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Chairman Mondo stated he would like more time to review the Bikeway Plan ~...i .n.......i ~.. n..n~i....e re..a..~l nl ~.. n........i.......F w... nc_l C.... ~n ~~..- mti- Chairman Mondo stated he would like more time to review the Bikeway Plan and moved to continue General Plan Amendment No. 95-1 for 30 days. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Brown. AYES: Mondo, Brown, Nalle, Pedroza, and Segura NOES: None ABSENT: Doughty and Oliver 2. ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 95-1 (SPECIFIC PLAN FOR STREET ALIGNMENT NO. 56) AND MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (ER NO. 93-117) filed by the City of Santa Ana's Public Works Agency to widen and realign Standard Avenue from Santiago Street to Chestnut Avenue. (Maya DeRosa/Gene Neimasz) ' (Continued by Planning Coamrission JuSy 24, 1995 to August 14, 1995) RECOMMENDATION: 1. Recommend that the City Council approve Zoning ordinance Amendment No. 95-1 for amending the future right-of-way lines for Standard Avenue (Specific Plan for Street Alignment NO. 56; and 2. Recommend that the City Council approve Mitigated Negative Declaration (ER No. 93-117) Ma. Maya DeRosa and Gene Neimasz presented an overview of the staff report and displayed mocks of the widening project proposed for Standard Avenue. Mr. Neimasz indicated adoption of Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 95-1 is proposed to improve traffic circulation and provide better access in the area. The proposed widening will provide two travel lanes in each direction separated by a striped median. There will be six full takes and 17 partial takes due to the project. Ms. DeRosa provided an overview of the environmental impacts of the project. She stated a Mitigated Negative Declaration was approved for the project. She indicated that the Eastside and Logan neighborhoods were noticed as part of the environmental public review process for the street widening project. No comments were received from either neighborhoods. She noted that there would be short-term impacts related to construction emissions and an increase in noise from construction activities. As part of the mitigation monitoring program, the streets will be watered down daily to reduce fugitive dust and the hours of construction will be ' restricted to limit disturbances. All property owners effected by the right-of-way, will receive fair market value for their properties. Due to the street widening, there may be displacement of on-street parking, however, the City will work with effected property and business owners. Commissioner Brown asked if staff received any comments regarding the residential takes. Ms. DeRosa responded no. Commissioner Mondo asked, of the full takes, what percentage would be fragmented parcels. Ms. DeRosa responded approximately 50 percent. Commissioner Nalle asked what excess references. Mr. Niemasz responded the excess amount refers to the left over property from a take. Commissioner Brown recommended approval of Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 95-1 and the Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 93-117. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Segura. AYES: Mondo, Brown, Nalle, Pedroza, and Segura NOES: None ABSENT: Doughty and Oliver 3. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 95-13 filed by Interstate Consolidated Industries to relocate a home improvement store (HomeBase) from 1535 West ' Bristol Street to 1441 West Seventeenth Street in the General Commercial (C2) zoning district. (Jeffry Rice) RECOMMENDATION: Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 95-13 as conditioned by staff and adopt the findings as submitted by staff. Mr. Jeffry Rice, Senior Planner gave a brief overview of the staff report and indicated the applicant is proposing to relocate HomeBase from it's current Bristol Street location to a site fronting on Seventeenth Street in a 104,000 square foot building. A proposed intermediate school will occupy the current HomeBase site and will be physically separated from the proposed retail site. Most of the existing retail buildings are scheduled for demolition; only two original buildings will remain from the original project (Bristol MarketPlace), Ralphs and Montgomery Ward. Staff recommended approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 95-13. PIANNING COMMISSION MINUTES August 14, 1995 5