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2. Conditional Use Permit (CUP-000549-2025); Development Plan Review (DPR-000550-2025); Variance (VAR-000553-2025)
Project Address: 3272 N. Garey Avenue (APN: 8367-001-087)
Project Applicant: Gurinderjit Kehr, Dutch Bros. Coffee
Project Planner: Alan Fortune, Associate Planner
Council District: CC District No. 6
A request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and Development Plan Review (DPR) for the demolition of an existing 4,700 sq.ft. building and construction of a new 1,025 sq.ft. drive-through restaurant, along with associated on-site and off-site improvements on a 0.86 acre property; as well as a Variance (VAR) to deviate from the Front Yard Setback and Frontage Coverage development standards of the Neighborhood Center segment of the Pomona Corridors Specific Plan (PCSP).
The City of Pomona, as lead agency, has conducted an environmental review of the proposed project per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The proposed project meets the criteria for a Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) Categorical Exemption pursuant to Article 19, Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines in that the project consists of the construction of a 1,025 sq.ft. restaurant. The proposed project described above hereby meets the guidelines for a Categorical Exemption, therefore, no further environmental review is required.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve CUP-000549-2025, DPR-000550-2025, and VAR-000553-2025 and adopt PC Resolution Nos. 26-013, 26-014, and 26-015, subject to conditions.