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Planning commission approves auto body shop with spray booth at 1460 W. White Oaks Road
Summary
The Campbell Planning Commission voted 6–0 to approve a conditional use permit allowing a motor vehicle body shop with an enclosed spray booth at 1460 W. White Oaks Road. Staff recommended approval after addressing fire access and site cleanup; the applicant said hazardous-materials details will be handled at building-permit review.
The Campbell Planning Commission on April 14 approved a conditional use permit to allow a motor vehicle body shop with an enclosed spray booth in an existing industrial building at 1460 W. White Oaks Road.
Planner Dana told commissioners the roughly 22,000-square-foot building has historically hosted auto-repair activities but that intensification — adding paint operations and consolidating several tenant spaces — triggered the need for a CUP. Dana said the proposal includes modest site work: a new trash enclosure, removal of unpermitted storage containers at the rear, and a fire-truck turnaround to bring the site into current code compliance. Staff concluded the use is consistent with the general plan and zoning and recommended adoption of a resolution approving the CUP.
Resident and commissioners’ questions during the hearing focused on the spray booth’s location relative to adjacent homes, emergency-vehicle access and how paint-related hazardous materials will be handled. Dana said booth-specific emissions controls and hazardous-materials storage are reviewed during the building-permit and hazardous-materials review processes, and that removing the unpermitted storage containers would improve fire department access.
Jan, the applicant and director of construction and development for JC Auto Body, told the commission that “we’re required by fire code to leave the path of travel for the fire truck accessible,” and that most repair work and hazardous-materials management would be completed inside the building. Jan also confirmed that manufacturer certifications for repairing electric vehicles (for example, Tesla) are handled on a per-site basis.
Commissioners voiced general support for the project and for staff’s handling of public-safety issues. Commissioner discussion noted the swift and orderly permitting process. A motion to adopt the resolution granting the CUP (file PN2025-145) passed on a 6–0 roll call. The decision is final unless appealed in writing to the city clerk within 10 calendar days.
The commission’s action directs the applicant to proceed to the building-permit stage, where the fire department and building division will review spray-booth exhaust controls and hazardous-materials storage in more technical detail.
