Public Hearing Notice: 6/9 Planning Commission

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the PLANNING COMMISSION of the City of Pittsburg will conduct a public hearing in the City Council Chamber at City Hall on June 9, 2026, at 7:00 PM concerting the following item(s):

BlueWave Car Wash Time Extension; AP-21-1562 (UP, DR)

This is a Public Hearing Notice for a time extension request for the BlueWave Car Wash Project. The applicant is requesting a three-year time extension of approval of a Use Permit and Design Review to construct an automobile washing facility. The approved facility would provide a total of 26 parking spaces and would include a 100-foot drive-through vehicle wash tunnel; three 12.5-foot drive-through pay lanes; three drive-through payment stations; 22 vacuum stalls (two Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA] accessible); and paved driveways. Paved surfaces would total 43,971 square feet. The project is located at 1160 E. Leland Road, Pittsburg, CA. Assessor's Parcel No. 088-230-028.

Environmental Determination: The project is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and the State CEQA Guidelines (Public Resources Code Section 21080). Pursuant to the provisions in the State CEQA Guidelines, an Initial Study was prepared for the Project. Based on the analysis in the study, it was determined that potentially significant impacts of the project could be lessened through specified mitigations, and subsequently, a Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared. On August 12, 2022, a Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (NOI) was distributed for a 30-day public review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15105(b). Public distribution of the NOI consisted of delivery to the County Clerk's Office, posting on the City's website, and direct mailing to all interested parties and owners/occupants of the properties directly contiguous with the project, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines section 15072. Following Planning Commission and City Council approval of the proposed Project, a Notice of Determination was filed under SCH No. 2022080293.

PROJECT PLANNER: Kelsey Gunter, (925) 252-4824 or [email protected]

Esperanza Apartments at San Marco (Village M), Extension of Approval, AP-26-0060 (EXT)

This is a public hearing on a request for a three-year extension of approval for design review of plans to construct a 318-unit apartment complex, consisting of twelve three story buildings and one clubhouse, on a 13.3-acre site known as 'Village M' of the San Marco PD (Planned Development,
Ordinance No. 12-1362) District. Assessor's Parcel Nos. 091-050-068 and portion of 091-050-069.

Environmental Determination: The original project was within the scope of the previously approved Supplemental Environmental Impact Report ("SEIR," State Clearinghouse #1991073029) prepared for the San Marco Subdivision No. 7362 certified by the Planning Commission on October 13, 1992. The project was in substantial conformance with the multi-family residential units analyzed in the SEIR for "Village M." Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, there are no substantial changes that have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the SEIR was certified, and no new significant environmental effects, nor a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects which could require revisions to the SEIR for the San Marco Subdivision.

PROJECT PLANNER: Alison Spells, (925) 252-6987 or [email protected]

7 Brew Coffee - Freestanding Sign, AP-26-0056 (SR)

Application requesting Sign Review approval for construction of a new 5-foot-tall freestanding monument sign for a 7 Brew Coffee drive-through facility, located at 2155 Railroad Avenue (Currently a KFC fast-food restaurant with drive-through amenities). The site is located within the CC- Community Commercial land use classification of the Railroad Avenue Specific Plan (RASP) area. Assessor's Parcel No.: 088-183-011

Environmental Determination: The project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Class 3, "New Construction of small structures" of the CEQA Guidelines, section 15303.

PROJECT PLANNER: Maurice Brenyah-Addow, (925) 252-4261 or [email protected]