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APPEAL CASE - ZONING CLEARANCE (ZC) NO. ZC-2026-121 (BUSINESS LICENSE AND ZONING CLEARANCE DENIAL APPEAL FOR AMP LOGIS TRANSPORTATION, LLC / AXELAVATE SUPPLY HUB, LLC) – 7222 EAST GAGE AVENUE
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Planning Commission consider adopt Resolution No. PC 26-12 (Attachment A) to:
Uphold Staff’s Determination and Deny Appeal Case No. ZC-2026-121: Confirm the City’s October 1, 2026 denial of the Zoning Clearance and the October 12, 2026 formal zoning determination, finding that the current tenant’s business operations at 7222 East Gage Avenue constitute a prohibited heavy logistics, container transloading, and warehousing facility under SIC Major Group 42 (CMC Table 19.11.030A), which is inconsistent with the M-1 zoning district and the City's General Plan.
Affirm the Unlawful Status of Ongoing Operations: Uphold and find that the tenant is currently operating without a valid Business License pursuant to CMC Section 5.04.140 and without an approved Zoning Clearance, and establish that the City’s active, ongoing issuance of administrative citations objectively demonstrate continuous non-compliance rather than operational authorization.
Uphold Enforcement Directives and Relocation Orders: Reaffirm City directives requiring that the property owner (BHS Inc.) and tenants (AMP Logis Transportation, LLC and Axelavate Supply Hub, LLC) to immediately cease and desist from engaging in unpermitted business operations, as well as cease and desist from unauthorized commercial truck traffic on Zindell Ave., require BHS and tenant to submit a formalized business relocation timeline, and for BHS and tenant to eliminate prohibited outdoor storage in compliance with CMC Section 19.19.080.
Determine CEQA Non-Applicability: Determine that adoption of Resolution No. PC 26-12 does not constitute a "project" under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Title 14 California Code of Regulations Sections 15378 and 15060(c)(3) (an...
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