PREPARED BY: GRIFFEN DEMPSEY DATE OF MEETING: 05/27/2025
SUBJECT:
TITLE
CONSIDERATION OF MAJOR DESIGN REVIEW AND A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW 28,500 SQUARE FOOT, 40-FOOT-HIGH GYMNASIUM AND MUSIC CENTER BUILDING EXCEEDING MAXIMUM HEIGHT AND GRANTING OFF-STREET PARKING REDUCTIONS AT AN EXISTING PRIVATE SCHOOL IN THE INSTITUTIONAL (I) DISTRICT AT 2851 SALESIAN AVENUE (APN: 417-161-001).
CEQA: This project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15314, Minor Additions to Schools, Class 14. This Class applies to minor additions to existing schools within existing school grounds where the addition does not increase the original student capacity by more than 25% or ten classrooms, whichever is less.
Label
Location: 2851 Salesian Ave
APN: 417-161-001
PLAN No: PLAN2504-0011
Zoning: Institutional
CEQA: Exempt under Section 15314. Minor Additions to Schools.
Owner: Salesian College Preparatory
Applicant: Michael Hannah, mihmic Architecture Inc.
Staff Contact: Griffen Dempsey, Assistant Planner
Recommendation
Conduct public hearing; adopt Resolution
BODY
REQUESTED ACTION
A request for approval of a Major Design Review and a Conditional Use Permit to allow for the expansion of an existing Private School use to construct a new 28,500 square foot, 40-foot-high gymnasium and music center building on the site of an existing private school basketball court and parking area located at 2851 Salesian Avenue (APN: 417-161-001). The request also includes off-street parking reductions to accommodate the new gymnasium/music center, and an increase in the maximum roof height of the structure above 27 feet in the Institutional zone. The parcel is designated Public/Institutional in the San Pablo General Plan and is zoned I, Institutional.
Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses:
The project site is currently occupied by the basketball courts and a portion of a parking area for Salesian Coll...
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