Escondido zoning administrator approves Templo Pentecostes La Hermosa expansion at Washington Square

Veronica Comronas, the city of Escondido’s acting zoning administrator and assistant director of development services, approved a minor conditional use permit on April 14 allowing Templo Pentecostes La Hermosa to expand its existing church into an adjacent suite at Washington Square, 1131 East Washington Avenue.

The application (PL25-0179) was presented by Jesus Huerta, associate planner, who said the proposal would add Suite H (about 1,190 square feet) to the church’s current Suites G and F (about 792 square feet), producing roughly 2,982 square feet of space. Huerta said the plan dedicates 379 square feet for a gathering area and the remainder for offices, storage and restrooms, and described the operational plan as services on Sundays (5–7 p.m., about 75 people), Tuesdays (7–9 p.m., about 77 people) and Fridays (7–9 p.m., about 83 people), with up to six staff on site.

"The applicant is proposing a conditional use…