PLANNING AND HOUSING COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: 7/12/2021
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Community Development Department
APPLICATION REQUEST:
Title
SPA2021-0001: Specific Plan Amendment 2021-0001 to the El Cerrito Specific Plan (SP91-2) to allow cold storage warehouse operations in Planning Areas 1 and 2 of the Light Industrial Zone generally located at the northwest corner of Temescal Canyon Road and Tom Barnes Street. (Applicant: Latitude Business Park, LLC)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the Planning and Housing Commission recommend adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration and the Mitigation Monitoring Plan and APPROVAL of SPA2021-0001 to the City Council, based on the findings contained in the staff report and the conditions of approval.
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BACKGROUND
Planning Areas (PA) 1 and 2 of the El Cerrito Specific Plan (SP91-2) is the project location of the Latitude Business Park. Latitude Business Park covers 74.80 acres in PA 1 and PA 2 located at the northwest corner of Temescal Canyon Road and Tom Barnes Street. The Latitude Business Park is an already approved project that is currently under construction. The Latitude Business Park was previously approved by the city by a precise plan application (PP2019-0001) that reviewed 15 buildings having a total combined building area of 1,074,771 square feet on the approximately 75-acre site. Additionally, a parcel map application (PM 37608) was processed on the property to create 13 lots. An environmental analysis in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was also prepared in conjunction PP2019-0001 and PM 37608 to evaluate environmental conditions and potential impacts associated with the construction and operation of the project. The Corona City Council at its meeting on April 1, 2020, adopted the Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH# 2020019017) and approved PP2019-0001 and PM 37608 prepared for the Latitude Business Park, as reco...
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