1705 Palm Avenue / PRJ-1049364

The City of San Diego is seeking a Conditional Use Permit for project PRJ-1049364 located at 1705 Palm Avenue, San Diego, California. The project involves the installation of eight new battery storage containers with transformers and the demolition of a storage yard and a building measuring approximately 600 square feet associated with an existing recycling center. Site improvements include the construction of a six-foot sidewalk along Palm Avenue, a five-foot sidewalk and seven-foot landscape buffer along Thermal Avenue, and a sidewalk ramp at the corner. The 0.11-acre site is designated as Community Commercial and zoned CC 4-2 under the Otay Mesa-Nestor Community Plan. The project site is subject to several regulatory overlays, including the Coastal Height Limitation Overlay Zone, the Transit Priority Area, and the Airport Influence Area and Land Use Compatibility Overlay Zone for Brown Field and Naval Outlying Landing Field-Imperial Beach. It also falls within the FAA Part 77 Noticing Area. The City of San Diego has determined the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under sections 15303 and 15332, as it involves in-fill development and small structures with no significant environmental impacts. The project is categorized under NAICS code 236210.