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Commission recommends approval of 10,000‑sq‑ft multi‑tenant commercial building in UCD
Summary
Staff recommended and the commission unanimously forwarded a preliminary site plan for a roughly 10,000‑square‑foot multi‑tenant commercial building on Lot 3 in the Urban Central District to city council with a recommendation for approval.
The commission unanimously approved a motion to forward a preliminary site plan for Lot 3 — a 2.21‑acre multi‑tenant commercial building on Rancho Way — to city council with a recommendation for approval. Staff described design changes, increased verticality, corner art features and said no formal objections had been received.
During discussion, the applicant and commissioners debated why vertical mixed use (apartments over commercial) was not proposed. The applicant said such projects are "really difficult to build to make it affordable and to be able to rent a lower level space out at a rent that we need to get," noting leasing and operational challenges with mixing commercial below apartments. Commissioners also asked about parking and visibility for an anchor tenant; staff and the applicant confirmed an approximate 10,000 sq ft building footprint and recommended forwarding the plan.
