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City of San Leandro Community Development Department Planning Services Division Staff Report With Comments from Applicant DATE: December 6, 2007 TO: Board of Zoning Adjustments FROM: Kathleen Livermore, Interim Planning Manager BY: Maryann Miller, Planner III SUBJECT: PLN2007-00013; Conditional Use Permit for Faith Fellowship Worship Center, 14600 /14850 Catalina Street, Assessor Parcel Numbers 080G-933-20, 21 and 22- 1 (Faith Fellowship Worship Center, a.k.a International Church Foursquare Gospel, Applicant), Industrial Park (IP) Zoning District Commenting for the Applicant, Faith Fellowship Church, is Peter MacDonald. Applicant comments and supplemental information are in blue. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION The applicant has submitted an application for a Conditional Use Permit to operate an assembly use at 14600 and 14850 Catalina Street, at the southeast corner of Catalina Street and Farallon Drive. The property is zoned Industrial Park (IP). The proposed project consists of utilizing an existing 46,080 square -foot vacant industrial building (formerly occupied by MDL, a data software company) spanning three separate parcels. The parcel addresses correspond to 14600 and 14850 Catalina Street, and consist of a total of 154,889 square feet, or 3.55 acres. The site would be used for the operation of the Faith Fellowship Worship Center (a.k.a International Church of the Foursquare Gospel). Since 1993, Faith Fellowship Church has been located at 577 Manor Blvd., in a facility with 29,010 sq. ft. and 155 parking spaces. In 2003 Faith Fellowship proposed expanding its Manor facility to 830 seats, but the City limited the sanctuary to 650 seats. The congregation size keeps growing and is now approximately 1500 members, exceeding the capacity of the current facility. Services have been added but there is still Sunday morning traffic congestion, with traffic backed up on narrow Manor Blvd., and parking congestion, with cars parked for several blocks in each direction in this residential neighborhood. Faith Fellowship has been searching for an adequate location for its growing congregation, and believes that 14600 Catalina is an ideal site with almost no bad impacts on adjacent properties or the City.