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There being no speakers from the audience on this subject, Mayor Evans closed the public hearing. On the unanimously carried 6:0 motion of Councilman Garthe, seconded by Councilman Ward, the following ordinance was placed on second reading and adopted: ORDINANCE NO. NS-1424 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADDING DIVISION 3, ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 8 TO THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING LOCAL SECURITY STANDARDS FOR BUILDINGS. CA 87; CA 47 The companion item on the Agenda, a memorandum dated May 3, 1978 from Gale Grant, Acting Director of Building Safety to the Assistant City Manager entitled "Justification for Position of Building Security Inspector" was continued to June 19, 1978 on the motion of Councilman Yamamoto, seconded by Councilman Garthe, and carried 5:1, with Mayor Evans dissenting. CA 50.1 PUBLIC HEARING - APPEAL #389 Mayor Evans announced VA 78~16 - 4702 W. 1ST STREET that this was the time APPEAL DENIED and place for the public hearing of Negative Declaration and Appeal #389 of the denial of Variance Applica- tion 78-16 to allow the construction of a single family resi- dence and a triplex at 4702 West First Street in the C5 Dis- trict. Planning Dimector Charles Zimmerman stated that there are no special circumstances applicable to the site which would not allow it to be developed for C5 usage; that the granting of the Variaace is not necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of any of the property rights,; because the property may be developed with a permitted C5 use; that there are 12,600 square feet which does not make it undevelopable for a commercial use; and that the General Plan does show a special study corridor rezone in August 1972 in an effort to get that corridor in line with the commercial corridor in the General Plan. Staff and the Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial of the Var- iance and the Appeal. John Farkas, P.N.P.E. United Corporation, and C. M. Thompson, 625 West Katella, Orange, spoke in favor of the Variance and stated that there are other residential uses in the neighbor- hood~ as well as a small grocery store; that the property has been vacant for ten years; that it is economically unfeasible for the commercial uses allowabl-e due to size and configura- tion of the lot, except for development of a real estate office or a hot dog stand,; that the property has remained undeveloped as C5; and that there is a need for iow income housing. R. J. Dundas, 4806 West First, and Joseph Stegner, 4728 West First, spoke in opposition to the Variance, stating that across the street there is a lawn mower shop and an auto repair shop; that there is a flood light place, a church, a plant and flower shop and on the corner a liquor store; and that they both op- posed residential use of the property. After a short rebuttal by Mr.. Farkas, in which he argued that the use would be compatible; that C2 and C5 zoning had precluded development of the property, although it had been considered by a number of people; and that ingress and egress to the property would be from Andres Place; the public hearing was closed by the Mayor. On the motion of Councilman Yamamoto, seconded by Mayor Evans, carried 4:2, with Councilmen Ward and Garthe dissenting, the CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 2 12 JUNE 5, 1978