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Anaheim planning commission approves Recovery Road conditional use permit for community and religious assembly
Summary
The Anaheim Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit allowing Recovery Road to hold peer-support and religious assembly meetings at an industrial site in the Stadium West Business Center; staff said the project meets required findings and qualified for a CEQA Class 1 exemption. No public comment was offered and the motion passed 5-0.
The Anaheim Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for Recovery Road to establish a community and religious assembly use in an industrial building at 2220 E East Winston Road in the Stadium West Business Center, following a staff presentation and a 5-0 vote.
Planning staffer Ms. Sinto told commissioners the project involves interior tenant improvements intended to create a multipurpose space for peer-support recovery meetings and related storage. She said support meetings would be peer-led gatherings of about "20 to 30 attendees" and would occur occasionally on Saturdays and Sundays, with staff present to help ensure attendees leave properly. "The project meets all the required findings for a conditional use permit," Ms. Sinto said, and staff recommended approval subject to conditions.
Staff said the half-acre site is in an industrial zone surrounded by wholesale, distribution and manufacturing uses. The building is currently used as a warehouse; staff described proposed improvements that would reconfigure existing floor area and add storage racks to support ongoing operations. Because the proposal does not expand the business or increase the intensity of the use beyond historic levels, staff said the project qualified for a Class 1 existing facilities exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
No members of the public spoke during the public hearing and the commissioners moved directly to action. "I'll move for approval per staff's recommendation," one commissioner said; another commissioner seconded. The commission recorded five yes votes and the motion carried.
The staff presentation contained two different square-footage figures: at one point the building was described as "approximately 8,000 square feet," and later staff said the proposed interior tenant improvements would reconfigure "13,000 square feet of the existing floor area." That discrepancy was not resolved on the record and is noted in clarifying details below.
The chair also noted administrative items: the planning commission's February 23 meeting was canceled for lack of agenda items and the next regular meeting is scheduled for March 9, when the commission will consider a minor use permit and variance for an electronic reader board sign. The commission adjourned to its next meeting on March 9, 2026. The appeal deadline for actions taken tonight was stated as Thursday, 02/19/2026 at 5 p.m., and appeal forms are available on the city clerk's webpage.
