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APPEAL OF PLANNING APPLICATION 22-21 FOR A RETAIL CANNABIS STOREFRONT BUSINESS LOCATED AT 2001 HARBOR BOULEVARD, SUITES 101-103 (SOUTH COAST SAFE ACCESS)
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DEPARTMENT: ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT / PLANNING DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: MICHELLE HALLIGAN, CONTRACT PLANNER
CONTACT INFORMATION: MICHELLE HALLIGAN, (714) 754-5608
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
* Uphold the Planning Commission's decision and adopt a Resolution to deny Planning Application 22-21; or
* Overturn the Planning Commission's decision and adopt a Resolution to approve Planning Application 22-21, subject to conditions of approval; or
* Remand Planning Application 22-21 back to the Planning Commission to reconsider the matter.
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APPLICANT OR AUTHORIZED AGENT:
The authorized agent is Randall Longwith on behalf of Access Costa Mesa, Inc. dba South Coast Safe Access, and the property owner, Vaccher Family Trust.
BACKGROUND:
Project Site / Environs
The subject property is located at 2001 Harbor Boulevard. The approximate one-acre mid-block property is located on the west side of Harbor Boulevard, bounded by Charle Street to the west. The site is zoned C2 (General Business District) and is surrounded by C2 zoned properties to the north and south. Other commercial properties, zoned C1 (Local Business District), are located across Harbor Boulevard to the east. Residential properties, zoned R2-HD (Multiple-Family Residential District, High Density) are located across Charle Street to the west. The site has a General Plan Land Use Designation of General Commercial.
Existing development on the subject property consists of a two-story, 21,086-square-foot commercial building. The first floor includes 4,667 square feet of retail space (3 tenant suites are proposed for the cannabis retail operation and currently vacant; two other tenant suites are occupied by Mar Vac (JV Electronics Inc.), an electronics retail business) and a 6...
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