Planning Commission
<br />Regular Meeting Agenda
<br />August 22, 2022
<br />5:30 P.M.
<br />Council Chamber
<br />22 Civic Center Plaza
<br />Santa Ana, CA
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<br />BAO PHAM
<br />Chair, Ward 1 Representative
<br />MIGUEL CALDERON
<br />ViceChair, Ward 6
<br />Representative
<br />ERIC M. ALDERETE
<br />Citywide Representative
<br />THOMAS MORRISSEY
<br />Ward 2 Representative ISURI S. RAMOS
<br />Ward 3 Representative
<br />MARK McLOUGHLIN
<br />Ward 4 Representative
<br />ALAN WOO
<br />Ward 5 Representative
<br />MinhThai
<br />Executive Director
<br />John Funk
<br />Legal Counsel
<br />Fabiola Zelaya Melicher, AICP
<br />Planning Manager
<br />Sarah Bernal
<br />Recording Secretary
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<br />CALL TO ORDER
<br />Commissioners: Bao Pham, Chair
<br />Miguel Calderon, ViceChair
<br />Eric M. Alderete
<br />Mark McLoughlin
<br />Thomas Morrissey
<br />Isuri S. Ramos
<br />Alan Woo
<br />Executive Director Minh Thai
<br />Senior Asst. City Attorney John Funk
<br />Planning Manager Fabiola Zelaya Melicher
<br />Recording Secretary Sarah Bernal
<br />ROLL CALL
<br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
<br />PUBLIC COMMENTS (non agenda items)
<br />CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
<br />a.Minutes
<br />Recommended Action: Approve Minutes from the July 25, 2022 meeting.
<br />b.Excused Absences
<br />Recommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners.
<br />*End of Consent Calendar*
<br />BUSINESS CALENDAR
<br />Public Hearing:The Planning Commission decision on Conditional Use Permits,
<br />Variances, Tentative Tract and Parcel Maps, Minor Exceptions, Site Plan Review, and
<br />Public Convenience or Necessity Determinations are final unless appealed within 10
<br />days of the decision by any interested party or group (refer to Appeal Information
<br />section located at the end of this agenda for more information). The Planning
<br />Commission recommendation on Zoning and General Plan amendments,
<br />Development Agreements, Specific Developments, and Specific Plans will be
<br />forwarded to the City Council for final determination.
<br />1.Conditional Use Permit No. 202213 – Heidi Jacinto, Case Planner.
<br />Item carried forward from the canceled August 8, 2022 meeting. Legal notice was
<br />published in the OC Reporter on July 27, 2022 and notices were mailed on said
<br />date.
<br />Project Location: 2909 S. Daimler Street located in the Professional (P) zoning
<br />district.
<br />Project Applicant: Shelley Thompson representing Compass Bible Church
<br />(Applicant), on behalf of Daimler Commerce Partners, LP (Property Owner).
<br />Proposed Project: The applicant is requesting approval of Conditional Use
<br />Permit No. 202213 to allow the operation of a church (Compass Bible Church).
<br />Environmental Impact:In accordance with the California Environmental Quality
<br />Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review
<br />pursuant to Sections 15301 and 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines Class 1 Existing
<br />Facilities). A Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review No. 202161, will be filed
<br />for this project.
<br />Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit
<br />No. 202213 as conditioned.
<br />2.Amendment Application No. 202201 and Conditional Use Permit No. 2022
<br />14 – Ali Pezeshkpour, Case Planner
<br />Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on August 12, 2022 and notices
<br />were mailed on August 10, 2022.
<br />Project Location: 1700, 1720, and 1740 East Garry Avenue located in the
<br />Professional (P) zoning district.
<br />Project Applicant: Rob Mitchell (Applicant), representing Greenlaw Partners
<br />(Property Owner).
<br />Proposed Project: The applicant is requesting approval of two entitlements for
<br />the Garry Avenue Business Park, a 91,500square foot industrial structure: (1)
<br />Amendment Application No. 202201 to change the property’s zoning district
<br />designation from Professional (P) to Light Industrial (M1); and (2) Conditional Use
<br />Permit No. 202214 to allow the facility to operate as a distribution center.
<br />Environmental Impact:In accordance with the California Environmental Quality
<br />Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review
<br />pursuant to Section 15183 of the CEQA Guidelines. A Notice of Exemption,
<br />Environmental Review No. 202154, will be filed for this project.
<br />Recommended Action:
<br />1. Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Amendment
<br />Application No. 202201.
<br />2. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 202214 as
<br />conditioned.
<br />STAFF COMMENTS
<br />COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
<br />ADJOURNMENT
<br />The next meeting of the Planning Commission will be on September 12, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in
<br />the Council Chambers located at 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
<br />FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
<br />· Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 202203 to to update regulations on family daycare,
<br />regional planned sign programs, business uses requiring stationary emissions permits,
<br />massage establishments, industrial uses proposing more than five percent floor area for
<br />retail use, and trash enclosures. The update will also include definitions for various office
<br />uses and to define and prohibit short term rentals.
<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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