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Commission recommends rezoning, approves amended use permit for Calvary Christian Center with traffic conditions
Summary
The commission approved amendments to Calvary Christian Center’s use permit AMUP07‑13 and recommended rezoning (RZ 2305) to city council, adding conditions on building treatments, landscaping and a requirement that intersection improvements at State Highway 20 and El Margarita Road be constructed or otherwise addressed through Caltrans' process prior to building permits.
The Yuba City Planning Commission voted to amend Use Permit AMUP07‑13 for the Calvary Christian Center and to recommend rezoning the site (RZ 2305) to the City Council, subject to staff‑recommended conditions and one agreed change to a permit effective date.
Doug Libby, Development Services Director, told commissioners the project site is a roughly 12‑acre vacant parcel at the southeast corner of State Highway 20 and El Margarita Road. Staff explained the main assembly building would be reduced in footprint from the originally proposed 80,000 square feet to about 53,480 square feet, a proposed K–8 school building would increase to about 23,105 square feet, and parking counts would be adjusted as shown in the staff report. Staff said the project was subject to a new environmental assessment and staff proposed a mitigated negative declaration after identifying mitigation measures.
Libby noted the historical X‑19 overlay would be removed if the City Council approves rezoning; until council action the overlay remains in effect. He also emphasized the traffic impacts at the intersection of Highway 20 and El Margarita Road and said staff added a condition requiring appropriate intersection improvements to be constructed "as approved by the City and Caltrans" or as otherwise determined through Caltrans' safety and operational assessment process prior to building permit issuance.
Public Works Director Josh Wolf told the commission staff has initiated discussions with Caltrans and allocated funding in the capital improvement plan for study costs. Wolf estimated an accelerated study could be completed within a year but cautioned that construction to signalize the intersection could take roughly four to five years, depending on funding and approvals.
A church representative said the congregation has been in the community for more than 60 years, that peak use would typically be Sundays and occasional evenings, and asked that the effective date in condition 3 be changed from May 13 to July 8; commissioners agreed to that amendment on the record. The representative also described fundraising and an intent to phase construction so the project could proceed without overleveraging the church.
A motion to amend the use permit and recommend rezoning with staff conditions and the date change was moved, seconded and passed unanimously on voice vote.
Because rezoning must be approved by the City Council, the commission’s action is a recommendation; the X‑19 overlay remains in effect until council action. Staff and applicants will continue Caltrans coordination and finalize required traffic and mitigation plans during permit processing.
