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Planning Commission recommends City Council approve Heritage 2 subdivision (47 homes on 5.9 acres)
Summary
The commission unanimously recommended approval of General Plan Amendment, rezone, tentative map and site plan for Heritage 2, a proposed 47-lot subdivision at 6448 Closs Road that reverts a prior commercial designation to medium-density residential and uses planned-development standards similar to Heritage 1.
City project planner Michael Arroyo presented the Heritage 2 application to convert a previously commercial-designated 5.9-acre site at 6448 Closs Road into a 47-lot single-family subdivision. The application requests a General Plan Amendment (01-2024), a Planned Development rezone (01-2024), Tentative Map 01-2024, and Architecture & Site Plan Review (06-2024).
Arroyo said the project largely mirrors the adjacent Heritage 1 subdivision: proposed lot sizes around 3,000 square feet, a 50-foot street section (reduced from the city's typical 64-foot standard), two model architectural styles (Spanish and traditional) with six color variations, and a proposed density of up to 16 dwelling units per acre under the planned-development district (compared with ~8 du/acre in standard R-1 zoning). Staff stated the site had previously been analyzed under the general-plan EIR and recommended the commission forward resolutions recommending City Council approve the general-plan amendment, rezone, tentative map and site-plan review (resolutions 2024-05, 2024-006, 2024-007).
Commissioners asked about consistency with Heritage 1, crosswalks at the nearby Closs/Sierra intersection and storm-drain capacity for the downstream Diamond Bar East basin. Staff said crosswalks and a flashing-beacon facility exist from prior work and that the regional storm-drain basin has excess capacity for the tributary area; staff said the residential proposal would likely decrease runoff compared with the prior commercial proposal.
No speakers registered formal opposition during the public hearing; the Planning Commission moved and voted unanimously to recommend City Council approval of Heritage 2.
Next steps: the Planning Commission's resolutions will be forwarded to City Council for final action on the general-plan amendment, rezone, tentative subdivision map, and site-plan review, and the applicant will proceed with final design and entitlement steps consistent with council direction.
