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<br /> <br />SHEET METAL <br /> <br />AND AIR CONDITIONING, INC. <br /> <br />Feb. 26, 2007 <br /> <br />City of Santa Ana Planning Conunission <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br /> <br />Re: HD Supply variance request 07-01 <br />2nd letter this date, additional parking related <br />issue - lack of code reouired loading areas <br /> <br />To the members of the Planning Conunission: <br /> <br />According to information provided by HD Supply, within their request for variance; (pages 1 & 2 included <br />herewith), also one page of architectural drawings included. Please reference 2nd page, Proiect Description, 1'1 <br />paragraph of this section, and the architectural drawing, all indicate that the primarv receiving and delivery area is to <br />be on the west side of the building. <br /> <br />This HDS supplied documentation indicates: <br />A. That there are only two (2) designated loading spaces - ref. SA Muni Code section cited below - 88,000 sq. ft. of <br />building requires nine (9) loading spaces. They are seven (7) spaces short, <br />B. That they will be moving lumber delivered from the west side of bldg. A, through their extremely crowded <br />warehouse in bldg. A, to their lumber storage in bldg. B. This is highly unlikely, probably impossible, and it is <br />not believable. I was born at night, but not last night. <br />C. That WB-50 trucks need a 50 ft. turning radius, -there is only 20 ft. from the curb to the opposite side of east <br />bound traffic lanes. Exiting by making a right turn, their trucks will be turning 30 ft. into opposing traffic and <br />into other trucks waiting in the left turn lane to turn into their miserably inadequate receiving area. This would <br />be highly dangerous. * And even more dangerous considering the railroad tracks immediately to the west. * <br /> <br />Santa Ana Municipal Code. Ch. 41. Art. XV. Div. 1. Sec. 41-1305. Loadina space reQuirements. <br />Every building involving the receipt or distribution by vehicle of materials or merchandise incidental to carrying on <br />such actiVity shall be provided with at least one (1) space for standing, loading and unloading of vehicles to avoid <br />undue Interference with the public use of on-site travel aisles, streets and alleys. Such space shall be provided at a <br />size sufficient to accommodate the largest delivery vehicle likely for the building and in no case be less than ten <br />(10) feet by twenty-five (25) feet Loading zones shall be provided at a rate of one (1) for every ten thousand <br />(10,000) square feet of floor area or outdoor storage area. Loading zones shall not interfere with or be used for off- <br />street parking purposes. Loading zones shall be clearly designated and labeled, ... <br /> <br />Due to the circumstances cited above, HD Supply most likely will use their already inadequate, according to code, <br />off-street parking to unload WB-50 trucks making deliveries of materials. It is the only practical, although prohibited <br />by code, solution. <br /> <br />Based on the above cited and documented planned violations and likely to occur violations of City code and their <br />extremely dangerous designated truck delivery plans; I hereby request that the Planning Conunission deny the HD <br />Supply request for variance, no. 07-01. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Mike Tardif <br /> <br />Page 6 of 43 <br /> <br />412 N. Santa Fe St., Santa Ana, CA 92701-4907 .. Ph~, ~~~-7135 .. Fax: (714) 547-4221.. State Lic. #247615 <br />