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ZOA No. 05-03, CUP No. 05-28, VA No. 05-62 and SPR No. 05-05 November 28, 2005 Page 5 wi thin Hotel Terrace. The Commission did not wish to encourage lodging that primarily caters to longer term business travelers. The addition of full kitchens to hotel rooms was not viewed by the Commission as an upgrade to the hotel product currently available within Hotel Terrace. The Commission would like to attract more leisure travelers who are more likely to support area restaurants and services because they are vacationing in the area for shorter lengths of time. The proximity of Hotel Terrace to area beaches, to John Wayne Airport and to tourist attractions such as Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm is another reason why the Commission feels Hotel Terrace should be marketed to vacationers and leisure travelers visiting the area and not to shift to an emphasis on long term business travelers. It remains a goal of the City to attract full service hotels that provide food service and banquet rooms in conjunction with the hotel. Conference space, enhanced lobby areas, high ceilings, enhanced architecture and rooms that open to the interior of the hotel are other amenities associated with full service hotels. As the proposed zone change would have the effect of potentially changing the character of the Hotel Terrace toward a more exclusively long-term stay business oriented traveler and lodging product, staff recommends that the Commission deny the zoning ordinance amendment necessary to allow long-term stay business hotels wi thin SD No. 12. It is also recommended that the Commission deny the CUP, VA and SPR that would otherwise be required for the project. A thorough analysis of each discretionary action has been provided below: Conditional Use Permit Section 41-54 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code requires that long-term stay business hotels established in the City after July 1, 2001 be located in a Specific Plan or Specific Development district and then only as a conditional use. Long term stay hotels are not currently permitted within Specific Development No. 12. In order for the project to move forward, SD-12 would need to be amended to allow long-term stay business hotels with a conditional use permit. Based upon the City's desire to provide lodging opportunities that cater to the business and leisure traveler seeking a full-service hotel experience, staff recommends that the Commission deny the proposed conditional use permit that is required for the proposed project. 75A-7