Site Plan Review No. 2025-05: Walmart Neighborhood Market

Project Background: The Proposed Project is located within an existing commercial and retail shopping center at the southeast corner of East F Street and S. Maag Avenue. In 1989, the Oakdale City Council adopted Resolution No. 89-37, which established the Planned Development (PD) - 21. zone district designation for the Project site. A copy of Resolution No. 89-37 is on file at the Oakdale Public Services Department, 455 S. Fifth Avenue, Oakdale, CA 95361. Resolution 89-37 allowed for the ' development of 114,000 square feet of retail building space, including an approximately 86,493 building that would ultimately contain the Kmart Corporation and retail store. At the time Resolution 89-37 was adopted, the City Council also certified a Mitigated Negative Declaration. The Proposed Project, described in detail below, proposes to demolish the existing 86,483 square foot building and replace it with a 50,074 square foot Walmart Neighborhood Market and associated site improvements. Project Description: The Applicant, on behalf of the Property Owner (MSF Oakdale, LLC), is requesting Site ~Ian Review and Variance approval to allow for the demolition of the existing KMart Building located at 175 S. Maag Avenue and replacing it with the development of a new 50,074 square foot Walmart Neighborhood Market on a 7.34-acre parcel located within an existing retail shopping center. In addition to the retail market, the Proposed Project includes the redevelopment of the existing parking lot to allow for 289 total parking spaces, bale and pallet storage location (located in the I rear of the Project site), and product pick-up location consisting of twenty (20) spaces. Lastly, the Proposed Project includes landscape improvements, as required by the City's Municipal Code, on the Project site and along the S. Maag Avenue frontage. The Proposed Project will connect to existing City of Oakdale utilities including domestic water and sewer. Storm water will be accommodated on-site as required by State law. The Applicant is requesting a Variance to allow for building signage that exceeds the maximum allowed by the City's Sign Ordinance and to allow for more than one (1) sign per exterior wall. Specifically, the proposed Variance is focused on proposed sign age for the north and west facing building elevations. The table below depicts the allowable sign square footage per the City's Sign Ordinance (Section 36-26) versus what is being requested by the Proposed Project: FRONT ELEVATION SIGNS SQUARE FOOTAGE Walmart 200.12 Spark 83.88 Oakdale Market 34.43 Total Square Footage 318.43 Allowable Square Footage Per Sign 274.67 Ordinance S. MAAG AVENUE FACING ELEVATION SQUARE FOOTAGE Walmart 200.12 Spark 83.88 Total Square Footage 284 Allowable Square Footage Per Sign 194.67 Ordinance