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Planning Commission upholds director’s denial of Optima Funeral Home’s request to operate end‑of‑life assemblies at Rosecrans Avenue site
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously upheld the Planning & Building Director’s decision denying Optima Funeral Home Paramount’s request to classify end-of-life ceremonies at 8131 Rosecrans Ave as a permitted use under the North Paramount Gateway Specific Plan; staff cited incompatibility with Table 3.4 uses and unpermitted interior alterations.
The Planning Commission unanimously upheld the Planning & Building Director’s decision to deny the appellant Optima Funeral Home Paramount’s request to treat end-of-life assemblies and ceremonies as a permitted use at 8131 Rosecrans Ave, Suite B.
Staff summarized the chronology: a May zoning-verification letter indicated office-only use with a note that no services shall be performed on-site; a November 2024 business license was issued based on the applicant’s representations as a showroom/office; building inspectors later issued a stop-work notice for unpermitted interior alterations in December 2024; and code…
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