31B - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CONNIE JONES

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REQUEST FOR Planning Commission Action PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: AUGUST 9, 2010 TITLE: PUBLIC HEARING - FILED BY CONNIE JONES FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2010-12 TO ALLOW THE SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY CENTER TO OPERATE A NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE FACILITY AT 1601 WEST SECOND STREET Prepared by Vince Fregoso PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY APPROVED ? As Recommended ? As Amended ? Set Public Hearing For DENIED ? Applicant's Request ? Staff Recommendation CONTINUED TO 4- - A 4-e -defl?= -- Executive Director Planning Manag RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2010-12 as conditioned. DISCUSSION Request of Applicant Connie Jones of the Southwest Community Center is requesting approval of a conditional use permit in order to allow the reconstruction and operation of an existing neighborhood service facility located at 1601 West Second Street. Property Description The site, located at 1601 West Second Street, is a 12,300 square foot parcel of land located at the northwest corner of Second Street and Forest Avenue. The site contains two existing buildings: a fire damaged main building currently used by the Southwest Community Center for their outreach programs, and a structure used for storage. In addition, a temporary trailer is currently located on the site that is being used as an office. The buildings have been occupied since the early 1970s by the non-profit Southwest Community Center and was previously used as a pet store. No parking spaces are currently provided for the site. The subject property is zoned Two-Family Residence (R2) and has a land use designation of Low- Density Residential (LR-7) on the City of Santa Ana General Plan. The property is surrounded by single-family residential uses, a church and an elementary school to the north, and single-family residential uses to the south, east and west (Exhibits 1 and 2). 1 31 B-3