Environmental Documents
Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND)
Amendment No. A-040-2024
Location: : East side of Newhope Street, North of Garden Grove Boulevard, located at 12828 Newhope Street
Related Cases: Planned Unit Development No. PUD-019-2024, Site Plan No. SP-136-2024, Tentative Tract Map No. TT-19298, & Variance No. V-042-2024
Project Description: A request that the Planning Commission recommend City Council approval of a residential Planned Unit Development and related entitlements for a proposed 15-unit small lot subdivision project on an approximately 0.88 acre site. The specific land use entitlement approvals requested include the following: (i) zoning map amendment to re-zone the subject property from R-1 (Single-Family Residenital) to Residential Planned Unit Development (PUD-019-2024) zoning with an R-3 (Multiple-Family Residential) base zone; (ii) residential Planned Unit Development to facilitate the development of the small lot subdivision project; (iii) Site Plan approval to construct 15 three-story homes along with associated site improvements; and (iv) in accordance with the State Subdivision Map Act, approval to create a one-lot subdivision for the purpose of selling each dwelling unit as a condominium; and (v) a Variance to deviate from the minimum property size to establish a Planned Unit Development. The Planning Commission will also consider a recommendation that the City Council adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and an associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the project.
Public Hearing Date: A public hearing will be held before the Garden Grove Planning Commission on April 18, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of the Community Meeting Center at 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove.
____________________________________________________________________Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND)
General Plan Amendment No. GPA-001-2023
Location: : Southeast corner of Brookhurst Street and Central Avenue, at 13252 Brookhurst Street and 10052 Central Avenue
Related Cases: Zoning Amendment No. A-036-2023, Site Plan No. SP 127 2023, and Tentative Tract Map No. TT-19273
Project Description: The proposed Project involves developing a 1.22-acre site with 30 residential townhomes within 3-story buildings with a maximum height of 35 feet. The proposed townhomes would be for-sale townhomes, with 10 percent of the units being restricted to moderate-income buyers. The project includes a total of 64 parking spaces in the form of a two-car garage for each townhome and four open parking spaces, a 4,322 square foot central active open space area, and 9,578 square feet open space landscape area. The existing site improvements will be demolished to facilitate the proposed development. The project includes a General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation of the site from Light Commercial (LC) and Low Medium Density Residential (LMR) to Medium Density Residential (MDR) that allows between 21.1 to 32 dwelling units per acre; a zoning designation amendment to change the zoning of the site from Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) and Limited Multiple Residential Zone (R-2) to Multiple-Family Residential (R-3) that allows up to 32 dwelling units per acre; and a Tentative Tract Map (TTM) for the sale of the townhome units and approval of a Site Plan.
Public Hearing Date: A public hearing will be held before the Garden Grove Planning Commission on December 7, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of the Community Meeting Center at 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove.
____________________________________________________________________Notices of Determination (NOD)
Minor Modification No.1 to Site Plan No. SP-101-2021
Location: North side of Westminster Avenue, west of Brookhurst Street, at 13861 Brookhurst Street.
Related Cases: NA
Project Description: Minor Modification No. 1 to modify Site Plan No. SP-101-2021 to reflect changes to the approved site plan and Mitigated Negative Declaration. In November 2021, the Garden Grove Planning Commission approved Site Plan No. SP-101-2021, which authorized an expansion to an existing 180,449 square foot shopping center improved with the Garden Grove Superstore, a Target retail store, and a Firestone auto repair shop. Site Plan No. SP-101-2021 authorized (i) the construction of two (2) new 4,000 square foot drive-thru pad buildings (Building A and Building C), (ii) the construction of one (1) new 4,000 square foot multi-tenant commercial building attached to the existing Target (Building D), (iii) replacement of the existing Firestone auto repair shop with a 5,600 square foot drive-thru multi-tenant building (Building B), and (iv) removal of Target’s 13,600 square foot garden center. In conjunction with its approval of Site Plan No. SP 101 2021, the City adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the project that concluded a finding of no significant impact or less than significant impact for all issue areas with exception of tribal cultural resources, which was reduced to less than significant with incorporation of mitigation. The developer is proposing changes to reduce the size of one of the drive-thru pad buildings, Building A, from 4,000 square feet to 950 square feet, for Dutch Bros Coffee (Modified Project). Additional changes to Building A include a new 324 square foot covered outdoor dining area, changes to the drive-thru for a dual lane design, and modifications to the trash enclosure, parking, and drive aisle layout.
Public Hearing Date: NA
____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________Notices of Exemption (NOE)
____________________________________________________________________Conditional Use Permit No. CUP-256-2024
Location: South side of Garden Grove Boulevard, between Beach Boulevard and Coast Street, located at 8100 Garden Grove Boulevard
Related Cases: N/A
Project Description: A request for Conditional Use Permit approval to allow an existing adult day health care to expand and operate within two existing commercial buildings with a combined building area of 13,530 square feet. Also, a request to revoke Conditional Use Permit Nos. CUP-188-2020(REV.2021) and CUP-208-2021, which previously governed the use of the property.
Public Hearing Date: April 11, 2024
____________________________________________________________________Conditional Use Permit No. CUP-258-2024
Location: West side of Valley View Street, between Chapman Avenue and Belgrave Avenue, at 12155 Valley View Street
Related Cases: N/A
Project Description: The applicant is requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow a new restaurant to operate with a new original State Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Type “41” (On-Sale, Beer and Wine, Eating Place) License, located at 12155 Valley View Street.
Public Hearing Date: April 11, 2024
____________________________________________________________________Site Plan No. SP-104-2021 Minor Modification #1
Location: Northwest corner of Western Avenue and Chapman Avenue, at 7441 Chapman Avenue
Related Cases: N/A
Project Description: Minor Modification 1 to Site Plan No. SP-104-2021 to modify the approved plans to eliminate the 26,449 square-foot basement level of the proposed self-storage building.
Public Hearing Date: April 11, 2024
____________________________________________________________________Conditional Use Permit No. CUP-259-2024
Location: Southwest corner of Katella Avenue and Euclid Street, at 10912 Katella Avenue
Related Cases: N/A
Project Description: A request for Conditional Use Permit Approval to operate a new religious facility, including, church services, an accredited bible college, and a child day care within an existing 46,287 square-foot tenant space.
Public Hearing Date: April 18, 2024