The May 7, 2026, zoning administrator meeting, chaired by Zoning Administrator Levi Hill, considered two use permit applications for commercial tenant spaces. Both were approved with conditions after staff presentations and no public testimony. The meeting also included approval of the consent calendar (March 19, 2026, meeting minutes).
Item 3: 744 Lighthouse Avenue Suite B – Community Fit Camp LLC (Fitness Gym)
Item 4: 700 Cannery Row Suite O – Gelato by the C (Restaurant Fast Food, Ice Cream/Gelato Shop)
Oh yeah, thanks for the question. Good afternoon. I hereby call the May 7th, 2026 zoning administrator meeting to order. My name is Levi Hill. We'll be serving as the zoning administrator for today's meeting. Also in attendance today is Principal Planner Christy Sabdo, Senior Associate Planner Chris Schmidt, and recording Secretary Spencer Argenbright. Mr. Argenbright, will you please remind the public how they can participate in today's meeting? Of course. Information on participating in this meeting and providing public comment, including remotely by Zoom or telephone, is on this meeting's agenda, which is online at monora.gov forward slash agendas. Remote commenters will be muted until it is their turn to speak, and a timer will be shown on the screen. If you are connected on Zoom, the timer is accurate. And in the chamber, we recommend keeping phones and devices muted to prevent audio interference with the meeting. Thank you for participating in your city government. Thank you. I'll first open up the consent agenda, which is item two, the consideration of the March 19th, 2026 meeting minutes. Mr. Argenbright, are there any members of the public online or in the chambers who wish to comment on the consent agenda? I see no members currently online looking to speak to the minutes and the consent agenda, and but I will remind the public that if you are joining by telephone, dial star nine to raise your hand and star six to unmute. There are still no attendees with their hands raised. Thank you. Seeing nobody in the chambers. I was present at the March 19th meeting. I've reviewed the draft minutes and have no edits. As such, the March 19th, 2026 minutes are hereby approved as submitted. I'll now open the meeting up for public comments for items not on today's agenda. If there are any members of the public wishing to speak on items that are not on the agenda for today, please approach the podium or if participating online, use the raise hand function. Seeing none in the chambers, Mr. Argonbright. Uh there are no attendees online with their hands raised. That we'll move on to item number three. Applicant Alfred Soto. Do we have a staff report? Yes. Okay, thank you. My name is Christy Sabdo, Principal Planner with the City of Monterey's Planning Division. I'll be presenting seven four four Lighthouse Avenue for Suite B. I'm presenting on behalf of Matthew Buggert, who couldn't be here today. So the property is located at 744 Lighthouse Avenue. There is a one-story building on the site with three tenants. The general plan land use designation is mixed use neighborhood, and the zoning is PCLH, which is Plan Community Lighthouse Specific Plan. And here is the property. So the proposed use is community fit camp LLC. It's a small gym. Although it's just background music for the classes, the instructor will not be mic. There will be one to two staff members per class. And there is no parking required per the lighthouse specific plan. And the use will be complementary to the surrounding mixed land uses. So to go over the analysis and findings, uh the proposed use is in accordance with the objectives of the zoning ordinance. The zone is PCLH, which allows for a variety of permitted uses, including assembly minor large instructional service uses.