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MOBIL OIL CAR WASH/CONVENIENCE STORE INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION ER 2004-240 PROPOSED PROJECT The proposed project is a request for a conditional use permit to convert a portion of an existing service station and add to 200 square feet to an additional to an existing building to provide a convenience store and self-service car wash. SETTING As shown on Exhibit 1, the project site is an existing service station located at the intersection of Main Street and MacArthur Boulevard. The site consists of 21,413 square feet of area and currently contains four gasoline dispensers, and a 1,912 square foot building that includes a small snack shop and three service bays. Currently, located on the project site are several monitoring wells that are part of ongoing water quality remediation efforts. The project site is generally surrounded by a commercial strip center to the west, a vacant lot and the MacArthur Place South mixed use development to the east, an existing service station and multiple family apartments to the north and multiple family condominiums to the south. An existing alley and a 6-foot high block wall is located between the service station site and the condominiums to the south. The General Plan designation for the project site is General Commercial. The General Commercial designation applies to commercial corridors in the City, including Main Street. The intent of the designation is to provide neighborhood services such as service stations. The maximum site coverage allowed under the General Commercial designation is a FAR of 0.5. The zoning for the project site is Arterial Commercial. Under the Arterial Commercial designations, service stations and carwashes are conditionally permitted. 1 3~O