Where did two months go? Sometimes life (and work) just get in the way (but we're happy to have both!).
So if you are still with us, our loyal reader, we'll get back on track with a DRC update...
The Development Review Committee (DRC) celebrated its first
meeting of summer on Wednesday, June 25 with a light agenda. Most of the items were fairly standard and
included a couple of residential remodels, review of a large family day care, a
temporary use and a new sign for Blaze Pizza in the Foothill Park Plaza.
(The answer to the question is soon...very soon.)
What wasn’t business as usual was DRC’s review of a new
building for the BMW dealership. This
will replace their existing facility at 1425 South Mountain Avenue.
The proposed building will hold their entire operation in a 208,783 square foot, three story structure and will
house the showroom, offices, service and lots and lots of storage for their
inventory.
Over the past few years, Monrovia’s auto dealers have been
remodeling their showrooms. Infiniti is
currently under construction. BMW is the final dealership to update their
facilities and in our opinion, it was worth the wait. The proposed building has a modern look with
lots of glass and steel…very contemporary…very BMW.
Although, the City’s Staff has been working with the
applicant for several months, one of the primary purposes of DRC is to provide
a consolidated review by the directors of each of the City’s departments involved in the construction and ultimately the operation of businesses in
Monrovia. The outcome of the meeting is
a formal recommendation to the Planning Commission who ultimately has the
authority to approve the project.
At the end of the review, DRC voted to recommend approval to
the Planning Commission. We expect that
the Planning Commission will review the request at their meeting on August 13.
