Project 2023-2466 8790 Grossmont Boulevard
Summary
SCH Number
2024050826
Public Agency
City of La Mesa
Document Title
Project 2023-2466 8790 Grossmont Boulevard
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/17/2024
Document Description
Project proponent and beneficiary Mann Enterprises Inc. proposes to replace a 38,000-square-foot existing retail shell building with a new two-tenant retail shell building of 32,500 square feet and a new single-tenant retail shell building of 2,800 square feet within an existing 156,000 square-foot retail shopping center. The project includes a new trash/recycling/organics enclosure, landscape and parking area improvements, and storm water facilities.
The 13.4-acre project site is located at the northeast corner of Grossmont Boulevard, a major collector street, and Jackson Drive, an arterial collector. Surrounding uses include a regional shopping mall on the opposite side of Interstate 8 to the north, a smaller retail center to the west, single-family residential and small-scale commercial services to the south, and a regional car dealership to the east. Adjacent street frontages are improved with sidewalk, curb and gutter, turn pockets at driveway entrances, and Class 2 bike lanes. The project site is served by bus route 852 located on La Mesa Boulevard 0.15 miles to the east. Zoning is C-D (General Commercial/Urban Design Overlay) and the Planned Land Use is Regional Serving Commercial. A site development plan for the project was approved by Notice of Decision No. 2024-03 on April 17, 2024, following a public review period. The La Mesa City Council ratified the Design Review Board’s project approval at a noticed public meeting on May 14, 2024. Assessor's Parcel Number: 490-660-53-00.
Contact Information
Name
Allyson Kinnard
Agency Name
City of La Mesa
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
La Mesa
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Grossmont Boulevard and Jackson Drive
Zip
91942
Total Acres
13.4
Parcel #
490-660-53-00
State Highways
I-8, SR 125, SR 94
Railways
SD&ARIZONA EASTERN RAILWAY
Schools
LEMON AVENUE ELEMENTARY, PARKWAY MIDDLE
Township
16S
Range
1W
Section
17
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 2, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15302
Reasons for Exemption
The project meets all of the conditions necessary to qualify for a Class 2 categorical exemption under Section 15302, which applies to the replacement or reconstruction of existing commercial structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site and will have substantially the same size, purpose, and capacity as the structure being replaced. The project replaces a 38,000-square-foot retail shell building with two retail shell buildings totaling 35,430 square feet on the same site within an existing shopping center, as provided for in the exemption. None of the exceptions listed in Section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
Disclaimer: The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) accepts no responsibility for the content or accessibility of these documents. To obtain an attachment in a different format, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613. For more information, please visit OPR’s Accessibility Site.