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CUP No. 2019-41-MOD-1 & CUP No. 2023-03 — Tustin Avenue Service Station <br />June 26, 2023 <br />Page 2 <br />DISCUSSION <br />Project Description <br />The site was originally entitled for a new two-story, 2,600-square-foot commercial building <br />with a first floor convenience store and office area on the second floor, as well as a 2,160- <br />square-foot fueling canopy with eight fueling stations. The applicant is proposing <br />modifications to the original CUP entitlement to allow construction of a new single -story, <br />2,150-square-foot commercial building, containing a convenience store, as well as a 2,880- <br />square-foot fueling canopy with six fueling stations. <br />The site will provide five parking stalls, one handicap parking stall, and twelve fueling parking <br />stalls for a total of eighteen off-street parking spaces, exceeding the required off-street <br />parking spaces by one space. To facilitate access onto the site, an easement has been <br />recorded on an adjacent property to authorize reciprocal vehicle access from Tustin Avenue. <br />Moreover, a new driveway is proposed on the northern portion of the property, adjacent to <br />the Santa Clara Avenue frontage. This driveway will be located within 150 feet from the <br />intersection of Santa Clara and Tustin avenues (Exhibit 5). The street frontage along Tustin <br />Avenue has been designed in anticipation of a ten -foot dedication to the City to allow for <br />future street improvements along Tustin Avenue. The landscaped area along both street <br />frontages (Tustin and Santa Clara avenues) will meet the minimum 15-foot requirement. <br />The convenience store will operate between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. <br />(midnight) seven days per week. Should the business owner propose to offer additional <br />hours of service for the convenience store, approval of a separate afterhours conditional use <br />permit will be required. <br />The architecture of the building has been designed to complement the adjacent shopping <br />center to the south. The architecture, earth tone colors, cement plaster finishes, stone <br />veneer, and the Spanish style flat roof, blends closely with other buildings seen along the <br />Tustin Avenue corridor (Exhibit 5). Table 2 provides a detailed comparison of the project's <br />compliance with the applicable development standards. <br />Table 1: Project Location and Information <br />Item <br />Information <br />Project Address & Council Ward <br />2230 N. Tustin Avenue — Ward 3 <br />Nearest Intersection <br />Tustin Avenue and Santa Clara Avenue <br />General Plan Designation <br />General Commercial (GC) <br />Zoning Designation <br />Arterial Commercial (C5) <br />Surrounding Land Uses <br />North <br />Commercial (retail) <br />East <br />South <br />West <br />Commercial (childcare facility) <br />Property Size <br />22,240 SF (0.51 acres) <br />Existing Site Development <br />The site is currently an undeveloped 22,240 SF vacant lot. <br />Use Permissions <br />Allowed with approval of a CUP <br />6/26/2023 <br />Planning Commission 1 — 2 <br />