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Project review committee flags code, fire and utility requirements for proposed restaurant at 1395 W. Henderson Ave.

3635223 · June 2, 2025
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Porterville staff told an unnamed applicant during a March 5 Project Review Committee meeting that converting a retail suite at 1395 West Henderson Avenue to a restaurant will trigger signage, trash, fire-suppression and water‑service requirements; staff said a consolidated comment letter will be sent to the applicant in about two weeks.

The Porterville Project Review Committee reviewed a tenant-improvement application on March 5 for a proposed restaurant at 1395 West Henderson Avenue and outlined code, fire-safety and utility requirements the applicant must meet before a permit can be approved.

Planning staff said the property is in the retail-center zone with a general-plan designation of retail centers and that any exterior signage must comply with Chapter 305 of the Porterville Development Code and the shopping center's master sign program (master sign program 2014001). Oscar Cepeda, chairperson and associate planner, said temporary signage would require a permit; planning staff listed the temporary-sign permit fee as $19.75.

The nut graf: The occupancy change from retail to restaurant triggers multiple department reviews and upgrades, staff said, including trash-enclosure…

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