TITLE:
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PLANNING APPLICATION 21-29 FOR A RETAIL CANNABIS STOREFRONT BUSINESS LOCATED AT 170 EAST 17TH STREET, SUITES 115 AND 116 (CATALYST)
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DEPARTMENT: ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT/PLANNING DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: NANCY HUYNH, SENIOR PLANNER
CONTACT INFORMATION: NANCY HUYNH, 714-754-5609; Nancy.Huynh@costamesaca.gov
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt a Resolution to:
1. Find that the project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1), Existing Facilities; and
2. Approve Planning Application 21-29, subject to conditions of approval.
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APPLICANT OR AUTHORIZED AGENT:
The applicant/authorized agent is Elliot Lewis of RD x Catalyst - Costa Mesa LLC, on behalf of the property owner, Jewell Brother Properties LLC.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at 170 East 17th Street. The property is located on the north side of East 17th Street and is bounded by Wells Place to the north, Fullerton Avenue to the west, and Orange Avenue to the east. The site is zoned C2 (General Business District) and is surrounded by other commercially zoned properties (C2, C1 - Local Business District, CL - Commercial Limited District). The site has a General Plan Land Use Designation of General Commercial.
Existing development on the subject property consists of two commercial buildings with 19 tenant spaces, and a 75 space parking lot (including existing bicycle racks) located generally at the rear of the property. The two buildings on-site are both two-stories and have a combined floor area of 19,204 square feet. There are multiple driveways that provide access to the site, including a vehicle ingress/egress on East 17th Street, Fullerton Avenue, and three on Wells Place. The parking spaces are shared among the existing businesses. The surface parking lot and driveways are located on several parcels direc...
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