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HomeMy WebLinkAbout61-210RESOLUTION NO. 61-210 DENYING APPEAL APPLICATION NO. 36 FILED BY ELSA REUTER ARMSTRONG FROM VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. 1527 FILED BY E. A. and PAULINE R. REUTER AND GRANTED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS; BUT MODIFYING TWO CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND ADDING ONE NEW CONDITION WHEREAS, after hearing the Planning Commission granted Variance Application No. 1527 filed by E. A. and Pauline R. Reuter to permit the establishment of a new and used car retail sales plant together with accessory garage repair activities on certain property located at the Northeast corner of Fruit Street and Grand Avenue, Santa Ana, California, in the R-3 District, subject to certain conditions; and WHEREAS, Appeal Application No. 36 was duly filed with the City Council appealing the granting of the Variance by the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, after a hearing before the City Council it has been determined that said Variance should be granted subject to certain conditions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby denies Appeal Application No. 36 and approves the granting of said Variance subject to conditions as follows: That 55 off-street parking spaces be provided for exclusive use as employee and customer parking in accordance with ordinance requirements, and that said parking spaces be shown in a revised plot plan. That a street right of way of 45 feet, measured Easterly from and at right angles to the center line of Grand Avenue as recommended by the Department of Public Works be incorporated in a revised plot plan. e That a 5 foot detailed landscaping plan along the entire Grand Avenue and Fruit Street frontage, except the driveways, be incorporated into a revised plot plan, and that said landscaping shall be installed and shall be maintained in an orderly and well-groomed manner. -1- 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. That an 18 inch Ornamental block or slump stone wall be placed along Grand Avenue to the rear of the landscaping except at driveway entrances. That all signs conform to C-5 District requirements. That all types and sizes of Buildings and structures be detailed in a revised plot plan. That all flood lights be reflected away from any nearby residences. That the painting, body work and heavy mechanical work of the body shop be located adjacent to or as near as possible to the North property line but no closer than 50 feet to the East property line. That the buildings housing the paint shop, the body shop and the heavy mechanical repair shop be so constructed as to reduce all noises and fumes to a minimum. The method to be used for said noise and fume reduction shall be approved by the Director of Building and Safety and the Planning Director. That there be no storage of wrecked vehicles on the premises. That all parking areas, aisles and driveways be concrete or asphalt and appropriately marked. That the development be in accordance with the submitted rendering. That all of the above conditions be, where applicable, incorporated into a revised plot plan and submitted to the Planning Director for his approval. That the owner dedicate to the City a street easement for the full width of the property involved in this Variance along Grand Avenue, a strip of land 45 feet in width, measured East of and at right angles to the center line of Grand Avenue. This easement is to include a 25 foot proper~y line radius at the corner of Grand Avenue and Fruit Street. That the owner dedicate to the City of Santa Ana all vehicular access rights to this property from Grand Avenue. NOTE: Access can be determined and approved prior to dedication. That the owner place curb, gutter and sidewalk and pave to the existing pavement on Grand Avenue. The new curb and gutter shall be placed 37 feet East of the center line of Grand Avenue. Said improvements shall be in accordance with City standards. That for the full width of the property bordering on Fruit Street the owner place curb, gutter and sidewalk and pave to the center line on said Fruit Street. The new curb and gutter shall be placed 18 feet North of and at right angles to the center line of Fruit Street. -2- 18. That all engineering for the above improvements be performed by the owner's engineer and submitted to the Department of Public Works for approval. 19. That all requested deeds be prepared by a competent title company on a City deed form and submitted to the Department of Public Works. 20. That the owner's engineer submit a runoff study for a storm of a ten (10) year frequency. This study is to indicate flow quantities and method of handling runoff. 21. That the applicant and/or property owner enter into an agreement with the City providing that said Variance shall remain in effect so as to permit used car sales, auto parts sales, paint and body repairs, and mechanical repairs only so long as the new car sales use is continued, and that said Variance is granted primarily for the new car sales use. Said agreement shall further provide that whensoever in the future the new car sales use is terminated then said Variance shall terminate and the ancillary uses, to- wit: used car sales, paint and body shop and heavy mechanical repairs, shall terminate in total within a period of ninety (90) days from the time said Variance is terminated. It is understood that the said ninety (90) day period is allowed only as a period of grace in which to terminate the said ancillary uses so as to facilitate said termination with a minimum of inconvenience. 22. That all of the above conditions be complied with prior to issuance of a utilities release by the Building Department. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa day_ of September, 1961. Aha at its regular meeting held on the 5th ATTEST:~ ~;~ ~ cf.~kK OF THE COUNCIL STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF SANTA ANA ) SS I, MARION SUTTNER, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on the 5th day of September, 1961, and was at said meeting regularly passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Henry H. Schlueter, Dale H. Heiruty~ Bob Brewer, Royal E. Hubbard NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, C OUNC I LMEN: A. A. Hall CLE~k OF THE dOUNCIL -3-