Laundromat Conditional Use Permit on West Seventeenth Street

At a glance

• What: Conditional Use Permit 2026-0017 to reestablish a laundromat in a 2,051 square foot unit of a shopping center on West Seventeenth Street (C1 zone, Ward 3, next to the Floral Park neighborhood). The previous laundromat there ran for about 32 years and the center has been largely vacant since roughly 2022 or 2023.
• Where it stands: On November 9 the Planning Commission voted unanimously (one commissioner absent) to continue the item to December 14, with the owner to meet neighborhood associations and staff to revisit the conditions of approval.
• Next: December 14 Planning Commission hearing; the draft zoning code update would make the use allowed by right.

Sources

• Agenda: https://santa-ana.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=25726&compileOutputType=1
• Video of the meeting, linked from 2026-11-09 - Planning Commission

Log

2026-11-09 - Planning Commission

Staff recommended approval with conditions (hours 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., deliveries 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., no-loitering signage, video surveillance, lighting and noise controls). Thirty public comments had arrived, 29 opposed. Commissioners questioned leading with a laundromat, the owner's plans for the other tenant spaces, and whether the permit should carry stronger enforcement. Several residents opposed it and some supported it; the owner's representatives said staff would be on site during all open hours. The Commission continued the item to December 14, directing meetings with the two neighborhood associations and a review of the conditions. Related: Santa Ana Zoning Code Update.