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Porterville staff clear path for tire shop at 708 West Olive, flag parking, fire-safety and streetlight costs
Summary
The Porterville Project Review Committee reviewed PRC 2025-052 to convert the former Olympic Gym at 708 West Olive Avenue into a tire shop. Staff said the use is permitted in the CG zone but requires parking stalls, specific fire-safety measures for tire storage, and applicant-funded public-improvement work including possible streetlight relocation.
Porterville planning staff told the Project Review Committee on Dec. 17 that converting the former Olympic Gym at 708 West Olive Avenue into a tire shop is a permitted use in the city’s CG (general service commercial) zone but must meet parking, building, fire-safety and public-improvement requirements.
"It is a permitted use within the CG Zone District," Chair Oscar Cepeda said while outlining preliminary review comments, including that the proposal is classified as automotive vehicle service and repair (minor). Planning staff said the submitted site plan does not show required parking and that applicants must demonstrate compliance when they file for building permits: a minimum of two parking stalls per service bay and one stall per 1,000 square feet of storage were cited as the applicable standards.
The building division raised several design and egress requirements. James Wickersham, chief building official,…
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