Planning commission approves 65-unit mixed-use project at 1105 East Valley Boulevard with voluntary soils report

The San Gabriel Planning Commission on Oct. 13 approved a tentative tract map (TM 84118) allowing a 65-unit mixed‑use condominium project at 1105 East Valley Boulevard, subject to the planning commission’s standard conditions of approval and with the developer’s voluntary commitment to provide existing soil testing reports within one week.

The project would combine two adjoining parcels totaling about 38,700 square feet and construct a mixed‑use building with ground‑floor live/work or commercial space and upper‑floor residential units. The developer is requesting density‑bonus concessions and waivers including increased floor‑area ratio, additional stories and reduced setbacks and parking. Staff said the proposal includes 65 units total, with 59 market‑rate units and six units set aside for very‑low‑income households; staff described the project as qualifying for a CEQA Class 15332 (infill) exemption.

Why it matters: the project would add housing and street‑facing commercial space on a Valley Boulevard corridor site currently occupied by automotive uses and a small medical office. The commission’s approval uses state density‑bonus provisions to permit deviations from local development standards in exchange for the on‑site affordable units.

Staff presentation and scope Samantha, planning staff, summarized the application as a tentative tract map (TMap 22‑014 / TM 84118) to combine two parcels at 1105 East Valley Boulevard and to subdivide air rights so condominium units could be sold individually. She told the commission the site is zoned Mixed Use Corridor (MUC) in the Valley Boulevard Specific Plan area and that the applicant requested concessions for floor‑area ratio (staff reported the code baseline at 2.0 and a requested FAR of…