PREPARED BY: Mel Mackson DATE OF MEETING: 01/27/2026
SUBJECT:
TITLE
CONSIDERATION OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A RETAIL CANNABIS USE AT AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED IN THE MIXED USE CENTER NORTH DISTRICT IN THE SAN PABLO AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN (SP-2) AT 14501 SAN PABLO AVENUE, (APN: 413-352-017).
Label
Location: 14501 San Pablo Avenue, formerly a 7-Eleven Convenience Store
APN: 413-352-017
PLAN No: PLAN2509-0004
Zoning: SP2- Mixed Use Center North
CEQA: Exempt under Section 15301. Existing Facilities
Owner: San Pablo Economic Development Corporation
Applicant: Embarc
Staff Contact: Mel Mackson, Associate Planner
Recommendation
Conduct public hearing; adopt Resolution
BODY
REQUESTED ACTION
A request for approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow a new Retail Cannabis Use in an existing multi-suite commercial building located at 14501 San Pablo Avenue (APN: 413-352-017). The Parcel is designated Mixed Use Center North in the San Pablo General Plan and it is zoned Mixed Use Center North in the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan. It has been determined that the proposed project is exempt from CEQA under Section 15301, Existing Facilities, Class 1.
The hearing for this application was opened during the October 28, 2025 Planning Commission meeting and continued at the request of the applicant. The November 25, 2025 meeting was cancelled and the item was continued to December 9, 2025. At the December 9 meeting, the item was continued to the January 27, 2026 meeting.
Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses:
The project site is currently occupied by a commercial pad building with four suites. The suite proposed for the cannabis use was formerly occupied by a 7-Eleven convenience store. The other occupied suites in the building include a nail salon (Modern Nails) and a karate studio (Ed Hernandez Karate). There is also another smaller commercial pad building occupied by Pizza Hut. The site is one of four parcels on a triangu...
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