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National City planning commission approves 24-hour drive-through addition for Karina’s Mexican Seafood

Planning Commission of the City of National City · May 4, 2026
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Summary

The National City Planning Commission voted unanimously May 4 to approve a conditional use permit for a single-lane, 24-hour drive-through at Karina’s Mexican Seafood, 1705 Highland Avenue, finding the project categorically exempt from CEQA under Class 15301.

The National City Planning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit May 4 to add a single-lane drive-through to Karina’s Mexican Seafood at 1705 Highland Avenue.

Erin Rehm of the National City Planning Department summarized the proposal, saying the project would add a 43-square-foot drive-through addition with queuing for nine vehicles, an electronic ordering speaker and an exit lane on a 0.28-acre parcel zoned MXC-2. Rehm told commissioners the operator would maintain 25 parking spaces, employ about 22 people and operate a 24-hour drive-through service; interior dining hours were not proposed to…

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