Reso25-38_2745 W McFadden Ave VAR-25-01

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Resolution No. 2025-38 Page 1 of 14 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-38 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING VARIANCE NO. 2025-01 AS CONDITIONED TO ALLOW REDUCED LANDSCAPE SETBACKS FOR THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 1001 S. FAIRVIEW STREET AND 2745 W. MCFADDEN AVENUE (APN: 109-040-41 AND 109-040-34) BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, and declares as follows: A. Ilan Golcheh (“Applicant”), representing Sej Asset Management & Investment Company and Mapocos, LLC (“Property Owners”) is requesting approval of Variance No. 2025-01 to allow reduced landscaped setbacks for properties located at 1001 S. Fairview Street and 2745 W. McFadden Avenue (APN: 109-040-41 AND 109-040-34). The requested variance would facilitate the construction of a 3,136-square-foot service station and canopy, construction of a new 4,650-square-foot 7-Eleven convenience store, a 2,200-square-foot multi-tenant commercial building, and the remodeling of an existing commercial building, along with landscaping, and on-site circulation and parking improvements (“Project”). B. Section 41-416 and 41-372(a) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (“SAMC”) require that a landscaped area not less than fifteen feet wide be maintained along any property line that abuts a street. The Applicant is specifically requesting approval of Variance No. 2025-01 to allow a seven- and one- foot wide landscaped area along Fairview Street and five-foot landscaped area along McFadden Avenue. C. Section 41-416 and 41-372(b) of the SAMC require that a landscaped area not less than five feet wide be maintained along any property line that abuts residential purposes from any off-street parking area. The Applicant is specifically requesting approval of Variance No. 2025-01 to allow a zero- foot wide landscaped area along the property lines abutting residential zones and land uses. D. As part of the overall entitlement request, the Applicant is seeking a separate approval of CUP No. 2025-03 pursuant to Section 41-199.4 of the SAMC to allow a land use that requires a regional, state, or federal permit to handle, store, emit or discharge regulated compounds, materials, chemicals, or substances within 1,000 linear feet of a public park, school (K-12) as defined by Section 11362.768 of the Health and Safety Code, or residential zones. E. Pursuant to SAMC Section 41-638, the Planning Commission is authorized to review and approve the variance for this Project as set forth by the SAMC