Planning commission approves corner car wash, drive‑through and parcel split despite neighborhood objections

The Yuba City Planning Commission voted 3‑1‑1 to approve Use Permit 2404, Variance 2401 and Tentative Parcel Map 2401 to allow a Tommy’s car wash, a quick‑serve restaurant with a drive‑thru and the subdivision of a 2.02‑acre lot at the southeast corner of Calusa Avenue and Olive Street.

Chairperson Sillman read the motion to adopt the staff resolution and move the project forward; the motion passed on a roll call tally of three votes in favor (Commissioners Campbell, Sandhu and Chairperson Sillman), one opposing vote (Commissioner Noor) and one abstention (Vice Chairperson Brock Brookman). The commission’s approval adopted a mitigated negative declaration prepared for Environmental Assessment EA‑2406 and included conditions and mitigation measures recommended in the staff report.

Staff described the site as a 2.02‑acre, irregularly shaped C‑3 commercial parcel at 590 Calusa Avenue (the former Waffle Barn site) and summarized three related entitlements to be considered together: use permit 2404 for a quick‑serve restaurant with a drive‑thru; a variance to reduce the…