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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR NESTING CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA PLANNING CONNISSION AUGUST 12, 1996 The Regular Meeting of the Santa Ana Planning Commission was called to order by Vice Chairman Nalle at 6:03 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, located at 22 Civic Center Plaza, Room 147, Santa Ana, California. Other Commissioners present included: Oliver, Mondo, Doughty, and Segura. Also in attendance were: Robyn Uptegraff, Executive Director, Kenneth Adams, Planning Manager; Gary Sheatz, Deputy City Attorney; Charles View, Senior Planner; Tom Childress, Associate Planner; Larry Yenglin, Associate Planner; Jamie Watanabe, Assistant Planner II; Pamela Lucado, Public Works Agency; Mike McCoy, Police Department; and Sharon McCain-Johnson, Recording Secretary. A. Approval of the Minutes from the Regular Meeting of July 22, 1996. Approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 22, 1996. B. Reconsideration of actions taken at the previous meeting. None. *** E N D OF C O N S E N T*** Commissioner Mondo stated that he would abstain from voting on the Consent Calendar items due to his absence. Commissioner Doughty moved to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Segura. AYES: Nalle, Oliver, Doughty, and Segura NOES: None ABSENT: Brown and Pedroza ABSTAINED: Mondo C. Discussion of the French Park (SD) permitted uses and development standards. (Larry Yenglin) Mr. Larry Yenglin, Associate Planner lead a discussion regarding the French Park (SD) area. He indicated that SD-19 was originally adopted by the City Council in 1985, the primary reason was to protect the historic homes located in this area. In addition, Mr. Yenglin stated that the SD was created to: 1) stop the demolition of historic homes in the area; 2) encourage the rehabilitation of historic homes; and 3) maintain and continue the historic character of this area by requiring exterior modifications to existing structures to be similar to the original appearance of the house. The Planning Division had worked closely with the Historic French Park Neighborhood Association in updating these regulations and anticipate these standards would assist in the revitalization of the neighborhood. Mr. Yenglin summarized that the major changes to the French Park area were: conditionally permitted uses, residential development standards, professional office, mixed use conversions, temporary outdoor activities, design review demolition permits, and review process. Commissioner Mondo asked if all property owners had been notified of the proposed changes. Mr. Yenglin responded that the property owners had been notified. D. Comments from the Executive Director. (Robyn Uptegraff) There were no comments. E. Comments from the Planning Manager. (Kenneth Adams) Mr. Adams indicated that he would defer his time for Mr. Tom Childress to discuss the rezoning of the industrial properties Mr. Tom Childress, Associate Planner, indicated that the Zoning Ordinance Amendment, General Plan Amendment, and Amendment Application was a request by staff to change the zoning of industrial properties and to modify the language for the Light Industrial zoning district for additional administrative clarification. Mr. Childress displayed area maps and explained to the Commission the areas involved in the zone changes After further discussion, it was determined by the Commission that it would be best not to take action at this time on the request due to the logistics of the rezoning request and continue the case to August 26, 1996.