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Report regarding consideration of a Conditional Use Permit to operate a charter bus facility at 141 South Maple Avenue in the T5 Lindenville (T5L) Zoning District in accordance with Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code (SSFMC), and determination that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA. (Stephanie Skangos, Senior Planner)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing and take the following actions:
1. Make a determination that the Project is categorically exempt under the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 1, Section 15301, Existing Facilities, and Class 4, Section 15304, Minor Alterations to Land; and
2. Approve the Conditional Use Permit for Planning Project P21-0120, UP21-0014, based on the attached Findings and subject to the Conditions of Approval.
MOTIONS FOR THE COMMISSION TO ADOPT STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
(1) Make a determination that the project is categorically exempt under CEQA; and
(2) Approve the Use Permit entitlement subject to the Conditions of Approval.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
In August 2021, the applicant submitted a Business License Application for a new charter bus company, A Perfect Express, Inc., at 141 S Maple Avenue. The Planning Division advised the applicant that a Use Permit was required for a fleet-based use at the proposed site, and the applicant submitted an application to operate the charter bus facility was to the Planning Division.
At the time of application submittal, the project site was located within the Mixed Industrial (MI) Zoning District, and a light fleet-based use was permitted subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The City adopted a new General Plan and Zoning Code in October 2022. The new Zoning Code included a rezoning of the project site to a new zoning district, the T4 Maker (T4M) District. In this district, fleet-based services remained permitted with a...
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