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San Gabriel Design Review Commission selects chair pro tem, hears four site plan reviews
Summary
The Design Review Commission convened June 22, 2026, selected Commissioner Chang as chair pro tem, and considered four site plan reviews—continuing two for redesign and approving two with conditions after staff and city architect recommendations.
Commissioner Chang served as chair pro tem at Monday’s Design Review Commission meeting after Chair Romo was absent and the vice‑chair seat remained vacant. Staff opened four public hearings and outlined the standard order: staff summary, applicant comments, public testimony and rebuttal, then commissioner questions.
The commission took procedural action early: Commissioner Tu nominated Commissioner Chang to run the meeting, Chang accepted, and commissioners confirmed the nomination by roll call. The meeting’s substantive work centered on four site plan reviews: 508 Gerona Avenue (continued after extensive neighbor opposition and requests for window and deck reductions), 822 South California Street (continued for material and proportion revisions), 311 North Delmar Avenue (approved with conditions), and 143 Alabama Street (approval of a previously approved plan whose permit period had expired). Several commissioners and the city architect recommended specific refinements—window reduction or opaque glass, a possible shadow or solar study, stronger landscape screening, clearer material boards and adjusted plate heights—before final approval or resubmittal.
The commission closed the meeting by welcoming two new members (a landscape professional and a licensed architect), setting the next regular meeting for July 27, 2026, and adjourning.
