Title
PLN190314 - DEZZ HOLDINGS LLC
Public hearing to consider allowing a farm produce sample safety and quality testing laboratory in an existing commercial building.
Project Location: 19055 Portola Drive, Salinas, Toro Area Plan
Proposed CEQA Action: Categorically exempt per Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt a Resolution to:
1) Find the project for establishment of a laboratory in an existing commercial building qualifies as a Class 1 categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines, and there is no exception to the exemption pursuant to Section 15300.2 of the CEQA Guidelines; and
2) Approve a Use Permit to allow a farm produce sample safety and quality testing laboratory in an existing structure as a use of a similar character, density and intensity to a hospital laboratory.
A draft resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (Exhibit B).
Staff recommends approval subject to three (3) conditions of approval.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Agent: Will Daniels c/o IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group, Inc.
Property Owner: Dezz Holdings LLC
APN: 161-021-017-000
Parcel Size: 0.9 acre
Zoning: "PQP-D" (Public/Quasi-public with a Design Control overlay)
Flagged and Staked: no
SUMMARY:
The applicant is proposing installation of a laboratory in an existing commercial building for testing the safety and quality of farm produce samples. The building is 6,100 square feet on a 0.9-acre property which sits within a cluster of developed commercial properties alongside Highway 68, approximately 1/5- mile south of its intersection with River Road. The existing commercial building sits among parcels zoned visitor serving/office professional to the north and south with other existing commercial buildings occupied by businesses such as produce shippers, distributors and exporters, along with professional office tenants in realty, property management, and website design. Fo...
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