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MEMORANDUM_, T, City Council F, : Planning Can~nt~ton Subject: Reconsideration of V)ri~nce 75-46 Date Nnv~mh~ ll; lC)7~ At your September 15, 1975 meeting, the City Council voted to reconsider subject variance application 75-46 based upon the applicant~ statements at that meeting that new information or testimony relative to this case should be heard. As a result, the City Council referred this case back to the Planning Commission for reconsideration of new evidence and testimony and that Commission report back to Council on the Commission's findings. Due to the nature and previous actions concerning this case, it was renoticed to all property owners within 300 feet of the property under consideration. This notification procedure is identical to that required for all original variance: or conditional use permit~applications in conformance with the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The Planning Commission on October 28, 1975 held a duly noticed public hearing on this item to consider new evidence and testimony concerning subject application from all interested parties. N~ EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY New evidence and testimony was received concerning the following items: A proposed site plan rearranging the parking layout on the parcels of property containing the existing church building and existing insurance building and providing for an integrated site plan involving these parcels. This proposal resulted in the provision of 13 legal parking spaces meeting all Code requirements and 3 additional parking spaces which did not meet Code requirements but could be considered usable. To accomplish this additionai parking, the existing garage and existing rest room buildings located on the church parcel were proposed for removal. In addition, the applicant indicated his agreement to remove the existing insurance building within 90 days after its discontinued use by the present occupant and convert that area into parking meeting the approval of the Planning Department. The removal of this.building and subsequent redesign of the parking area would result in 6 additional parking spaces being provided for a total of 19 parking spaces meeting Code requirements, 3 parking spaces not meeting Code requirements but considered usable for a potential of 22 parking spaces. The original site plan submitted at the time Variance 75-46 was considered by both Conmission and Council indicated a total of l0 parking spaces, 7 of which appear to meet Code requirements, 3' which did not meet Code requirements but could be considered usable .* .... .'! ~' EXHIBIT "A"