LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Clearlake Planning Commission will hold its first gathering of 2025 as part of a special meeting to consider a new gas station development at a former hardware store site.

The commission will meet beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.

The agenda can be found here.

Submit comments and questions in writing for commission consideration by sending them to Administrative Services Director/City Clerk Melissa Swanson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Identify the subject you wish to comment on in your email’s subject line.

Community members also can participate via Zoom. To register, visit this link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the
webinar.

The meeting also can be watched on the city’s YouTube account.

To give the planning commission adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit written comments before 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23.

The main item on the agenda is a public hearing to consider a conditional use permit and corresponding environmental analysis for a gas station, convenience store and drive-through car wash on two acres covering three parcels at 14975 Olympic Drive, 3545 Old Highway 53 and 3565 Old Highway 53.

The property’s owner is Norcal Fuelworxz Inc.

The site is the former Four Corners Builders Supply.

City documents show that the project site has been developed since the 1950s, with uses from residential to commercial. Two tribes, the Koi and Elem, have responded to say they want to consult on the project due to concerns it will impact cultural resources.

The 8,500-square-foot hardware store and accessory structures that remain on the site will be removed in order to redevelop the site.

The project proposes to build a 5,106-square-foot convenience store, a 2,081-square-foot quick serve food area, a 588-square-foot office, 852-square-foot equipment room, a 3,600-square-foot drive-through car wash facility, six double-sided gas pumps, and 75 parking spaces with 12 vacuum pump stations.

City staff is recommending the commission’s approval of the project, which it said is to be located on parcels where the proposed uses are allowed under the city’s general plan.

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