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Appeal No. 2019-03 October 15, 2019 Page 2 Background and Chronology In October 2018, the Planning Commission approved Conditional Use Permit No. 2018-18 to allow an eating establishment with drive -through service at 301 North Tustin Avenue and Variance No. 2018-10 to allow reduced yards for the service station site at 325 North Tustin Avenue. Subsequently, in November and December 2018, the City Council approved Mitigated Negative Declaration, Environmental Review No. 2016-156, General Plan Amendment No. 2018- 05, and Amendment Application No. 2018-08 to change the land use and zoning designations of the properties to General Commercial. The project included a new 7,368-square-foot multi -tenant commercial building with drive -through window service and remodeling the gas station and convenience store. The zone change and general plan amendment became effective January 4, 2019, as the subject properties are located within the General Commercial General Plan land use designation and General Commercial (C2) zoning district. Since the zone change, the property owner has revised the project to include a car wash component instead of a retail development. The current property owner has been in the car wash industry for over 30 years and operates six locations in Orange County. DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Richard Finkel, representing Russell Fischer LP, has submitted a development application to demolish an existing service station, car wash, and convenience store and construct a new service station, convenience store and automated car wash on the two properties at the southeast corner of Tustin Avenue and Fourth Street. The property at 301 North Tustin Avenue is currently vacant and is the site for the proposed automated car wash. The 4,354-square foot car wash building will be located adjacent to the southern property line which allows vehicles to enter or exit on Tustin Avenue or Fourth Street (via reciprocal access provided from the service station property to the north). The car wash will have two pay points with 189 feet of stacking, which exceeds the standard of 120 feet of stacking (12 vehicles). The car wash will contain 20 vacuum bays for customers and three onsite employee parking spaces. The proposed hours of operation are from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. during the winter months, and 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. during summer months (Daylight Saving months). The parcel immediately to the north (325 North Tustin Avenue) is also proposed for redevelopment. The existing service station, convenience store and car wash are proposed to be demolished, a driveway closed on Fourth Street and the site redesigned with a service station and larger convenience store. The service station will consist of a 2,843-square foot canopy with six pump islands (12 pumps total), a 3,040-square foot convenience store and 13 parking spaces. In addition, a lot line adjustment will be processed administratively to increase the lot size, improve on -site circulation and to provide a 35-foot high freestanding sign for the service station adjacent to the SR- 55 freeway along the east property line. The proposed convenience store hours of operation are 24-hours per day. 75A-2