The La Habra Planning Commission approved design review DR24-0014 to remodel the façade and update the master sign program for a multi‑tenant shopping center comprised of four parcels at the southeast corner of Harbor Boulevard and La Habra Boulevard. The commission voted 4-0 to adopt the resolution approving the design review; the decision becomes effective in 10 working days unless appealed to the City Council.

Jacob Weilinger, associate planner for the City of La Habra, told commissioners the project covers four independently parceled buildings on a combined 3.34‑acre site and aims to update a center constructed in 1985 to reflect the La Habra Boulevard Specific Plan. The applicant proposes an early California Spanish architectural treatment featuring stucco and plaster cladding, decorative arch and cornice elements, stone veneer, bronze decorative lighting, terracotta‑style clay roofing, and earth‑tone colors.

Weilinger reviewed proposed changes to signage: tenant signs would be channel lettered with white LED illumination; maximum sign size for a tenant is limited to 75% of the height or width of the lease space and tenant signage shall not exceed 30% of the business frontage. The existing 20‑foot pylon sign along Harbor Boulevard will receive a new façade and base using the project’s materials and colors while retaining its internal frame and foundation; an existing 8‑foot monument sign on La Habra Boulevard will be updated with new tenant inserts and repainted to match the new palette.

Weilinger said the project was reviewed against the La Habra Boulevard Specific Plan and recommended for approval. The staff report referenced a categorical exemption from CEQA (referenced as Section 15,310, Class 1, Existing Facilities). No correspondence was reported, and no members of the public spoke in favor or opposition during the public hearing. Several commissioners expressed support for the project during discussion, noting the length of time the applicant had worked through design iterations.

The motion to approve the design review was made and seconded during the meeting; the recorded vote was 4 in favor, 0 opposed. The approval is subject to the conditions of approval contained in the staff report and will become effective in 10 working days unless appealed to the City Council.