Planning Commission Staff Report
Report Prepared by: Matt Livingston, Assistant Planner, Development Services Department
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SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit #1282, initiated by Maria Aguilar, on behalf of Antonio and Laura Sanchez, property owners. This application involves a request to operate a food truck within the parking lot at 301 West 16th Street, generally located on the northwest corner of Martin Luther King Jr Way and West 16th Street, within a Central Commercial (C-C) Zone. *PUBLIC HEARING*
ACTION: Approve/Disapprove/Modify
1) Environmental Review #24-27 (Categorical Exemption)
2) Conditional Use Permit #1282
SUMMARY
Maria Aguilar is requesting conditional use permit approval to operate a food truck within the parking lot located at 301 West 16th Street (Attachment B). Mobile Food Vendors are considered a conditional use within a Central Commercial (C-C) Zone. The proposed food truck would be located within a parking lot near the southern corner portion of the parcel (Attachment C). The Planning Commission will be reviewing this proposal to ensure that the new site plan is designed in a manner that minimizes negative impacts to the existing site and promotes compatible and orderly development. Staff is recommending approval of this request subject to conditions.
RECOMMENDATION
Planning staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve Environmental Review #24-27 (Categorical Exemption) and Conditional Use Permit #1282 (including the adoption of the Resolution at Attachment A).
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DISCUSSION
Project Description
The applicant is proposing to operate a food truck within the parking lot located at 301 West 16th Street. (Attachment B). The food truck would be located within a parking lot near the southern corner portion of the parcel and be oriented in a manner that does not block driving aisles or fire lanes (Attachment C). The food truck would operate daily between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., as allowed by the City’s Zoning Ordinance (Merced Municipal Code 20.44.020). Employee restrooms would be located inside the adjacent building (currently occupied by Sanchez Appliance), as allowed by the Merced County Environmental Health Department. The sale of alcohol by the food truck is prohibited (Condition #22).
Surrounding uses as noted in Attachment B.
|
Surrounding Land |
Existing Use of Land |
City Zoning Designation |
City General Plan Land Use Designation |
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North |
Stereo Plus Accessories |
Central Commercial (C-C) |
Regional/ Community Commercial (RC) |
|
South |
Unoccupied (Used to be Minerva’s Furniture Gallery) |
General Commercial (C-G) |
General Commercial (CG) |
|
East |
Pulga Insurance Services |
Central Commercial (C-C) |
Regional/ Community Commercial (RC) |
|
West |
Sanchez Appliance |
Central Commercial (C-C) |
Regional/ Community Commercial (RC) |
Background
Sanchez Appliance is currently operating at 315 West 16th Street. 301 West 16th Street currently serves as the parking lot for this business and has the same ownership. The lot that Sanchez Appliance sits on is roughly 4,500 square feet, and the parking lot on which this proposed food truck would operate is roughly 5,000 square feet. There are 2 entrances into this lot, one from West 16th Street, and one from Martin Luther King Jr Way. The proposed location of this food truck will not block or impede traffic from accessing this lot.
Findings/Considerations
Please refer to Exhibit B of the Draft Planning Commission Resolution at Attachment A.
ATTACHMENTS
A) Draft Planning Commission Resolution
B) Location Map
C) Site Plan
D) Water Quality Control Division Best Management Practices Brochure
E) Categorical Exemption
F) Presentation