File: PLN23-00523
Location: 3705 El Camino Real (APN: 213-34-010)
Applicant: Maranda Jantz
Owner: The Save Mart Companies
Request: Special Permit to allow a Christmas Tree Sales Event from December 6, 2023 to December 27, 2023 General Plan Designation: Regional Mixed Use
Zoning Designation: CC – Community Commercial
Environmental Determination: Categorically Exempt per Section 15304 of CEQA, minor alterations to land FACTS
The Director of Community Development finds that the following are the relevant facts regarding this proposed project:
The project site has a ASK \* MERGEFORMAT Regional Mixed Use General Plan land use designation.
The project site is zoned Community Commercial (CC) and is located at 3705 El Camino Real, in the City of Santa Clara.
The project is an outdoor Christmas Tree lot and requires a Special Permit.
The project site is owned by the Save Mart Companies and the applicant is Maranda Jantz.
Christmas tree lot sales shall be from December 6, 2023 to December 27, 2023.
The hours of operation for the Christmas Tree lot will be from 6:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. daily.
The Christmas Tree lot will take up a total of 14 parking spaces.
Parking is available on the property to serve the business and customers The project submittal includes a Planning application, site plan, and letter from applicant that are attached to, and part of, this Special Permit.
FINDINGS
The Director of Community Development finds that based on an analysis of the facts presented above, that:
(1) The facility, under the circumstances of the particular case, is essential or desirable to the public convenience or welfare in that:
The outdoor seasonal Christmas tree lot sales event is an ancillary use to the existing business. (2) The facility will not be detrimental to the health or safety of the persons residing in the neighborhood in that:
The Christmas tree lot sales event is a temporary use and is located in a Community Commercial zoning district. The project will not create a significant increase in traffic or parking as the proposed use is temporary. (3) The facility will not be detrimental to the property or improvements in the neighborhood in that:
The temporary Christmas tree lot does not involve physical changes or improvements to the property or surrounding neighborhood, and the site will be returned to its prior condition after conclusion of the temporary use. (4) The facility will not impair the integrity or character of the zoning district in that:
The event will occur for a temporary period for the purposes of public participation and is subject to conditions to preserve the integrity of the zoning district in which the property is located. (5) The facility will not create a significant increase in the traffic to and from the premises or in the on-street parking within five hundred (500) feet in that:
The temporary event has limited hours and dates and will not create traffic or parking as the proposed use is ancillary to the retail sales on the project site, and associated surface parking is available on-site.
APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
Christmas tree lot activities shall be from December 6, 2023 to December 27, 2023; Christmas tree lot hours of operation: Monday through Sunday from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. consistent with store hours; The applicant shall obtain Building Official approval and permits for all electrical and utility hook-ups, as well as any other required building permits, prior to the event; The applicant shall comply with all Zoning Ordinance regulations regarding temporary structures; The applicant shall obtain Fire Marshal approval and Fire Department permits prior to the event and comply with Fire Department requirements for the "open burning" permit; The applicant shall obtain an amplified music permit and shall comply with City Code Section 9.10.040, noise and sound regulation, if applicable; The applicant shall provide on-site security personnel and provide trained first aid personnel for the First Aid Station; There shall be no “searchlight” beams, streamers, or roof-mounted balloons during the event; At the conclusion of the event, the parking lot and landscaped areas shall be cleaned and returned to their prior condition.
Approved:
______________ Dated: December 5, 2023
Andrew Crabtree
Director of Community Development
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SPECIAL PERMIT
Planning Division
Andrew Crabtree, Director of Community Development