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330 parking spaces are required for the proiect based upon the parking ratio of one space per 28 square feet of gross assembly area. Forty-six on-site parking spaces have been provided. The applicant is requesting a 26 space or thirty-five percent (35%) parking reduction. The Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on this matter, and after continuing its consideration, decided this matter at its regular meeting of December 11, 2000. At the conclusion of its consideration, the Planning Commission split 3-3 on whether to approve the applications and, the Chair having declared an impasse pursuant to its bylaws, offered the applicant the option of a continuance or a recommendation of denial. The applicant chose that the Planning Commission forward a recommendation to deny its project. Granting this application would permit not only the lodge, but all other uses permitted in the C-1 zoning district, should these three properties recycle. The Council is aware of the existence of a residential neighborhood immediately behind the subject property, which could be impacted not only by the lodge, due to its lack of on-site parking, but also by a recycled, more intense C-1 use. The subject property was only last October, by General Plan Application 99- 06 and Amendment Application No. 99-03, rezoned by this Council into the P zoning district and appropriate land use designation for the General Plan. There have been no new facts presented to the City Council since these prior legislative actions. Section 2. Amendment Application No. 00-13 is hereby denied. Section 3. General Plan Amendment No. 00-05 is hereby denied. Section 4. Application for Conditional Use Permit No. 00-23 is hereby denied, for the following reasons: Will the proposed use provide a service or facility, which will contribute to the general well being of the neighborhood or community? The project proposes to convert an existing restaurant building into a lodge for the Loyal Order of the Moose. The Loyal Order of the Moose is a nationally recognized non-profit Fraternal Organization involved in community based programs such as Meals on Wheels, Adopt a Highway, Boy and Girl Scouting, Disabled/Handicapped Programs, Operation Santa Claus, and other Environmental Programs and telethons. The service organization has been associated with the Santa Ana community for approximately 77 years. It is anticipated that the lodge will continue to Resolution No. 2000-085 Page 2 of 5