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PLN170145 - TOMLINSON SISTERS PARTNERSHIP/MONTEREY NATURALS
Public hearing to consider allowing a cannabis retailer within an existing commercial building in a Light Commercial Zoning District.
Project Location: 19 San Juan Road, Pajaro/Royal Oaks Community, North County Area Plan (APN:117-362-001-000)
Proposed CEQA action: Categorically Exempt per Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission adopt a resolution to:
a. Find that the project is the conversion of an existing small structure from one use to another, which qualifies for a Class 3 Categorical Exemption per Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines and none of the exceptions under Section 15300.2 apply; and
b. Approve the Use Permit and General Development Plan Amendment to allow a cannabis retailer use within an existing commercial building.
The attached draft resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (Exhibit C). Staff recommends approval subject to 10 conditions of approval including 6 conditions with mandatory requirements per the Monterey County Code.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Agent: Monterey Naturals/L+G, LLG Attorneys at Law (Representative)
Property Owner: Tomlinson Sisters Partnership
APN: 117-362-001-000
Parcel Size: 31,036 square feet
Zoning: Light Commercial or "LC"
Plan Area: North County Area Plan
Flagged and Staked: No
SUMMARY:
Monterey Naturals, on behalf of the property owner Tomlinson Sisters Partnership, has requested a Use Permit to allow a cannabis retailer within an existing tenant space located at 19 San Juan Road, located in a commercial area in the Pajaro/Royal Oaks community.
DISCUSSION:
The owners of Monterey Naturals currently operate a dispensary in Santa Cruz under the name Santa Cruz Naturals. The tenant space where the dispensary is proposed is currently vacant and a coin-operated laundromat currently occupies the neighboring space in the existing building on the site. Monterey Natura...
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