Minor Plot Plan and Administrative Adjustment (PL25-0215 & PL25-0216
Summary
SCH Number
2026011082
Public Agency
City of Escondido
Document Title
Minor Plot Plan and Administrative Adjustment (PL25-0215 & PL25-0216
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/30/2026
Document Description
A Minor Plot Plan for the change of use of an existing approximately 9,500 square foot drive-through general retail facility to a medical office, and an Administrative Adjustment for a reduction of required parking from 48 parking spaces to 38 parking spaces. The subject site is located within the “Felicita Commercial” district of the South Centre City Specific Plan, under the General Plan Designation “SPA 15.”
Contact Information
Name
Alex Rangel
Agency Name
City of Escondido
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Matthew Melendres
Agency Name
Cushman & Wakefield
Job Title
Senior Associate
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Escondido
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Centre City Parkway & Felicita Avenue
Zip
92025
Jobs
20
Parcel #
236-223-61-00 & 236-223-40-00
State Highways
Interstate 15
Other Information
Addressed as 456 & 460 W. Felicita Ave.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15305 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project consists of a request to convert an existing, approximately 9,500 square foot drive-through general retail space to medical office use. The proposed project involves interior and exterior alterations only, falling under the thresholds of CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(a). The proposed project also includes a reduction of required parking from 48 parking spaces to 38. This request falls under the provisions identified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15305, as the parcels have an average slope less than 20%, and the parking reduction does not result in changes of land use provisions or density allowances.
Further, the Project also does not trigger any exceptions to categorical exemptions identified in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2. in that:
- Location. The proposed project is not located in a particularly sensitive environment, and does not impact an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern as none have been identified in the project site.
- Cumulative Impact. The proposed project will not result in a cumulative impact from successive projects of the same type in the same place, over time, as the project is consistent with the General Plan policies which were addressed within the General Plan Final EIR.
- Significant Effect. There are no unusual circumstances surrounding the project that would result in a reasonable possibility of a significant effect on the environment, as the area of impact is already disturbed by previous development, and no expansion of the existing structures is to occur.
- Scenic Highways. The proposed project will not damage scenic resources, including trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources as the area of impact has already been disturbed, and is not located on or adjacent to any identified resources.
- Hazardous Waste Sites. The proposed project site is not located on a site as referenced in Section 65962.5 of the Government Code.
- Historical Resources. The proposed project is not on a site which contains a significant historical resource, and would not cause a substantially adverse change to the significance of a historical resource.
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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