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Commission permits Century Boulevard service station, pauses fines for 90 days under conditions
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a special‑use permit allowing reactivation of a service station at 4799 W. Century Blvd with conditions including retroactive fee payment, a one‑year review and a 90‑day stay on daily fines while the owner pursues permits; staff reported daily citations since Dec. 2025 for operating without a business license.
The Inglewood Planning Commission voted to approve a special‑use permit for a service station at 4799 West Century Boulevard (SUP26‑00010), while attaching conditions to address prior code enforcement findings and outstanding fees.
Assistant planner Bridal Espinosa outlined the property’s history and staff’s recommendation: the site formerly operated under an older certificate of occupancy (issued in 1965) and was converted in 2013 to include a convenience market; it ceased operations in 2022. "The service station and tire repair shop are currently operating without a valid city business license," Espinosa said, and staff reported code‑enforcement daily citations beginning December 2025 for operating without a license.
Applicant representatives said the station had been closed to replace single‑wall tanks per a California mandate and that LA County Department of Public Works and the South Coast Air Quality Management District inspected the tank replacements during installation. The applicant’s representative said the owner was out of the country and that staff had been instructed not to proceed with licensing until this hearing.
Commissioners pressed staff and the applicants on regulatory oversight, when citations were issued, what triggered the need for a new CUP (six months of closure under the IMC), and whether the applicant would pay retroactive fees. Planning staff said the resolution includes a condition requiring all fees and fines to be brought current prior to issuance of any building permit and that the project would return for a one‑year review following issuance of a business license.
After debate about whether to require the business to cease operation during permit processing or to temporarily stay fines, the commission adopted a motion that approved SUP26‑00010 with conditions that include staying daily fines for 90 days provided the owner proceeds with staff recommendations and remits owed fees as required; the motion passed by roll call.
Staff again noted that any party may appeal the commission’s decision within 20 days by filing a written notice of appeal with the planning division and paying the required fee.
The approval allows the applicant to begin site plan review, file necessary building permits and resolve outstanding code‑enforcement obligations as conditioned by the commission.
