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Planning Commission approves Lead Hill conditional use permit and parking reduction for auto-service operations
Summary
The Planning Commission voted Feb. 12 to approve a conditional use permit and a parking reduction for 1376 Lead Hill Boulevard to allow an internal vehicle reconditioning and repair facility for the dealership; staff said the location will not serve customers on-site and estimated a roughly 30-space parking reduction with employee parking secured onsite.
The Roseville Planning Commission on Feb. 12 approved a conditional use permit and an associated parking reduction for 1376 Lead Hill Boulevard, allowing an internal vehicle reconditioning and repair facility tied to a local dealership.
Sean Morales, associate planner, told the commission the proposed auto repair use would occupy about 12,200 square feet of the existing building and that roughly 18,900 square feet fronting Lead Hill Boulevard would be reserved for future non-repair uses. Morales said staff considered compatibility with surrounding uses, noted the operation would take place indoors with no customer-facing activities at the site, and described the project as categorically exempt from environmental review per the CEQA Guidelines (staff cited a categorical exemption for minor interior alterations).
Bruce Wester, the project representative, described the site as a support location for the dealership and for vehicle preparation and overflow storage, noting his family founded the dealership in 1969. Wester told the commission: "It's not gonna be a body shop" and that General Motors required customer-facing service to remain at the dealership's auto-mall location. Commissioners questioned how vehicles would be delivered and where they would be stored; the applicant said deliveries would occur at the auto mall and vehicles would be ferried to the Lead Hill site, and that trucks would not be staged in the center left-turn lane on Lead Hill.
Staff said securing the rear parking area for employee parking reduces shared parking in the business park and therefore justifies a requested parking reduction; staff estimated the shortfall at about 30 spaces and said those spaces would be reserved for employees within the secured storage area. The applicant confirmed no spray booths or paint operations are proposed and that body-repair activities are not part of the proposal.
Commissioner Pryor moved to adopt the findings and approve the conditional use permit and parking reduction (file PL25-0668); Commissioner Mahesh seconded. The commission approved the motion by roll call. The chair announced a 10-day appeal period for the decision.
The permit allows the dealer to use the building for internal reconditioning and maintenance subject to the conditions listed in the staff report; it does not authorize customer service at the Lead Hill site. If appealed, the action will be subject to the city's appeal process.
