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Site Plan Review No. 2008-03 <br />June 9, 2008 <br />Page 2 <br />Project Description <br />Commonwealth Audi is proposing to move from their current location <br />within the Auto Mall, which they share with Commonwealth Volkswagen, to <br />the former KIA dealership located across the street at 1425 Auto Mall <br />Drive. The project will renovate a vacant dealership and add <br />approximately 23,510 square foot of new sales, reception and showroom <br />areas. Sixteen new service bays, a detail area and car wash will also <br />be added to the project site. The building area of the dealership after <br />the proposed expansion will be approximately 41,140 square feet and will <br />have a total of 28 repair bays internal to the site to service vehicles. <br />The project will provide architectural upgrades to both the existing <br />building and new addition. Building materials will consist of <br />perforated and corrugated metal cladding along the north and east <br />elevations viewable from Auto Mall Drive, glazed aluminum store front <br />windows and doors, and a combination of cement plaster, split face and <br />CMU block (Exhibit 3). <br />The building expansion is set back a minimum of 60 feet from Auto Mall <br />Drive. Approximately 5.3 percent of the site will be landscaped in <br />compliance with the requirements set fourth in SD-60. All landscaping <br />along Auto Mall Drive will remain. <br />Analysis of the Issues <br />The renovation of the dealership and building expansion requires <br />Planning Commission approval because the project site is located within <br />the Specific Development No. 60 zoning district. <br />The expansion complies with City development standards and the <br />provisions outlined in SD-60. In addition, the proposal has been <br />reviewed and approved by the Santa Ana Auto Mall Dealer's Association in <br />compliance with the provisions outlined in the Auto Mall Covenants, <br />Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs). <br />Based upon the above analysis, staff recommends that the Planning <br />Commission approve Site Plan Review No. 2008-03 and the Mitigation <br />Monitoring Program, Environmental Review No. 2007-60. <br />31 B-3 <br />