TO: PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: BRAD JOHNSON, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
DATE: APRIL 7, 2026
SUBJECT:
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TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 83516, REQUEST TO SUBDIVIDE A PARCEL (APN: 8316-019-010) TO CREATE THREE PARCELS LOCATED AT 701 SOUTH INDIAN HILL BOULEVARD. APPLICANT - SUSHIL CAPITAL, LLC.
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SUMMARY
The applicant, Sushil Capital, LLC., is requesting approval of Tentative Parcel Map 83516 (TPM 83516) to subdivide an existing parcel (APN: 8316-019-010) to create three parcels. The subject site is approximately 3.4 acres and will be subdivided to have the new Residence Inn on a 1.8-acre parcel (Parcel 1), a 1.1-acre future development site (Parcel 2), and the existing Corner Grill restaurant on a 0.51-acre parcel (Parcel 3). The subject parcel currently has a General Plan designation of Commercial with Specific Plan Overlay and an underlying zoning designation of Specific Plan 12 - Southwest San Jose Specific Plan. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 17.010.010, a tentative parcel map is required for a subdivision creating four or fewer parcels.
Staff recommends the Planning Commission find that the proposed map is appropriate and consistent with the General Plan and zoning land use designations and subdivision standards, and therefore approve TPM 83516, subject to conditions included in the draft resolution in Attachment A.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommended Action
Staff recommends the Planning Commission:
A. Adopt a RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 83516 TO SUBDIVIDE ONE EXISTING PARCEL (APN: 8316-019-010) INTO THREE PARCELS LOCATED AT 701 SOUTH INDIAN HILL BOULEVARD. APPLICANT -SUSHIL CAPITAL LLC; and
B. Find this item is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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ALTERNATIVES TO RECOMMENDATION
In addition to the staff recommendation, the following alternatives have been identified:
A. Continue the item for additional discussion and/or information.
B. Determine that the findings set forth in Section 17.050.070 of the Claremont Municipal Code cannot be met for approval of Tentative Parcel Map 83516 and continue the item to the commission’s next meeting for adoption of a denial resolution.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
All costs associated with the proposed map will be borne by the applicant.
ANALYSIS
Background
The applicant is proposing to subdivide an existing 3.4-acre parcel at 701 South Indian Hill Boulevard to establish lot lines for the Residence Inn, which is near completion on Parcel 1, and for the existing Corner Grill restaurant on Parcel 3 to finance a future development on Parcel 2. The applicant has indicated that there will be no development for Parcel 3 in the foreseeable future and that it will continue to serve the existing Corner Grill restaurant.
The act of subdividing the lot will not introduce new developments, therefore the physical environment will remain the same. Since the Southwest San Jose Specific Plan was approved for the project site and governs all developments on the project site, if any future development on Parcel 2 is deemed inconsistent with the Specific Plan, the applicant must receive approval for an amendment to the Southwest San Jose Specific Plan and satisfy all environmental analysis in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act for the proposed future development on Parcel 2. Development that is consistent with the Specific Plan can be approved through the normal approval process, but may require additional review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Proposed Tentative Parcel Map 83516
The proposed tentative parcel map will create three unified parcels: one that contains a new hotel (Parcel 1), an undeveloped parcel (Parcel 2), and an existing restaurant (Parcel 3). The legal description defines the aforementioned parcels as follows:
THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BEING THAT PORTION OF LOT 21 OF THE NORTHEAST POMONA TRACT, AS PER MAP RECORDED FEBRUARY 8, 1884, IN BOOK 5 PAGE 461 OF MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS, IN SAID OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER.
APN: 8316-019-010
The proposed map also includes existing easements identified as follows:
A. Rights of access to and from the public road or street, highway, or freeway adjacent to the property, recorded April 22, 1953, as Instrument No. 7683-V of Torrens.
B. Easement for poles and conduits to general telephone company of California, recorded March 18, 1963, as Instrument No 3755 in Book D1957 Page 229, of official records.
C. Easement for sanitary sewer to the City of Claremont, recorded November 19, 1963, as Instrument No. 3814 in Book D2261 Page 249, of official records.
D. Easement for sanitary sewer to the City of Claremont, recorded February 3, 1964, as Instrument No. 4382 in Book D2346 Page 17, of official records.
E. Easement for Public Road and Highway to the City of Claremont, recorded October 5, 1966, as Instrument No. 1883, of official records.
F. Easement for public road and highway to the City of Claremont, recorded October 5, 19656, as Instrument No 1884, of official records.
G. Easement for underground conduits to Southern California Edison Company, as recorded July 9, 1968, as Instrument No. 3036, of official records.
H. Easement for public road and highway to the City of Claremont, recorded December 20, 1968, as Instrument No. 2509, of official records.
I. Easement for public utilities to Southern California Edison Company, recorded April 2, 1969, as Instrument No. 3661, of official records.
J. Easement for footing and temporary construction to State of California, recorded June 29, 2000, as Instrument No. 00-1003373, of official records.
K. Easement for footing to State of California, recorded June 29, 2000, as Instrument No. 00-1003374, of official records.
In addition, the proposed map includes the following proposed easements.
A. Four-foot-wide sidewalk easement dedication to the City of Claremont on Parcel
B. Four-foot-wide sidewalk easement dedication to the City of Claremont between Parcel 1 and Parcel 2.
C. Ten-foot-wide easement for sidewalk dedication to the City of Claremont on Parcel 3 at the intersection of Indian Hill Boulevard and San Jose Avenue.
D. Ten-foot-wide easement for sidewalk and landscape purposes along the Indian Hill Boulevard frontage of Parcel 3.
E. Thirteen-foot-wide reciprocal ingress and egress access, private driveway, and fire lane easement on the adjoining lot line of Parcel 2 and Parcel 3.
F. Twenty-eight-foot-wide reciprocal ingress and egress access, private driveway, and fire lane easement on Parcel 2 for the benefit of Parcel 3.
G. Twenty-eight-foot-wide reciprocal ingress and egress access, private driveway, and fire land easement along the adjoining lot line of Parcel 1 and Parcel 2.
Basis for Recommendation
The approval of a Tentative Parcel Map requires that the Planning Commission make certain findings set forth in Section 17.050.070 of the Claremont Municipal Code. Staff believes the Tentative Parcel Map is in compliance with the California Subdivision Map Act and that all of the necessary findings can be made for approval of the proposed map, as identified in the draft resolution (Attachment A). The proposed parcels comply with the required minimum parcel dimensions and access and circulation requirements, and the parcels will accommodate the type of development, access, and circulation envisioned in the Specific Plan.
CEQA REVIEW
The request to subdivide the existing parcel is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15315 (Class 15) for minor land divisions, in that the project entails the division of land into three parcels, and is in conformance with the General Plan and zoning, requiring no variance or exceptions, all services and access to the proposed parcels to local standards are available, and the parcels were not involved in a division of a larger parcel within the previous two years. Therefore, no further environmental review is required.
PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS
The agenda and staff report for this item have been posted on the City website and distributed to interested parties. If you desire a copy, please contact Nhi Atienza at natienza@claremontca.gov.
On Thursday, March 26, 2026, the property was posted, and written notices were mailed to property owners within 700 feet of the boundary of the subject property. Notice of this public hearing was also published in the Claremont Courier on March 28, 2026. A copy of this staff report has been mailed to the applicant and any other interested parties.
Submitted by: Prepared by:
Brad Johnson Catherine Lin, AICP
Community Development Director Senior Planner
Reviewed by:
Christopher Veirs
City Planner
Attachments:
A - Draft Planning Commission Resolution
B - TPM 83516
C - Legal Description