Title
PLN160483 - PORTER FAMILY PARTNERSHIP ET AL
Public hearing to consider remodel of the exterior of an existing retail space to suit a previously approved mini-storage facility in the Mid-Valley Shopping Center.
Project Location 9550 Carmel Valley Road, Building 2, Carmel, Carmel Valley Master Plan
Proposed CEQA action: Categorically Exempt per Section 15301(a) of the CEQA Guidelines
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Zoning Administrator:
1. Find the project Categorically Exempt per Section 15301(a) of the CEQA Guidelines; and
2. Approve a Design Approval for remodel of the exterior of an existing retail space to suit a previously approved mini-storage facility in the Mid-Valley Shopping Center.
A draft resolution with findings and evidence is attached for consideration (Exhibit B). Staff recommends approval subject to 6 conditions of approval.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Owner: Hunter Porter Eldridge
APN: 169-234-007-000
Zoning: LC-D-S-RAZ
Parcel Size: 6.5 AC
Site Size: 3,177 SF
Plan Area: Carmel Valley Master Plan
Flagged and Staked: NO
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Porter Family Partnership et al. application is a Design Approval to modify the exterior of a vacant retail space previously occupied by a hardware store which is being converted to a mini-storage facility within the Mid-Valley Shopping Center located along Carmel Valley Road. Immediately adjoining retail tenants are a pet groomer and coffee roaster, with a variety of other uses including eateries, a laundromat, and a major grocery store (Safeway) throughout the rest of the Center. The zoning for the proposed project is Light Commercial with a Design Overlay and Site Plan Review, in a Residential Allocation Zone.
An existing Use Permit (PLN000521) was approved for the same applicant in 2001 for a mini-storage facility within the Mid-Valley Center. The mini-storage component of this project, which will convert the 3,177-sf retail space into 34 individual self-storage units, is consist...
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