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PLANNING APPLICATION 21-14 FOR A RETAIL CANNABIS STOREFRONT BUSINESS WITH DELIVERY LOCATED AT 1921 HARBOR BOULEVARD
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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 21-14, subject to conditions of approval.
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APPLICANT OR AUTHORIZED AGENT:
The applicant/authorized agent is Michael Moussalli of 1921 Harbor Blvd LLC dba High Seas, on behalf of the property owner, Socal Evergy, Inc.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at 1921 Harbor Boulevard and is generally situated west of the State Route (SR) 55 Freeway. The property fronts Harbor Boulevard and is bounded by West 19th Street to the south, Bernard Street to the north, and Maple Avenue to the west. The site is zoned C2 (General Business District) and is surrounded by other commercially zoned properties (C1 - Local Business District and PDC - Planned Development Commercial). The property also abuts an existing R2-HD (Multiple-Family Residential District, High Density) zoned property. The site has a General Plan Land Use Designation of General Commercial.
Existing development on the site consists of a one-story 7,215 square-foot commercial building with two tenant spaces and 12 parking spaces in the existing surface parking lot located at the rear of the property. Access to the site is provided by an existing 25-foot wide shared driveway along Fairfax Drive off of Harbor Boulevard. The existing building is currently vacant but previous uses included a retail barbeque and accessories store (Barbeques Galore) and fi...
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