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BrandSafway cleared to occupy 11401 Greenstone Ave.; commission allows temporary reservation of 116 parking stalls for screened outdoor storage
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a modification July 14 letting BrandSafway reserve 116 required parking stalls at 11401 Greenstone Avenue so the tenant can use screened outdoor yard areas for material and equipment storage while providing 70 front‑facing stalls for operations.
The Santa Fe Springs Planning Commission on July 14 approved a modification permit (Case No. 1369) permitting the new tenant, BrandSafway, to reserve 116 required parking stalls and not provide them immediately at 11401 Greenstone Avenue. The change allows the tenant to use rear yard areas for screened outdoor storage of scaffolding, shoring, coating materials and other industrial equipment.
Senior planner Vince Velasco told commissioners the site is a recently completed 144,434‑square‑foot industrial building on a 6.6‑acre lot; the certificate of occupancy was issued in March 2024 and the building has sat vacant until the current tenant signed on. Staff said the fronting area along Greenstone will provide 70 parking stalls for the operation while the requested outdoor storage will be behind 14‑foot‑high screen walls and set back roughly 65 feet from those walls.
Velasco said BrandSafway expects a maximum of 69 employees at peak (19 managers, 15 warehouse staff, 15 truck drivers, 10 sales employees and 10 clerks) and that the front area provides a small surplus of parking relative to that peak. The application includes outdoor features such as a self‑contained wash station, an above‑ground 1,000‑gallon diesel tank, and staging for delivery trucks; staff noted all exterior activities would be subject to plan check and permitting. The staff report recommended a CEQA Class 1 exemption and approval subject to conditions; the commission adopted Resolution No. 290‑2025 approving the modification.
Applicant representatives attended the hearing: Gil Caron, BrandSafway branch manager for Southern California, described the site as a staging and storage location for off‑site jobs and said no fabrication would occur on site. Property owner Bobby Nasir said the developer built the project and welcomed BrandSafway as a tenant, noting the company’s local history and union hiring practices. A tenant representative said job openings are advertised through the unions and on the company website and dispatch, which the panel said would help local residents access opportunities. The commission approved the modification by unanimous roll call; staff said condition 14 in the approvals package addresses parking mitigation if future need arises.
