To: PLANNING COMMISSION
From: DANIEL BESINAIZ, ASSOCIATE PLANNER
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DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN EXEMPTION DECLARATION AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE OPERATION OF A NEW FITNESS CENTER WITHIN AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON PROPERTY LOCATED IN A MIXED-USE HOUSING (MU-H) ZONE AT 1770 S PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY.
RECOMMENDATION:
Open public hearing, receive and file all documents and correspondence on the proposed project;
Accept all testimony from staff, applicant, and the public and deliberate;
Close public hearing;
Adopt a Resolution by title only approving an Exemption Declaration and Conditional Use Permit for the operation of a new fitness center within an existing commercial building on property located in a Mixed-Use Housing (MU-H) zone at 1770 S Pacific Coast Highway.
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BACKGROUND:
Existing Site, Surroundings, Zoning, and Project Description
The applicant is requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow the operation of a new Fitness Center (Body One Fitness) within an approximately 8,500-square-foot tenant space at 1770 S Pacific Coast Highway. The business would occupy the entirety of the existing commercial building.
The subject site is located roughly 800 feet east of the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Palos Verdes Boulevard. The properties to the west and east of the site, along Pacific Coast Highway, are zoned Mixed-Use (MU-3) and Mixed-Use Housing (MU-H) respectively. Properties directly north of the site, along Avenue G, are zoned Medium Density Multi-Family Residential (RMD). Properties across Pacific Coast Highway to the south are located within the City of Torrance.
The existing site is developed with a single-story, approximately 8,500-square-foot commercial building on a 30,229-square-foot lot. The existing commercial building was originally constructed in 1977 and has most recently operated in two units as a FedEx Office services center and as a Classic Cleaners and ...
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