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Stockton council overturns planning commission, approves Jack in the Box drive‑through at Thornton Road amid neighborhood opposition
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing and debate over traffic, lighting and safety near multiple schools, Stockton City Council voted to overturn the planning commission’s denial and approve a proposed Jack in the Box drive‑through and annexation at 9324 Thornton Road, with new conditions including a taller wall and restricted driveway movements, despite residents’ objections.
Stockton — The City Council voted Nov. 4 to approve a pre‑zoning and annexation request to allow a Jack in the Box quick‑serve restaurant with a drive‑through at 9324 Thornton Road, overturning a unanimous planning commission denial that had followed neighborhood opposition.
Planning staff told council the parcel is designated commercial in Stockton’s general plan but lies in an unincorporated county island; the Planning Commission adopted a denial in August after hearing concerns about traffic, noise, lighting and safety and concluding it could not make required findings. Community Development Director Stephanie Ocasio said staff’s original recommendation had been for approval based on code findings but that additional public testimony and the commission’s resolution led staff to present the…
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