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Variance Nos. 2006-16 thru 2006-24 <br />January 8, 2007 <br />Page 2 <br />DISCUSSION <br />Request of Applicant <br />Orange Housing Development Corporation is requesting approval of nine <br />variances to allow a reduction in required off-street parking in <br />conjunction with the rehabilitation of an existing apartment complex <br />located at 1201-1233 East Wilshire Avenue and 1401 and 1439 South Minnie <br />Street. <br />Property Description <br />The project site consists of nine individual parcels that encompass <br />approximately 3.2 acres of land. Each site is occupied by one two-story <br />apartment complex that contains 8 to 12 units per building. A total of 84 <br />units are situated within the nine apartment buildings. The sites also <br />contain a total of 111 on-site parking spaces. Table 1 below provides a <br />breakdown of each parcel. <br />Table 1 <br />Property Profile <br /> Address Lot Size Existing <br />Units Existing <br />Parking <br />1201 East Wilshire .22 acres 8 10 <br />1209 East Wilshire .22 acres 8 10 <br />1213 East Wilshire .23 acres 8 10 <br />1221 East Wilshire .23 acres 8 10 <br />1225 East Wilshire .23 acres 8 10 <br />1229 East Wilshire .22 acres 8 10 <br />1233 East Wilshire .65 acres 12 14 <br />1401 South Minnie .31 acres 12 18 <br />1439 South Minnie .25 acres 12 19 <br />TOTAL 3.21 acres 84 111 <br />The site has a General Plan land use designation of Medium Density <br />Residential (MR-15), which allows residential development at 15 units per <br />acre. The subject site is located within the Light Industrial (M1) zoning <br />district. The property is surrounded by multi-family residential uses to <br />the north and south, single-family residential to the west and County of <br />Orange facilities to the east (Exhibits 1 and 2). <br />31 A-3 <br />