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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-068 - Reduction in Off-Street ParkingRESOLUTION NO. 2002-068 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING MINOR EXCEPTION NO 2002-03 SEEKING A REDUCTION IN OFF-STREET PARKING FOR THE PROPERTY AT 431 NORTH TUSTIN AVENUE Kdo/08/12/02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: Minor Exception No 2002-03 came before the City Council of the City of Santa Ana for a public hearing on August 19, 2002. Minor Exception No. 2002-03 has been filed with the City of Santa Ana seeking to reduce the off-street parking requirement from 259 spaces to 254 spaces in order to construct two retail/food use buildings at 431 North Tustin Avenue. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana held a duly noticed public hearing on July 22, 2002 and determined by a vote of 6:0 (Mondo absent) to recommend the City Council approve Minor Exception No. 2002- 03. D= The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby determines that the following findings, which must be established in order to grant a minor exception from the provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, have been established: That because of special circumstances applicable to the subject property, including size, shape, topography, location or surroundings, the strict application of the zoning ordinance is found to depdve the subject property of privileges'not otherwise at variance with the intent and purpose of the provisions of this chapter. There are special circumstances applicable to the subject property. The subject site is located on the northeast comer of Tustin Avenue and Fourth Street, which is a contained site surrounded by existing professional and commercial developments. The number of parking spaces provided will be sufficient since the site will be used in a shared manner by the adjacent office building. Resolution No. 2002-068 Page 1 of 5 That the granting of a minor exception is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of one or more substantial property dghts. The granting of the minor exception is necessary to develop the property with two well-designed retail/food use building that are consistent with the General Commercial (C2) zoning district. That the granting of a minor exception will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to surrounding property. The granting of the variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to surrounding property because the proposed retail/food use buildings comply with all development standards set forth in Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code including setbacks and landscaping. Legdestone veneer, tile roof, awning and cornice at rooflines are proposed to accentuate the extedor elevation in order to provide consistency with the architectural styles along Tustin Avenue. That the granting of a minor exception will not adversely affect the General Plan of the City. The granting of the vadance will not adversely affect the General Plan of the City since the proposed two retail and food use buildings are designed in conformance with the C2 Zoning district development standards and General Plan requirements. Additionally, the General Plan land use designation will be amended to allow the proposed uses. The Mitigated Negative Declaration and the Mitigation Monitoring Program for Environmental Review No. 01-147 was approved and adopted with the Ordinance adopting Amendment Application No. 2002-07 which came before the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on August 19, 2002. Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana of the City of Santa Ana after conducting the public hearing hereby approves Minor Exception No. 2002-03 01 as conditioned in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein. ADOPTED this 19th dayof August . 2002. Resolution No. 2002-068 Page 2 of 5 APPROVED AS TO FORM: Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney Kylee/~. Odette Dep~/City Attorney AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: Councilmembers: Councilmembers: NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: Alvarez. Bist. Chdsty. McGuiaan. Pulido. Solorio (6~ None (0) None (0) Franklin CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No.. 2002-068 to be the original resolution adopted~y the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on August 1~9~71102 . / Date: / ,--"'~Clerk of the Council ~' City of Santa Ana Resolution No. 2002-068 Page 3 of 5 Conditions for Ar)oroval for Minor Excerption No. 2002-03 Minor Exception No. 2002-03 is approved subject to compliance, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Planning Manager, with all applicable sections of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the California Administrative Code, the Uniform Fire Code, the Uniform Building Code and all other applicable regulations. The applicant must comply in full with each and every condition listed below prior to exercising the rights conferred by this Minor Exception. The applicant must remain in compliance with all conditions listed below throughout the life of this project. A. Plannina Division The project shall remain in compliance with Site Plan Review DP No. 01- 063. (Modified by the Planning Commission on July 22, 2002.) (Modified by the Planning Commission on July 22, 2002.) Any amendment to this minor exception must be submitted to the Planning Division for review. At this time, staff will determine if administrative relief is available or the variance must be amended. Mitiaation Measures All material excavated or graded will be sufficiently watered to prevent excessive amounts of dust. Watering with complete coverage shall occur at least twice daily, once in the late morning and once after work is done for the day. All clearing and earthwork activities shall cease during period of high winds (winds greater than 25 mph averaged over one hour) or during Stage 1 or Stage 2 smog episodes. Streets surrounding the project site should be cleaned at the end of each day of construction. All material transported offsite shall either be sufficiently watered or securely covered to prevent excessive amounts of dust. Resolution No. 2002-068 Page 4 of 5 9. The amount of area disturbed by clearing and earthwork activities shall be minimized at all times. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. To the extent feasible, equipment engines shall be maintained in good condition and in proper tune according to manufacturer's specifications. To the extent feasible, gasoline powered equipment shall be used for on- site and off-site construction activities. Prior to the issuance of a grading permit the applicant shall submit for review and approval a surface drainage/grading/erosion control plan prepared by a registered Civil engineer, showing the direction and means of flow to the adjacent street. The plan is to include existing and proposed elevations at and adjacent to all property lines. Drainage routed to the street must be directed beneath the sidewalk and through the curb. Prior to issuance of a grading permit the applicant shall prepare an NPDES post-construction storm water management plan per Orange County Drainage Area Management Plan (DAMP) that includes all structural and non-structural Best Management Practices. Submit and have approved a surface drainage/utility plan that includes all Structural Best Management Practices. Provide two copies of the Water Quality Management Plan that includes a description of all-applicable Structural and Non-Structural Best Management Practices, which may apply to this project. Installation of raised medians with landscaping on both Tustin Avenue and Fourth Street per improvement plan is required. Please contact Vinh Nguyen, Associate Engineer at (714) 647-5612 for assistance. Recycling bins for glass, metals, paper, wood, plastic, green waste and cardboard shall be placed on the construction site for use by construction workers. Resolution No. 2002-068 Page 5 of 5