REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Use Permit to Allow an Outdoor Play Area for an Expanding Pre-School Facility at 1041 and 1075 El Camino Real
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
File No.: 22-1255
Project: PLN22-00302
Applicant: Kyungmi Gu
Owner: John Han
General Plan: Community Mixed Use
Zoning: CT - Thoroughfare Commercial
Site Area: 0.19 Acres
Existing Site Conditions: Developed Commercial
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Low Density Residential
South: High Density Residential
East: Commercial
West: Commercial
Issues: Consistency with the City's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance
Staff Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the Use Permit to an allow outdoor play area for an expanding pre-school facility at 1041 and 1075 El Camino Real.
BACKGROUND
The applicant is requesting a Use Permit to allow outdoor activity for an expanding pre-school facility on two contiguous parcels zoned CT - Thoroughfare Commercial. The project site is developed with two existing structures. One structure, currently addressed as 1075 El Camino Real, is 1,325 square feet and was last used as a beauty salon. The other structure is addressed as 1041 El Camino real and is 1,017 square feet and is currently used as a daycare facility. The applicant proposes to operate both structures as a singular pre-school, operating Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with 4-5 full/part time teachers and would provide state-licensed childcare for up to 32 pre-school aged children.
The site currently has a small outdoor activity area at the rear of the combined 0.19-acre project site; this outdoor activity area does not have a Use Permit. The proposed permit would allow the expansion of the outdoor activity area to a total of approximately 1,282 square feet of outdoor recreation area. The project involves the removal of the current outdoor activity area and the removal of a storage shed at the rear of the parcel, in order to add a padded playground and outdoor activit...
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