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HomeMy WebLinkAbout77-001RCS:ar 12/27/76 RESOLUTION NO. 7Y- 1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA REVERSING THE ACTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. 76-58 AND DENYING SAID VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. 76-58. WHEREAS, a public hearing was duly held before the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on December 20, 1976, on the Negative Declaration and Variance Application No. 76-58 filed by F. Beldon Fields to permit group housing quarters for juvenile offenders in an existing motel at 1101 West Santa Ana Boulevard in the CD District, and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission approved such variance application on November 8, 1976, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana: 1. That based on such public hearing and oral and documentary evidence submitted therein, the City Council does hereby reverse the action of the Planning Commission approving said Variance Application No. 76-58 and does hereby deny said Variance Application No. 76-58. 2. That the City Council hereby adopts as its findings of fact for denial of Variance Application No. 76- 58 the Reasons for the Staff Recommendation set forth in paragraph 4 of the "Finding of Fact, Variance Application No. 76-58," prepared and submitted by the Planning Commission, on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Council and incor- porated herein by reference as though fully set forth. ADOPTED, this 3rd day of 3anuary , 1977, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN: Brandt, Ward, Bricken, Garthe NOES: COUNCILMEN: Yamamoto ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Ortiz ABSTAINED: COUNCILMEN: Evans ATTEST: CL~RK OF THE COUNCIL APPROVED AS TO FORM: KEITH L. GOW CITY ATTORNEY FINDING OF FACT VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. 76-58 REPORT DATE Staff: 11/5/76 Commission: 11/8/76 APPLICANT: F. Beldon Fields ADDRESS & ZONING: llO1W. Santa Ana Boulevard AP 8-07-19, 20 CD District SDM 12-5-10 VA PURPOSE: To permit group housing quarters for juvenile offenders in an existing motel in the CD District. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Denial COMMISSION ACTION & VOTE: APPROVED 11/8/76 AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Commissioner Yates, Winters, Acosta, O'Dell, Gosse Commissioner Ankrum Commissioners, None REASON FOR ACTION: That the granting of this variance with all attached conditions will not be detrimental to the public welfare or surrounding property and further it will not adversely effect the General Plan of the City. DETAILS OF PROPOSAL: 1. Description of Proposal: The purpose of this facility would be to provide room and board and to offer a rehabilitation program for adolescents, ages 12 through 17. According to the applicant, the facility would service Santa Aha only.' The applicant has stated that the program would be for youths who are in trouble but who are not guilty of any repeated or serious criminal behavior. Included would be those who are runaways and youths with home or school-related problems. Counseling would be provided for youths who may be referred from the Police Department, schools, parents, the Probation Department and self-referrals, according to the applicant. The facility would have a permanent staff of four (4) people, one who would live on the premises. A maximum of thirty (30) youths would be housed on the premises. Living units, a total of eight, would be on the second floor and one of these would be occupied by a staff member. All access to these units is from an exterior door. Floor areas of the units areas follows: 1 at 261 sq.ft. 1 at 304 sq.ft. 4 at 316 sq.ft. 1 at 346 sq.ft. 1 at 451 sq.ft. The applicant proposes making the following changes to the motel and site: Six existing carports would be converted to a dining room and recrea- tion room, each with an area of 567 sq.ft. Four new open parking spaces would be provided along the rear property line~ Bm Two existing living units at the front of the building would be converted for office space. Additional office space wouldbe constructed in the front entrance drive off of Santa Ana Blvd. NOTE: The above construction would limit vehicular access to , an existing driveway off of Shelton Street. VA 76-58 Pag 1 VA 76-58 F. Beldon Fields Ce A landscape planter, approximately 28' x 52', would be constructed on the east side of the property which is now paved area. 2. Area Description: A. Property: 60' x 125', or 7,500 sq.ft., located at the northwest corner of Santa Ana Blvd. and Shelton Street. B. SurroUnding' Development: south and west;. a parking Santa 'Ana' i~ a local Single family residences to the north, lot is to the east. Blvd. is a planned arterial street; street. D. Comparable Applications or Circumstances: None in the area. E. Surrounding Zoning: See attached. SDM. F. Present Use: An existing motel and teen center. 3. General Plan Compatibility: The General Plan designates the area as a multi-use corridor. 4. Reasons for Staff R~commendation: A. Staff feels the existing motel, already a nonconforming use in this ..... CD District, is inappropriate for this type of facility, both because £ ~ of the structure and its location. Be The plot plan as submitted with this application is unacceptable to the licensing agency, the State Department of Health. Also, this department has a number of requirements with regard to the program, details of which were requested by them early in the year but have never been submitted. The Police and Probation Departments have stated that the State's requirements would have to be met if they were to refer youths to the facility. Co The integrity of this corridor into the City and Civic Center should be preserved by encouraging official, public and related uses of properties within the corridor. If the Commission approves the application, the following standard require- ments must be met: A. Planning: t, 2, 3, 4, 14 B. Public Works: 6, 16, 21 b, c, 22 c, 28, 41 6. The following requirements must also be met: A. Planning l) That the facility take in only permanent residents of Santa Ana. 2) That all requirements of the State Department of Health be complied with and a license secured from that department prior to occupancy. 3) That prior to any building permits for new construction, detailed elevations showing both the existing building and new additions be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval. 4) 'This variance shall terminate at the end of a one year period, at which time the Planning Department shall review the subject premises to determine if the required conditions of the variance have been met and to determine whether or not any problems have arisen due to this operation. The Planning Department shall thereafter report to the Planning Commission, which may grant extensions for a periou of time of one year under the same conditions or under different condi- VA 76-58 Page 7¸5 VA 76-58 F. 8eldon Fields tions without the necessity of filing an additional application. Any additional extensions of this variance, however, shall be subject to this same condition. B. Public Works l) Submit a revised plan showing no new construction with 52 feet of the survey center line of Santa Ana Boulevard. Dedication: Provide an irrevocable offer of dedication on Santa Aha Blvd. for a distance of 52 feet from survey center line to ultimate property line. Said offer to become effective at the time the buildings are removed. 3) Improvements: Shelton Street. ~ a) Construct curb and gutter to close existing drive approach at north end of the property. b) Construct sidewalk between curb and existing sidewalk. c) Remove and replace approximately 25 linear feet of existing sidewalk at the north end of the property. d) Replace sidewalk landing at curb return. 4) Improvements: Santa Ana Blvd. a) Close existing drive to City standards if revised plan to be submitted reflects an on-site blockage. C. Fire Department l) Submit plans to the Fire Department showing the following: a) Automatic dry chemical fire extinguishing system in the hood and duction oven in the cooking facility. b) Portable fire extinguishers with a 2A:IOB:C rating to be located and hung no more than five feet off the floor level on each floor and travel distance to reach no more than 75 feet. c) Provide approved "smoke" detectors in each living unit and work space. Plans show 15 areas. D. Police Department l) All exterior doors, with the exception of glass sliding, shall be solid core in design and be equipped with a quick-release deadbolt with a minimum one-inch throw and rotating, tapered cylinder guards. The strike plate shall be at least four inches in height and attached with a minimum three-inch screws. a) Door viewers capable of 180-degree panoramic view shall be installed on solid core exterior doors. 2) Glass sliding doors shall be constructed to restrict them from being lifted out of the track when in a closed position and shall be secured with a lock or an auxiliary locking device approved by the Police Department. 3) Glass sliding windows shall be constructed to restrict them from being lifted out of the track when in a closed position and shall be secured with a lock or an auxiliary locking device approved by the Police Department. VA 76-58 Page 3 VA 76-58 F. Beldon Fields 4) 6) All windows shall be secured with a lock or an auxiliary locking device which must meet with the approval of the Police Department. Buildings shall be clearly identified by street number address. Each building within the complex shall be identified with numbers and/or letters. These numbers and/or letters shall be a minimum of four inches in height, be of contrasting color to the background, and must be visible from traveled access areas. Shrubbery, walls and storage areas shall be designed so as to prevent individuals from easily concealing themselves. COMPLIANCE WITH C.E.Q.A. PROCEDURES: Negative Declaration bhm HAROLD GOSSE, JR. CHAIRMAN SANTA ANA PLANNING COMMISSION VA 76-58 INITIAL STUDY (ENAF) NUMBER:_ 76-168 PREPARED BY: F. Beldon Fields 1120 West Palm Drive, Orange, COPIES AVAILABLE AT: PLANNING DEPARTMENT 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 Telephone: 834-4164 PROJECT TITLE/DESCRIPTION: Variance DATE: 9-20-76 CA 92668 76-58 for a home for juveniles PROJECT LOCATION/ADDRESS: 1101 West Santa Aha Boulevard PROJECT ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO. (IF KNOWN) REVIEWING DEPARTMENT: Planning In accordance with the City of Santa Ana's policies regarding implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (specifically Section 21151 of the Public Resources Code}. the Environmental Impact Evaluator for this department has reviewed the Environmental Assessment Form submitted in re- quest for Negative Declaration status for the above described project and hereby finds that the proposed project cannot, or will not, have a significant effect on the environment. ative Declaration status is therefore ,granted for this pro- ject and the submittal of an Environmental Impact Report is thereby not necessary. The granting of Negative Declaration status is based upon the following: 1..Public Facilities and utilities are adequate to handle any additional demands by the project. The proposal will not have a significant negative impact on the environmental plans and goals that have been adopted by the community where th~. ~ro~ec~ is located. 3.,The proposed project w~ll, nq%,have a siqnificant neqative effect on the City's General, Plan, j~o~h£ I{ONi4ENTAL EVALUATOR n It. Richards SE~ ,ENT[ENTH --.4, )E2ZJ [* _~__J L JI LJ L/,'; ,, FIRST ST. ZONING DISTRICT I