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Conditional Use Permit No. 2014 -05 Variance No. 2014 -01 March 10, 2014 Page 2 Proiect Description The subject of this application is the remodel and expansion of the existing neighborhood community center for the Boys and Girls Club. The project involves the reconfiguration of the existing community center which currently includes classroom, office and storage areas. These areas will be remodeled to include a new game room, learning center, career development and teen center. The existing center will also feature two new entry lobbies which will result in 500 square feet of new floor area to the existing building. As a result of the Interior remodel and reallocation of existing and storage space, the applicant proposes to construct a new 1,836 square foot garage /maintenance structure on a newly acquired 6,750 square foot parcel immediately east of the existing building. The new parcel has been incorporated into the development through a voluntary lot merger and maintains consistent zoning with the subject site. Due to the additional square footage proposed and the expansion onto an adjacent property not originally contemplated by previous entitlements, the applicant is requesting approval of a conditional use permit to continue operating a neighborhood community center. in addition, the existing facility is considered legal nonconforming as to requirements for parking. Based on current code standards and existing facility, the applicant is requesting a variance from the number of required parking spaces. Various site and fagade improvements including new landscaping, exterior windows and additional architectural treatments will result in a consistent architectural theme for both the existing and proposed garage building, Interior upgrades will feature separate adult, teenager, and children facilities as well as upgrades to existing restroom facilities (Exhibits 4 through 9), Proiect Background The Boys and Girls Club of Santa Ana has occupied the site at 950 West Highland Street since 1956. The Club is a non - profit organization devoted to the care and safety of youth ages 6 -18 in the community. The Club offers programs related to academics, at -risk youth, character and wellness, physical fitness and recreation, technology, teens and the arts. In 1999, Conditional Use Permit No. 99 -27 was approved to allow Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) to operate a pediatric community clinic on the site and construct a new 1,440 square foot building on the west side of the property; The Bays and Girls Club continues to thrive and intends to expand its operations onto a recently acquired property just east of the existing site. The lot merger to create a single development site has been processed under a separate, ministerial lot merger application. 31A-4