31B - SPR 2008-03 1425 AUTO MALL DR

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Environmental Checklist CEQA Compliance PLANNING DIVISION I. Project Title: Commonwealth Audi II. Project Numbers: SPR 2008-3. DP 2007-16, ER 2007-60 111. Lead Agency Name and Address: City of Santa Ana Planning Division (M-20) P.O. Box 1988, Santa Ana, CA 92702 IV. Contact and Phone Number: Bill Aoole (714) 667-2747 V. Project Location: 1425 Auto Mall Drive VI. Project Sponsor's Name and Address: Lyle Hutson, Ware Malcomb, 10 Edelman, Irvine, CA 92618 VII. General Plan Designation: Industrial (IND) VIII. Zoning: Specific Development No. 60 (SD-60) IX. Description of Project: The proposed project consists of the new construction and renovation of an existing 17,630 square foot auto dealership and related parking and landscaping on a 2.6 acre site within the existing 50 acre Santa Ana Auto Mall (SD-60). The project will add approximately 23,510 square feet of new space consisting of the expansion of service bays, showroom, office, pre-owned sales, mezzanine and canopy areas. The project will provide the required 116 parking spaces and meet the landscape and development standards for the SD- 60 zone. The project requires Site Plan Review approval by the Planning Commission because it is located within a Specific Development zone (SD-60). The expansion of the auto dealership is consistent with the Industrial land use designation of the City's General Plan and meets or exceeds the City's design and development standards for SD-60 which governs development within the Santa Ana Auto Mall. X. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting: The project site is currently developed with a 17,630 square foot auto dealership and accessory uses on a rectangular shaped parcel located within the 50 acre Santa Ana Auto Mall. The Auto Mall is bounded by railroad tracks and the Orange County Flood Control Channel to the North, the Costa Mesa (55) freeway and Auto Mall Drive to the East, Edinger Avenue, auto dealerships /industrial property to the South and Ritchey Street to the West. Vehicular access to the site is from Auto Mall Drive off of either Ritchey Street to the West or Edinger Avenue to the South. Edinger Avenue is listed as a major arterial street in the Circulation Element of the City's General Plan. The project site is surrounded on three sides by other auto dealerships and Railroad tracks and the Orange County Flood Control Channel to the North. XI. Other agencies whose approval is required. No approval is required from outside agencies. LL\Z:\WP511ENVIRONMENTAL 2008\Mit Neg Dec .Neg Dec 20081AUDy6~ ~c.~ Page 1 Of 2