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<br />Tentative Tract Map No. 2008-01 <br />Special Use Permit No. 2008-01 <br />March 10, 2008 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />The property is located within the Professional (p) <br />has a General Plan land use designation of <br />Surrounding land uses include professional offices <br />south, professional and residential to the east <br />residences to the west (Exhibits 1 and 2) . <br /> <br />zoning district and <br />Professional (P) . <br />to the north and <br />and single-family <br /> <br />Project Description <br /> <br />The applicant is proposing to obtain a tract map and special use permit to <br />allow an air-space office condominium project. Each building will be one <br />condominium unit that will allow the buildings to be sold individually <br />(Exhibits 3 and 4) . <br /> <br />Minor site improvements will be made to comply with the requirements of <br />the condominium conversion ordinance. New meters will be installed to <br />separate the two condominium units as well as a separate meter for the <br />site lighting and irrigation. Also, tenant improvements such as new <br />walls and lighting are proposed for this project. No exterior remodel <br />or expansion or landscape improvements are proposed with the project. <br /> <br />Analysis of the Issues <br /> <br />In 2007, the City Council adopted an ordinance which created regulations <br />for the conversion of commercial and industrial sites into air-space <br />condominiums. Sections 41-1800 through 41-1809 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code (SAMC) created zoning regulations and Sections 34 -180 <br />through 34-185 established subdivision standards. These standards were <br />created to ensure that commercial and industrial condominiums would <br />remain economically viable and would not negatively affect the <br />surrounding areas. Concern with the subdivision of larger commercial <br />and industrial centers into small condominiums could create situations <br />of neglect and blight because of the inability of the owners to properly <br />maintain the site. In addition, it was necessary to ensure that all <br />owners were granted access to areas of the site such as parking spaces <br />and common areas. The ordinance also established the special use <br />permi t, a new method of approving condominium conversions that require <br />Planning Commission and City Council approval. <br /> <br />The applicant is applying for a special use permit for the condominium <br />conversion. A special use permit is similar to a conditional use permit <br />as it allows staff the ability to impose conditions on the project. The <br />special use permit also requires the submittal of several documents that <br /> <br />32A-3 <br />