Lompoc planning commissioners amend overnight-parking rule, debate JV Automobile Service Center design review

Lompoc — At its Oct. 8, 2025 meeting, the Lompoc Planning Commission reviewed architectural-design and site-development plans for the proposed JV Automobile Service Center at 400 East Laurel Avenue and voted 5-0 to amend a draft condition that had prohibited any overnight vehicle storage on the site.

The commission heard a staff report from Sharada, planning staff, who described the applicant as Mercutio Estrada and the proposal as a new 4,751-square-foot industrial building with four service bays, office and reception space, customer parking, a trash enclosure and 3,993 square feet of landscaping on a roughly 0.3-acre parcel. Sharada said the project is proposed for Monday–Friday hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and that staff found the design, as conditioned, “would meet the intent and purpose of the zoning districts and the associated required development standards.” She told commissioners the project is categorically exempt from environmental…