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Planning commission approves 12‑pump Omni Resources station on Corral de Tierra Road with conditions after debate over visual impacts and prior contamination
Summary
After extensive questioning and public comment, Monterey County's Planning Commission approved PLN220348 to build a 12‑pump fueling station and a 3,077‑sq‑ft convenience market at 3 Corral de Tierra Road (Toro area) with conditions on lighting, access improvements, and references to CEQA statutory guidance. Two commissioners voted no amid concerns
The Monterey County Planning Commission on Oct. 29 approved a combined development permit and variance for PLN220348, authorizing construction of a 12‑pump fueling station with a 4,860‑square‑foot canopy and a 3,077‑square‑foot convenience market at 3 Corral de Tierra Road in the Toro area, subject to staff‑recommended edits to conditions on lighting and access.
Planner Fiona Jensen summarized the project and said the site previously operated as a fueling station; underground tanks were removed and the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board issued a case‑closure letter in March 2020 indicating remediation and corrective action had been completed. Jensen said the proposed use would reduce estimated historical water demand on the site (from about 1.2 acre‑feet per year historically to an estimated 0.84 acre‑feet per year for the proposed project) and that Caltrans has reviewed…
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