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ER No. 2018-75, GPA No. 2019-01, AA No. 2019-01 <br />June 4, 2019 <br />Page 2 <br />designation. The Planning Commission concurred with staffs recommendation as outlined and <br />articulated in the attached Planning Commission staff report and resolution (Exhibit A). <br />DISCUSSION <br />Proiect Location and Site Description <br />The site is currently improved with a 9,875-square foot, single -story church building with <br />associated parking and landscaping. The building will be demolished as part of the proposed <br />development, and the church has indicated a desire to relocate within Santa Ana. The church <br />currently provides Taft Elementary School an access easement for student drop-off and pick-up, <br />which has existed for several years. The entrance to the access easement is at the eastern most <br />driveway and wraps around the site counter -clockwise to enter the school property and exit onto <br />Sunflower Avenue at the westernmost driveway. The easement will remain after the site is <br />developed with the proposed residential development. <br />Table 1: Proiect Location Information <br />Item - <br />Information <br />Project Address <br />651 West Sunflower Avenue <br />Nearest Intersection <br />Sunflower Avenue and Flower Street <br />General Plan <br />Designation <br />Existing: Low -Density Residential <br />LR-7 <br />Proposed: Urban Neighborhood (UN) <br />Zoning Designation <br />Existing: Single -Family Residential <br />R-1 <br />Proposed: Specific Development No. 94 <br />SD-94 <br />Surrounding Land Uses <br />North <br />Elementary School <br />East <br />Duplexes <br />South <br />Multiple -Family Residential(City of Costa Mesa <br />West <br />Multiple -Family Residential <br />Property Size <br />3.59 acres (156,337 square feet) <br />Existing Site <br />Development <br />The site contains a one-story, 9,875-square foot church building with parking <br />and landscaping. <br />Applicable Zoning Code <br />Sections <br />Existing: SAMC Chapter 41, Article <br />III, Division 3 (Single -Family <br />Residence <br />Proposed: SAMC Chapter 41, Article III, <br />Division 26 (Specific Development) <br />Entitlements <br />SAMC Chapter 41, Article V, Division II <br />(Amendments and Change to District Boundaries) <br />Proiect Description <br />The applicant is proposing to clear the site and develop a multiple -family residential <br />development. The development will contain a five -story, 226-unit residential building with 452 <br />parking spaces provided in a six -level parking structure with a partial subterranean level. No <br />tandem parking spaces are proposed within the project. The top garage level will not project <br />above the residential building, ensuring it is adequately screened from view by the entire <br />development. No commercial or mixed -use component is proposed. <br />751-2 <br />