Millbrae planning commission determines nonconforming warehouse use at 370 Adrian Road was abandoned; resolution passes 2-1

The Millbrae Planning Commission on Oct. 20 adopted a resolution determining that a nonconforming warehouse and distribution use at 370 Adrian Road was abandoned under Millbrae Municipal Code after a documented lapse of more than 90 days, the commission announced after deliberation. The motion passed 2-1.

The decision addresses whether the property’s prior industrial use — a warehouse and distribution operation established before the Millbrae Station Area Specific Plan (MSASP) rezoning — was “wholly discontinued” for the 90-day period specified by Millbrae Municipal Code section 10.05.02420, and therefore abandoned. Staff presented utility records, lease documents and invoices and told the commission that city records show no metered water use at the site from October 2023 through February 2025 and that the prior tenant vacated in mid-2024, creating a lapse that exceeded 90 days.

Why it matters: the MSASP rezoned the parcel to retail commercial in March 2016, which made warehouse-and-distribution uses nonconforming. If the nonconforming industrial use is legally abandoned, future uses must…