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CUP No. 2025-14 – South Coast Technology Center (3600 S. Susan Street)
<br />July 14, 2025
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<br />On September 11, 2023, the Property Owner submitted Development Application (DP)
<br />No. 2023-37 to facilitate a new industrial park concept. The proposed development,
<br />named the South Coast Technology Center, involved demolition of the existing office
<br />buildings and construction of three Class A light industrial buildings totaling approximately
<br />313,244 square feet. On July 8, 2024, the Planning Commission held a public hearing
<br />and unanimously recommended approval of the ZOA No. 2024-01. Subsequently, on
<br />August 6, 2024, the Santa Ana City Council approved the first reading of Ordinance No.
<br />NS-3068, and on August 20, 2024, the City Council approved the second reading, thereby
<br />adopting ZOA No. 2024-01. The amendment modified the SD-58 zoning district to
<br />introduce permitted and conditionally permitted light industrial land uses, updated
<br />development standards including height, parking, and fencing, and established a
<br />regulatory framework supportive of flexible, modern industrial development.
<br />On January 28, 2025, building permits for site grading, building shell construction and site
<br />work were issued for the building addressed as 3600 S. Susan Street. Subsequently,
<br />building permits for tenant improvements for the same building were issued on June 17,
<br />2025. On May 28, 2025, building permits for the site grading, building shell construction
<br />and site work were issued for the buildings addressed as 3100 and 3120 W. Lake Center
<br />Drive. As of writing of this report, the site is in active construction.
<br />Project Analysis
<br />CUP requests are governed by Section 41-638 of the SAMC. CUPs may be granted when
<br />it can be shown that the proposed project will not adversely impact the community. If
<br />these findings can be made, then it is appropriate to grant the CUP. Conversely, the
<br />inability to make these findings would result in a denial.
<br />The City has adopted environmental justice policies and actions in its General Plan to
<br />amend use regulations and development standards, in response to community concerns
<br />related to environmental pollution and the proximity of certain industrial uses to homes,
<br />schools, parks, and other sensitive land uses. In December 2022, the City Council
<br />adopted an urgency ordinance (Ordinance No. NS-3035) establishing Section 41-199.4
<br />of the SAMC to require a CUP for noxious uses located within 500 linear feet of a sensitive
<br />land use or sensitive receptor. Following the urgency ordinance adoption, on February 7,
<br />2023, the City Council adopted a standard ordinance (Ordinance No. NS-3038)
<br />establishing the same requirements for noxious uses. Subsequently, on June 20, 2023,
<br />the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS-3044 amending Section 41-199.4 of the
<br />SAMC expanding the separation requirement from 500 to 1,000 linear feet. The Proposed
<br />project is subject to these ordinances for noxious uses.
<br />The analysis below demonstrates that the proposed Project would not be detrimental to
<br />the public health, safety or general welfare, or damaging to the physical environment,
<br />neighborhood or community. Moreover, the applicant’s request for a CUP will not pose a
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