Item 41 - Amendment Application No. 2022-01 and Appeal Nos. 2022-01 and 2022-02

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Community Plan Exemption Checklist City of Santa Ana Gary Avenue Business Park Project 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.1 Project Overview The Project includes demolition of the three existing office buildings, which are located at 1700 East Garry Avenue, 1720 East Garry Avenue, and 1740 East Garry Avenue, totaling 103,031 square feet and construction of a new approximately 91,500 square foot light industrial warehousing building that would accommodate two tenants. One side of the building would have 42,700 square feet of warehouse space and 2,500 square feet of office and mezzanine space and the other would have 46,800 square feet of warehouse space and 2,500 square feet of office and mezzanine space. Each side of the building have 5 dock doors. The site plan is illustrated on Figure 6, Conceptual Site Plan. Architectural Design The building incorporates a modern warehouse architectural design. The building exterior would be constructed with tilt -up concrete wall panels consisting of a primarily off-white color palette, with accented wall panels of light and dark grays and green. The building would be approximately 43 feet 6 inches tall with varying roof lines to break up the perception of massing. Windows would be fitted with tinted light blue glass. Building entrances would include metal canopies on the exterior of the building. The elevations and conceptual rendering of the building are illustrated on Figure 7, Proposed Elevations, and Figure 8, Conceptual Rendering. Landscaping and Fencing Landscaping is proposed along the entire site perimeter, adjacent to the proposed building, and throughout the parking areas. Along the Garry Avenue frontage, layered landscaping consisting of 24 and 36-inch box street trees, shrubs and assorted ground cover is proposed. The landscaping palate includes assorted drought tolerant ornamental trees, shrubs, and groundcover ranging from moderate to low water needs. Tree species include London Plane Tree, Swan Hill Fruitless Olive, Brisbane Box, and African Sumac and would be consistent with the Municipal Code 33-1 85, Street Tree Species to Be Planted, requirements. The landscape plan is illustrated on Figure 9, Conceptual Landscape Plan. A 10-foot-high decorative screen wall is proposed along the southwest property line. A 9-foot-high tube steel screen fence is proposed along the southeast property line, and a 10-foot-high landscape buffer is proposed along the northwest property line adjacent to the SR-55. Lighting The Project would include new exterior lighting for security, to accent the landscaping, and to light signage, walkways, and parking areas that would be consistent with Municipal Code Sections 41 -61 1.1 and 41- 1 304. Light pole fixtures are proposed in parking areas and wall -mounted light fixtures are proposed on the exterior of the building, and landscape accent lighting is proposed at the Project driveways. The new lighting would be focused on the site, shielded away from offsite areas. Access and Circulation Vehicular access to the Project site would be provided from two driveways from Garry Avenue near the northeast and southwest boundaries of the Project site. Onsite circulation includes a 30-foot-wide half -loop drive aisle that goes around the building, connecting to both proposed driveways. This drive aisle would provide vehicular access to the parking areas and loading docks in the rear of the building and would serve as the onsite fire lane where parking would be prohibited. Access to the loading dock area would be restricted via swinging tube steel gates. A sidewalk would be installed along the Garry Avenue site frontage and accessible pedestrian paths of travel to the two building entrances from the sidewalk would be provided near the proposed driveways. 13