New restaurant and new homes are up for Planning Commission’s OK in Costa Mesa
The Costa Mesa Planning Commission will discuss whether to approve a new restaurant and new homes during its meeting Monday.
The restaurant, Public Trade, would be built at 2145 Placentia Ave., the site of a former auto service station. Building permits to convert the station to a restaurant were issued in December.
If approved as proposed, Public Trade would be open from 9 a.m. to midnight daily and be allowed to serve alcohol.
The restaurant would be in a stand-alone building at the corner of Placentia and Victoria Street. The space is 1,155 square feet, with a proposed 545-square-foot outdoor dining patio.
Costa Mesa city staff is recommending commission approval.
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Also on Monday’s agenda is a proposal to build 13 two-story single-family homes on a vacant 2.1-acre lot at 22nd Street and Santa Ana Avenue.
The land was part of the Santa Ana/Colleen Island annexation that brought 14 acres of unincorporated Orange County into the city in 2014.
The proposed homes would have four or five bedrooms and at least four bathrooms and range from 2,740 square feet to 3,719 square feet, not including the garages. None of the houses would be more than 26.5 feet tall, according to planning documents.
The proposed architecture is a combination of Craftsman and Spanish.
The applicant, Irvine-based Melia Homes, held informational meetings for neighbors on March 2 and April 21. Based on those meetings, Melia Homes agreed to additional on-street parking and to modify one of the unit’s windows to provide extra privacy for a neighbor on 22nd Street.
City staff is recommending approval of the project.
Monday’s Planning Commission meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 77 Fair Drive.
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