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PLN24-0094- 1310 Central Avenue - Use Permit Amendment - Applicant: Qais Ahmed. Modification of Use Permit PB-12-11 to allow additional operating hours for the existing legal non-conforming gas station as well as sale of packaged foods and non-alcoholic beverages in the existing store. The proposed gas station hours are Monday through Friday from 6:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M., and Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 p.m. No change to the operating hours for auto repair services are proposed as part of this application. CEQA Determination: This project is categorically exempt from additional environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities
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To: Honorable President and Members of the Planning Board
From: Allen Tai, Planning, Building and Transportation Director
BACKGROUND
On February 27, 2024, Qais Ahmed made an application for a use permit to modify the conditions of Use Permit PB-12-11 to allow additional operating hours and sales of a broader mix of convenience items in the small store at the existing Mobil gas station located at 1310 Central Avenue. The existing gas station and auto repair facility have operated continuously at the location for at least 75 years. Zoning records from 1958 show the site was originally zoned Commercial District. The station was operated at that time with no limitation on hours. The property was rezoned in 1974 to R-4 (residential) and therefore became a legal non-conforming use. R-4 zoning allows a range of residential uses as well as institutional uses such as schools, community assembly, libraries, and daycares. The current General Plan land use designation for the property is Medium-Density Residential which supports a wide variety of housing types and some non-residential institutional and administrative uses.
In 1981, the Planning Board approved Use Permit UP-81-6 to reinstate auto repair use on the site. The first limitation on hours for the gas station was introduced in 19...
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