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Votes at a glance: Planning Commission approves care home conversion, PIH medical building, and automated car wash
Summary
The Whittier Planning Commission approved minutes and three land‑use permits: a 14‑resident residential care facility conversion, a 112,163‑square‑foot PIH Health medical office, and an automated drive‑through car wash. The car wash approval includes a new post‑occupancy noise‑monitoring condition after neighbors raised traffic and noise concerns.
The Whittier Planning Commission took four formal actions during the meeting: adoption of minutes from prior meetings and approval of three development permits. The motions and roll‑call votes are listed below.
Minutes on consent: The commission approved the consent calendar to adopt the minutes for the 7/07/2025, 7/21/2025, 8/04/2025 and 9/25/2025 regular meetings. The motion passed on roll call with Commissioners Borsey, Connolly, Vice Chair Quirk and Chair Rodriguez voting yes.
10628 Jordan Road — CUP25‑0003 / DRC25‑0400: The commission adopted the draft resolution approving a conditional‑use permit and development review to convert an existing single‑family residence into a residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE) serving up to 14 residents with interior remodel and a 441‑square‑foot addition. The conditions were amended to require that condition language about accessibility read that the applicant shall comply with “applicable accessibility requirements.” Vote: Borsey — yes; Connolly — yes; Quirk — yes; Rodriguez — yes.
PIH Health medical office — DRP24‑0049 / TPM24‑0002: The commission approved a development review and tentative parcel map for a new 112,163‑square‑foot, three‑story medical office building on roughly 7.5 acres, with 591 parking spaces and site phasing (Phase 1 building; Phase 2 additional parking/landscape). Staff and applicant noted the project is proposed to open in 2027 and that environmental review found a Class 32 (infill) exemption under CEQA. The commission corrected a recital typo to reflect the 112,163 sf building size before approving. Vote: Borsey — yes; Connolly — yes; Quirk — yes; Rodriguez — yes.
15100 Whittier Boulevard — DRP23‑057 / CUP23‑004 (Mr. Car Wash): The commission approved an automated drive‑through car wash with a 130‑foot tunnel, vacuum stations and associated site improvements. The applicant requested daily operating hours of 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; staff recommended the request with amended conditions. The meeting record includes extensive public comment raising traffic and noise concerns. The motion passed with Commissioner Connolly recorded as abstaining; Vice Chair Quirk and Chair Rodriguez voted yes and the motion carried. A new condition requires a licensed noise professional to prepare a post‑occupancy noise study 12 months after certificate of occupancy; if the director of community development finds ongoing noncompliance, the applicant must implement mitigation, which may include additional buffering, landscaping, walls or fences.
These votes complete the commission’s actions on the items heard at this meeting. For specific motions, conditions, and staff reports, see the project resolutions and the minutes for the meeting.
