TITLE:
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APPEAL OF PLANNING APPLICATION 21-07 FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW OFF-SITE VALET PARKING ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1645 SUPERIOR AVENUE AND FOR OUTDOOR SEATING FOR AN EXISTING RESTAURANT (TRENTA PIZZA & CUCINA) LOCATED AT 1661 SUPERIOR AVENUE, SUITE C & D AND ZONING APPLICATION 19-50 (ZA-17-16 A1) FOR A MINOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO AMEND THE PREVIOUS APPROVAL FOR THE RESTAURANT
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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
RECOMMENDATION:
recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council uphold the Planning Commission's decision and:
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.
2. Approve Planning Application 21-07 and Zoning Application 19-50 (ZA-17-16 A1), subject to conditions of approval.
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APPLICANT OR AUTHORIZED AGENT:
The applicant and authorized agent is Marco Palazzo (with Trenta Pizza & Cucina), representing the property owner, 126 Properties LLC.
BACKGROUND:
Project Site / Environs
The subject property is located along Superior Avenue, between West 16th Street and West 17th Street. The property is zoned MG (General Industrial), and has a General Plan land use designation of Light Industrial; the subject property is also located within the 19 West Urban Plan. Physical on-site improvements include an 8,446-square-foot single-story, multi-tenant building, with a 25-space parking lot, and two points of ingress/egress located on Superior Avenue. The project site is surrounded by properties with the same zoning designation of MG (General Industrial); however, there are two residential live/work communities (zoned MG, General Industrial) located to the north and west of the project site ("Superior Pointe" and "Westside Gateway"). Superior Pointe (PA-1...
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