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Planning commission approves height variance, development review for Golden West Circle warehouse
Summary
The Westminster Planning Commission approved a development review and a variance to allow a two‑story warehouse at 15172 Golden West Circle to reach 44 feet, finding a mitigated negative declaration adequate and extending the project approval period to three years.
The Westminster Planning Commission on July 2025 approved a development review and a height variance for a two‑story industrial warehouse at 15172 Golden West Circle, allowing the building to reach 44 feet — nine feet above the M‑2 zone limit.
Ken Fichtelman, principal planner for the city, told the commission the site is a 232,201‑square‑foot parcel now developed with a warehouse and trucking bays and that the applicant proposes a combination warehouse, office and showroom building with about 106,220 square feet of warehouse space and just under 9,000 square feet of first‑floor office and showroom space. The project includes 132 parking stalls (the code requirement was 116) and eight truck loading bays. Fichtelman said a mitigated negative declaration (MND) has been prepared and recommended for…
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