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SPR No: _2017-06, VA No. 2017-03 & TPM No..2016-04 October 23, 2017 Page 2' ;'Item Informatlon Surrounding Land Uses North Commercial East I Office South Office West Industrial Use Permissions Allowed bv ri ht oer SD -69 SAMCSections Affected Off -Street Parking SAMC Section 41-1376 Project in an SD SAMCSection 41-593,4 & 41-593.5 Subdivision SAMC.Seclion 34-119 through 34-318 Prosect Description The project consists of the construction of a mixed-use two-story.51,024-square=foot building at 1701 East -Saint Andrews Place. The Santa Ana Elks Lodge will occupy -31,863 square feet of the proposed building and Orange County's Credit Union will occupy the remaining 19,161 square feet. The first floor will consist of the Elk's offices; dining and meeting/activity rooms, member's bar, lounge, kitchen and storage areas. The second floor will contain the Elk's lodge - room and the Orange County's Credit Union's administrative offices. In addition; a total of 157 parking spaces will be provided on-site. The primary entry point to the site will be from South Lyon Street and a secondary entrance will be provided from Saint Andrews Place via an easement through the Orange County's Credit Union's site. The project will feature a contemporary mid-century architectural style with expansive walls of glass, exposed wood and steel beams and posts, variation in rooflines with composition shingles,_ and metal louvers. The applicant is also proposing to install public art on the west elevation along the stair case tower which will faceLyon Street. Proiect'Background The. Santa Ana Elks Lodge is a men and women's fraternal organization with approximately 800 members that has been part of the Santa Ana community fo'r over 100 years. In 1960, the Santa Ana Elks Lodge acquired their current site at 212 South Elk Lane to provide a location and facility capable of providing for the needs and activities of their 4,000 members and to provide a revenue source to help fund maintenance and overhead cost. In 2005, the Elks started experiencing a decline in membership. and an increase in maintenance :and overhead cost. Maintaining or rehabilitating their current site was no longer a viable option and selling their site became ideal to address the financial constraints. In 2015, the Elks sold their current location to new owners with a provision that the Elks Lodge could remain on-site, rent-free for 24 months after the close of escrow. In 2016, the Elks went into negotiations with Orange County's Credit Union to purchase the subject vacant site. The purchase offer includes a provision that the Elks must provide a minimum of 20,000 square feet of office space for lease back to the Orange County's Credit Union. Once`the Elk's facility is constructed, the Orange County's Credit Union intents to transfer 90 of its current employees to the new office space, 32A-4