REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on a Conditional Use Permit and Variances (PLN23-00513) to Allow Expansion of an Existing Service Station by Removing a Portion of the Fuel Canopy and Two Fuel Dispensers, and by Adding a 1,605 square foot Convenience Store and Self-Service Carwash within the Rear Setback for the Store at 2455 Lawrence Expressway
Report
File No(s): PLN23-00513
Applicant: Surjait Bains
Property Owner: Gadri Corporation
General Plan: Neighborhood Commercial
Classic Zoning: CN - Neighborhood Commercial
Updated Zoning: C-N - Commercial-Neighborhood
Site Area: 0.42 acres (APN: 220-18-005)
Existing Site Conditions: The project site is developed with a service station with a large canopy covering six fuel dispensers and a small kiosk in the center of the property.
Surrounding Land Uses:
* North: Multi-Family - PD - Planned Development
* East: Convenience Store - C-N - Commercial-Neighborhood
* South: Multi-Family - R3 - Medium-Density Residential
* West: Multi-Family - R3 - Medium-Density Residential
Issues: Consistency with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance.
Staff Recommendation: Deny the requested conditional use permit and variance for a self-service carwash within the rear setback.
BACKGROUND
On November 6, 2023, Surjait Bains applied for a Conditional Use Permit and Variance (File No. PLN23-00513) for an existing service station to remove a portion of a fuel canopy and two fuel dispensers in order to install a new 1,605 square foot convenience store and a self-service carwash within the rear setback. The project was deemed complete on August 13, 2024, before the updated Zoning Map and Zoning Districts came into effect. The project is therefore subject to the Classic Code, which allowed Service Stations as a conditionally permitted use.
The City currently has no active Conditional Use Permit for the site. The project site has been used as a service station since at least 1969, as can be seen in t...
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