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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 located 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 three (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 also occupy the adjacent tenant spaces on the s...
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