AMEND 2024-0008/CUP 2024-0009/ PUD 2024-0009 (DEV99017) - INNS OF AMERICA

The Project Applicant seeks a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and Planned Development Permit (PUD) to convert an existing 98-room hotel into a 98-unit multi-family apartment building on 3.12 acres, 15 of which (or 15 percent of the total units) will be restricted as affordable units (51-80% AMI) to meet the city's inclusionary housing requirements. The Project proposes providing seven (7) very low, five (5) low and three (3) moderate income deed restricted units among the 98 units proposed. The existing structure is three stories and 36.8-feet tall, with two architectural towers at 45.5-feet tall and a third architectural tower at 45.6-feet tall. The Project site includes 123 uncovered surface parking spaces, 98 of which will be assigned to the residential units. The remaining 25 parking spaces will be used as visitor spaces, loading spaces and mail delivery spaces. The Project includes the following exterior site improvements: two pickleball courts (4,290 square-foot total), surrounded by a six-foot-tall fence, a 989 square-foot dog run area enclosed by a four foot-tall fence, a 308 square-foot bicycle and surfboard storage and maintenance shed, and new landscaping including the restoration and replacement, as needed, of existing plantings. The Project site is designated as Pl, Planned Industrial (Pl) in the General Plan and is Zoned Planned Industrial (P-M). Multifamily residential uses which serve to house the employees of businesses located in the P-M Zone, may be conditionally permitted subject to the approval of a Major CUP and Major PUD by the City Council. The Project site is within the Commercial/Visitor-Serving Overlay Zone, and the Mello II Segment of the Coastal Zone. It is located outside of the California Coastal Commission appeal area. The adjacent property to the north is designated for Visitor Commercial (VC); lnterstate-5 (1-5), which is east of the Project site, is designated Transportation Corridor (TC); the property to the south is designated for Planned Industrial (Pl); and the site to the west is designated for Residential (R-30, 26.5-30 dwelling units per acre [du/ac]). The project site is located approximately 1.8 miles from the Poinsettia Train Station and approximately 0.36 miles from the Pacific Ocean. The property has frontage on Cannon Road to the north and Avenida Encinas to the west. It is surrounded by a variety of urban uses, including a gas station and convenience