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REL/ fm 6/15/78 RESOLUTION NO. 78-73 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA REVERSING THE ACTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. 77-76. APPROVING SAID VARIANCE, AND GRANTING APPEAL NO. 386 WHEREAS, a public hearing was duly held before the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on June 5, 1978, on the action taken by the Planning Commission in denying Variance Application No. 77-76, which application seeks to allow a professional office in an existing residence at 1432 East Seventeenth Street in the R-1 Use District; and WHEREAS, prior to taking action on said Variance Application, this Council has reviewed and considered the negative declaration for the project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana as follows: 1. That based on such public hearing and the oral and documentary evidence submitted therein, the City Council does hereby reverse the action of the Planning Commission denying said Variance Application No. 77-76 and does hereby approve said Variance and grants Appeal No. 386. 2. That the City Council hereby adopts as its findings of fact for the approval of Variance No. 77-76, the following: (a) Because of the special circumstances appli- cable to the subject property, to wit: the circumstances that the property fronts on a heavily trafficked arterial street, and noise level and surrounding commercial properties preclude its use as residential property, the strict application of the zoning ordinance would deprive the subject property of privileges not otherwise at variance with the intent and purpose of the zoning laws. (b) The right to use the subject property for a professional office is substantial, in that a restriction to residential use would constitute a severe economic hardship on the owner of the subject property. (c) Use of the subject property as a professional office would have a minimal effect on traffic in the surrounding area and would not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to surrounding property. (d) Use of the subject property as a professional office will not adversely affect the General Plan of the City in that the subject area is designated as a special study corridor without use restrictions. 3. For the reasons set forth in the Negative Declara- tion prepared for this project, the Council approves and adopts the said Negative Declaration and its finding that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment.