Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Wednesday, September 9, 2026Official site

The Planning Commission approved two public hearing items: Precise Plan 583 for a new Choo Choo Dental office building at 9080 Talbert Avenue and Conditional Use Permit 1945 for Que Vida Taqueria to upgrade its liquor license to a Type 47. Both items passed with a 4-0 vote.

About this meeting

Government Body
Planning Commission
Meeting Type
Planning Commission
Location
Fountain Valley, CA
Meeting Date
September 9, 2026

Published excerpts

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22 sections

3:15•Matthew Langer

Are there any supplemental communications tonight?

3:29 – 4:51•Matthew Langer

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11:41•Rudy Huebner

Yeah, and can you pull up the map in the presentation just so that we can have a better idea of where that left turn is? Perfect.

14:25 – 15:23•Rudy Huebner

Go ahead. If I could also see the slide that shows just like the architectural plan. Sure. Not the elevation, but just the site plan. That one, yeah. This one? Okay. Kind of along this same topic, I can see where it makes sense to have the traffic come in, the cars coming in from Talbert, but I'm concerned that you can also make that left turn from the parking lot onto Talbert and it might be again for safety purposes worth exploring only allowing the vehicles to enter off of talbert and then having them exit onto third they can't make a left out of that parking lot i mean you can only go righ

16:34 – 16:47•Matthew Langer

Just to clarify that, though, so if it's a permitted use and the parking's within the available spaces, is that right? Then it's permitted. Right. But, I mean, if it's a permitted use but there's not enough spaces, then they'd have to seek a deviation.

17:36•Matthew Langer

How long has the existing building been vacant? Do we know?

17:55•Matthew Langer

Yeah. OK. Any other questions for staff? All right. Is the applicant present?

18:10•Matthew Langer

Do we have? Sure. Why don't you come up and introduce yourself for the record?

19:38•Matthew Langer

What kind of delivery vehicles service a dental office? Is it like a huge semi?

21:17 – 21:33•Matthew Langer

Do we have any requests to speak on this item? I have no requests. And on Zoom? All right. With that, I will close public hearing. Discussion? Comments? Suggestions? Anything from commissioners?

21:41•Matthew Langer

Do we have a second? Or would anyone else like to talk?

21:50 – 22:41•Matthew Langer

All right. that I hear a motion from Vice Chair Huebner and a second from Commissioner Ravisacona are we voting on the machine today or are we doing okay roll call vote please all in favor aye any opposed motion passes 4-0 All right. On to our next item, Cavita Taqueria. Conditional use permit 1945. Cavita Taqueria has submitted a request for a large format restaurant with a type 47 on sale eating place alcoholic beverage control liquor license for the existing restaurant located at 18517 Brookhurst Street. I will now open the public hearing.

26:55•Matthew Langer

Thank you. Questions for staff? Couple of questions.

30:04•Matthew Langer

Other questions for staff? All right. Thank you. We have the applicant on Zoom. Can we have the applicant introduce themselves?

30:28•Matthew Langer

Hi. Thank you. Do we have any questions for the applicant? All right. Thank you for that.

30:41•Matthew Langer

Okay. Is there anyone wishing to speak on this item?

30:48•Matthew Langer

All right. With that, I will close the public hearing.

31:00 – 31:11•Matthew Langer

I can attest for the tacos and the quesadillas, I'll say. All right. Any comments from commissioners or I'll entertain a motion.

31:17 – 31:38•Matthew Langer

All right. Motion from Vice Chair Huebner. Second from Commissioner Asakura. And voice vote again. Yes, sir. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion passes 4-0. All right, moving along. I see we have no new business, no unfinished business. Do we have any comments from staff?

32:04•Matthew Langer

So interested, please. Let Lisa known chill RSVP for you Thank you, are there any comments from commissioners

32:14•Rudy Huebner

Just a shout out and a thank you to staff for always preparing such detailed reports for us. Second.

32:25•Matthew Langer

All right. With that, I will now adjourn to the next regular planning commission meeting scheduled for October 14th, 2026 at 6 p.m. Thank you and have a good night.

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