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SPR No. 2025-02 (730 S. Van Ness Street) <br />July 28, 2025 <br />Page 2 <br />5 <br />1 <br />8 <br />1 <br />The proposed addition is designed in the Minimal Traditional architecture style, to match <br />the existing residence. The addition will include a rear-facing gable roof and a vinly hung <br />window with matching decorative wooden trim and sill. The roof is proposed to be <br />matching composition asphalt shingles and new attic vents will be designed to match the <br />rest of the residence. The Project also includes enclosing a rear water heater with <br />matching materials and replacing eleven wood single-hung windows with vinyl single- <br />hung windows. All new windows and doors would include decorative wood trim to match <br />the existing residence. Lastly, the proposed addition will meet all development standards <br />for the SD-40 zoning designation, as noted in Table 2 below. <br />Table 1: Project and Location Information <br />Table 2: Development Standards <br />Standard Required by SD-40 Provided Code Compliance <br />Front setback 20 feet (minimum)20 feet Complies <br />Side or Street-Side <br />setback 5 feet (minimum)5 feet Complies <br />Rear setback 20 feet (minimum)72 feet 6 inches Complies <br />Building height 35 feet (maximum)14 feet 10 inches Complies <br />Parking <br />4 spaces total (2 in <br />garage + 2 in <br />driveway) <br />4 spaces total (2 in <br />garage + 2 in <br />driveway) <br />Complies <br />Lot coverage N/A 25.41%Complies <br />Project Background <br />In 1986, the Santa Ana City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS-1842, establishing Specific <br />Development No. 40 (SD-40), the zoning designation for the Heninger Park neighborhood, <br />and rezoning certain properties to the specific development district. In 2006, the Council <br />further amended SD-40 through Ordinance No. NS-2711, which codified the Heninger Park <br />Architectural Design Guidelines (HPADG) to streamline project review processes and <br />implement general updates and clarifications to the SD-40 district. The SD-40 zoning district <br />Item Information <br />Project Address and Council Ward 730 S. Van Ness Avenue – Ward 2 <br />Nearest Intersection Van Ness Avenue and Highland Street <br />General Plan Designation Low Density Residential (LR-7) <br />Zoning Designation Specific Development No. 40 (SD-40) <br />North Single-Family Residential <br />East Single-Family Residential <br />South Single-Family Residential <br />Surrounding Land Uses <br />West Single-Family Residential <br />Property Size 0.14 acres (6,250 square feet) <br />Existing Site Development Single-Family Residences with detached garage <br />Building Size 1,097 square feet <br />Use Permissions Single-Family Residential (permitted under in Project Area <br />5 of SD-40) <br />Zoning Code Sections Affected Uses SAMC Section 41-593 and SD-40 <br />