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Administrator approves use permit for vehicle‑wrapping business at 36 Belvedere after classification discussion
Summary
The zoning administrator approved a use permit allowing protective car wrapping (classified for planning as auto detailing) at 36 Belvedere Street. Applicants questioned whether the activity should be categorized as 'service' for business licensing; staff said business license categories differ from planning land‑use definitions and will respond in writing.
The Santa Paula zoning administrator approved a use permit on March 18 to authorize protective car wrapping at 36 Belvedere Street. Staff presented the item as an auto‑detailing use for planning purposes, describing the space as roughly 2,079 square feet with specified office and storage areas.
Applicants including Nelson Gomez and JJ Solis described their business and said their business license was currently categorized under a general "service" bracket. Gomez said he has leased the location for 11 years and asked for clarity about how the use should be classified for business licensing vs. planning. "I think I was in the wrong bracket because it's not auto detailing," one applicant said, noting the business focuses on vinyl and protective films rather than full detailing or painting.
Planner Michaela O'Brien explained that city business‑license categories are more granular and differ from planning land‑use definitions; planning staff concluded the appropriate planning classification for the requested use is auto detailing because the use involves protective work on vehicles. The planner told the applicants the city would respond in writing to explain exactly what the approved use allows and how that relates to business licensing.
After asking for no further comments, the zoning administrator approved the use permit subject to the findings and conditions of approval and reminded applicants of the five‑day appeal window.
The decision clarifies the planning classification for the property but staff said they would follow up in writing about the relationship between that planning classification and the business license category the applicants hold.
