CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of National City will hold a Public Hearing after the hour of 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in the City Council Chambers, Civic Center, 1243 National City Blvd., National City, CA., to consider:
DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) UNDER CLASS 3 OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15303 (NEW CONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSION OF
SMALL STRUCTURES) AND A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR BEER AND WINE SALES (ABC TYPE-41) AT A NEW RESTAURANT TO BE LOCATED AT 21 WEST 7TH STREET.
CASE FILE NO.: 2025-27 CUP
APN: 555-052-15
The Planning Commission conducted a Public Hearing at their meeting of February 2, 2026 and voted to recommend approval to the City Council of the Conditional Use Permit, by a vote of 6 to 0, with one member absent. The applicant (Padel Life LLC) is proposing to operate a restaurant in conjunction with a previously-approved outdoor commercial recreation facility and has applied for a California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Type 41 license to offer on-site beer and wine sales. Alcohol sales hours will be from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily. A determination that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Class 3, Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) will also be considered.
Anyone interested in this matter may appear at the above time and place and be heard.
The City Council will also accept written public comments regarding this matter. Written comments or testimony from the public must be submitted via e-mail to [email protected] by 2:00 P.M. on the day of the City Council Meeting. For information on registering to provide public comment via Zoom please visit the City Clerk’s webpage at https://www.nationalcityca.gov/government/city-clerk/publiccomments If you challenge the nature of the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice via email, or through written correspondence delivered to the undersigned prior to the Public Hearing.
Shelley Chapel, MMC, City Clerk
Published in the Star News: Friday, March 6, 2026