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RESOLUTION No. 2019-011 of the Board of Zoning Adjustments of the City of San Leandro, Approving a Conditional Use Permit for 1501 Clarke Street (PLN19-0047).
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WHEREAS, Margie Diaz ("Applicant" and "Owner") submitted an application for a Conditional Use Permit to allow Retail Sales in an existing 720 square-foot building at 1501 Clarke Street (PLN19-0047) ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, 1501 Clarke Street ("Property") is a lot measuring 8,381 square feet and containing a single-family residence, two garages, and a 720 square-foot commercial building; and
WHEREAS, the Property is zoned DA-3 Downtown Area-3 and has a General Plan designation of Transit-Oriented Development Mixed Use (MUTOD); and
WHEREAS, the Property is within one-eighth mile of the San Leandro BART Station and situated in the City's Downtown Transit-Oriented Development Strategy (Downtown TOD Strategy) area; and
WHEREAS, in the Zoning Code, Retail Sales in the DA-3 zoning district is a conditionally permitted use; and
WHEREAS, the project qualifies as categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15301, because it is an Existing Facility that involves minor alterations and negligible expansion of use, it is in an area where all public services and facilities are available to allow for maximum development, and it is not located in an environmentally sensitive area; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Zoning Adjustments held a duly noticed public hearing regarding the proposed Project on October 3, 2019, at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Zoning Adjustments fully considered the Project application and entitlements, applicant's statements, staff report, finds of fact, conditions of approval, public comments, and all other testimony and evidence presented at the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Zoning Adjustments finds that the staff report and standa...
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