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Variance No. 2007-01 March 26, 2007 Page 2 The property is located in the Santa Ana Renaissance Specific Plan study area. This plan is anticipated to be heard by the City Council in the summer of 2007. The plan conceptually designates the front portion of the site as an Urban Neighborhood 2 zone while the rear portion of the site is proposed to be designated as a Residential/Industrial zone. The specific plan would allow existing uses to continue in compliance with the non-conforming provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Project Description The applicant is proposing to re-use the two industrial buildings on the site as a home improvement warehouse and drive-through lumber yard (Exhibi t 3). Building "Au, which fronts on Fourth Street, will be utilized as the home improvement warehouse. Approximately 3,640 square feet will be removed from the northwest corner of the building to allow a 100-foot diameter turning radius to accommodate WB-50 trucks. Approximately 1,403 square feet will be added to the west side of Building "AU which will be used as the primary receiving and delivery area for both buildings. Building "Bu, at the rear of the site, is 34,821 square feet and will be used as a drive-through lumber yard. Customers will drive past a guard shack into a secured area where they will drive into the building, load lumber and supplies, then park within the secured parking area adjacent to Building "AU while they pay for their supplies. Twenty-two parking spaces have been provided in the secured parking area for the exclusive use of lumber yard customers. The applicant is also proposing an exterior equipment rental area adjacent to the guard shack. The exterior area behind Building "AU and adjacent to Building "BU will be used as an outdoor sales area for the project. A loading zone and canopy are located in this area and will be demolished. The project has been conditioned so that equipment rental, storage or sale of product is only permitted within the two buildings or in the area between Buildings "AU and "BU. These activities are not permitted in customer parking areas east of Building "AU and north of Building "BU. Ten feet of landscaping will be provided along Fourth Street between the main project drive aisle and Santa Fe Street. An existing 10-foot on-site planter area adjacent to Santa Fe Street will be replanted with shrubs and ground cover and the existing Podocarpus and Melaleucas trees will be trimmed. Bougainvillea vines will be planted in bare spots along the railroad line to continue the existing screening of the site from the railroad corridor. 31A-3