25-343
SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit #25-0002, initiated by Golden Valley Engineering, applicant for Tom Lawler, property owner. This application involves a request to convert an existing 7,500 square foot industrial building into a fitness center at 2250 Cessna Way. The subject site is generally located south of Cessna Way, and approximately 150 feet west of Beechcraft Avenue. The subject site has a General Plan designation of Manufacturing/ Industrial, (IND) and a zoning classification of Light Industrial (I-L). **PUBLIC HEARING** ACTION: Approve/Disapprove/Modify 1) Environmental Review #25-0010 (Categorical Exemption) 2) Conditional Use Permit #25-0002 SUMMARY Golden Valley Engineering is requesting conditional use permit approval to convert a 7,500 square foot, industrial building into a fitness center to be operated by Students With Aspiring Goals (SWAG). The subject site is approximately 0.48 acres and is located on the south side of Cessna Way, approximately 150 feet west of Beechcraft Avenue. Fitness Center uses are considered a conditional use within a Light Industrial (I-L) Zone. The Planning Commission will be reviewing this proposal to ensure that the site plan is designed in a manner that minimizes negative impacts to the existing site and promotes compatible and orderly development with the surrounding uses. Staff is recommending approval with conditions. RECOMMENDATION Planning staff has reviewed this request and recommends that the Planning Commission approve Environmental Review #25-0010 (Categorical Exemption) and Conditional Use Permit #25-0002, including the adoption of the Draft Resolution at Attachment A subject to the conditions in Exhibit A and the findings/considerations in Exhibit B.
- Committee
- Planning Commission
- Introduced
- April 22, 2025
- On agenda
- May 21, 2025
- Passed
- May 21, 2025
Where it was heard
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