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Planning commission approves roller rink CUP for family-focused venue in Lancaster Marketplace
Summary
The commission approved Resolution 25-20 granting a conditional use permit for an approximately 11,000 sq ft roller rink at 44810 Valley Central Way in Lancaster Marketplace, with proposed hours and sensory-access sessions for children and persons with special needs.
Kendall Brekke, senior planner for Lancaster City, presented a proposal to operate a roller rink as an entertainment use at Suite 108, 44810 Valley Central Way in the CPD zone. Brekke said the tenant space would occupy roughly 11,000 square feet and include a central roller rink, party rooms, an arcade, a snack bar and retail; staff found the project categorically exempt under CEQA and recommended adoption of Resolution 25‑20 to approve CUP 25‑012.
The applicant, Duana Garrett, owner of Little People’s Childcare Center, spoke in support and described the project as aimed at children ages 5–12. Garrett said the business would set aside sensory and special‑needs hours with reduced lights and sound, offer free arcade games during some sessions for inclusion, and create local jobs. She told the commission, "I am passionately writing to advocate for the approval of a new skating rink facility in Lancaster, California, catering to children ages 5 to 12 years." Two community members and Van Roberts, CEO of Voice of Our Youth, also spoke in support, describing the applicant’s long‑standing childcare work and community partnerships.
With public testimony concluded, a commissioner moved to adopt Resolution 25‑20 approving CUP 25‑012 and finding the project categorically exempt; the motion passed 6–0 with 1 absence. Commissioners congratulated the applicant and invited her to the grand opening. Staff noted the applicant had submitted a letter agreeing to the recommended conditions.
Assistant Director Hai Nguyen then briefed commissioners on city business: staff is preparing materials for a LAFCO submittal on two annexations the commission had recommended, and the City Council recently adopted a 45‑day moratorium on new tobacco establishments while staff develops an approach to those uses.
