Commission approves five-year conditional use permit for mobile PET/CT imaging at 435 W. Dayton Road

The Planning and Traffic Commission on Sept. 24 approved a conditional use permit allowing a PET/CT mobile imaging unit to operate adjacent to a medical office at 435 W. Dayton Road, APN 064-351-0276. The permit was approved with a five-year term and a direction that any extension or substantive modification return to the commission with public notice.

Planning staff described the application as a continued hearing for DENNET Enterprises’ Conditional Use Permit (CUP 25-05) to place a professionally staffed, self-contained PET/CT mobile imaging trailer next to an existing medical practice; staff said the project is categorically exempt from CEQA under Section 15311 (Class 11) for accessory structures.

Staff reported that the property owner provided written notice and that staff personally delivered public-hearing notices to tenants at the site. One tenant had asked questions about potential emissions and effects on pregnant staff or customers; staff said the tenant was provided contact information for the equipment operator and that the operator’s representatives (Jerry Tucker, Jordan Tucker) were not present at the meeting. Staff also said a trailer that had temporarily appeared at the site was removed prior to the hearing and that no grading or permanent site work had been completed.

Commission discussion focused on public notice, parking and pedestrian safety near the trailer, and the process for extending or modifying the CUP after five years. Staff noted that a Vehicle Miles Traveled analysis was not required because the building is less than 600 feet (as stated in the staff report). Staff also said any building permit submittal would require confirmation that parking and development standards are met.

During the meeting commissioners asked that the five-year expiration be handled so the public would have an opportunity to comment if the operator sought to continue; commissioners agreed to clarify that extensions or substantive modifications would return to the commission rather than being handled solely by staff. The motion approved on the record stated the CUP would be reevaluated after five years; the motion carried 5-0.

Staff reported the permit included conditions of approval (time limit, operational requirements and compliance with building-permit and parking standards). The staff report documented an expected patient volume of "30 to 35 patients per week." The record also notes that the operator is to be supervised by board-certified physicians and that Dr. Tariq was identified in the staff report as the physician responsible for operation and maintenance of the unit.