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REQUEST i <br />Rlkff&LLti,Cr f r • <br />■L�ii[t8f►[�I+T�IiSli�ll~��r1 i►[�il��ilii[rlr , . _ <br />MARCH 28, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING — FILED BY DOUG ELY <br />FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2016 -06 <br />AND VARIANCE NO. 2016 -01 TO ALLOW CENTRAL <br />BAPTIST CHURCH TO OCCUPY A SITE WITH A <br />REDUCED FRONT YARD SETBACK AT 2323 NORTH <br />GRAND AVENUE (STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3,2) <br />Prepared by Vince FregOSo <br />Execu ivb IDirector r <br />•. R R � r <br />r <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 />JI <br />Planning Manager <br />1. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2016 -06 as conditioned. <br />2. Adopt a resolution approving Variance No. 2016 -01 as conditioned. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Request of Applicant <br />Doug Ely, on behalf of the Central Baptist Church, is requesting approval of a conditional use permit <br />and variance to allow a church to occupy a vacant building at 2323 North Grand Avenue. The <br />request also includes a proposal to reduce the required front yard setback. Specifically, the <br />applicant is requesting approval per Section 41- 201.5(1) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC), <br />which requires a conditional use permit for churches in the General Agricultural (Al) zoning district, <br />as well as a variance from Section 41 -372 of the SAMC, which requires a minimum landscaped front <br />yard setback of 15 feet. <br />Property Description and Project Back r� ound <br />The subject property is a .51 acre, semi - square shaped parcel of land located at the northeast corner of <br />Grand and Santa Clara Avenues. The property currently has a single- story, 3,831- square -foot building <br />that was built in 1966 but has been vacant for several years. The building and site were previously <br />occupied by a school use. <br />The site has a zoning designation of General Agricultural (A -1) and a General Plan land use <br />designation of General Commercial (GC). Surrounding land uses include a used car lot to the north, <br />commercial to the south and west, and single - family residential uses to the east (Exhibits 1, 2 and 3). <br />EXHIBIT A <br />31 C -3 <br />