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Commercial (C1) zoning district and provides both <br />retail and restaurant uses. Without the reduction in <br />the required parking the project site would not be able <br />to support an economically viable development. <br />Policy 2.2 of the Land Use Element of the General <br />Plan supports commercial development that <br />accommodates the City's needs for goods and <br />services. <br /> <br />iii. <br /> <br />That the granting of a variance will not be materially <br />detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to surrounding <br />property. <br /> <br />The granting of the vadance will not be materially <br />detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to <br />surrounding property because the proposed <br />commercial development complies with all <br />development standards set forth in Chapter 41 of the <br />Santa Ana Municipal Code including setbacks and <br />landscaping. Lastly, a reduction of two required <br />parking stalls would be offset by the number of <br />patrons using the drive-through facility of the <br />restaurant. <br /> <br />That the granting of a variance will not adversely affect the <br />General Plan of the City. <br /> <br />The granting of the variance will not adversely affect <br />the General Plan of the City since the proposed <br />development is designed in conformance with the C1 <br />zoning district development standards and General <br />Plan requirements. Policy 2.5 of the Land Use <br />Element of the General Plan states that new <br />development must balance the economic and fiscal <br />benefits of commercial development with its impacts <br />on the quality of life in the City. The reduction in the <br />number of required parking will not negatively affect <br />the surrounding commercial or residential properties. <br /> <br /> Section 2. The City Council has reviewed and considered the information <br />contained in the initial study and the mitigated negative declaration and mitigation <br />monitoring program prepared with respect to this Project. The City Council has, as a <br />result of its consideration and the evidence presented at the hearings on this matter, <br />determined that, as required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act <br />("CEQA") and the State CEQA Guidelines, a mitigation negative declaration and <br />mitigation monitoring program adequately addresses the expected environmental <br />impacts of this Project. On the basis of this review, the City Council finds that there is <br /> <br />Resolution No, 2003-077 <br />Page 4 of 10 <br /> <br /> <br />