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Porterville planners flag setback, licensing and design requirements for proposed Super Family Foods at 131 West Orange
Summary
Porterville’s Project Review Committee reviewed a proposed 23,509-square-foot Super Family Foods development at 131 West Orange Avenue and identified zoning and design compliance issues — including a 50% zero-foot setback requirement, curb-cut limits, and an alcohol-license conditional-use process. Staff listed required fees and follow-up actions; no vote was taken.
PORTERVILLE, Calif. — City planning and technical staff on Oct. 15 reviewed a proposal for a new Super Family Foods complex at 131 West Orange Avenue and told the applicant several code and permit issues must be addressed before the project can proceed.
At a Project Review Committee meeting chaired by Oscar Cepeda, the city’s associate planner, staff summarized the proposal as a 21,509-square-foot grocery, a 1,000-square-foot laundromat and a 1,000-square-foot lease space — a total of 23,509 square feet — on four combined parcels. Cepeda said the site is in the downtown mixed‑use zoning district and carries a downtown mixed‑use general-plan designation.
Planning staff told the applicant that city code requires at least 50% of a building’s frontage to be at the minimum setback (0 feet) along Orange Avenue. Cepeda noted that “the development code does require that minimum 50% of the building be at the minimum setback, which would be 0 feet, from Orange Avenue.” The project’s current layout and a…
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