32A - PARCEL MAP SUBDIVID SAINT ANDREWS PL

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INTRODUCTION In 1960, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Santa Ana Lodge # 794 ( "Elks") relocated from their original Lodge at Sixth Street and Sycamore Avenue in Santa Ana to their current location at 212 Elk Lane (formally Mabury Street), Santa Ana, California. As shown on Exhibit 2; the approximate 7.9 acre Elk: Lane site is bounded by First Street, Elk Lane; Chestnut Avenue -Main Street and Lyon Street: In acquiring the site it was the Elk leaderships' intent to provide a location for the construction of a Lodge capable of providing for the needs and activities of the then 3,500 — 4,000 members and to'provide a continuing revenue source to help fund the maintenance and overhead cost of a new 40,000 square foot Elks facility. The revenue source was accomplished by leasing the northerly 2.4 acres of the site for the construction of the Saddleback Hotel and the southerly 1.5 acres for the construction of.multi-family dwelling units. By 2005 it became evident, based on declining membership and increasing maintenance and overhead cost, that keeping or rehabilitating the current Lodge building was no longer a viable option and.that the membership should sell the site and relocate to or construct a smaller facility. An initial attempt to market all or part of the Elk -site was delayed by the 2008 recession and revenue.loss was further exacerbated in 2013 when all rental income from the Hotel ceased.. The ongoing search for a new Lodge location eventually resulted in the review of over 70 buildings and vacant parcels. The Lodge and hotel parcels were again marketed and in 2015 sold to the Wermer Corporation with the proviso that the Lodge could remain on-site, rent free for 24 months after the close of escrow. lh'eariy 2016 the Elks were advised that an approximate 2.6 acre vacant parcel of land on South Lyon Street owned by Orange County's Credit Union ("Credit Union") was available for sale'with a condition that the buyer must provide, with any development, a minimum of 20,000 square feet of office space for lease back to the Credit Union. See Exhibit 3. The location, site size and office space lease back condition met the Elks criteria for relocation and their business plan for a continuing revenue source, In August 2016, a purchase offer was made by the Elks to the Credit Union -for acquisition of the South Lyon site for construction of an Elks Lodge inclusive of 20,000 square feet of office space forlease back to the Credit Union ("Project"). Upon completion of preliminary site plans for the new Lodge a major concern of the Elks Building Committee, and ultimately the City of Santa Ana, was if the 157 parking spaces proposed in the site plan, in addition to the 220 parking spaces in the Credit Union's parking lot, which would be available to the Elks through a reciprocal parking agreement, would be sufficient to meet the Elks and Credit Union's current and future parking needs. 32A-30