Planning Commission
MEETING DATE: 1/17/2018
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CASE NO. Conditional Use Permit No. 17-011
APPLICANT: Tait & Associate, Douglas Fenn
LOCATION: 69123 Ramon Road (APN: 673-020-011)
REQUEST: To demolish the existing 1,700 square-foot Valero convenience store and gas station canopy (4 double sided fuel pump stations) and reconstruct a new 2,962 square-foot 7-Eleven convenience store and gas station canopy (6 double sided fuel pump stations), existing carwash to remain, located at the southeast corner of Date Palm Drive and Ramon Road in the PCC (Planned Community Commercial) Zoning District.
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STAFF PLANNER:
Salvador Quintanilla, Associate Planner
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
APPROVE an exemption to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section No. 15302, Class No. 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction).
APPROVE Conditional Use Permit No. 17-011 subject to the attached Conditions of Approval and based on the findings contained in the staff report.
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FINDINGS:
APPROVAL OF AN EXEMPTION TO CEQA based on the finding that the project qualifies as Categorically Exempt under Section No. 15302, Class No. 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction) of the State CEQA Guidelines.
APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 17-011, subject to the attached conditions of approval and based on the following findings:
1. The reconstruction of the convenience store and gas station, located on the southeast corner of Date Palm Drive and Ramon Road, is consistent with the CG (General Commercial) designation of the General Plan and the development standards of the PCC Zoning District;
2. The project site is located in the PCC Zoning District, and an "automobile service station" is authorized as a conditional use per the City of Cathedral City Zoning Ordinance, Chapters 9.30 and 9.72;
3. A convenience store and gas station is desirable for the development of the community in that it provides a needed service for local residents and businesses, and is not d...
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