Chairman and Commissioners
Rosemead Planning Commission

re:
Annual Review of Supercenter Project
Conditions of Approval

Gentlemen:

Please Consider the following resolution:

Whereas GPI in their Geotechnical (soils) report gave an estimate of ground motion for the Supercenter which did not include the Puente Hills Thrust fault, the Upper Elysian Park Thrust fault, the San Andreas Fault and failed to recognize  that the record showed the Alhambra Wash fault through the project is in fact an extension or branch of  the Whittier-Elisnore fault.

Whereas: the Whittier Ellsinore fault is a “Class “A” fault according to the CGS 2003 and subsequent fault catalogues.  

And Whereas the Alquist Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act and the Seismic Hazards Mapping Act require consideration of both on site and off site hazards.

And Whereas the large fault scarf to the south of the Supercenter project was never investigated 

And

Whereas: GPI in their Geotechnical (soils report) indicated that final ground motion for the Supercenter Project should be determined by the Structural Engineer.

And\

Whereas: Ground motions are required for compliance with the Seismic Hazards Mapping Act

And

Whereas: Ground  motions are required for compliance with the California Building Code

Whereas:  the ground motion for the Site was determined by a Seismologist for the Supercenter Outpad project (Panda CBC 98, Wells Fargo CBC 2007)

And 

Whereas:  the ground motion for the Outpad projects  is considerably  increased  from that determined by GPI and subsequent changes found in the record

The Rosemead Planning Commission finds  that the Supercenter in its entirety must be  reviewed by the lead agency to determine compliance with the Seismic Hazards Mapping Act..

The Rosemead Planning Commission finds  that the Supercenter in its entirety must be  re-plan checked to determine compliance with the California Building Code.