MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Robert Massarelli, Community Development Director
Prepared by: Michalyn DelValle, Principal Planner
DATE: April 18, 2017
SUBJECT: Appeal of Planning Commission's Denial of the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Design Review for Major Use Permit for Dollar General Store, Middletown; AB 17-01 ( APN 024-501-18) Supervisor District 1
EXHIBITS: A. Appeal Form
B. Appeal Form Attachment 1, Traffic Study
C Appeal Form Attachment 2, Building Elevations
D. Site Plan, Building Elevation and Landscape Plan
E. Planning Commission Minutes dated January 26, 2017
F. Planning Commission Staff Report Dated January 9, 2017
G. Design Review Conditions
H. Use Permit Conditions
I. Public Comment Letters, January 26, 2017
J. Public Comment Letters, December 8, 2016
K. Public Comment Letters, August 25, 2016
L. Initial Study, IS 15-10
M. Findings of Fact
I. BACKGROUND
The appellant is appealing the Planning Commission's January 26, 2017 denial of the Design Review and Mitigated Negative Declaration for Major Use Permit, UP 15-08 to construct a retail store (Dollar General) at 20900 S. State Highway 20, Middletown. The appeal was filed by the applicant's attorney on behalf of Cross Development.
The developer, Cross Development is proposing to construct an approximately 9,100 square foot retail store for Dollar General, on a parcel that currently totals 3.7 acres in land area. The project site is located within downtown Middletown, on State Highway 29 across from Middletown High school and Bible Church. As proposed the project consists of twenty-three paved parking spaces and would provide circulation for delivery trucks to occur facing Highway 29. A trash enclosure, lighting, and two detention basins are proposed as part of the project. Landscaping is required throughout the unpaved areas and pedestrian and State Highway improvements are required by Caltrans and the Transit Auth...
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