What Tustin's Planning Commission considered July 28
The Planning Commission met Tuesday, July 28, at 6:00 p.m., Council Chamber & Video Conference. The outcomes below come from the city's posted, signed action minutes; the sections beneath them describe each item as it appeared on the posted agenda. Every item links to the official record.
Source: official agenda · action minutes (PDF) · Next meeting: August 11
✅ What actually passed (per the city's posted, signed action minutes): The commission approved the Enderle Center redevelopment, adopting all six resolutions 5-0, with all five commissioners present (Chair Mason, Chair Pro Tem Kozak, and Commissioners Douthit, Gullo and Higuchi). Resolution No. 4547 (Design Review 2026-0001 and the subdivision of the center into 10 lots, allowing 100 condominium townhomes and nine commercial lots) carried on a motion by Mason, seconded by Gullo, “as amended”; Resolution No. 4548 (CUP 2026-0007, the drive-thru car wash at 14081 Yorba Street) carried on a motion by Higuchi, seconded by Gullo, also “as amended.” Resolution Nos. 4549 (CUP 2026-0004, drive-thru restaurant at 17280 17th Street; Higuchi/Gullo), 4550 (CUP 2026-0005, drive-thru restaurant at 17480 17th Street; Higuchi/Mason) and 4551 (CUP 2026-0006, master sign plan; Higuchi/Gullo) carried “as provided.” Resolution No. 4552 (Kozak/Gullo) found that the proposed street vacation of Enderle Center Drive conforms with the City’s General Plan; staff noted the commission was not taking action on the vacation itself, which requires City Council approval and is “currently scheduled for consideration in September.” Revised conditions for Resolution Nos. 4547 and 4548 were distributed before the meeting, and staff described the revisions as administrative. The minutes also record that staff “proposed additional language for inclusion in the Conditions of Approval for Resolution No. 4548 to address operating hours for the car wash,” but they do not state what hours, if any, were set. Eight members of the public spoke on the project, some in support and others raising traffic, parking, car-wash and street-vacation concerns. The commission also approved the religious assembly use at 14171 and 14131 Chambers Road by adopting Resolution No. 4546 (CUP 2026-0009; Douthit/Kozak, 5-0), and the Cue 8 Billiards parlor at 1066 and 1068 Walnut Avenue by adopting Resolution No. 4545 (CUP 2026-0014; Gullo/Mason, 5-0). The consent calendar, approving the June 9, 2026 minutes, carried 5-0 (Douthit/Higuchi). The meeting adjourned at 9:12 p.m.
The headline: The commission considered a major redevelopment of the Enderle Shopping Center — 56,359 square feet of commercial space and 100 residential condominiums on about 16.1 gross acres, plus two new drive-thru restaurants, a drive-thru car wash, a master sign plan, and the vacation of Enderle Center Drive. Six separate resolutions are on the agenda for this one project.
🏘️ Enderle Center redevelopment
- Mixed-use redevelopment of the Enderle Shopping Center: design review, subdivision, and street vacation for a project with 56,359 square feet of commercial space and 100 residential condominiums on approximately 16.1 gross acres, at the shopping center south of 17th Street, east of State Route 55, and north of Vandenberg Lane (17240–17502 E. 17th Street; 14032 Enderle Center Drive; 14081 Yorba Street). The project would subdivide the center into 10 lots — one residential lot for the condominiums, nine commercial lots — and vacate Enderle Center Drive. Applicant: Stephen Thorp, on behalf of BWP Campo 1, LLC & BWP Campo 2, LLC (c/o Burnham-Ward Properties, LLC); property owner: The Enderle Family Trust. Item 4
- Two new drive-thru restaurants — one at 17280 17th Street (CUP 2026-0004), one at 17480 17th Street (CUP 2026-0005) — plus a new drive-thru car wash at 14081 Yorba Street (CUP 2026-0007) and a conceptual master sign plan for the commercial site (CUP 2026-0006). Item 4
- The city prepared an addendum to the existing Enderle Center Rezone Environmental Impact Report for the project under the California Environmental Quality Act. Item 4
- Staff recommends six separate resolutions (Nos. 4547–4552) adopting the design review and subdivision/street vacation findings and each conditional use permit. Item 4
🚪 Public hearings: a billiard parlor and a church
- Billiard parlor at 1066 and 1068 Walnut Avenue: Conditional Use Permit 2026-0014 would let Cue 8 Billiards (applicant Winston Pan; property owner Red Tomato, LLC) establish a billiard parlor within an existing commercial center. The project is categorically exempt under CEQA (Class 1). Staff recommends approval via Resolution No. 4545. Item 2
- Religious assembly at 14171 and 14131 Chambers Road: Conditional Use Permit 2026-0009 would let Spirit & Truth Worship Center (applicant Tom Copple) establish a religious assembly use, with joint use of parking facilities across two adjacent properties. Property owner: John Janecek, on behalf of Trinity Christian Center, Santa Ana Inc. The project is categorically exempt under CEQA (Class 1). Staff recommends approval via Resolution No. 4546. Item 3
🪑 Also on the agenda
- Consent calendar: approval of the June 9, 2026 Planning Commission meeting minutes. Item 1
- Regular Business: none listed.
- Other Business: Community Development Director Alexa Smittle is listed on the agenda; no further detail is given.
- The next regular Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
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