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Home My WebLink About77-027REL:adg 3/1/77 RESOLUTION NO. 77-27 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA MODIFYING THE ACTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. 76-30, APPROVING SAID VARIANCE APPLICATION AND DENYING APPEAL NO. 371 FILED THEREON WHEREAS, a public hearing was duly held before the City Council of the City of Santa Aha on February 22, 1977, on Appeal No. 371 filed by Lyle Boyle, Robert Tompkins, Hazel E. Welty, and Dennis Hayden in opposition to the Plan- ning Commission's approval of Variance Application No. 76-30; and WHEREAS, this Council, prior to taking this action has reviewed and considered the negative declaration prepared for the proposed project, designated initial study number 76-51, and does now find that said project will not have a significant effect on the environment for the reasons set forth therein; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana as follows: 1. That based on such public hearing and the oral and documentary evidence submitted therein, the City Council does hereby deny Appeal No. 371, approve Variance Application No. 76-30 subject to conditions as hereinafter set forth, and modify the action of the Planning Commission on said variance application by imposition of conditions in addition to the conditions imposed by the Planning Commission. 2. That the City Council hereby adopts as its findings of fact for approval of Variance Application No. 76-30 that "Finding of Fact, Variance Application No. 76-30," pre- pared and submitted by the Planning Commission, on file in the office of the Clerk of the Council and incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, and does approve said Variance Application upon the conditions set forth therein and upon the following additional conditions: (a) Development shall be according to alternate Plan 1, on file in the office of the Clerk of the Council and incorporated herein by this reference; (b) A seven-foot high block wall shall be con- structed along the westerly property line; (c) Italian cypress trees shall be planted at close intervals along the westerly property line. ADOPTED this 21st day March following vote, to wit: ,1977, by the AYES, COUNCILM~N: NOES, COUNCILMEN: Ward, Brandt, Ortiz, Garthe~ Evans None Yamamoto, ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: Bricken RESOLUTION NO. 77-27 PAGE TWO ATTEST: CLERK OF THE COUNCIL APPROVED AS TO FORM: KEITH L. GOW CITY ATTORNEY FINDING OF FACT VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. 76-30 REPORT DATE: Staff: 6/7/76 9/22/76 Revised Commlssion: 6/14/76 6/28/76, 9/27/76 APPLICANT: First Baptist Church ADDRESS & ZONING: 1010 West Seventeenth Street AP 5-071-36 R 1 & C 1 Districts SDM 12-5-10 VA PURPOSE: To allow parking along the west property line, waiving a condition of previous variance number 2gg. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval COMMISSION ACTION & VOTE: 9/27/76 Approved AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Commissioners Grlset, O'Dell, Ankrum, Yates Commissioners Winters, Acosta, Gosse Commissioners, None REASON FOR ACTION: That the granting of this variance with all attached conditions will not be detrimental to the surrounding property or public welfare and further it will not adversely effect the General Plan of the City. DETAILS OF PROPOSAL: 1. Oescription of Proposal: Background: The subject church was allowed in the R 1 District under variance number 2gg, approved ll/13/S1. Conditions of approval included the following: That there be no parking of automobiles within 50 feet of the west property line and that this area be landscaped with screening type plants. Further that there should be a driveway between said SO-foot planting strip and the church buildings. Proposal: The current proposal is to remove the 50-foot wide landscaping strip required under the previous variance and utilize the area for angular and perpendicular parking. A proposed landscape planter along the west property line would vary in width from S feet to ll feet with cars over- hanging the planter. The existing on-site parking spaces total 146, with 52 proposed under this application. This would make a total of lg8 spaces, with 265 spaces required based upon the church seating capacity and the pre- sent code requirement. The additional parking would still leave a shortage of 67 spaces based on the current code requirement. 2. Area Description: A, Property: Approximately 473' x 382', or 4 acres, located on the south side of Seventeenth Street west of Flower Street. Surrounding Development: North: fire station, commercial uses, parking East: produce market South: vacant land West: single family residences and commerolal uses C. Street System: Seventeenth is a planned arterial street. O. C~arable Applications or Circumstances: None in the area. VA 76-30 First Baptist Church E. Surrounding Zoning: See attached SDM. F. Present Use: an existing church 3. General Plan Compatibility: The General Plan designates the area as a special study corridor. 4. Reasons for Staff Recommendation: Ae The church was constructed when parking requirements were more liberal. The existing parking spaces amount to only a little over half of that required under the present zoning code. Because of this, staff feels some parking should be allowed in the 50-foot side landscaped area but only if efforts are made to preserve as many of the existing trees as is possible. Re Staff is proposing a revised plot plan so that the westerly parking area can be redesigned in order to retain some of the mature trees which exist there. If the Con~ission approves the application, the fbllowing standard require- ments must be met: A. Planning: 1, 2, 3, 4, 14 B. Public Works: 17 NOTE: City will plant the trees alon~j Seventeenth Street when widqning occurs. 6. The following requirements must also be met: A. Planning l) That a revised plot plan be submitted to and approved by the Planning Department and that development be according to this approved plot plan except for minor modifications approved by the Planning Oepartment. That the proposed parking area along the westerly property line be redesigned as follows: a) that all parking be angular; b) that there be a landscape planter along the westerly property line of sufficient width to accommodate screening type planting. Be Fire Department l) On-site fire hydrants and water supply shall be required in accordance with Uniform Fire Code, lg71, Article 13.301. 2) Fire Department access shall be required in accordance with Uniform Fire Code, lg71 Edition, Article 13.301. 3) Interior of buildings shall be updated to conform to Title lg, California Administrative Code, Public Safety, 4) Plans shall be submitted incorporating the above standards for Fire Department approval. VA 76-30 Page 2 VA 76-30 First 8apttst Church C. P.ollc~ Department 1) Interlor night 11ghttng be maintained tn those areas that are vts~ble Crom the street, all ground floors only. 2) The butldtng be clearly Identified by street number address. These Identifying numbers sha]l be 5" to 6'" tn height and mounted against a contrasting color and be vtstble from traveledaccess areas. COf4PLZANCE WITH C.E.Q.A. PROCEDURES: Negattve Declaration HAROLD GOSSE, JR. 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