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KO -12/19/05 RESOLUTION NO. 2006-002 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING VARIANCE NO. 2005-64 AS CONDITIONED TO ALLOW REDUCTIONS IN THE REQUIRED PARKING AND APPROVING VARIANCE NO. 2005-65 AS CONDITIONED TO ALLOW REDUCTION IN THE BEDROOM SIZE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1501 NORTH ROSS STREET BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. Applicant is requesting approval of Variance No. 2005-64, to a reduction in the required parking and Variance No. 2005-64 to allow one-bedroom units that are smaller than allowed by code for the property located at 1501 North Ross Street. B. Variance Nos. 2005-64 and 2005-65 came before the Planning Commission on December 12, 2005 for a duly noticed public hearing and voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council approve Variance No. 2005-64 and Variance No. 2005-65. C. Variance Nos. 2005-64 and 2005-65 came before the City Council for a duly noticed public hearing on January 3, 2006. D. Section 41-681.3(3) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) requires nonconforming multiple-family residential projects to comply with the City's parking requirements if the number or size of the bedrooms will be increased on the site through rehabilitation. E. Section 41-1322 requires 74 parking spaces for the proposed project. The current site only has 30 parking spaces available. As such, a variance of 44 parking spaces will be required. F. The City Council determines that for Variance No. 2005-64 the following findings, which must be established pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41-638 in order to grant a variance from the provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, have been established: I. That because of special circumstances applicable to the subject property, including size, shape, topography, location, Resolution No. 2006-002 Page 1 of 7