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<br />Variance No. 2004-18 <br />February 28, 2005 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />than 10 percent, the code requires that signage on the building and the <br />site must be brought into conformity, that landscape be improved to bring <br />the site closer into compliance with current landscape requirements, and <br />that parking be provided for the building addition at the current parking <br />rate. <br /> <br />Based on a site visit and review of City permits, it was determined that <br />the building wall signs for the tenant comply with current code. However, <br />an illegal monument sign on the site was noted, which the applicant is <br />required to remove and will remove prior to the issuance of any building <br />permit. In addition, the applicant will replace all missing plant <br />material and repair all irrigation systems on the existing landscape <br />planters as noted on the site plan to bring the site closer into <br />compliance with the current standards. <br /> <br />The proposed addition will occur on an existing parking area between the <br />retail building and Third Street, displacing a total of 24 parking <br />stalls. Using current standards, the proposed addition would require an <br />additional 19 parking stalls. Including the number of stalls displaced <br />by the expansion, a total of 43 parking stalls would be needed. The <br />applicant proposes to reconfigure the rear parking area to create 20 new <br />parking stalls. Therefore, under the current standards, the net parking <br />deficiency generated by the proposed proj ect will be 23 stalls. The <br />center, which has legal non-conforming parking of 509 on-site parking <br />spaces, will be reduced to 505 parking spaces after the proposed <br />addition. <br /> <br />The applicant cannot comply with the requirement to meet current parking <br />standards and is requesting a variance for a reduction in required parking <br />stalls. The table below summarizes and compares the existing and proposed <br />parking conditions for the center. <br /> <br />Santa Ana Downtown Plaza <br />Parking Analysis <br /> <br /> Required Parking Provided Deficiency <br /> Per Code Parking (Percent) <br />Proposed 587 505 14.1 <br />Existing 568 509 10.3 <br />Net Change 23 -4 3.8 <br /> <br />758-5 <br />