PLANNING AND HOUSING COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: 1/21/2020
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Community Development Department
APPLICATION REQUEST:
Title
PPM2019-0005: Application to review the site plan, architecture, and signage associated with the construction of a 48,413 square foot four-story hotel containing 122 rooms proposed on 5.02 acres located on the south side of Tom Barnes Street, east of Interstate 15 in the Commercial Center designation of the El Cerrito Specific Plan (Applicant: Aaron Packard, Gold Coast Properties CA1, LLC, 16155 SW 11th Avenue, Unit B2, Miami, FL 33177).
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the Planning and Housing Commission adopt Resolution No. 2548 GRANTING PPM2019-0005 based on the findings contained in the staff report and conditions of approval.
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PROJECT SITE SUMMARY
Area of Property: 5.02 acres
Existing Zoning: Commercial Center designation, El Cerrito Specific Plan (SP91-02)
Existing General Plan: General Commercial
Existing Land Use: Vacant Commercial
Proposed Land Use: Hotel
Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses:
N: Light Industrial (El Cerrito Specific Plan) / Vacant Industrial
E: Commercial Center (El Cerrito Specific Plan) / Vacant Commercial
S: Interstate 15 Freeway and Commercial Center (El Cerrito Specific Plan) / Vacant Industrial
W: Interstate 15 Freeway
BACKGROUND
The purpose of PPM2019-0005 is to review the site plan, architecture, landscaping and signage associated with a 48,413 square foot four-story hotel containing 122 rooms located on a vacant 5.02-acre pad within The Crossings in the Commercial Center (CC) designation of the El Cerrito Specific Plan (SP91-02). The hotel was originally contemplated in The Crossings commercial center Environmental Impact Report (EIR) certified by the City Council on April 17, 2002. The Crossings is a comprehensively planned commercial center on 113.5 acres located adjacent to Interstate 15, north of Cajalco Road and west...
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