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MINUTES OF THB R86VLAR MEETING CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA PLANNING COMMISSION April 22, 1996 1 The Regular Meeting of the Santa Ana Planning Commission was called to order by Madam Chair Brown at 6:10 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, located at 22 Civic Center Plaza, Room lA7 Santa Ana, California. Other Commissioners present included: Nalle, Oliver, Mondo, Pedroza, and Segura. Also in attendance were Kenneth Adams, Planning Manager; Gary Sheatz, Deputy City Attorney; Tom Childress, Associate Planner; Joseph Edwards, Associate Planners; Lynnette Pedroza, Assistant Planner II; Mike McCoy and Yolanda Pena, Police Department; and Sharon McCain-JOhnaon, Recording Secretary. A. B C. Approval of the Minutes from the Regular Meeting of April 8, 1996. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 8, 1996. Reconsideration of actions taken at the previous meeting. None. CONDITIONAL USS PERMIT NO. 92-19 (Tom Childress) Annual review of Conditional Use Permit No. 92-19 to allow the sale of beer and wine for on-premise consumption for the Topaz Restaurant located at 2002 North Main Street. (Continued by Planning Commission April 8, 1996 to April 22, 1996) Continue Conditional Use Permit No. 92-19 to May 13, 1996. *** E N D O F C O N S E N T C A L E N D A R*** Commissioner Oliver removed the minutes from the Consent Calendar and Commissioners Oliver, Mondo, and Nalle made revieiona to the minutes for the April 8, meeting. (Changes are included for the revised minutes of April 8, 1996) After revieiona were noted Commissioner Mondo moved to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Doughty. AYES: Brown, Oliver, Doughty, Mondo, Nalle, Pedroza, and Segura NOES: None ABSENT: None D. Update on French Park (SD 19) revieiona. (Joseph Edwards) Mr. Joseph Edwards, Associate Planner, provided an update on the Specific Development for the French Park area. He diacusaed the major proposed changes to the document which would be forthcoming for Planning Commission review. of major concern, was the neighborhoods request to allow more flexibility in design standards and land uses. In addition, the French Park Design Review Committee prepared architectural guidelines which it proposes to use in preparing recommendations for development projects. Changes in land uses were also proposed which would allow professional office uses by right and professional office/single-family residential mixed-use opportunities in the neighborhood with conditional use permit approval. Temporary outdoor activities such as Artist Tours, are also contained within the document. Members of the Historic French Park Neighborhood Association attended and responded to general questions raised by the Commission. Present were Debbie McRUen, President and Diane Marsh of the Historic French Park Neighborhood AsaOClatiOR. The issue of professional office opportunities based on sites available to accommodate the use was diacusaed. Commissioners requested information be provided on vacant buildings and properties which could potentially be converted to professional office; staff conduct a neighborhood meeting apprising the residents and property owners of the proposed changes; staff also was requested to notify specific property owners of the public hearing in lieu of a general notice. The Commission voiced concerns regarding the impacts that the proposed uses may impose on the residential character of the neighborhood namely traffic congestion and limited parking. Mr. Adema commented that as ie currently the case, all development proposals involving exterior modifications and new development proposals will be forwarded to the neighborhood for review and the Planning Commission for