LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clearlake Planning Commission this week will consider a proposal for a new drive-thru bakery and coffee shop proposed for the city.
The commission will meet virtually beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9.
The agenda can be found here.
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Community members also can participate via Zoom.
To give the planning commission adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit written comments prior to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9.
The meet will be broadcast live on the Youtube channels for the city of Clearlake or Lake County PEG TV.
On the agenda is a public hearing to adopt a resolution to approve a use permit application for the operation of a drive-thru baker and coffee shop using existing facilities at 15090 Olympic Drive, and finding the project exempt from environmental review.
Pascal Hue De Laroque is applying to open the business at the former location of Classy Cakes, which operated there until July 2017, according to the staff report from Senior Planner Mark Roberts.
“While the proposed business plan utilizes the existing site facilities it should be noted that sit-down dining (indoor or outdoor) is not included at this time and has been excluded from the project analysis,” Roberts wrote in his report.
“The application does involve some minor renovations, including the installation of a drive through window on the west side of the building and new signage. Current tenant improvements involve upgrading the exterior lighting fixtures, trimming the overgrowth off the entryway tree, and installing a brand-new security system (with generous coverage of traffic on Olympic Drive), as well as various other aesthetic improvements,” he said.
Roberts said the proposed project is located within the Mixed Use Zoning District and is designated mixed use by the general plan land use map.
The city’s zoning code determines drive-thrus – which are defined as a “special use” – are allowable use upon securing a use permit, Roberts said.
“It is recognized that these facilities, by their very nature, have some objectionable characteristics, such as noise, idling vehicles and traffic conflicts. In order to protect and preserve public health, safety and welfare, special regulation review of these uses is necessary,” he said.
The commission’s members are Chair Kathryn Davis, Vice Chair Robert Coker and commissioners Lisa Wilson, Erin McCarrick and Fawn Williams.
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Clearlake Planning Commission to discuss new drive-thru bakery and coffee shop
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