The City of Lake Forest Planning Department has posted public notice of a pending application for the demolition of the former US Bank building to be replaced with the proposed 4,600 sq. ft. car wash tunnel and 13 self-service vacuum stalls, at the Heritage Hill Center at the northwest corner of the intersection of Lake Forest Drive and Serrano Road.

The Board adopted a resolution to prepare and deliver a letter from LFII to the City of Lake Forest Planning Department summarizing the concerns identified and requesting a response from the City as to what solutions, if any, will be incorporated into the project design to mitigate these issues such that they would be rendered to levels of insignificance, Please click here to see the letter sent by the Board of Directors. 

The City shared the following information about the meeting and Car Wash report:

Here is a link to the Planning Commission report for the proposal for a new drive-through car wash with self-service vacuum stalls, and related signage in Heritage Hill Plaza (Use Permit 11-19-5315, Planned Sign Program 05-20-5354 and Planned Sign Program 11-19-5316): https://lakeforestca.gov/129/Agendas.

On the webpage, find the August 6, 2020 Planning Commission Meeting and click on “Full Agenda Packet” to review the report and attachments. The public comments submitted by the HOA are included in Attachment 9 of the report. As addressed in the report, staff has determined that the project is not in compliance with the City’s General Plan goals and policies and the project is not compatible with the surrounding area. Therefore, City Staff is recommending denial of this project to the Planning Commission.  

This item is scheduled for the August 6, 2020 Planning Commission meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m.. Pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20 and given the current health concerns, THE MEETING WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. 

Additionally, the Planning Commission meeting may be watched live online on the City’s Facebook Page (Lake Forest CA), on YouTube if you type the following: “Lake Forest Planning Commission, 08/06/20”, or at the following link on the City’s website: https://lakeforestca.gov/129/Agendas. On the webpage, find the August 6, 2020 Planning Commission Special Meeting and click on Video Icon  to watch the meeting. There is some information about web browser compatibility on the bottom of the page. Be sure to read this, to make sure your web browser will view the video.

The Board discussed this item during the Board Meeting on July 29, 2020.  The 5 Board Members present voted and approved a follow-up letter to be sent to the City of Lake Forest Planning Commissioners. Click here to see the letter.  

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