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Modification to CUP No. 2005-03 May 22, 2006 Page 2 Project Description This project would allow for the installation of a new wash canopy that will be constructed with grease interceptors and clarifiers that meet Health Department standards and California building code requirements. A 40,000 square foot grocery warehouse business was previously approved to operate within the existing 140,000 square foot industrial building. The leased warehouse space is located on the north side of the building with access to the business occurring from Central Avenue. The exterior of the 2.88 acre site will be used as a location where owners of catering trucks, including those trucks where food is prepared or cooked on the vehicle, can park their trucks when they are not conducting business, whether in Santa Ana or other communities. Previous approvals allow up to 212 vehicles to be parked at the facility. The trucks are tandem parked, one behind another, leaving a central drive aisle for access and vehicle circulation. Employees use spaces vacated by the vending trucks for parking. Independent truck operators purchase food items from the on-site grocery warehouse. Trucks leave the site daily to conduct their normal business activities, returning in the late afternoon and evening to park their vehicles (Exhibit 3) . Electrical hook-ups are provided in the parking area to supply the electrical power necessary to keep refrigeration units operating while the trucks are parked at the facility. A trash enclosure large enough to accommodate four trash bins is provided on site. All potholes and deteriorated paving will be repaired and the site will be slurry coated and restriped to meet City standards. Lighting will be added to the site to comply with Police Department codes and requirements. The site is screened from view by a masonry wall along Birch Street and Central Avenue. No vehicle repair is proposed at the facility. Vehicle repair, when necessary, will take place off site at independent repair facilities. Analysis of the Issues On April 11, 2005 the Planning Commission approved Conditional Use Permit No. 2005-03 to permit the overnight parking of up to 212 packaged grocery vehicles at 2520 South Birch Street. Abel Food service is requesting to amend two of the original project conditions for CUP No. 2005-03 pertaining to the washing of vehicles at the facility and the types of vehicles allowed to park at the facility (See attached Resolution). The specific conditions that are requested to be amended are outlined below along with a staff analysis of the issues pertaining to each request. 30A-3