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Agenda Item 9.

Planning Commission

Meeting Date:	04/24/2018
FROM:	Jennifer A. Lilley

Subject:

A request to subdivide an existing building located at 1800 East Lambert Road into twenty-seven individual condominium units.

REQUEST

CGM Development Inc. is requesting to subdivide an existing building located at 1800 East Lambert Road into twenty-seven individual commercial condominium units.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Tentative Parcel Map No. 2017-158, subject to the conditions in the draft Resolution.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

The applicant, Lambert Brea LLC, is requesting to subdivide an existing

commercial office building into individual commercial condominium units for sale purposes. The 1.49 acre property is located at 1800 East Lambert Road and is situated south of East Lambert Road, see Figure 1 – Site View. The property is zoned C - G (PD) General Commercial (Precise Development) and developed with a two-story 33,119 square foot building constructed in 1986. The building currently contains eleven office units and two medical office units. Vehicle access to the site is provided by two shared driveways on East Lambert Road.

DISCUSSION
The proposed parcel map, Exhibit A, would subdivide the building into twenty-seven individual commercial condominium units. Subdivision of this property will allow the owner flexibility to sell individual office units. The proposed condominium units range in size from approximately 512 square feet to 2,346 square feet. The majority of the units will continue to be professional and administrative office use, with one unit proposed for medical office. Parking is provided by an existing underground parking garage and a surface parking lot. To accommodate the office and medical use, a total of 136 parking spaces are required. The applicant is proposing to restripe the surface parking lot and underground garage parking lot to provide a total of 137 parking spaces.

The application is for subdivision purposes only and no new construction or additions to the building are proposed with this request. In order to ensure proper maintenance of landscaping, utilities, drainage, common areas and reciprocal access and parking for the site, Staff has included Condition D as part of the draft resolution which requires the applicant to provide CC&R’s for the project that address such issues. In addition, Staff has included Conditions b and c as part of the draft resolution which limits the size of medical use to 1,944 square feet and requires the applicant to provide a parking management plan to address parking related matters.

The project has been reviewed and analyzed and has been found to meet all required findings of the Subdivision Ordinance and the California Subdivision Map Act. The map is compliant with Brea’s General Plan and Zoning Ordinance requirements for parcels on the C-G (PD) General Commercial (Precise Development). The project as proposed does not include any alterations to the building and is not anticipated to have any negative impacts on the community, the neighborhood or the surrounding uses.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

The proposed project is exempt from the requirement of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) and 15301(k) of said Act.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED

Jennifer A. Lilley, AICP, City Planner

Prepared by: Jessica Magana, Assistant Planner

Attachments
1: Techinal Background
2. Vicinity Map
3: Public Hearing Notice
4: Draft Resolution
5: Site Plan
6: Tenant List