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<br />Resolution No. 2025-XX <br />Page 1 of 11 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XX <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF <br />THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING CONDITIONAL <br />USE PERMIT NO. 2025-22 AS CONDITIONED TO ALLOW <br />PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL USE LOCATED AT 3601 SOUTH <br />HARBOR BOULEVARD, UNIT 200 AND 3611 SOUTH <br />HARBOR BOULEVARD (APN: 414-261-07) <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, <br />determines, and declares as follows: <br />A. SOCO Harbor Inc. (“Applicant” and “Property Owner”), is requesting <br />approval of Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 2025-22 to allow a <br />professional school use at 3601 S. Harbor Boulevard, Unit 200 and 3611 <br />S. Harbor Boulevard (“Project”). <br />B. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code (“SAMC”) Section 41-313.5(c), a <br />Conditional Use Permit (“CUP”) is required for trade and professional <br />schools in the Professional (P) zoning district within the City of Santa Ana. <br />C. The proposed curriculum of the professional school includes a minimum <br />25 percent of education as Corporate Work Study (CWS), preparing <br />students for post-secondary education, vocational and professional <br />programs, and other skilled professions. <br />D. The two subject buildings, located at 3601 and 3611 S. Harbor Boulevard, <br />are part of a larger corporate campus constructed circa 1985 as a by-right <br />development. The campus consists of four two-story office buildings of tilt- <br />up construction addressed as 3601, 3611, 3621, and 3631 S. Harbor <br />Boulevard, with surface parking serving all buildings. <br />E. On April 7, 2024, the Applicant submitted a Development Project Review <br />(DP) application to the City for a change of use to establish a professional <br />school use within two existing two-story office buildings at 3601 and 3611 <br />S. Harbor Boulevard. The proposed Project includes converting the <br />second floor of 3601 S. Harbor into three classrooms, administration, a <br />counseling area, and student spaces, while retaining the first floor for <br />existing medical office use. Both floors of 3611 S. Harbor Boulevard are <br />proposed to be converted for school use, including 14 classrooms, offices, <br />and student spaces. A chapel will be provided on the second floor of the <br />school as an ancillary use to the main professional school function. <br />Planned work includes approximately 1,200 square feet of first-floor infill <br />at 3611 S. Harbor Boulevard, interior renovations, exterior egress <br />improvements, and new covered open-air stairs. Site work includes <br />modifications to create outdoor recreation areas such as basketball courts, <br />courtyards, and a shade structure for outdoor dining. Other upgrades <br />