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business; geared for professional contractors and trades. HD Supply would carry <br />a quarter of inventory as compared to Home Depot. One-fifth of employees will <br />be hired (15-17) and would not create additional parking impacts for employees. <br />Positive aspects of project include: property safe by seismic code, add wrought <br />iron fencing, landscaping to cut graffiti, bring sales tax and new employment to <br />the city. Montebello site addressed their traffic impacts. Traffic issues: entrance <br />to loading docks minimized, traffic for customer and delivery is off peak. Mr. <br />Linville requested modifications to Items 9 and 10. Undue hardship, request <br />modifications to allow equipment for outdoor storage, reinstate area for <br />equipment rental near guard shack rather than within enclosed area or adjacent <br />to Building A and B. <br />Commissioner De La Torre requested verification that number of employees will <br />be 15-17 with maximum 35-40, hours of operation Monday through Friday open <br />to public from 5:30 am to 9:00 pm and Sunday closes at 7:00 pm; storage of <br />"Bobcat" rental equipment would be within the interior to the building. He <br />commented on square footage/interior inventory comparison with the Montebello <br />store. Commissioner De La Torre requested conducting a review of impacts to <br />residents in six months and evaluating the growth impact. <br />Commissioner Alderete commented on traffic study, whether HD Supply controls <br />different home improvement stores in the area. <br />Joe Foust, Austin-Foust Associates, Inc., stated 104 spaces were adequate for <br />this contractors warehouse. Recapped industrial sites and parking comparisons <br />in Pomona and in La Habra. Concern would be if this warehouse would become <br />a Home Depot in an industrialized area, no was his response. He also indicated <br />that the train does not block traffic on Fourth Street. <br />Commissioner Alderete requested clarification on employee parking. Ben <br />Kaufman indicated legally required that employees park on the site. <br />Commissioner Munoz clarified signage at this proposed site to be HD Supply <br />Repair and Remodel. Is it affiliated with Home Depot? Ms. Haluza indicated there <br />is a place holder on plans for signage which will be to code, which cannot restrict <br />the content. Applicant stated that different colors would be used to disassociate <br />from Home Depot. <br />Commissioner Mill commented on Item 9 -there shall be no parking lot sales. <br />Intention from applicant was to allow equipment rental in parking area near guard <br />shack. Commissioner Mill also commented on parking for day laborers' cars and <br />policing within the area. Staff indicated condition for no loitering was stipulated in <br />conditions of approval. Mr. Mill also voiced concerns with impact of trucks along <br />Fourth Street and at train stops. <br />David Roche stated that the area was researched and there was heavy traffic. <br />Glen Stroud commented that of the 104 spaces, how many are designated for <br />compact vehicles. How many contractors drive a compact vehicle to pick up their <br />supplies? <br />The public hearing was closed. <br />The Commission directed staff to research the following items: <br />1. The applicant's request to modify Conditions 9 and 10 <br />2. The establishment of a parking permit district in the area <br />3. The extent to which traffic on 4th Street is delayed by trains stopping on <br />the tracks <br />4. The issue of day laborers congregation and how that could be addressed. <br />Punning Commission Minutes s February 26, 2007 <br />