Montebello planning commission approves 5,516‑sq‑ft commercial building, parking plan

The Montebello Planning Commission voted to approve a site plan review, zone variance, conditional use permit and parking management plan for a new single‑story, 5,516‑square‑foot commercial building containing seven retail and office units and an associated surface parking lot on two vacant parcels in Montebello.

Grace Hayashi, the city staff presenter, told commissioners the project covers two adjacent vacant parcels (APNs 6346‑003‑022 and 6346‑003‑021) and that the applicant reduced building area from 5,814 to 5,516 square feet after adding landscaping, yielding one additional parking space. "Based on the total area of the 5,516 square feet, the project will require a total of 14 spots," Hayashi said, noting the proposal includes 15 standard stalls on the parking parcel plus five tandem employee spaces designated through the parking management plan.

The project requests variances from Montebello Municipal Code setback requirements: a 5‑foot front setback instead of the 10 feet…