75A - PH - EIR 1584 E SANTA CLARA AVE

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Final El No. 2011 -01, VA No. 2012 -04 & VTTM No. 2012 -02 February 10, 2014 Page 2 Project Location and Site Description The subject property is a five -acre, rectangular shaped parcel of land located on East Santa Clara Avenue, between Grand and Tustin Avenues. The property contains a single - family residence and detached garage structure that was built in 1914. The site has been unoccupied since about 2006 when the final member of the Sexlinger Family moved from the property. In addition, there are approximately 250 Valencia orange trees on the parcel that have been unharvested for several years. The site is surrounded by both single - family residential uses and Fairhaven Memorial Park to the north, single - family residences to the south and west, and Portola Park to the east (Exhibits 1, 2 and 3). Project Description Concordia University and Lutheran High School of Orange County, the property owner of the subject parcel, are requesting approval of several entitlements in order to allow the development of the existing five -acre parcel of land. The proposed development consists of the rehabilitation of the existing Sexlinger Farmhouse in its current location and the construction of 22 new single - family residences. A total of 23 lots will be created for the project, with the smallest lot consisting of 6,000 square feet and the largest 10,044 square feet. An average lot size of approximately 6,650 square feet is proposed for the project (Exhibit 4). Three different floor plans are proposed, ranging in size from approximately 2,340 square feet to 2,813 square feet. Each residence will be a two -story, three- bedroom (with an optional fourth bedroom in lieu of a den), two and one -half bathroom home with a two or three -car garage. All units have an additional two uncovered parking spaces in the driveway. Three different architectural styles are proposed for the project; Craftsman, Spanish and Traditional. Each style will incorporate unique elements, finishes and materials commonly found within each architectural style. For example, the Spanish style residence will incorporate Spanish style roof tiles and a sand stucco finish, while the Craftsman and Traditional models will incorporate flat roof tiles, sand stucco finishes and decorative wood trim and similar elements unique to each architectural style. Finally, front yard landscaping will be installed prior to occupancy of each unit (Exhibits 5, 6 and 7). Numerous improvements will be made to the site. Eight feet of property along the Santa Clara Avenue frontage will be dedicated to the City to allow the street to be widened to be consistent with the improvements on either site of the parcel. Additionally, Santa Clara Avenue will be enhanced with a 10 -foot wide landscaped setback that will be maintained by the homeowners association. Further, a six -foot high block wall will be constructed around the project perimeter. Traffic calming devices, including curvilinear streets and bulb outs at the north and south end of the Lyon Street project entries will be incorporated into the street design to reduce the speed of traffic and to discourage cut though traffic. Finally, access to Portola Park will be provided via a pedestrian opening at the east end of the new cul -de -sac street. 75A -4