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Recommendation to conduct a hearing on the appeal by the appellants (as listed at the end of this agenda) of the Planning Commission certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) and approval of the Site Plan Review, Conditional Use Permit, Tentative Tract Map and Standards Variances related to a proposed Retail-Commercial Center located at 400 Studebaker Road (0308-11) (District 3);
1. Receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing, deny the appeals and sustain the decision of the Planning Commission to adopt a resolution certifying Final Environmental Impact Report 10-04/SCH No. 2004031093, and adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring Program; and
2. Approve Site Plan Review, Conditional Use Permit, Tentative Tract Map and Standards Variances for the Retail-Commercial Center, subject to conditions.
DISCUSSION
The proposal consists of the development of a retail-commercial center that includes a 140,000 (approximate) square foot home improvement and garden center, 12,000 square feet of retail space, and a 6,000 square foot restaurant building, with 752 ground-level off-street parking spaces (see Attachment 1 for additional background information).
The entitlements necessary in order to allow the development to proceed are as follows:
Final Environmental Impact Report, including Findings of Fact, Mitigation Monitoring Program and Statements of Overriding Consideration - To provide the decision-making body and the public with information about the effect the proposed project is likely to have on the environment.
. Site Plan Review - Approval of the site plan and overall project design.
. Conditional Use Permit - To allow the operation of retail uses in an industrial zone.
. Tentative Parcel Map - Approval of the subdivision of the property into two lots.
. Local Coastal Development Permit - The property is in the Appealable Area of the Coastal Zone and requires approval ...
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