55B - RESO SOUTH COAST SPEEDWASH

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: MARCH 6, 2018 TITLE: EXTENSION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2015-01 AND VARIANCE NOS. 2015-01 AND 2015-02 FOR THE SOUTH COAST SPEEDWASH TO BE LOCATED AT 2402 SOUTH BRISTOL STREET (STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3,2) TY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1 s' Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2n1 Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Adopt a resolution approving the extension of Conditional Use Permit No. 2015-01 and Variance Nos. 2015-01 and 2015-02. DISCUSSION In April 2015, the City Council approved Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 2015-01 and Variance Nos. 2015-01 and 2015-02 for the South Coast Speedwash development at 2402 South Bristol Street. The conditional use permit allowed the use of the property for a car wash facility, and the variances were to allow a reduction in required setbacks and parking. Due to the complexities of the project and the challenges of securing services required to engineer the mixed-use project site, which includes a car wash, administration building, and a multi -tenant commercial building, the applicant was unable to move forward with construction before the entitlements expired. Pursuant to Section 41-647 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC), CUPS, variances, and other entitlements automatically become void should the property owner fail to institute an action to comply with the provisions of the entitlements within two years of its approval. This section of the code also allows the property owner to request an extension of the entitlement up to a period of three years from the date of expiration. Although above -ground construction has yet to begin, the applicant would like to maintain the entitlements for the CUP and variances and is requesting a second one-year extension of the approvals. In December 2017, the City issued construction permits for the project; however, due to continued complexities of the project, the applicant has been unable to begin above -ground construction and a second extension of the original entitlements is required. The first one-year extension was approved by City Council on March 7, 2017. Since the applicant is planning to move forward with the project, the Planning Division recommends that the entitlements for the mixed-use car wash development be extended by a period of one year from the date of City Council approval. 5513-1