Planning Commission approves 69,000-sq-ft warehouse at 7474 Garden Grove Boulevard with rooftop screening requirement

The Planning Commission of the City of Westminster on March 5 adopted Resolution 25-002 approving a development review and an administrative adjustment to permit a height increase of up to 10% for a proposed industrial warehouse at 7474 Garden Grove Boulevard. The commission voted 5-0 to approve the project.

Stephanie Tomayno, contract planner, summarized the proposal: Seventh Street Development proposes to demolish eight existing buildings on a 3.3-acre site and construct a new approximately 69,498-square-foot industrial warehouse with about 10% of the floor area dedicated to office space, 10 truck loading docks and 70 parking spaces. The site is zoned commercial industrial (C-M), and staff recommended the project be reviewed by the commission rather than administratively because of its size and visibility from the Garden Grove Freeway. Tomayno said the project meets development standards except for a minor height increase; the highest point reaches 37 feet 9 inches and falls within the municipal code’s 10% administrative-adjustment allowance to achieve an…