For the Planning Commission Meeting of October 2, 2024
TO: Honorable Chairman and Planning Commissioners
APPROVAL: Colby Cataldi, Director of Community Development
REVIEWED BY: Paul Gonzales, Community Development Manager
FROM: Daniel Casey, Principal Planner
Title
Conditional Development Permit No. 2023-0025 & Precise Plan of Design No. 2023-0036: A request to allow the construction of a 3,382 square foot addition to an existing church located at 222 E. Easton Street (APN: 0127-031-01) within the Single-Family Residential (R-1A) zone. This project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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APPLICANT:
Blessed John XXIII Catholic Community, Inc., 1201 E. Highland Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92404
LOCATION:
The project site is located at 222 E. Easton Street (APN: 0127-031-01), which is located at the northeast corner of Highland Avenue and Easton Street (Refer to the attached Location Map (Exhibit A)).
BACKGROUND:
Surrounding General Plan Land Use Designations
Location
General Plan Designation
Site
Community Commercial
North
SR-210 Freeway
East
Residential 6 (2.1 - 6.0 du/acre)
South
Residential 6 (2.1 - 6.0 du/acre)
West
Public Facility
Surrounding Zoning Designations
Location
Zoning
Site
Single-Family Residential (R-1A)
North
SR-210 Freeway
East
Single-Family Residential (R-1A)
South
Single-Family Residential (R-1A)
West
Single-Family Residential (R-1A)
Site Characteristics
The project site is an asymmetrical-shaped area of land approximately 4.03 acres in size that was developed into a church in 1963 under Conditional Development Permit No. 58. Improvements on the church site consist of an existing 14,009 square foot building, a parking lot containing 222 parking spaces, and landscaping.
Surrounding Area
The project site is bound by an existing segment of Sycamore Avenue to the east, an existing segment of Easton Street to the south, and an existing segment...
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