Title:
Title
Call Up for City Council Review for 4500 Pell Drive (Z18-101) Related to Cannabis Production (Noticed 08/16/2019, 10/01/2019 & 11/08/2019) [Continued from 08/27/2019, 09/24/2019, & 10/15/2019]
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FileID
File ID: 2019-00942
Location
Location: 4500 Pell Drive (APN: 266-0241-004-0000), District 2
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Conduct a Public Hearing and upon conclusion, adopt a Resolution denying the project: 1) Environmental Exemption (Per CEQA Guidelines Section 15270(a) - Projects Which Are Disapproved); 2) Conditional Use Permit for cannabis production within an existing 59,962-square-foot industrial building; and 3) Site Plan and Design Review for minor site exterior changes to an existing building in the Light Industrial (M-1) zone.
Contact: Christian Svensk, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5613; Evan Compton, Principal Planner, (916) 808-5260, Community Development Department
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Presenter: Christian Svensk, Senior Planner, Community Development Department
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Background
3-Resolution Denying Project Entitlements
4-Letters from the Public
5-Zoning Administrator Record of Decision (includes Plans)
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow cannabis cultivation within an existing 59,962-square-foot building located on a ?3.03-acre parcel in the Light Industrial (M-1) Zone. The proposal includes minor exterior modifications to the existing building that require Site Plan and Design Review in order to create five suites within the building.
The project was initially approved by the Zoning Administrator (ZA) in January 2019. A member of the public appealed the decision and on May 9th the Planning and Design Commission (PDC) upheld the appeal thereby denying the project. During the call up period in late May, Councilmember Warren of District 2 called up the item for City Council review as authorized under Sacramento City Code Section 1...
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