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PLANNING APPLICATION 21-19 FOR A CANNABIS NON-STOREFRONT RETAIL USE (WINTER GREENS) AT 3590 CADILLAC AVENUE, UNIT A
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DEPARTMENT: ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT/PLANNING DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: MICHELLE HALLIGAN, PLANNING CONSULTANT
CONTACT INFORMATION: MICHELLE HALLIGAN; 714-754-5608; Michelle.Halligan@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 21-19, subject to conditions of approval.
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APPLICANT OR AUTHORIZED AGENT:
The applicant/authorized agent is Gary Todd Winter, Esq. of WGCM, LLC, for the property owner, Morton Cadillac, LLC.
BACKGROUND:
The subject 1.2-acre property is located on the east side of Cadillac Avenue, north of Scenic Avenue, and within a portion of the City's industrial area known as the "Green Zone." The property and adjacent general area is zoned MP (Industrial Park). A variety of cannabis uses can be permitted in the Green Zone, including manufacturing, distribution, and non-storefront retail (delivery to consumers).
Existing development on the site consists of a 20,732-square-foot multi-tenant industrial building with landscaping, trash enclosure, and a 54-stall surface parking lot. The proposed project location, Unit A, is a currently vacant, two-story 9,757-square-foot suite fronting Cadillac Avenue. A cannabis manufacturing, distribution, and delivery operator occupies the adjacent tenant space (Oil Haus, PA-17-38 A5/ZA-21-34 staff report: https://www.costamesaca.gov/home/showdocument?id=50000&t=637746639395829592).
There are no open Code Enforcement cases on this property.
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