Administrative Zoning Public Hearing - December 11, 2025: Two Approvals
Administrative Zoning Public Hearing - December 11, 2025
An Administrative Zoning Public Hearing was held on December 11, 2025, presided by Zoning Administrator Amber Blisinski. The hearing considered two items: a two-year permit extension for a previously approved commercial development at 705 West Dana Street, and a conditional use permit and development review permit for a dog daycare and overnight boarding facility at 261 Moffitt Boulevard. Both items were approved.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Item 3.1 (705 West Dana Street): No members of the public spoke. Applicant representatives Boyd Smith and Alyssa (virtual) indicated they had no presentation.
- Item 3.2 (261 Moffitt Boulevard): No members of the public testified. The applicant spoke in support, noting their 15-year history of operating dog daycare facilities, paying above minimum wage, offering health insurance and paid time off, partnering with programs for developmentally delayed adults and homeless job placement, and never receiving a noise complaint. The zoning administrator acknowledged receiving public comment letters prior to the meeting but did not read them into the record.
Discussion Items
- Item 3.1 – 705 West Dana Street Permit Extension: Assistant Planner Tristan White presented a staff recommendation to approve a two-year extension of a previously approved planned community permit, development review permit, provisional use permit for ground-floor restaurant and upper-floor office, and heritage tree removal permit. The project, located at the southwest corner of West Dana Street and Hope Street, involves constructing an 18,800-square-foot commercial building on a 0.23-acre site. The project is categorically exempt under CEQA Section 15332 (infill development). The property owner, AJL Investment Group LLC, filed the extension request on September 9, 2025. No changes were made to the original approval. Staff recommended approval based on the findings and conditions posted online.
- Item 3.2 – 261 Moffitt Boulevard Conditional Use Permit: Planner Philip Brennan presented a staff recommendation to approve a conditional use permit and development review permit for a dog daycare with overnight boarding in an existing 2,800-square-foot tenant space within a multi-tenant commercial complex on a 0.42-acre site in the CRA zoning district. The project includes a new eight-foot CMU wall to enclose an outdoor dog play area, two new roll-up doors, and replacement of one non-heritage tree. A noise assessment demonstrated that estimated outdoor noise levels would not exceed one decibel beyond existing normally acceptable levels for commercial uses or conditionally acceptable levels for low-density residential uses. The applicant agreed to limit outdoor dog access to 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (instead of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.) and to prohibit customer drop-off/pickup at the rear of the building to reduce on-street parking impacts on Santa Rosa Avenue. The project is categorically exempt under CEQA Section 15301 (existing facilities). Staff recommended approval based on findings and conditions.
Key Outcomes
- Item 3.1: Approved by the Zoning Administrator based on the findings and conditions posted online and application materials reviewed by city staff. The decision is appealable to the City Council within 10 calendar days.
- Item 3.2: Approved by the Zoning Administrator based on the findings and conditions posted online. The Zoning Administrator noted that public comment letters were reviewed and expressed confidence that the applicant would be a good neighbor to nearby residents. The decision is appealable to the City Council within 10 calendar days.
The hearing adjourned at 4:16 p.m.
Meeting Transcript
Awesome. Oh, um, you're, yeah, both of you need to. Okay. I don't want to hear myself talk, especially with a cold. All right, good afternoon and welcome to the Administrative Zoning Public Hearing of December 10th, 2025. I'm Amber Blisinski and I'm presiding over the hearing as the zoning administrator today. So I'll call the meeting to order at 4.01 p.m. So today's hearing will operate in a hybrid format. Staff, the applicants and some community members are in person. However, we'll also ask if community members joining us virtually want to speak on an item at certain points in the meeting. When those opportunities arise, typically during the public comment portion of each agenda item, members of the public wishing to comment may do so by clicking on the raise hand feature in Zoom when I announce the item on which you wish to speak. Speakers will be notified of their turn shortly before they're called on to speak, and all speakers virtual or in person will have two to three minutes to provide comments, with the timing dependent on the total number of speakers for each item. If you're in person and wish to, I think everybody in this room is applicants. So if you're in person and wish to comment on either item, please fill out the yellow speaker card. You all don't need to do that. So we're able to accurately spell your name for the meeting minutes. The next portion of the meeting is oral communications from the public. This is the time set aside for people wishing to address the zoning administrator on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes and state law prohibits any action on any items which are not on the agenda. Is there anyone who would like to speak on any items that are not on the agenda in the room? Anybody online? Raise your hand if so. All right. So we'll move on to item three, which is the Zoning Administrator Public Hearing. So item 3.1 is 705 West Dana Street with a request for a two-year permit extension for a previously approved planned community permit and development review permit for a commercial building with ground floor restaurant and upper floor office. A provisional use permit to allow the restaurant use and upper floor administrative office use and a heritage tree removal permit to remove one heritage tree. And a recommended determination, the project is categorically exempt pursuant to section 15332 of the CEQA guidelines. Tristan White is the project planner. Tristan, do you have a staff presentation? Okay. Let me see if this works. I don't know what's going on today. I promoted Ms. Pen, listen. Yeah, I think you just have to share. So you just have to do your best there. I don't know what's... so so so Okay. All right. Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Tristan White, Assistant Planner, and today I'm here to present a permit extension for the Commercial Development Project at 705 West Dana Street. The project is located on the southwest corner of West Dana Street and Hope Street as shown above. The GP designation is Downtown Mixed Use and the site is located in the Downtown Decise Plant Area H, the Historic Retail District. The existing property contains a vacant auto repair building that has now been vacant for several years where a planned community permit and a development review permit were previously approved to construct an 18,800 square foot commercial building. A provisional use permit was approved for the building's ground floor restaurant and upper floor administrative office, and a heritage tree removal permit for the removal of one redwood tree
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