REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Consent: Action on a Conditional Use Permit for a new 190-room Hotel at 2900 Lakeside Drive
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Project: Use Permit to allow a new Cambria Hotel
Applicant: Andrew Wood, Stratus Development Partners, LLC
General Plan: Low Intensity Office / Research & Development (R&D)
Zoning: Light Industrial (ML)
Site Area: 1.96 acres
Existing Site Conditions: One existing two-story office building
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Hotel use
South: Office use across Tannery Way
East: Commercial use across Lakeside Drive
West: Office use
Issues: Consistency with the City's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution approving the Use Permit, subject to conditions of approval
BACKGROUND
The applicant, Andrew Wood, filed an application on October 17, 2018 to allow a new hotel with 190 rooms and an onsite guest dining amenity that will sell and serve beer, wine, and distilled spirits under the California Alcohol Beverage Control license type 47. The proposed hotel would provide occasional live guitar music in the lobby for guests.
The project site is located at the northwest corner of Lakeside Drive and Tannery Way. There is a two-story office building on site with a surface parking lot. The site is immediately south from the recently approved AC hotel. The site is zoned Light Industrial (ML) and the General Plan land use designation is Low Intensity Office and R&D.
DISCUSSION
The project proposes to demolish the existing two-story office building and construct a five-story Cambria Hotel on the 1.96-acre site located at 2900 Lakeside Drive. The Cambria Hotels International proposal includes 190 rooms, meeting space, outdoor resort pool, fitness center, and a guest diner. The guest diner will sell and serve alcohol under California Alcohol Beverage Control license type 47. The sale and service of alcohol will be available with food during the restaurant's operating hours betwe...
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