NS-3055 - Zoning Amendment for 601 N Fairview St

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ORDINANCE NO. NS-3055 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. 2023-04 AMENDING THE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 601 NORTH FAIRVIEW STREET (APN: 405-241-04) FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (M1) TO SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT NO. 82 (SD-82) THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. Red Hook Capital Partners, LLC with Vista Heritage Charter Schools ("Applicant") representing 2609 W. 5t" Street LLC (Property Owner) is requesting approval of Amendment Application (AA) No. 2023-04 to change the zoning designation of the property located at 601 North Fairview Street (APN: 405-241-04) from Light Industrial (M1) to Specific Development No. 82 (SD-82) in order to facilitate the change of use of an existing auto -repair business to an administrative office. B. Chapter 41, Article I, Division 1, Section 41-1 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code establishes that because of the necessity of segregating the location of residences, businesses, trades and industries; regulating the use of buildings, structures, and land; and regulating the location, height, bulk and size of buildings and structures, the size of yards and open spaces, the City is divided into land -use districts of such number, shape and area as may be considered best suited to carry out these regulations and provide for their enforcement. The regulations are considered necessary in order to: encourage the most appropriate use of land, conserve and stabilize property value, provide adequate open spaces for light and air and to prevent and fight fires, prevent undue concentration of population, lessen congestion on streets and highways, and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the people, all as part of the general plan of the City. The City of Santa Ana has adopted a zoning map which has since been amended from time to time. C. On April 19, 2022, the City adopted the General Plan Update and it went into effect on May 26, 2022. The approval of the subject project is consistent with the Industrial/Flex-Low (Flex-1.5) General Plan land use designation and the designated West Santa Ana Boulevard Focus Area. The Flex-1.5 land use designation encourage a myriad of industrial uses that do not produce significant air pollutants including office -industrial flex spaces, small-scale clean manufacturing, among other uses. The proposed zoning amendment advances the vision for the subject site's General Plan Focus Area and will bring the site into alignment and compliance with the General Plan through reducing and eliminating traditional heavy industrial and noxious uses currently allowable on the properties. Ordinance No. NS-3055 Page 1 of 6