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LS 03/15/16 <br />RESOLUTION NO.2016 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA FOR THE EXTENSION OF VARIANCE NO. <br />2012 -07 FOR TWO YEARS FOR THE PROPERTY <br />LOCATED AT 2702 NORTH BRISTOL 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 October of 2012, the City Council approved Variance No. 2012 -07 to <br />allow the construction of a new commercial building at 2702 North Bristol <br />Street. <br />B. The applicant requested and received approval for a one year extension <br />for Variance No. 2012 -07 in October 2014. It is the Planning Division's <br />policy to recommend extensions of one or two years in an effort to <br />encourage the construction of previously approved projects. <br />C. The current extension request came before the City Council on March 15, <br />2016. <br />D. Due to a significant shift in the local, state and national economies that <br />commenced several years ago, the property owner has been impacted by <br />the economic downturn and has been unable to start construction of the <br />project. Although the project has yet to be submitted into building plan <br />check, the applicant is working on obtaining the financing that is needed to <br />begin construction of the project. <br />E. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code section 41 -647, where <br />construction does not commence, these types of entitlements expire after <br />two years unless the applicant applies for, and the City Council approves, <br />an extension. <br />F. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this <br />project is exempt from CEQA per Section 15061(b)(3). This determination <br />has been made as it has been determined that the proposed action will not <br />cause a significant effect on the environment. <br />Section 2. Variance No. 2012 -07 is hereby extended for a period of two (2) <br />years from the date of the extended term to October 14, 2017. This decision is based <br />upon the evidence submitted, which includes, but is not limited to, the Request for <br />Resolution No_ 2016 -XXX <br />55A -3 Page 1 of 3 <br />