-mentioned site that involves:

Demolition of an existing remnant building foundation and what partially remains of an old, paved parking lot surface. Removal of fourteen (14) non-native Ash Trees (Faxinus sp.), including one (1) tree that is partially located within the right-of-way along Parker Drive; and

Construction of three new buildings and associated items:

• Residential – Eight (8) 3-story residential townhomes within two (2) buildings (Building A and B) in an area currently designated for high-density residential development. The residential units would contain three (3) to four (4) bedrooms per unit. Each unit would be approximately 1,625 to 2,496 square feet. Building A would consist of five (5) residential units and a two-car garage providing a total of ten (10) residential parking stalls. Building B would consist of three (3) residential units and a two-car garage providing a total of six (6) residential parking stalls.
• Commercial – One (1) single-story, 1,000-square-foot office building that fronts Route 66.
• New landscaping throughout the mixed-use development, including a common residential open space area (approximately 5,050 square feet), which would be constructed adjacent to the townhomes. Approximately thirty-nine (39) trees would be planted to replace the fourteen (14) removed.
• Surface parking lot areas providing two (2) residential parking stalls and three (3) residential guest parking stalls and four (4) commercial parking stalls, which would be located on the southeast corner of the project area.

The project involves the following discretionary approvals from the City of Glendora:

• General Plan Amendment to unify all three (3) parcels to a single designation and change the General Plan land use designation for the two northern parcels (AIN 8639-027-901 and 8639-027-902) from High Density (HD) residential to Route 66 Specific Plan (R66). The General Plan land use designation for parcel number 8639-027-900 would remain its existing R66.
• Zone Change to unify all three (3) parcels to a single designation and change the zoning designation for the two northern parcels (AIN 8639-027-901 and 8639-027-902) from Multi-Family Residential (R-3) to Town Center Mixed Use (RT66-TCMU). The zoning designation for parcel number 8639-027-900 would remain RT66-TCMU.
• Development Plan Review for the project’s development related plans.
• Tentative Tract Map 82949 to consolidate the three (3) parcels and subdivide the site’s 0.72 acre of land to create a mixed-use condominium development consisting of a single commercial building and eight (8) attached 3-story residential homes, along with shared supporting community infrastructure, landscaping, lighting, and common areas.
• City Tree Removal Permit from City Forester to authorize the removal of a tree identified to be partially located within the City’s street right-of-way.

Mitigated Negative Declaration: An initial study of environmental impacts was prepared pursuant to 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15063 (“CEQA Guidelines”). A Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) is proposed for this mixed-use project pursuant to CEQA Section 15070 and examines potential impacts of the proposed project on the environment.

The MND can be viewed online at: https://www.501route66.com and will be available for a 30-day public review which begins on November 23, 2020 and ends at 5:00 P.M. on December 23, 2020. All comments must be postmarked or emailed no later than December 23, 2020. Be sure to include the name, phone number and address of the agency’s contact person in your response.

Written comments may be provided via email to: mcarnahan@cityofglendora.org or by letter to:

City of Glendora - City Hall
Community Development Department
Attn: Mark Carnahan, City Planner
116 E. Foothill Boulevard
Glendora, CA 91741

Please direct any questions regarding this meeting to Mr. Mark Carnahan at
(626) 914-8253 or mcarnahan@cityofglendora.org.

This press release was produced by the City of Glendora. The views expressed here are the author’s own.