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VTTM No. 2022-03 and DBA No. 2022-03 – Warmington Residential <br />September 26, 2022 <br />Page 2 <br />2 <br />9 <br />3 <br />5 <br />DISCUSSION <br />Table 1: Project and Location Information <br />Background and Context <br />Based on available permit history and historic aerial photographs, the subject site appears <br />to have been used for agricultural purposes between circa 1938 and the mid-1960s. In the <br />early 1970s, the Santa Ana Moose Lodge and parking lot were constructed and used <br />through the 1990s. In 2015, the Orange County Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Trust began <br />its use of the site as a vocational training building and associated parking lot. <br />The applicant is proposing the subject development pursuant to California Senate Bill 330, <br />known as the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 or the HCA. More information on the HCA is <br />provided in subsequent sections of this report. <br />California Senate Bill 330 <br />The California Senate Bill (SB) 330, the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, (HCA) became effective <br />on January 1, 2020, and established a statewide “housing emergency” until January 1, 2025. <br />The senate bill amended Government Code Section 65941.1 with the broad goals of <br />facilitating increased production of new residential units, protecting existing units, and <br />Item Information <br />Project Address and Council Ward 717 S. Lyon Street – Ward 3 <br />Nearest Intersection Warren and Lyon streets <br />General Plan Designation Medium Density Residential (MR-15) <br />Zoning Designation General Agriculture (A-1); SB330 – Corridor District zoning <br />designation within the Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor <br />Plan (SP-2) <br />North Multi-Family Residences (Saddleback <br />Park Villas) <br />East Multi-Family Residences (Tustin Parc <br />Apartments) <br />South Multi-Family Residences (Las Fuentes <br />Apartments) <br />Surrounding Land Uses <br />West Multi-Family Residences (Warwick <br />Square Apartments) <br />Property Size 2.3 acres <br />Existing Site Development Two existing structures and asphalt parking lot. Structures <br />include a one-story structure in the northwest corner and <br />one-story commercial structure on the southwest corner. <br />Use Permissions Multi-Family Residential (permitted under Harbor Mixed <br />Use Transit Corridor Plan, as part of SB330 request) <br />Zoning Code Sections Affected Uses Article XVI.I (Density Bonus); Corridor <br />District within the Harbor Mixed Use Transit <br />Corridor Plan (SP-2); and Chapter 34 <br />(Subdivisions) <br />9/26/2022 <br />Planning Commission 3 – 2