San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan

The project involves a 45,000-square-foot expansion to an existing casino facility at 13255 San Pablo Avenue in San Pablo, California, with associated improvements to site ingress and egress, landscaping, and parking. The new addition will average 28 feet 8 inches in height, rising to 40 feet at the porte cochere, and is intended to accommodate additional customer amenities, support functions, and space for over 900 gaming machines. Approval is governed by the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan and requires compliance with local design review criteria under the San Pablo Municipal Code, including architectural articulation, façade treatment, lighting, pedestrian orientation, and landscape sustainability. The project is subject to conditions of approval such as relocating a pedestrian crossing, prohibiting vehicle idling at the main entrance, screening rooftop mechanical equipment, adhering to MWELO and CALGreen standards, complying with NPDES stormwater regulations, and limiting construction hours to 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM on weekdays. All design elements must align with plans submitted on June 23, 2026, and no construction may proceed without separate building permits. The approval has a validity period extending to July 13, 2027, with potential for extension to July 13, 2029, contingent on the commencement of substantial construction. The project is located on tribal trust land owned by the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians, and while the City of San Pablo conducts design review through its Community Development Department, it does not issue building permits due to tribal sovereignty. No federal contract clauses, pricing data, payment systems, or acquisition-specific terms apply; the process is purely a municipal land use and environmental review under CEQA, with a Negative Declaration already prepared. The applicant is required to indemnify the City against damages, and all exterior modifications require prior approval. The overall assessment is compliance-based, focused on design consistency with the Specific Plan and General Plan, and is not competitively evaluated or cost-driven.