City Council

11.\nAPPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL OF THE\nCOSTCO WHOLESALE PROJECT (SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 05-\n25-5800, USE PERMITS 05-25-5801 THROUGH -5803, PLANNED SIGN\nPROGRAM 05-25-5804, AND PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY\nDETERMINATION 12-25-5850)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Find that the project is exempt pursuant to\nArticle 12 – Special Situations, Sec. 15183, Projects Consistent with a\nCommunity Plan, General Plan, or Zoning, which mandates that projects\nwhich are consistent with the development density established by existing\nzoning, community plan, or general plan policies for which an EIR was\ncertified shall not require additional environmental review, except as might\nbe necessary to examine whether there are project-specific significant\neffects which are peculiar to the project or its site; and\n2. Adopt a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING SITE\nDEVELOPMENT PERMIT 05-25-5800 TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING\nMOVIE THEATER BUILDING AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS AT 26602\nTOWNE CENTRE DR AND CONSTRUCT A NEW 34-FT TALL, 165,068\nGROSS SQ. FT. COSTCO WHOLESALE RETAIL BUILDING TO INCLUDE\nSURFACE-LEVEL PARKING, LANDSCAPING, SEASONAL OUTDOOR\nSALES AND DISPLAY AREAS, AND OTHER ASSOCIATED\nIMPROVEMENTS AND USE PERMIT 05-25-5803 FOR EXCEPTIONS TO\nTHE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND DETERMINING\nTHE PROJECT TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA; and\n3. Adopt a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING USE\nPERMIT 05-25-5801 AND PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY\nDETERMINATION 12-25-5850 TO ALLOW FOR THE RETAIL SALE OF\nBEER, WINE, AND DISTILLED SPIRITS FOR OFF-SITE CONSUMPTION\nIN CONJUNCTION WITH A TYPE 21 LICENSE FOR COSTCO\nWHOLESALE AT 26602 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE; and\n4. Adopt a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING USE\nPERMIT 05-25-5802 TO ALLOW FOR LIGHT AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR IN\nTHE TIRE CENTER FOR COSTCO WHOLESALE AT 26602 TOWNE\nCENTRE DRIVE; and\n5. Adopt a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PLANNED\nSIGN PROGRAM 05-25-5804, MODIFYING THE EXISTING PLANNED\nSIGN PROGRAM APPROVED UNDER PSP 10-17-5094 FOR PHASE 4\nOF THE FOOTHILL RANCH TOWNE CENTRE (26562-26672 TOWNE\nCENTRE DRIVE).