Item 37 - Appeal No. 2023-07 Denial of CUP No. 2023-18 Anchor Stone Christian Church: 2938 S. Daimler Street

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Anchor Stone Christian Church: 2938 S. Daimler Street November 21, 2023 Page 3 Item Information South Professional offices West i Professional offices Property Size The entire office building complex is 5.43 acres, and the unit is 3,843 square feet. Existing Site Development The site is developed with an 18-building office complex. Use Permissions Allowed with approval of a CUP Zoning Code Sections Affected Development Standards Section 41-314 — 41-319 Uses Section 41-313.5 (n) Table 1: Development Standards Standards Required by SAMC Provided Building Height Maximum 35 Feet Complies; 25 Feet Setbacks Minimum 15 Feet Front Complies; 81 Feet Minimum 5 Feet Side Interior Complies; 200 Feet Minimum 10 Feet Rear Complies; Over 200 Feet Parking 1 space per 50 SF of floor area Complies with SAMC without fixed seats (The requirements (The total number number of parking spaces of parking spaces available on required for the church is 77 site is 560. However, the and the total number of parking application materials provided by spaces required for all onsite the applicant indicate that there uses is 505) are 34 parking spaces available due to lease restrictions). Project Background The project site was developed in 1978 with the existing office complex that encompasses 18 office buildings, on -site landscaping, and surface parking with a ratio of 3.8 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of office space. The existing building is comprised of two units (2938 and 2932 South Daimler Street). The immediately adjacent unit at 2932 South Daimler Street is currently occupied by an office use. In May of 2023, Anchor Stone Christian Church applied for a certificate of occupancy for an administrative office space only, which is a use allowed by right in the P zoning district. Anchor Stone Christian Church currently operates at a separate location in the City of Irvine. On January 23, 2023, the applicant submitted a development project application to the City of Santa Ana for the change of use from office to a church. During the Development Review Project (DP) process, the Development Review Committee (DRC) identified that the proposed use was not consistent with the Industrial/Flex-Medium (Flex-3) General Plan land use designation. On February 21, 2023, staff and the applicant met to discuss the project, during which staff informed the applicant of the identified inconsistencies between the proposed use and the General Plan. As a result, the applicant was provided the option to withdraw the DP application or move forward with the CUP application without the supporting findings necessary in the approval of a CUP and the resulting denial recommendation.