PLN P2023-000291 AJ Wash
Summary
SCH Number
2024110835
Public Agency
Sacramento County
Document Title
PLN P2023-000291 AJ Wash
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/22/2024
Document Description
The project consists of the following entitlements:
1. A Use Permit to allow a carwash in the Light Commercial (LC) zoning district.
2. A Special Development Permit to allow the proposed project to deviate from the following
development standards:
• Hours of Operation (Section 3.7.9.i): Hours of operation shall be limited to between 8:00 am
and 8:00 pm. As proposed , the hours of operation are 24 hours, 7 days a week.
• Entrance and Exit Areas (Section 3.7.9.i): Entrance and exit areas for tunnel type
carwashes shall be closed and secured during nonoperation hours to prevent unauthorized
access. As proposed, the carwash will be open 24 hours and therefore, will not be closed
off.
• Sound Wall (Section 3.7.9.i): Where carwash facilities are located immediately adjacent to
residentially zoned properties, CMU walls a minimum of seven (7) feet in height and a
minimum of eight (8) inches in thickness shall be installed along the shared property lines.
As proposed, there is a seven foot wooden fence adjacent to residential.
• Central Vacuum Systems (Section 3.7.9.i): Central vacuum systems shall be utilized so that
multiple vacuum stalls are supported by a single vacuum motor. As proposed, there is no
central vacuum system.
• Vacuum Motors and Equipment (Section 3.7.9.i): Vacuum motors and associated
mechanical equipment must be located within an indoor equipment room or other fully
enclosed and roofed building with any required venting directed away from residential
zones. As proposed , there will be no enclosure for vacuum motors or equipment.
• Minimum Front Yard (Section 5.5.2): Minimum required front yard setback (with PUPF) is
56 feet. As proposed, the minimum front yard setback is 51 .2 feet.
PLNP2023-000291 -AJ Wash (UPZ-DRS)
Notice of Exemption
• Landscaping Adjacent to Residential (Section 5.2.4.B.3): A minimum seven foot wide
continuous landscaped planter area shall be required for Institutional, Commercial, or
Industrial uses when along property lines shared with any Agricultural-Residential or
Residential zone. As proposed, no landscape planter is provided along shared residential
property lines.
• Frontage Landscape Planter (Section 5.2.4.B.2): A planter at eight feet wide excluding
curbing with trees 30 feet on-center, shall be provided between the edge of parking areas.
As proposed, a 6.5-foot wide planter is proposed with no trees.
• Drive-through Lane Separation (Section 3.9.3.V.1.c.): Drive-through lanes shall be a
minimum of 12 feet wide and shall be separated from other circulation aisles necessary for
ingress or egress, or aisles providing access to any parking space. Each drive-through lane
shall be striped, marked, separated with curbs and/or landscape planters, or otherwise
distinctly delineated. As proposed, no separated curbs or designation proposed. As
proposed, the drive-through does not provide separated or delineated lanes.
• Parking Requirement (Section 5.9.2.C., Table 5.21 ): 3.5 spaces for every 1,000 square feet
of gross floor area. The carwash provides 187 square feet of floor area and requires one
parking space. As proposed, no parking is provided.
3. A Design Review to determine substantial compliance with the Sacramento County Countywide
Design Guidelines (Design Guidelines).
Contact Information
Name
Julie Newton
Agency Name
Sacramento County Planning
Job Title
ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Sacramento
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Countywide
Parcel #
218-0231-009-0000
Other Location Info
The project is located at 3540 A Street, approximately 215 feet east of the intersection of Watt Avenue and A Street, in the North Highlands community of unincorporated Sacramento County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC Section 21084; CEQA Guidelines Sections 15300 -15333 CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
Class 1 consists of the operation and permitting of existing private facilities, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The project consists of the operation of an existing car wash facility in an existing commercial lot, involving no expansion of existing use. Therefore, the project is exempt from the provisions of CEQA.
County Clerk
Sacramento
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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