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Variance No.2008-15 October 13, 2008 Page 2 Project Description The applicant is proposing to develop a private recreation facility on four contiguous parcels: three owned by the City and the Community Redevelopment Agency (Agency) and one owned by LHA. The recreation facility consists of a 3,186 square foot community center, a parking lot with five parking stalls and gated play area with two separate playgrounds and half basketball court. The community center, located on the parcel owned by LHA, has its primary access off the parking lot and faces Fourth Street. The center has a 1,887 square foot multi-purpose room, a small kitchen and two sets of restrooms; one serving the multipurpose room and another exterior set serving the playground area. The parking area will be accessed from Fourth Street and will be fully landscaped and illuminated to meet the Police Department's safety standards. The play area is fully enclosed with an eight-foot decorative wrought iron fence and fronts Third Street. The play area can be accessed from both Third and Fourth Streets (Exhibit 3 and 4). Latino Health Access plans to offer youth and adult recreational and educational programs focusing on health promotion and disease prevention, personal empowerment, and community commemorative events. The recreational areas will be open to the public seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. While the community center will have shorter hours of operation, it will be accessible to the general public and residents of Santa Ana no less than 30 hours per week and will offer programs for free, or if a fee is charged, a fee consistent with that charged by the City for comparable programs. LHA anticipates that the regular day to day activities will not exceed 50 participants at any given time. LHA also plans to hold about 12 special events and holiday celebrations throughout the year, which may be attended by up to 150 participants. Architecturally, the community center is in a California Contemporary style. The building emphasizes massing over articulation and is composed of interlocking volumes of different colors and materials. The building will be constructed of split-face concrete masonry unit block and accented by smooth, colored block. The fascia, roof and trellis beams will be metal and painted in hues of red. The entry structure and planter wall that connects the building to the street will be clad with four-inch by four-inch multicolored ceramic the in a festive mosaic application (Exhibits 5 and 6). 31 C-3