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Calistoga planning commission asks applicant to redo gas-station canopy design, citing gateway concerns
Summary
After staff recommended approval of two unbranded canopies at 1108 Lincoln Avenue, commissioners and public commenters said the plain white design fails to meet gateway-design expectations; the commission voted 5-0 to continue the item so the applicant can return with revised designs and staff can provide prior 2009/2010 materials.
The Calistoga Planning Commission voted unanimously to continue consideration of a design-review application for two canopies at the Fast and Easy Mart, 1108 Lincoln Avenue, asking the applicant to return with revised designs aimed at better fitting the city’s gateway character.
Lauren Clark, assistant planner, presented DesignReview2025-29 and told commissioners the project would install two nonbranded canopies about 26 by 29 feet and 18 feet high over existing fuel dispensers. Clark said the site is a legal nonconforming gas station in the Lincoln Avenue–Foothill Boulevard gateway and that the project is categorically exempt under a Class 1 CEQA exemption; staff recommended approval subject to conditions and corrected a small error in the draft resolution and staff report.
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