|
Planning CommissionRegular Meeting AgendaOctober 27, 20255:30 P.M.Council Chamber22 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA Members of the public may attend this meeting inperson or join via Zoom.Join from your computer: https://zoom.us/j/83512483146Join from your mobile phone via Zoom App. Meeting ID:83512483146Dial in from a mobile phone or landline.(669) 900 6833; Meeting ID: 83512483146*For viewing only: www.youtube.com/cityofsantaanavideos. Please note: There is up to a 30second delay when viewing the meeting via YouTube. If you plan to provide a public commentduring the meeting, please join the meeting via Zoom.For detailed participation and commenting options, please review the instructionsprovided at the end of this agenda.
<br />To download or view each item, select either Download PDF or View Item Details to
<br />the right of the agenda title.
<br />ISURI S. RAMOS
<br />Chair, Ward 3 Representative
<br />CARL BENNINGER
<br />ViceChair
<br />Ward 4 Representative
<br />CHRISTOPHER LEO
<br />Citywide Representative
<br />MANUEL J. ESCAMILLA
<br />Ward 2 Representative
<br />JENNIFER OLIVA
<br />Ward 6 Representative
<br />BAO PHAM
<br />Ward 1 Representative
<br />ALAN WOO
<br />Ward 5 Representative
<br />Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP
<br />Executive Director
<br />Melissa M. Crosthwaite
<br />Legal Counsel
<br />Ricardo Soto, AICP
<br />Planning Manager
<br />Gema Zapien
<br />Recording Secretary
<br />In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,
<br />contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable
<br />the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supporting
<br />documentation can be found on the City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.
<br />CALL TO ORDER
<br />Commissioners: Isuri S. Ramos, Chair
<br />Carl Benninger, ViceChair
<br />Christopher Leo
<br />Manuel J. Escamilla
<br />Jennifer Oliva
<br />Bao Pham
<br />Alan Woo
<br />Executive Director Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP
<br />Legal Counsel Melissa M. Crosthwaite
<br />Planning Manager Ricardo Soto, AICP
<br />Recording Secretary Gema Zapien
<br />ROLL CALL
<br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
<br />PUBLIC COMMENTS
<br />CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
<br />a.Minutes
<br />Recommended Action: Approve Minutes from October 13, 2025.
<br />b.Excused Absences
<br />Recommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners.
<br />*End of Consent Calendar*
<br />BUSINESS CALENDAR
<br />Public Hearing:The Planning Commission decision on Conditional Use
<br />Permits, Variances, Tentative Tract and Parcel Maps, Minor Exceptions, Site
<br />Plan Review, and Public Convenience or Necessity Determinations are final
<br />unless appealed within 10 days of the decision by any interested party or group
<br />(refer to the Basic Meeting Information page for more information). The
<br />Planning Commission recommendation on Zoning and General Plan
<br />amendments, Development Agreements, Specific Developments, and Specific
<br />Plans will be forwarded to the City Council for final determination. Legal notice
<br />was published in the OC Reporter on October 17, 2025 and notices were mailed
<br />on said date.
<br />1.MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 198218, FOR THE
<br />PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5311 WEST MCFADDEN AVENUE LOCATED
<br />WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILY RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT
<br />Project Applicant: Rev. Fr. Karekin Bedourian with Ari Guiragos Minassian
<br />School (Applicant) representing Forty Martyrs Armenian Church (Property Owner)
<br />Proposed Project: The applicant is requesting approval of Conditional Use
<br />Permit (CUP) No. 198218MOD1 to modify CUP No. 198218 and facilitate the
<br />construction of a new twostory, 4,846squarefoot classroom building for the
<br />existing private school.
<br />Environmental Impact: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality
<br />Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review
<br />pursuant to Class 14, Section 15314 (Minor Additions to School) of the CEQA
<br />Guidelines. Categorical Exemption ER No. 202334 will be filed for this project.
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2025XX
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA
<br />ANA APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 198218MOD1 AS
<br />CONDITIONED, MODIFYING CUP NO. 198218, TO FACILITATE THE
<br />CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PRIVATE SCHOOL BUILDING WITHIN AN
<br />EXISTING CHURCH CAMPUS LOCATED AT 5311 WEST MCFADDEN
<br />AVENUE (APN: 10807313)
<br />Recommended Action:
<br />Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 198218MOD1,
<br />as conditioned.
<br />*End of Business Calendar*
<br />STAFF COMMENTS
<br />COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
<br />ADJOURNMENT
<br />The next meeting of the Planning Commission will be on November 10, 2025, at 5:30 PM in
<br />the Council Chamber located at 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
<br />APPEAL INFORMATION
<br />The formal action by the Planning Commission shall become effective after the tenday
<br />appeal period, unless the City Council in compliance with section 41643, 41644 or 41645
<br />holds a public hearing on the matter, then the formal action will become effective on the day
<br />following the hearing and decision by the City Council. An appeal from the decision or
<br />requirement of the Planning Commission may be made by any interested party, individual, or
<br />group. The appeal must be filed with the Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required
<br />filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning Department, within ten days of the date of the
<br />Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed
<br />holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final day to appeal shall be extended to the next
<br />day City Hall is open for public business. Please note: Under California Government Code
<br />Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the matters on this agenda for which a public
<br />hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to raising only those issues which you (or
<br />someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in written correspondence received by
<br />the Planning Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
<br />MEETING INFORMATION
<br />If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, visit Zoom Video Tutorials.
<br />1. Connecting directly from your computer:
<br />Click on the link on top of this agenda OR
<br />Go to Zoom.us and click "Join a Meeting" at the top. Enter the Meeting ID. The Meeting
<br />ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
<br />To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
<br />discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
<br />you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
<br />2. Connecting via the Zoom App:
<br />Download the free Zoom Cloud Meetings app from your favorite app store.
<br />Launch the app and click on the blue Join a Meeting button. Enter the Meeting ID, your
<br />name, and the blue Join button. The Meeting ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
<br />To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
<br />discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
<br />you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
<br />3. Dialing in from a mobile phone or landline:
<br />Dial (669) 9006833. When prompted, enter the meeting ID. The Meeting ID is listed at
<br />the top of this agenda.
<br />To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
<br />discussed, press *9 on your phone to virtually raise your hand. You will have 3 minutes.
<br />Submit a written comment
<br />You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:
<br />Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
<br />Mail to Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
<br />M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
<br />Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
<br />consideration by the Planning Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
<br />meeting.Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
<br />Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
<br />written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Planning Commission
<br />members during the inperson meeting must provide 15 printed copies.
<br />TRANSLATION SERVICES ‐ Members of the public may request an interpreter 48 hours in advance to
<br />assist a non‐english speaker during the public comments sections of the meeting. Notification of 48
<br />hours prior to the Meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility
<br />to this meeting. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and
<br />consecutive interpretation (Spanish‐to‐English) in addition to those wishing to address the Commission
<br />at the podium.
<br />Los miembros del público pueden solicitar un intérprete con 48 horas de anticipación para asistir a una
<br />persona que no habla inglés durante la sección de comentarios públicos de la reunión. La notificación
<br />con 48 horas de anticipación permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos razonables necesarios para
<br />garantizar el acceso a esta reunión.La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio del uso
<br />de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está disponible para cualquiera
<br />que desee dirigirse a la Comisión en el podio.
<br />
|