Planning Commission Staff Report
Report Prepared by: Matt Livingston, Assistant Planner, Development Services Department
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SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit #1286, initiated by Veronica Perez, on behalf of Cencal Land and Cattle Company LLC, property owners. This application involves a request to operate a food truck within the parking lot at 850 West Main Street, generally located on the southeast corner of West Main Street and P Street, within a Central Commercial (C-C) Zone. *PUBLIC HEARING*
ACTION: Approve/Disapprove/Modify
1) Environmental Review #25-05(Categorical Exemption)
2) Conditional Use Permit #1286
SUMMARY
Veronica Perez is requesting conditional use permit approval to operate a food truck within the parking lot located at 850 West Main 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 #25-05 (Categorical Exemption) and Conditional Use Permit #1286 (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 850 West Main 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 Mun...
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