Lodi plan commission conditionally approves Reach Out Lodi remodel, adds driveway access requirement

The City of Lodi Plan Commission on June 2, 2026 conditionally approved a General Development Plan and Architectural Design Review for a remodel and addition to Reach Out Lodi at 601 Clark Street.

Zoning Administrator Steve Tremlett presented the staff report and recommended modifying the concrete median near the first accessible stall to asphalt with a painted no-parking area "to allow for greater flexibility in turning movements." Commissioner Rich Stevenson had pointed out that the first disabled parking stall "appears difficult to turn in/out of in [the] current configuration." Tremlett and commissioners agreed to the median change and discussed shifting parking spaces north, but applicant Jim Krinke said the rear parking area must preserve space for fire truck movement.

The applicant described an alternate driveway option that would run straight out to Clark Street rather than the curved drive shown in the submitted plans. Commissioners initially moved to approve the application subject to the staff report’s conditions 1, 2, 3 and 5, noting that condition 4 would be required only if the submitted (curved) driveway plan remains the final plan. After questions about where Clark Street ends and whether a straight driveway would cross private property, the commission amended the approval to require that any straightened driveway connecting northward secure an access agreement with the owner of 700 Clark Street. Commissioner Rich Stevenson moved the amendment; Commissioner Thomas Marx seconded it. The amendment passed 5-0 and the amended motion was adopted 5-0.

Commissioner Nick Strasser moved to approve the plan (seconded by Dennis Crow Sr.); an alternative motion to approve with the staff conditions was also made and considered during the exchange. Applicant Jim Krinke told the commission the addition "will allow the facility to better serve the community." The commission’s action was conditional on the staff report items and the added access-agreement requirement for the straight driveway scenario.

The commission also approved minutes from its March 3, 2026 meeting (motion by Nick Strasser, seconded by Dennis Crow Sr.). That motion passed 4-0 with Thomas Marx recorded as abstaining. Zoning Administrator Tremlett then presented the monthly zoning report dated May 29, 2026. The meeting adjourned at 6:48 p.m.

Next steps: the applicant must satisfy the staff report conditions and, if a straight driveway is constructed that ties into the property north of Clark Street, secure a written access agreement with the owner of 700 Clark Street before final approval is effective.