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Zoning administrator approves Dollar Tree 'bargain basement' permit for Escondido shopping center
Summary
Zoning Administrator Sally Schiffman approved minor conditional use permit PL25-0298 allowing Dollar Tree to operate a 10,064 sq ft bargain-basement store at 1580 West Valley Parkway, finding the project consistent with the Escondido general plan and categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines §15301; a nearby homeowner raised concerns about slope impacts that staff said would not be affected.
Sally Schiffman, principal planner and acting zoning administrator, approved a minor conditional use permit (PL25-0298) on April 2, 2026, allowing Dollar Tree to operate a 10,064-square-foot "bargain basement" retail suite at 1580 West Valley Parkway in Escondido.
Robert Berry, senior planner, told the zoning administrator that the site sits within a planned development commercial zone and the Escondido general plan’s planned commercial designation, which permits bargain-basement stores with a minor conditional use permit. He said the building is an existing 25,137-square-foot commercial structure within a 22.7-acre multi-tenant center, and staff concluded the proposed use conforms with the municipal code and the adopted master plan. "So staff…
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