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CUP No. 2016-36 and VA No. 2016-07 <br />November 28, 2016 <br />Page 2 <br />The project site has a General Plan land use designation of General Commercial (GC) and is zoned <br />General Commercial (C2). General Commercial land use districts are key components in the <br />economic development of the City and provide important neighborhood facilities and services, such as <br />this car wash facility. As proposed, the project site is consistent with the General Plan and Zoning <br />designations. The site is surrounded by commercial uses to the north, east and west, and a mobile <br />home park to the south (Exhibits 1, 2 and 3). <br />Prosect Description <br />The applicant is requesting approval of a conditional use permit and two variances in order to construct <br />a new car wash. Specifically, the project will entail the construction of two structures: A 4,900 -square - <br />foot automatic car wash building and a 1,000 -square -foot office building. The car wash structure will be <br />located at the southernmost section of the site and is designed to allow access to the car wash from a <br />driveway on Westminster Avenue. An additional driveway is proposed on Newhope Street that will be <br />used for exiting purposes only. A single pay point, with a stacking lane of approximately 100 feet, will <br />be provided. <br />The architectural style of the building is contemporary in nature. A variety of quality building materials <br />including colored glass panels, aluminum storefronts, concrete masonry units and horizontal aluminum <br />reveals will be utilized. The roof of the building will be curved to add visual interest, with anodized <br />aluminum frames used on all windows and doors. The canopies for the drying stations will utilize <br />similar materials to those found on the car wash structure. The proposed hours of operation will be <br />from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily. <br />A total of 22 parking spaces, including 21 spaces equipped with vacuums, will be provided to allow <br />patrons to dry and/or vacuum their vehicles. A 15 -foot landscaped setback will be provided along the <br />Newhope Street frontage and an 18 -foot setback along the Westminster Avenue frontage. However, <br />as dedication for future street widening is required for this project, the Westminster Avenue setback will <br />be reduced to 10 feet when the widening project commences. A solid block wall ranging in height from <br />six to 10 feet will be constructed along the south property line to provide a buffer between the car wash <br />and residences and minimize any noise impacting the adjacent residences. Vine pockets will be <br />incorporated into the block wall where feasible to prevent graffiti as required by the City's graffiti <br />mitigation design guidelines (Exhibits 4 through 7). <br />Project Backaround <br />The subject site consists of two separate lots. The westernmost parcel of land, addressed as 4426 <br />Westminster Avenue, has been vacant since the City annexed the land from the County. Based on <br />a review of City records, it was once occupied by a service station. The eastern parcel of land, 4412 <br />and 4414 Westminster Avenue, contains two buildings that were constructed in 1961. The smaller <br />building to the west was occupied by a variety of uses, including a restaurant, bar and most recently <br />a retail store. The larger building has been occupied by an automotive service use. <br />31A-4 <br />