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The proposed commercial development will have no <br />detrimental impacts to the surrounding properties. <br />The size, scale, and design of the proposed office <br />building are consistent with the surrounding <br />commercial developments and residential <br />neighborhood. Additionally, the site is currently <br />occupied with a commercial structure that was <br />formerly occupied by a bar. <br />iv. That the granting of a variance will not adversely affect the <br />General Plan of the City. <br />The granting of the variance will not adversely affect <br />the City's General Plan in any way as the land use <br />designation of General Commercial (GC) allows for <br />commercial developments. The proposed building <br />will be consistent with the goals and policies of the <br />City's General Plan. <br />D. Variance No. 2007-17 has been filed with the City of Santa Ana seeking to <br />allow a reduction in the required rear yard setback. Section 41-372(b) of <br />the Santa Ana Municipal Code requires afive-foot landscape setback <br />along any property line that serves to separate the on-site parking area <br />from any property zoned or used for residential uses. The project only <br />provides athree-foot setback along the rear as a separation from the <br />adjoining residences to the north. <br />1. Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41-638 authorizes the Planning <br />Commission to grant a variance upon making certain findings. <br />That because of special circumstances applicable to the <br />subject property, including size, shape, topography, location, <br />or surroundings, the strict application of the zoning <br />ordinance is found to deprive the subject property of <br />privileges not otherwise at variance with the intent and <br />purpose of the provisions of this chapter. <br />The subject site is located on Fifth Street, which is <br />designated as a major arterial street. The project is <br />proposed on site that does not meet the commercial <br />lot and street frontage requirements. The site has <br />complied with the on-site parking requirements, <br />loading zone, trash enclosure, drive-aisle widths, and <br />the commercial landscape standards. The site, <br />however, does not provide the required five-foot <br />landscape buffer along the rear yard for the <br />Resolution No. 2008-06 <br />Page 3 of 9 <br />31D-21 <br />