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REQUEST FOR <br />Planning Commission Action <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: <br />JANUARY 24, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - FILED BY CALVARY <br />LUTHERAN CHURCH FOR CONDITIONAL USE <br />PERMIT NO. 2010-24 AND VARIANCE NO. <br />2010-04 TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF <br />A CHURCH WITH A BELL TOWER THAT EXCEEDS <br />THE ALLOWABLE HEIGHT AT 5321 WEST <br />MCFADDEN AVENUE <br />Prepared by Vince Fregoso <br />Executive Director <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />DENIED <br />? Applicant's Request <br />? Staff Recommendation <br />CONTINUED TO <br />Planning Manager <br />1. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2010-24 as conditioned. <br />2. Adopt a resolution approving Variance No. 2010-04 as conditioned. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Request of Applicant <br />Calvary Lutheran Church is requesting approval of a conditional use permit and variance to allow <br />the reconstruction of a church that was destroyed by fire at 5321 West McFadden Avenue. The <br />request also includes the construction of a 62-foot bell tower and steeple that exceeds the City's <br />maximum allowable height. Specifically, the applicant is requesting approval per Section 41- <br />232.5(a) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC), which requires a conditional use permit for <br />churches in the Single-Family Residential (R1) zoning district, as well as a variance from Section <br />41-233 of the SAMC, which limits structures to a maximum height of 27 feet within the R1 zone. <br />Property Description and Project Backaround <br />The subject property is a 1.5 acre parcel of land located on West McFadden Avenue just west of Euclid <br />Street. The property currently has two churches operating on the premises: Calvary Lutheran Church <br />and Saigon Reformed Presbyterian Church. <br />The site has a zoning designation of Single Family Residential (R-1) and a General Plan land use <br />designation of Low Density Residential (LR-7). Located on the property immediately adjacent to the <br />east and surrounding it on the north is Forty Martyrs Armenian Apostolic Church. Residential uses are <br />located further north across a drainage channel, as well as to the west. St. Barbara's Church and <br />school is located across McFadden Avenue to the south (Exhibits 1 and 2). <br />2 <br />31A-3