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Oxnard planning staff recommend legalizing Seed Beauty’s unpermitted mezzanine and granting parking relief
Summary
Staff told the Planning Commission that a 7,400 sq ft unpermitted mezzanine at Seed Beauty’s 1451 Vanguard Drive can be legalized with an administrative parking reduction after a shared-parking analysis estimated peak demand well below supplied spaces; staff recommended approval with a CEQA Class 15301 exemption.
Assistant Planner Michael Lawson told the Oxnard City Planning Commission on April 16, 2026, that staff recommends approving a major modification to legalize a 7,400-square-foot unpermitted mezzanine at Seed Beauty’s 1451 Vanguard Drive site and granting administrative relief from city parking requirements.
The project would legalize an interior mezzanine inside an existing approximately 15,093-square-foot industrial building and does not propose any exterior site changes. "The applicant is proposing shared parking between the properties," Lawson said, listing nearby parcels included in the proposed shared-parking agreement.
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