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PLANNING APPLICATION 21-12 FOR A CANNABIS MANUFACTURING, DISTRIBUTION AND NON-STOREFRONT RETAIL FACILITY ("DYRECT #4") AT 3595 CADILLAC AVENUE, UNIT 102
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DEPARTMENT: ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT / PLANNING DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: JUSTIN ARIOS, ASSOCIATE PLANNER
CONTACT INFORMATION: JUSTIN ARIOS; 714.754.5667; Justin.Arios@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 21-12, subject to conditions of approval.
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APPLICANT OR AUTHORIZED AGENT:
The applicant/authorized agent is Sean Maddocks, for the property owner, Cadillac Avenue Property, LLC.
BACKGROUND:
The subject 1.05-acre property is on the west 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 is zoned MP (Industrial Park) and is surrounded by other MP-zoned properties. A variety of cannabis uses can be permitted in the Green Zone, including manufacturing, distribution, and non-storefront retail (direct delivery to consumers).
Existing development on the site consists of an 18,431-square-foot multi-tenant industrial building with landscaping, trash enclosure, and a 38-stall surface parking lot, with the parking located both outside and within a gated area of the property. The existing number of parking stalls is legal non-conforming in that the existing parking ratio is 2.06 stalls per 1,000 square feet instead of the City's industrial standard of 3 parking stalls per 1,000 square feet.
The proposed project location, Unit 102, is a 5,940-square-foot tenant suite, located in the middle unit of the building. Cannabis operators occupy the other two tenant spaces on the site (Unit 101 & 103...
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