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PUBLIC HEARING NEGATIVE DECLARATION, AMENDMENT APPLICATION 787 AND SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN #12 FILED: ORDINANCE NO. NS-1425 FIRST READING Vice Mayor Ward announced that this was the time and place for the public hearing of Negative Dec- laration, Amendment Appli- cation 787 and Specific Development Plan #12 to prezone and rezone property owned by Holly Sugar Corporation on Dyer Road between Grand Avenue and Halladay Street from Mi to Specific Development in accordance with Specific Development Plan #12, to allow the continued use and expansion of the property for industrial purposes when this County island is annexed to the City in the near future. Charles Zimmerman, Planning Director, stated that a 2.2 acre portion of the Holly Sugar property is already within the City Limits of Santa Ana and that the balance of the 43.4 acre property was prezoned MI; that meetings have been held with the Holly Sugar management when they advised City staff that they intend to spend 15 million dollars to improve the site and the operation of the Holly Sugar plant; that the Specific Development designation allows the City to restrict the development of the site more so than the MI designation; that members of the Delhi community present at the Planning Commission meeting were satisfied with the plans for the property adjacent to their neighborhood; and that the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the prezone change at its meeting of April 10, 1978. Manuel Rede, Deputy City Manager, reported that a Local Agency Formation Commission hearing was held on April 26, 1978, and the annexation was approved, as recommended by the Executive Director, with the Santa Aha City Council as the legislative body author- ized to conduct the proceedings; that the annexation was approved with the added condition that it should be effective upon the condition of prezoning by the City of Santa Ana; and that within thirty days the City of Santa Ana should adopt a Resolution ini- tiating proceedings and setting a hearing not less than 30 nor more than 45 days after the date of the Resolution. Attorney Leonard A. Hampel of Rutan & Tucker, representing Holly Sugar, stated that negotiations with the City had resulted in the proposed Ordinance adopting Specific Development #12; and that although Specific Development conditions are most restrictive, Holly Sugar is ready and willing to comply. There being no further speakers, Vice Mayor Ward closed the public hearing. On the motion of Councilman Yamamoto, seconded by Council- man Brandt, carried 6:0 unanimously, the Negative Declaration was approved and filed and Ordinance No. NS-1425 as follows was placed on first reading: ORDINANCE NO. NS-1425 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. 787 TO PREZONE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1301 EAST DYER ROAD FROM THE Mi (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL) DISTRICT TO THE SD (SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT) DISTRICT AND AMENDING SECTIONAL DISTRICT MAP NO. 30-5-9. CA 10 PROPOSED UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1S - FOURTH STREET'FROM SANTA ANA FREEWAY TO TUSTIN AVENUE RESOLUTION NO. 78-47 ADOPTED Ana Freeway to Tustin Avenue. Vice Mayor Ward announced that this was the time and place for the public hear- ing of proposed Underground Utility District No. 1S Fourth Street from Santa John Stevens, Public Works Director, stated that the purpose of the underground utility districts is to underground the canopy of wires that people have found unaesthetic and unappealing in CITY'COUNCIL MINUTES 173 MAY 1, 1978