Planning commission approves Ivan’s Recycling kiosk with relocation and operational conditions

The Loomis Planning Commission voted 4–1 to approve a conditional use permit and design review for Ivan’s Recycling, a small CRV kiosk proposed at Raley’s Town Center, contingent on relocating the kiosk away from the main entrance drive aisle and clarifying operational safeguards to limit loitering and shopping‑cart use.

Christie, planning staff, described the kiosk as a roughly 285‑square‑foot structure sited within up to three parking stalls, equipped with reverse vending and an attendant window. Operations would be limited to CRV‑eligible bottles and cans, staffed by one to two employees, and materials would be hauled off‑site once daily. Staff recommended approval and cited a CEQA Class 3 exemption for small structures.

“I can tell you we currently have two facilities, one in Citrus Heights and an indoor facility in Fair Oaks,” the applicant said in response to commissioners’ questions, describing experience operating kiosk and indoor sites and saying Ivan’s would follow strict sorting, cleaning and no‑hazardous‑materials rules.

Public commenters raised concerns that the initially proposed location — near the shopping‑center main drive aisle and Tesla chargers — could create traffic conflicts, encourage abandoned donations left after hours, and attract loitering. Several speakers recommended placing the kiosk in a southeast corner near the Raley’s freeway sign or behind the building where parking stalls are larger.

Commissioners discussed enforceability and nuisance thresholds. Staff pointed to several proposed conditions, including a requirement that the operator keep the area clean, restrict outside storage, and cooperate with property owners to discourage shopping‑cart use. Staff also noted Condition 57 permits revocation of the conditional use permit for failure to maintain the facility in a neat and orderly manner or for accumulation of nuisance complaints.

The commission’s final motion approved the permit while directing staff to locate the kiosk away from the main drive aisle, “ideally in that corner over by the freeway sign” and subject to Raley’s approval and final site‑plan adjustments. The motion passed on recorded roll call: Commissioners Lee, Kelly, Wilson and DePillo voted yes; Chairman Onderko voted no.

The approval includes several operational conditions — hours of operation, limits on accepted materials, daily removal of hauled materials, no outside storage, security cameras, and a requirement that the applicant coordinate final siting with the landowner — and authorizes staff to finalize the site plan consistent with the commission’s direction.