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ROH — 03/18/14 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2014- <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA FOR THE EXTENSION OF CONDITIONAL <br />USE PERMIT NO. 2010 -15 FOR ONE YEAR FOR THE <br />PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1600 EAST FIRST STREET <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br />A. In March of 2011, the City Council approved Conditional Use Permit No. <br />2010 -15 to allow the conversion of an existing hotel and restaurant into a <br />licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE) at 1600 East First <br />Street. <br />B. On May 6, 2013, the City Council approved a one (1) year extension of <br />Conditional Use Permit No. 2010 -15. <br />C. The applicant has requested another one (1) year extension for <br />Conditional Use Permit No. 2010 -15. It is the Planning Division's policy to <br />recommend no more than one year extensions, mainly in an effort to <br />encourage the construction of previously approved projects. As a result, <br />the Planning Division recommends that the entitlements for the project be <br />extended by a period of one (1) year to March 7, 2015. <br />D. The extension request came before the City Council on March 18, 2014. <br />E. Due to a weak economy over the past few years, the applicant had been <br />unable to secure the funds necessary to begin the project. However, the <br />applicant is in the process of vacating the building and has been working <br />with a new architect to prepare construction plans for submittal into <br />Building plan check. Further, the applicant is working to bring in foreign <br />investors as well as local financial institutions to provide funding for the <br />project. <br />F. Pursuant to City of Santa Ana Municipal Code section 41 -647, where <br />construction does not commence, these types of entitlements expire after <br />two (2) years unless the applicant applies for, and the City Council <br />approves, an extension. The extension may not be for a period or periods <br />exceeding three (3) years in total beyond the date it would otherwise <br />become void. <br />55A -3 Resolution No. 2014 -XXX <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />