2023-084 - Denying Appeal No. 2023-07 and Upholding Planning Commission Determination for 2938 South Daimler Street

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and noxious land uses in close proximity. Establishing uses such as community assembly, coupled with youth services and Bible school, would introduce sensitive receptors into an area that is mostly comprised of industrial and office uses and that is intended to transition to industrial uses over time, through implementation of the General Plan. The purpose of the land use plan in the Land Use Element is to prevent these land use conflicts from taking place through goals, policies, and zoning practices designed to create "a physical environment that encourages healthy lifestyles, a planning process that ensures that health impacts are considered, and a community that actively pursues policies and practices that improve the health of our residents," as listed as an adopted Core Value of the Land Use Element. Approval of the CUP application would be contrary to the Land Use Element and this adopted Core Value. Policy 2.5 of the EP encourages the development of mutually beneficial and complementary business clusters within the community. As promulgated by the adopted General Plan Land Use Element, introducing community assembly does not support the development of mutually beneficial and complementary business clusters at the subject site. To the contrary, it will create irreconcilable conflicts by introducing a sensitive receptor within an area that is presently and continuing to transition to industrial uses. Approval of the requested application would lead to present and future land use conflicts stemming from noise, traffic, vibrations, queuing, solid waste generation, and circulation. Moreover, community assembly uses are not listed as permissible within the subject site's General Plan land use designation, as the use is not considered among those that foster development of mutually beneficial and complementary business clusters within the community. The land use would be incompatible with surrounding uses and approval of the CUP would be contrary to the General Plan. Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, this project is exempt from further review under Section 15061(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, as the City Council has denied Appeal No. 2023- 07, and affirm the determination of the Planning Commission to deny Conditional Use Permit No. 2023-18. Section 3. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana, after conducting the public hearing, hereby denies Appeal No. 2023-07 and affirms the Planning Commission denial of CUP No. 2023-18 for the proposed assembly use at 2938 South Daimler Street. The denial shall prohibit the assembly use at the subject site but leaves Resolution No. 2023-084 Page 6 of 8