Item 22 - Public Hearing - Amendment Application No. 2026-02 for the Santa Clara Avenue

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AA No. 2026-02 for 2101 and 2109 East Santa Clara Avenue Zone Change April 7, 2026 Page 3 Item Information commercial center West Parking and vehicular access for Horizon Apartments multi -family residential community Property Size 0.81-acres (35,400 square feet) Existing Site Development The subject sites contain two one-story, single-family residences approximately 2,530 and 3,904 square feet in size, with associated accessory structures. Existing Site Uses Single-family residences (2) Zoning Code Sections Affected SAMC Sections 41-665 and 41-667 Protect Background The project site encompasses approximately 0.81 acres (35,400 square feet) and is currently developed with two legal nonconforming single-family residences. The earliest aerial imagery from 1938 shows that the subject properties appeared to be first developed as an orchard. No buildings or structures were present on site at this time and most of the surrounding area was used for orchards, with some houses and agricultural buildings in the vicinity. The single-family residence addressed as 2101 East Santa Clara Avenue was constructed at an unknown date and moved to the site in 1967. The single-family residence addressed as 2109 East Santa Clara Avenue was constructed circa 1957 and included the main house and garage. The now -commercial shopping center to the north of the Project site remained undeveloped until 1972. Today, the two subject properties are legal non -conforming, as they do not meet most of the development standards for the underlying zone and were constructed prior to 1960. Based on permit and title records, both 2101 and 2109 East Santa Clara Avenue were owned by the Newcomb family until they were sold to SRP Stater Bros, LLC in February 2021. In March 2023, the property owners submitted a voluntary lot merger application (No. 2023-02) to consolidate 2101 and 2109 East Santa Clara Avenue into a single legal lot. The lot merger application was executed and recorded in June 2023. In April 2022, Development Project (DP) Review No. 2022-06 was submitted for a 3,975- square-foot McDonald's with drive -through operations at 2101 and 2109 East Santa Clara Avenue. To facilitate the project, the applicant requested an amendment application (zone change) from General Agricultural (Al) to Arterial Commercial (C5) and a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the drive -through operations. On February 26, 2024, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommended City Council approval of the requested zone change and CUP. On April 2, 2024, the City Council held a public hearing for the requested entitlements. However, the applicant verbally withdrew their application prior to any action by the City Council. Therefore, no project was considered by the City Council and the Site retained its current zoning designation.