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Lake Forest council upholds planning commission approval for Foothill Ranch Costco, rejects appeal over traffic analysis
Summary
The Lake Forest City Council unanimously upheld the planning commission's approval of a proposed 165,000-square-foot Costco in Foothill Ranch and found staff's CEQA streamlining determination under Guideline 15183 supported by the record, rejecting an appeal that challenged the project's VMT analysis.
The Lake Forest City Council unanimously voted March 17 to uphold the planning commission's approval of a proposed Costco at 26602 Town Center Drive and to adopt staff's recommendation that the project is exempt from detailed CEQA review under Guideline 15183.
The site, currently the former Cinemark movie theater in the Foothill Ranch Town Center, would be demolished to make way for a new 165,068-square-foot building with an entrance canopy, 34-foot height and associated parking, landscaping and site improvements. Staff reported the project provides 2,068 parking spaces where 1,994 are required and proposed several use permits, including off-site alcohol sales requiring an ABC public-convenience determination.
Connor Musler, the city's associate planner, summarized the staff report and said the environmental review followed the city's adopted…
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