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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record and conclude the public hearing; consider an appeal from David Derahim care of Ahmad Ghaderi (APL 22-003); and, uphold the Planning Commission’s decision to deny a Conditional Use Permit (CUP 18-001) for a new car wash located at 5005 Long Beach Boulevard in the Commercial Automobile-Oriented (CCA) Zoning District or provide alternative direction to approve or approve with conditions. (District 8)
DISCUSSION
On March 17, 2022, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, considered public testimony, and denied a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a new car wash at 5005 Long Beach Boulevard (Attachment A). The Project site is 1.48-acres in size and is developed with a stand-alone restaurant and gas station with a mini mart (Attachment B). The gas station and restaurant use are intended to continue operations at the site. The existing gas station and mini mart have operated at the subject site in the current configuration since at least 1989. The restaurant building is currently vacant. At the time this staff report was prepared, a remodel of the restaurant was under construction.
The site is located within the CCA Zoning District and has a Neighborhood Serving Centers and Corridors-Low (NSC-L) General Plan PlaceType Designation. The project site abuts the playground areas of Dooley Elementary School to the north and west, a convenience store and drug store with a drive-through pharmacy (drive-through is currently closed) to the east across Long Beach Boulevard; to the south, across Del Amo Boulevard, is a gas station with a mini mart and single-family residences; and, a gas station with a drive-through car wash and mini mart is located catty-corner to the site across Long Beach Boulevard.
The proposed automated self-service car wash would be located north of the mini mart and gas station abutting the northerly property line shared with the elementary school, adjacent to the school pl...
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