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Board approves Calvine Chevron fueling station, convenience store and car wash with conditions and ABC letter of public convenience
Summary
The Board approved a zoning ordinance amendment, conditional use permit, design review and a letter of public convenience or necessity for a new fueling station, convenience store, car wash and retail building at 8881 Calvine Road; staff adopted a mitigated negative declaration and numerous operational and security conditions
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 23 approved a development package for a commercial site at 8881 Calvine Road in the Vineyard community: a zoning ordinance amendment, conditional use permit for an automobile fueling station and 24-hour convenience store, design-review substantial-compliance finding, and a letter of public convenience or necessity (PCN) to support an off-sale alcohol license.
Planning staff described the project as a multi-structure development on a 2.5-acre vacant lot that would include a fueling canopy with six double-sided dispensers, a 5,347-square-foot convenience store, a 1,713-square-foot car wash, and a separate retail building. Site plans show 49 parking spaces, perimeter landscaping, detention basins and a seven-foot masonry wall where the site abuts multifamily residential. The planning analysis recommended adoption of an initial study/mitigated negative declaration (IS/MND) with mitigation measures and a mitigation monitoring program.
Staff noted the site lies within Census Tract 93.17, which has room under the ABC (Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control) rules for an additional off-sale liquor license and therefore a PCN would not produce an overconcentration of off-sale licenses. However, the site falls inside a high-crime area on the sheriff’s 2024 map, which triggered additional PCN review and conditions recommended by the sheriff’s office.
Key conditions included limitations on hours of operation for the car wash and controls on convenience-store operations, requirements for a masonry wall where adjacent to residential zoning, lighting and signage requirements, and additional security measures recommended by the sheriff’s office. The Planning Commission had previously recommended approval; the Design Review Advisory Committee supported findings of substantial compliance; the Vineyard CPAC lacked a quorum when the item was presented and did not forward a formal position.
An applicant representative said the development team accepts the recommended conditions and noted the project would redevelop an underutilized vacant lot. There were no public speakers on the item. The board voted to approve staff recommendations; the motion carried unanimously with members present.
The approvals allow the applicant to pursue permitting, building review and follow-on tenant selection; the PCN letter was issued to support a Type 20 off-sale license application under ABC rules. The environmental IS/MND includes mitigation measures that staff will monitor.
