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Planning CommissionRegular Meeting AgendaApril 25, 20225:30 P.M.Council Chamber22 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA THOMAS MORRISSEYChair, Ward 6 RepresentativeERIC M. ALDERETECitywide Representative BAO PHAMViceChair,Ward 1 RepresentativeMIGUEL CALDERONWard 2 Representative ISURI S. RAMOSWard 3 RepresentativeMARK McLOUGHLINWard 4 Representative ALAN WOOWard 5 RepresentativeMinhThaiExecutive DirectorJohn FunkLegal Counsel Fabiola Zelaya Melicher, AICPPlanning Manager Christina LeonardActing RecordingSecretaryIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enablethe City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supportingdocumentation can be found on the City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.CALL TO ORDER Commissioners: Thomas Morrissey, ChairBao Pham, ViceChairEric M. AldereteMiguel CalderonMark McLoughlinIsuri S. RamosAlan Woo Executive Director Minh ThaiSenior Asst. City Attorney John FunkPlanning Manager Fabiola Zelaya MelicherRecording Secretary Christina LeonardROLL CALLPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEPUBLIC COMMENTS (non agenda items)CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMSa.MinutesRecommended Action: Approve Minutes from April 11, 2022 meeting. Moved by Commissioner Woo, seconded by Commissioner McLoughlin toApprove.YES: 4 – Miguel Calderon, Mark McLoughlin, Isuri Ramos, Alan WooNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Tom MorrisseyABSENT: 2 – Eric Alderete, Bao PhamStatus: 4 – 0 – 1 – 2 – PassMinutes: Commissioner Alderete arrived at 5:50 pm. b.Excused AbsencesRecommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners.Moved by Commissioner McLoughlin, seconded by Commissioner Woo toApprove.YES: 5 – Miguel Calderon, Mark McLoughlin, Tom Morrissey, Isuri Ramos, Alan WooNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 2 – Eric Alderete, Bao PhamStatus: 5 – 0 – 0 – 2 – Passc.CUP No. 202204 – Compass Bible Church (2909 S. Daimler Street)Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution denying Conditional Use Permit No.202204.Moved by Commissioner Woo, seconded by Commissioner Calderon toApprove.YES: 4 – Miguel Calderon, Mark McLoughlin, Isuri Ramos, Alan WooNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Tom MorrisseyABSENT: 2 – Eric Alderete, Bao PhamStatus: 4 – 0 – 1 – 2 – Pass*End of Consent Calendar*BUSINESS CALENDARPublic Hearing:The Planning Commission decision on Conditional Use Permits,Variances, Tentative Tract and Parcel Maps, Minor Exceptions, Site Plan Review, andPublic Convenience or Necessity Determinations are final unless appealed within 10days of the decision by any interested party or group (refer to the Basic MeetingInformation page for more information). The Planning Commission recommendationon Zoning and General Plan amendments, Development Agreements, SpecificDevelopments, and Specific Plans will be forwarded to the City Council for finaldetermination. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter and Register on April 13, 2022 and notices were mailed on April 13 & 14, 20221.Conditional Use Permit No. 202206 – Pedro Gomez, Case PlannerProject Location: 2221 N. Heliotrope DriveProject Applicant: Chan Quang and Quynh Dinh Kieu (Property Owners)Proposed Project: The applicant is requesting approval of Conditional UsePermit (CUP) No. 202206 to allow the construction of an accessory structure 23’ –4” in height within the rear yard of an existing singlefamily residence located at2221 North Heliotrope Drive. Pursuant to Section 41232.5 of the Santa AnaMunicipal Code (SAMC), accessory buildings more than fifteen feet in height ormore than one story require approval of a CUP.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further reviewpursuant to Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines (Class 3/New Construction orConversion of Small Structures) because the project involves the construction of asmall accessory structure. Based on this analysis, Notice of Exemption,Environmental Review No. 202211 will be filed for this project.Recommended Action: Item to be continued to Future Date.Moved by Commissioner Woo, seconded by Commissioner Ramos toApprove.YES: 5 – Miguel Calderon, Mark McLoughlin, Tom Morrissey, Isuri Ramos, AlanWooNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 2 – Eric Alderete, Bao PhamStatus: 5 – 0 – 0 – 2 – Pass2.Density Bonus Agreement Application No. 202201 – Pedro Gomez, CasePlannerProject Location: 1411 North BroadwayProject Applicant: Brateil Aghasi, representing WISEPlace, on behalf ofWISEPlace, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation (Property Owner).Proposed Project: The applicant proposes to construct a 48unit permanentsupportive housing community. In order to facilitate the construction of the project,the applicant is requesting approval of Density Bonus Agreement (DBA) No.202201 to utilize waivers from development standards and/or developmentconcessions as permitted pursuant to California Government Code sections65915 through 65918 and as implemented by the Santa Ana Municipal Code(SAMC) Sections 411600 through 411607.Environmental Impact: In accordance with the California Quality EnvironmentalAct (CEQA), the recommended action is exempt from CEQA per Section 15194(Affordable Housing Exemption). This exemption applies to development projectsfor affordable housing that meet the threshold criteria set forth in Section 15192;are not located on a site more than five acres in area; are located within anurbanized area with a population density of at least 5,000 persons per squaremile, and immediately adjacent to qualified urban uses; and that consist of theconstruction of 100 or fewer residential housing units that are affordable to lowincome households. Therefore, no additional environmental review is required.Based on this analysis, a Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review No. 202205 will be filed for this project.Recommended Action: Item to be continued to May 9, 2022Moved by Commissioner Woo, seconded by Commissioner McLoughlin toApprove.YES: 5 – Miguel Calderon, Mark McLoughlin, Tom Morrissey, Isuri Ramos, AlanWooNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 2 – Eric Alderete, Bao PhamStatus: 5 – 0 – 0 – 2 – Pass3.Public Facilities Naming No. 202201 – Timothy Pagano, Project Manager Project Location: 415 and 423 South Raitt StreetProject Applicant: City of Santa Ana (Timothy Pagano, Community ServicesManager)Proposed Project: Staff is requesting Planning Commission approval of PFNNo. 202201 to name the empty lot at 415 and 423 South Raitt Street to El RefugioPark upon completion of the project. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code(SAMC) Section 335, the Planning Commission is responsible for public facilitiesnaming requests, with City Council consent review thereafter.Environmental Impact: In accordance with the California Environmental QualityAct and the CEQA Guidelines, the recommended action is exempt from furtherreview per Section 15061 (b)(3). This general rule exemption is allowed providedit can be determined with certainty that the proposed project will not have asignificant effect on the environment. As the project consists of naming of a publicfacility, the general rule exemption is applicable. Notice of Exemption forEnvironmental Review No. 202218 will be filed for this project.Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution approving Public Facilities Naming(PFN) No. 202201 to name the empty lot at 423 South Raitt Street to El RefugioPark.
<br />Minutes: Chair Morrissey opened the Public Hearing. There were no speakers
<br />and the Public Hearing was closed.
<br />Commissioners asked to add a condition that a plaque in both English and
<br />Spanish be placed in the park stating its history.
<br />Moved by Commissioner , seconded by Commissioner to Approve.
<br />YES: 0 – NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 0 – Status: 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 –
<br />4.Conditional Use Permit No. 202109 – Pedro Gomez, Case Planner
<br />Project Location: 2525 N. Grand Avenue, Unit A
<br />Project Applicant: Blanca Toriz, on behalf of El Cangrejo Nice 3 (applicant)
<br />Proposed Project: The applicant is requesting approval of Conditional Use
<br />Permit (CUP) No. 202109 to upgrade an existing Type 41 onsale beer and wine
<br />license to a Type 47 onsale beer, wine and distilled spirits, for onpremise
<br />consumption at an existing eating establishment.
<br />Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
<br />(CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review
<br />pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines (Class 1/Existing Facilities)
<br />because the project involves negligible expansion of an existing use. Based on
<br />this analysis, Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review No. 202216 will be filed
<br />for this project.
<br />Recommended Action: .Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit
<br />No. 202109
<br />Minutes: Chair Morrissey opened the Public Hearing. The applicant spoke in
<br />favor of the matter. There were no other speakers and the Public Hearing was
<br />closed.
<br />Moved by Commissioner Calderon, seconded by Commissioner Ramos to
<br />Approve.
<br />YES: 6 – Eric Alderete, Miguel Calderon, Mark McLoughlin, Tom Morrissey, Isuri
<br />Ramos, Alan Woo
<br />NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Bao Pham
<br />Status: 6 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass
<br />5.Tentative Tract Map No. 202201 – Ali Pezeshkpour, Case Planner
<br />Project Location: 830 South Harbor Boulevard
<br />Project Applicant: Kim Prijatel with City Ventures, representing property owner
<br />MAS Investments LP
<br />Proposed Project: The applicant is requesting approval of a tentative tract map
<br />(TM) to permit the subdivision of a proposed 23, threestory attached townhome
<br />development. Pursuant to SAMC Section 34127, the City of Santa Ana Planning
<br />Commission is responsible for approving tentative tract maps. Staff is
<br />recommending approval of the applicant’s request due to the project’s compliance
<br />with the zoning and all corresponding development standards.
<br />Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
<br />(CEQA), proposed development project has been determined to be adequately
<br />evaluated in the previously certified EIR No. 201401 as per Sections 15162 and
<br />15168 of the CEQA guidelines. The project entails construction of an infill
<br />residential community whose scope and impacts were evaluated to ensure
<br />conformance to the Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2013061027)
<br />prepared and certified for the SP2 zoning district. Environmental Review No.
<br />202152 will be filed for the project.
<br />Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution approving Tentative Tract Map No.
<br />202201 (County Map No. 19142) as conditioned.
<br />Minutes: Recording Secretary stated that written communications was received.
<br />Chair Morrissey opened the Public Hearing. The applicant spoke in favor of the
<br />matter.
<br />Ed, Teresa and Florencio spoke against the matter concerning parking and the
<br />garages being turned into apartments/homes.
<br />Moved by Commissioner Woo, seconded by Commissioner Morrissey to
<br />Approve.
<br />YES: 6 – Eric Alderete, Miguel Calderon, Mark McLoughlin, Tom Morrissey, Isuri
<br />Ramos, Alan Woo
<br />NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Bao Pham
<br />Status: 6 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass
<br />6.Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 202201 – Ali Pezeshkpour, Case
<br />Planner
<br />Project Location: Citywide
<br />Project Applicant: City of Santa Ana (Ali Pezeshkpour, Principal Planner)
<br />Proposed Project: The City of Santa Ana is proposing to repeal Article XII (Off
<br />Premise Commercial Advertising Signs) of Chapter 41 (Zoning) of the Santa Ana
<br />Municipal Code (SAMC) and adopt a new ordinance that would allow the
<br />construction of new digital billboards and reconstruction of existing billboards with
<br />digital displays, subject to certain location and development standards.
<br />Environmental Impact: A Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) including one
<br />technical study evaluating air quality and greenhouse gas, was prepared for the
<br />project. No areas of significance or unavoidable impacts were determined to
<br />occur from the construction or operation of the proposed project with the
<br />implementation of mitigation measures (Exhibit 1). The MND was available for
<br />public review and comment for 30 days as required by CEQA between March 7
<br />and April 6, 2022. One comment was received from the City of Orange. Written
<br />responses to the comments were prepared and incorporated into the
<br />environmental document.
<br />The project requires adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
<br />(MMRP), which will reduce all identified impacts to less than significant with
<br />implementation of the MMRP. Based on the environmental checklist form
<br />completed for the proposed project and supporting environmental analysis, the
<br />project would have no impact or a less than significant impact on the following
<br />environmental issue areas: Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air
<br />Quality, Biological Resources, Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrology
<br />and Water Quality, Land Use and Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population
<br />and Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Utilities and Service
<br />Systems, and Wildfire. The proposed project’s impacts on the following issue
<br />areas would be less than significant with the implementation of mitigation: Cultural
<br />Resources, Geology and Soils, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Tribal Cultural
<br />Resources. All impacts would be less than significant after mitigation.
<br />Recommended Action: Recommend that the City Council approve and adopt
<br />Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program,
<br />Environmental Review No. 202219 Recommend that the City Council adopt an
<br />ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment (ZOA) No. 202201 to repeal
<br />Article XII of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code and adopt a new off
<br />premise commercial advertising signs (billboards) ordinance, and to modify
<br />thresholds for development project plan approvals for billboards.
<br />Minutes: Chair Morrissey opened the Public Hearing.
<br />Scott King spoke in favor of the matter. There were no other speakers and the
<br />Public Hearing was closed.
<br />Commissioner Ramos asked that an amendment be made, that incentives be
<br />added to hire local residents by the companies building the Billboards.
<br />Moved by Commissioner Woo, seconded by Commissioner McLoughlin to
<br />Approve.
<br />YES: 6 – Eric Alderete, Miguel Calderon, Mark McLoughlin, Tom Morrissey, Isuri
<br />Ramos, Alan Woo
<br />NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Bao Pham
<br />Status: 6 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass
<br />Administrative Matters
<br />*End of Business Calendar*
<br />STAFF COMMENTS
<br />COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
<br />ADJOURNMENT
<br />The next meeting of the Planning Commission will be on May 09, 2022 at 5:30 PM in the
<br />Council Chambers located at 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
<br />Minutes: Commissioner McLoughlin asked to adjourn the meeting in honor of Micheal
<br />Marces local and long time Santa Ana florist.
<br />FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
<br />APPEAL INFORMATION
<br />The formal action by the Planning Commission shall become effective after the tenday
<br />appeal period, unless the City Council in compliance with section 41643, 41644 or 41645
<br />holds a public hearing on the matter, then the formal action will become effective on the day
<br />following the hearing and decision by the City Council. An appeal from the decision or
<br />requirement of the Planning Commission may be made by any interested party, individual, or
<br />group. The appeal must be filed with the Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required
<br />filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning Department, within ten days of the date of the
<br />Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed
<br />holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final day to appeal shall be extended to the next
<br />day City Hall is open for public business. Please note: Under California Government Code
<br />Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the matters on this agenda for which a public
<br />hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to raising only those issues which you (or
<br />someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in written correspondence received by
<br />the Planning Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
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