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Planning Commission approves tow-truck storage permit at 2648 Newport Boulevard with landscaping, operational conditions
Summary
The Costa Mesa Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit allowing South Side Towing to use 2648 Newport Boulevard for outdoor storage of tow trucks and employee vehicles, subject to conditions including plan-checked landscaping and limits on public access and vehicle-washing.
The Costa Mesa Planning Commission on Sept. 22 approved a conditional use permit allowing outdoor storage of tow trucks and employee vehicles at 2648 Newport Boulevard, finding the proposal compatible with surrounding commercial and residential uses if required operational and landscaping conditions are met.
Associate Planner Justin Arios summarized the application at the hearing, saying, “the item before you is a request for a conditional use permit to allow outdoor storage of motor vehicles at 2648 Newport Boulevard.” The property is zoned C-1 (local business) and lies within the Newport Boulevard Specific Plan; staff said it has a Commercial-Residential general plan designation. Staff recommended the commission find the project categorically exempt from CEQA under CEQA Guidelines section 15301 (existing facilities) and approve Conditional Use Permit PCUP-25-0017 subject to standard conditions.
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