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Board continues CEQA and conditional‑use hearings for Junipero Serra maintenance facility to May 20
Summary
Supervisor Mirna Melgar moved and the board unanimously continued to May 20 the CEQA and conditional‑use authorizations for a proposed maintenance building at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard after appellants and community members urged more negotiation and expressed health and safety concerns for an adjacent school.
The Board of Supervisors unanimously continued a set of related CEQA and conditional‑use authorization items (agenda items 20–27) concerning a proposed maintenance and facility building at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard to the May 20, 2025 meeting.
Supervisor Mirna Melgar said her office remained in active negotiations with the project sponsor and the appellant and asked for a one‑week continuance; Supervisor Chan seconded the motion. Multiple public speakers, including parents and the principal of nearby St. Thomas More School, urged the board to delay action and highlighted concerns that the planned building—described in project materials as a roughly 19,100–20,000 square‑foot maintenance building with vehicle storage, charging infrastructure and chemical storage—would sit adjacent to preschool and elementary play areas.
Speakers asked the board to require a CEQA review rather than accept the Planning Department’s categorical exemption determination, saying potential hazards (vehicle fumes, lithium battery charging, chemical storage and vehicle maintenance) merited further environmental review and community input. The appellant and parent speakers asked for additional safeguards, stronger findings, or a full environmental review.
The board granted the requested continuance by unanimous motion (10–0) to allow parties to continue negotiating and to prepare any required findings.
Why it matters: The project’s proximity to a preschool and elementary school raised public‑health and safety objections that triggered both a CEQA appeal and a conditional‑use authorization review. The continuance gives the Planning Department, the appellant and the sponsor time to narrow disputes, prepare written findings, and potentially avoid a contested vote next week.
What’s next: The items will return to the board on May 20. Supervisors and public speakers asked planning staff to provide clearer materials on hazardous materials, vehicle circulation, battery charging infrastructure, and any mitigation to reduce risks near school play areas.
Attribution: Appellants, parents and school principal statements recorded on the public record and Supervisor Melgar’s motion to continue are the primary sources for this report.
