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Meeting Name: Planning Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/23/2025 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, Merced Civic Center, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340
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25-699 1D.1. Consent ItemSUBJECT: Planning Commission Minutes of July 9, 2025 ACTION: Approving and filing the Planning Commission Minutes of July 9, 2025   Not available Not available
25-649 1E.1. Public Hearing ItemSUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit #25-0010, initiated by Golden Valley Engineering, applicant for TTA Lawler, LLC, property owner. This application involves a request to convert an existing 4,950-square-foot industrial building into a fitness center at 2241 Cessna Way. The subject site is generally located at the northwest corner of Beechcraft Avenue and Cessna Way. The subject site has a General Plan designation of Industrial (IND) and a zoning classification of Light Industrial (I-L). **PUBLIC HEARING** ACTION: Approve/Disapprove/Modify 1) Environmental Review #25-0014 (Categorical Exemption) 2) Conditional Use Permit #25-0010 SUMMARY Golden Valley Engineering is requesting conditional use permit approval to convert a 4,950-square-foot industrial building into a fitness center to be operated by Students With Aspiring Goals (SWAG). The subject site is approximately 0.48-acres and is generally located at the northwest corner of Beechcraft Avenue and Cessna Way. Fitness Centers are considered a conditional use within a Light Industrial (I-L) Zone. The Planning Commission wi   Not available Not available
25-650 1E.2. Public Hearing ItemSUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit #25-0011, and Restaurant Encroachment Permit #25-0001 initiated by Sair Lara, applicant for Michael Dale McCutcheon, Trustee, property owner. This application involves a request to operate a bar that serves beer and wine for on-site and off-site consumption with a front patio area at 521 West Main Street, and to operate a food truck in the parking lot behind the building. The subject site is generally located on the north side of West Main Street, approximately 150 feet west of Canal Street. The subject site has a General Plan designation of Regional/Community Commercial (RC), and a Zoning classification of Central Commercial (C-C). **PUBLIC HEARING** ACTION: Approve/Disapprove/Modify 1) Environmental Review #25-0018 (Categorical Exemption) 2) Conditional Use Permit #25-0011 3) Restaurant Encroachment Permit #25-0001 SUMMARY Sair Lara is requesting conditional use permit approval to operate a bar with a front patio area and a food truck in the private parking lot behind the site at 521 West Main Street (Merced Lofts). Per Merced Municipal Code   Not available Not available
25-700 1G.1. Business ItemSUBJECT: Report by Acting Planning Manager of Upcoming Agenda Items ACTION Information only.   Not available Not available
25-701 1G.2. Business ItemSUBJECT: Calendar of Meetings/Events Jul. 21 City Council, 6:00 p.m. 23 Planning Commission, 6:00 p.m. Aug.|99|City Council, 6:00 p.m. |99|Planning Commission, 6:00 p.m. 18 City Council, 6:00 p.m. 20 Planning Commission, 6:00 p.m. 26 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, 4:00 p.m. Sept.|99|City Council, 6:00 p.m. (Tuesday) |99|Planning Commission, 6:00 p.m. 15 City Council, 6:00 p.m. 17 Planning Commission, 6:00 p.m.   Not available Not available