PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY SESSION
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Community Development Director
BY: Joanna Cortez, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:
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CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 17-026 (G & M OIL): To introduce a request to construct a new service station; establish beer and wine sales; and allow reduced building setbacks at 16990 Beach Blvd.
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APPLICANT:
Karl Huy, Travis Companies, 4430 E. Miraloma Ave., Suite F, Anaheim, CA 92807
PROPERTY
OWNER:
G& M Oil Company, Inc., 16868 A St., Huntington Beach, CA 92647
BUSINESS
OWNER:
G & M Oil Company, Inc., 16868 A St., Huntington Beach, CA 92647
LOCATION:
16990 Beach Blvd., 92647 (northeast corner of Beach Blvd. and Warner Ave.)
PROJECT PROPOSAL:
The proposed project to reconstruct an existing gas service station includes the following entitlement request:
* Conditional Use Permit No. 17-026 to:
a) Construct a new 4,412 sq. ft. service station canopy and a 2,168 sq. ft. retail building;
b) Allow a reduced building setback of eight ft. instead of the required minimum 15 ft. setback;
c) Allow a reduced architectural feature setback of seven ft. for a metal awning instead of the required minimum nine ft. setback; and
d) Allow off-sale beer and wine sales (ABC License Type 20)
This item was originally scheduled for a public hearing before the Planning Commission on August 14, 2018. The item was postponed at staff's request because it was determined that the reduced building setback could be achieved through a conditional use permit in accordance with the Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan (BECSP). Additionally, it was determined that the landscape planter widths comply with the provisions of the specific plan and no variances are necessary. The postponement gave staff time to properly describe the request and introduce the item at a study session.
The existing service station is surrounded by three streets (Beach Blvd., Warner Ave., and A St.) as well as commercia...
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