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PLANNING APPLICATION 21-17 FOR A RETAIL CANNABIS STOREFRONT BUSINESS WITH DELIVERY LOCATED AT 2845 HARBOR BOULEVARD (MARKETPLACE)
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DEPARTMENT: ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT/PLANNING DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: GABRIEL VILLALOBOS, ASSISTANT PLANNER
CONTACT INFORMATION: GABRIEL VILLALOBOS, 714-754-5610; Gabriel.Villalobos@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 21-17, subject to conditions of approval.
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APPLICANT OR AUTHORIZED AGENT:
The applicant/authorized agent is Chris Glew, on behalf of the property owner, Michael Assar of Costa Mesa Estate LLC.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property (2845 Harbor Boulevard) is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Ponderosa Street and Harbor Boulevard. The site is zoned C1 (Local Business District) and is surrounded by C1 zoned properties to the north, east and south, and R3 (Multiple-Family Residential District) zoned properties to the west. The subject site has a General Plan Land Use Designation of General Commercial.
The site is slightly larger than one-acre and is currently developed with a significant amount of parking based on the total floor area of the structures developed on the property (89 parking spaces). Existing development on the site consists of a two-story, 4,073-square-foot commercial building that is proposed to be used for the cannabis retail storefront. In addition, other existing structures on the site consist of a one-story, 565-square-foot office building, a one-story, 2,460-square-foot garage building, and a one-story, 1,000-square-foot modular steel building. The other three structures are not included as part of this project and any future uses would be fur...
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