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ARCHANGEL MICHAEL COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH COMMUNITY SERVICE BUILDING PROJECT 4405 W EDINGER AVE, SANTA ANA, CA 92704 1 45848142;1 ARCHANGEL MICHAEL COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH’S HISTORY: The Coptic Orthodox faith traces their founding to Saint Mark, an apostle of Jesus Christ, who is credited with bringing Christianity to Egypt and founding the Coptic church during the first century. There are over 200 Coptic Orthodox parishes in the United States, and approximately 42 of those churches are in Southern California. Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church was the first Coptic Orthodox Church in Orange County. The Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox parish of Santa Ana was founded in 1980, and the existing Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church facility was constructed in 1992. PROJECT REQUEST: Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church (the “Applicant”) owns the properties located at 4319 – 4405 W. Edinger Avenue and at 4326 – 4402 W. Regent Drive (collectively, the “Site”) in the City of Santa Ana (the “City”). The Applicant proposes the following improvements for the Site: (i) construct a new two-story, 9,928 square foot Community Service Building; (ii) demolish five existing single-family dwellings and replace with 55 new parking spaces (for a total of 156 parking spaces) and more than 26,500 square feet or 0.66 acres (approximately 25-percent of the Site) of landscaped area; (iii) open the existing mezzanine to provide pew seating for approximately 110 parishioners in the existing church’s sanctuary building to allow additional parishioners to attend regular religious services; (iv) discontinue use of the basement level of the existing church building as a multipurpose room, kitchen and religious education/community programing meeting rooms, and use it instead for general storage as needed; and (v) voluntarily merge the underlying parcels into a single development site, if required by the City, (collectively referred to herein as the “Project”). Pursuant to Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (“SAMC” or “Code”), the applicant hereby requests the following entitlements to permit the development of the proposed Project: • Development Project Plan Approval to allow the construction of the Community Service Building, additional parking area, and landscape improvements. SAMC § 41-668 through 41-674. • Conditional Use Permit to: (i) construct the Community Service Building as a second main structure on the Project Site, (ii) construct additional parking area, and (iii) open the existing church’s mezzanine in the sanctuary to support the church’s operation and parish needs. SAMC §§ 41.232.5 and 41-632. • Minor Exception to allow a 20 percent (5-½ foot) increase in height for portions of the Community Service Building’s roof to extended up to 32 feet and 6 inches in order to ensure that sufficient head-room, in compliance with the Building Code, is provided on the interior of the Community Service Building. SAMC §§ 41.632.(a)(3)(d). • Voluntary Parcel Merger to create a single development parcel, if determined to be required by the City. SAMC § 34-366 through 34-371. 4-35