Project 2025-1620 (8380-8384 Hercules Street Site Development Plan)
Summary
SCH Number
2026040600
Public Agency
City of La Mesa
Document Title
Project 2025-1620 (8380-8384 Hercules Street Site Development Plan)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/13/2026
Document Description
Project proponent and beneficiary C3I 4, LLC proposes outdoor commercial uses including outdoor sale of new building materials; outdoor rental of tools and equipment; and an equipment storage yard for contractors at 8380-8384 Hercules Street. No physical improvements are proposed within the outdoor storage area, but the space would be planned to maintain interior circulation for emergency vehicles.
The 1.1-acre project site is located on the north side of Hercules Street near the cul-de-sac at the east end of the street. Existing improvements include a single-story, approximately 4,000-square-foot office building, a freestanding commercial wireless communications facility (monopole), and a paved asphalt lot enclosed by a gated chain link fence with vertical slats that provide screening. Surrounding uses include car and boat dealerships on Hercules Street and retail businesses and a charter school on adjacent sites facing Jackson Drive downhill to the north. Zoning is CM (Light Industrial and Commercial Service) and the Planned Land Use is Regional Serving Commercial. Notice of Decision No. 2026-01 approving the project was issued by the Director of Community Development on March 19, 2026. Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 490-622-33-00 and 490-622-34-00.
Contact Information
Name
Allyson Kinnard
Agency Name
City of La Mesa
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Robert Caya
Agency Name
C3I 4 LLC
Job Title
Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
La Mesa
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Hercules Street and Timken Street
Zip
91942
Total Acres
1
Parcel #
490-622-33-00 and 490-622-34-00
State Highways
California
Railways
MTS/SD&ARIZONA EASTERN RAILWAY
Schools
Julian Charter Manzanita Elementary, Lemon Avenue Elementary
Township
La Mes
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 3, CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures
Reasons for Exemption
The project meets all of the conditions necessary to qualify for a Class 3 categorical exemption under Section 15303, which applies to the conversion of existing small structures from one use to another where only modifications are made to the exterior. The project proposes new commercial uses that utilize existing improvements on the site. None of the exceptions listed in Section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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