File #: PC 23-093    Name: PLN180441 - Salinas 101 LLC (Sobel)
Type: Planning Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/1/2023 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 11/8/2023 Final action:
Title: PLN180441 - SALINAS 101 LLC (FORMERLY MARTINS) (THE SOBEL COMPANY INC.) Public hearing to consider subdivision of a 17.92 acre Light Commercial (LC) zoned parcel into 10 LC zoned parcels, construction of 98,926 square feet of mixed commercial space including 4 retail buildings, 4 quick serve restaurants, a fueling station with a convenient store and car wash, and a motel, and a pylon sign, and three Variances to increase the allowable height of main structures on Parcel 7 (hotel) to 45 feet, increase the allowable sign height to 57 feet, and increase the allowed sign dimensions to 768 square feet. Associated improvements include off-site traffic improvements, 184,142 square feet of landscaping, and approximately 12,876 cubic yards of cut and 12,309 cubic yards of fill. Project Location: Intersection of Highway 101, Sala Road and Harrison Road (Assessor's Parcel Number [APN]: 113-091-017-000), Greater Salinas Area Plan Proposed CEQA Action: Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration purs...
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Exhibit A - Discussion, 3. Exhibit B - Draft Resolution, 4. Exhibit C - Applicant's Variance Justification Letter, 5. Exhibit D - Draft Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration, 6. Exhibit E - CEQA Comment Letter, 7. Exhibit F - Vicinity Map, 8. RESpc_23-039_PLN180441_110823
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PLN180441 - SALINAS 101 LLC (FORMERLY MARTINS) (THE SOBEL COMPANY INC.)
Public hearing to consider subdivision of a 17.92 acre Light Commercial (LC) zoned parcel into 10 LC zoned parcels, construction of 98,926 square feet of mixed commercial space including 4 retail buildings, 4 quick serve restaurants, a fueling station with a convenient store and car wash, and a motel, and a pylon sign, and three Variances to increase the allowable height of main structures on Parcel 7 (hotel) to 45 feet, increase the allowable sign height to 57 feet, and increase the allowed sign dimensions to 768 square feet. Associated improvements include off-site traffic improvements, 184,142 square feet of landscaping, and approximately 12,876 cubic yards of cut and 12,309 cubic yards of fill.
Project Location: Intersection of Highway 101, Sala Road and Harrison Road (Assessor's Parcel Number [APN]: 113-091-017-000), Greater Salinas Area Plan
Proposed CEQA Action: Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to Section 15074 of the CEQA Guidelines
Report
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the Planning Commission adopt a resolution:
1) Adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to Section 15074 of the CEQA Guidelines;
2) Approving a Combined Development Permit consisting of:
a. Standard Subdivision and Vesting Tentative Map to divide a 17.92 acre Light Commercial (LC) zoned parcel into ten LC zoned parcels;
b. a General Development Plan and Use Permit to allow a total of 98,926 square feet of mixed commercial space including four retail buildings, four quick serve restaurants, a fueling station, and a motel;
c. a Use Permit to allow construction of a sign;
d. a Variance to increase the allowable height of main structures on Parcel 7 from 35 feet to 45 feet;
e. a Variance to increase the allowable height of signs from 35 feet to 57 feet; and
f. a Variance to increase the allowed sign dimensions to 768 square feet; and
3) Adopting a Condition Compliance and Miti...

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