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ii. That the granting of a variance is necessary for the • preservation and enjoyment of one or more substantial property rights. Providing landscape planters within the shopping center parking lot would result in a loss of parking within the commercial center. The- granting of the variance is necessary to preserve the property owners right to develop their property with a use that will benefit the community and improve and revitalize the existing shopping center without further reducing parking in a center currently under parked per City standards. iii. That the granting of a variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to surrounding property. The granting of a variance for a reduction of landscape planters within the shopping center parking lot would not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to surrounding property. The applicant is making an economic investment in their property • which should stimulate other investment in the area. iv. That the granting of a variance will not adversely affect the General Plan of the City. The granting of the landscape variance would not adversely affect the General Plan of the City. The General Plan designation for the area is General Commercial which allows the commercial development that is proposed on the site. Since landscaping is ancillary to the primary use of the property as a commercial shopping center, the granting of a variance for a reduction of landscaping Bristol Street would under the circumstances of this particular case have no adverse affect on the General Plan of the City. E. Variance No. 2006-05 has been filed with the City of Santa Ana seeking to allow a reduction in the required off-street parking for the property located at 2303 South Bristol Street. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code Article XV 486 parking spaces are required for the shopping center. Only 472 spaces Resolution No. 2006-026 Page 6 of 14