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bk:12/04/08 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2008-34 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF <br />THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING VARIANCE <br />N0.2008-23 AS CONDITIONED TO ALLOW A <br />REDUCTION IN REQUIRED PARKING AT AN EXISTING <br />APARTMENT COMPLEX LOCATED AT 702 SOUTH RAITT <br />STREET <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, <br />determines and declares as follows: <br />A. Applicant is requesting approval of Variance No. 2008-023 to allow a <br />reduction in required parking at an existing apartment complex located at <br />702 South Raitt Street. <br />B. The project site is a 12,197 square foot, rectangular shaped parcel located <br />on the southwest corner of Raitt Street and Monte Vista Avenue. The site is <br />currently occupied by the Raitt Apartment complex, atwo-story, 6,500 <br />square foot, 10-unit complex that was constructed in 1961. The site <br />currently contains 12 uncovered parking spaces. <br />C. The applicant, Orange Housing Development Corporation, in partnership <br />with the City of Santa Ana Community Redevelopment Agency, is in the <br />process of purchasing the apartment complex. Once the purchase is <br />complete, the applicant intends to rehabilitate the existing complex to <br />provide eight, long-term covenanted affordable units that will include <br />occupancy restrictions. However, due to the rehabilitation involved with the <br />project, a variance for a reduction in parking is needed <br />D. The project involves the rehabilitation of the existing 10-unit apartment <br />complex into an affordable 8-unit complex. The structure and room <br />layouts will be modified by combining existing one-bedroom units to create <br />one, two and three bedroom units. Units will range in size from <br />approximately 589 square feet for cone-bedroom apartment, 759 square <br />feet for a two bedroom unit and 995 square feet for athree-bedroom unit. <br />The unit breakdown includes 4one-bedroom units, 2two-bedroom units <br />and 2three-bedroom units. <br />Resolution No. 2008-34 <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />31C-10 <br />