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MELINDA LUTHIN 2721 East Coast Highway suite 201 • Corona del Mar • California 92625 • P 949.673.1161 • MelindaLuthinLaw.com . October 10, 2022 Santa-Ana Planning Commissioners Bao Pham (Chair) Miguel Calderon (Vice-Chair) Isuri S. Ramos Mark McLoughlin Alan Woo Thomas Morrissey Eric M. Alderetes. Re: Amendment Application No. 2022-01 and Conditional Use Permit No. 2022-14 for the Garry Avenue Business Park at 1700, 1720, and 1740 East Garry Avenue Dear Planning Commissioners: I represent the Garry Plaza Office Park Association (“GPOPA”), the Association for the condominium project located at 1800 and 1820 East Garry Avenue (“GPOPA Property”), which is next door to the real property located at 1700, 1720, and 1740 East Garry Avenue, Assessor’s Parcel number 430-171-07 (“Subject Property”). GPOPA’s members are the owners of an easement over and across the existing roadways on the Subject Property for purposes of ingress to and egress from the GPOPA Property (“GPOPA Easement”). I provided to you, a copy of the GPOPA Easement with my previous letter dated August 22, 2022. Amendment Application No. 2022-01 and Conditional Use Permit No. 2022-14 for the Garry Avenue Business Park at 1700, 1720, and 1740 East Garry Avenue (“Project Applications”) should not have been accepted as complete by City staff, should not have been processed by City staff and should not now be before you because, among other things, the applicant is not the owner of all or perhaps any interest in the property. As a preliminary matter, the applications identified in the Planning Commission Agenda are not in the Planning Commission agenda packet. I attempted to obtain a copy of the applications but was told (incorrectly) that I would have to submit a written public records request. I went to City Hall and requested to inspect the applications and was told (again, incorrectly) that I could not inspect the applications. As such, I, and it appears the Planning Commission have not had the opportunity to read, review or analyze the actual applications. It is elementary that the Planning Commission must not approve an application that its members have not yet read.