HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-067 - Extending Conditional Use Permit No. 2001-20 and Variance No. 2001-05bk:7/28/03
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-067
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA EXTENDING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
NO. 2001-20 AND VARIANCE NO. 2001-05 TO PERMIT
THE USE OF A SPRINGHILL SUITES HOTEL AT HUTTON
CENTRE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
~. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A use permitted by a conditional use permit or variance must commence
within two years of the City's grant of such permits. Thereafter, any such
conditional use permit of vadance shall become void. However, Santa Aha
Municipal Code Section 41-647 provides that the City Council may extend a
conditional use permit and a vadance pursuant to resolution.
On August 6, 2001, the City Council approved Conditional Use Permit
No. 2001-20 and Vadance No. 2001-05 to allow the construction of a
96,000 square foot, 162 room hotel within Hutton Centre. Prior to taking
these actions, the City Council approved and adopted Mitigated Negative
Declaration (ER No. 2000-177)for the project.
Due to changes in the travel industry that occurred subsequent to this
approval, the permittee has delayed the construction of this hotel as it
analyzed its business operations.
Over the last few months, Nexus has held discussions with the permittee in
an effort to pumhase this hotel site for an alternative use. The parties have
recently entered into escrow on the sale of the property, but that sale has
not been consummated and the permittee, should the sale not go forward,
would still desire to construct and operate the approved hotel use on the
property.
Se~ion2. The City Council has reviewed and considered the information
contained in the initial study, mitigated negative declaration and its addendum, and
mitigation monitoring program for Environmental Review No. 2000-177 prepared with
respect to this Project. It is determined that, as required pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the State CEQA Guidelines, this mitigated
negative declaration with its addendum and mitigation monitoring program adequately
addresses the expected environmental impacts of this Project. On the basis of this
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review, the City Council finds that there is no evidence from which it can be fairly argued
that the project will have a significant adveree effect on the environment. The City
Council hereby certifies and approves the mitigated negative declaretion and mitigation
monitoring progrem and directs that the Notice of Determination be prepared and filed
with the County Clerk of the County of Orenge in the manner required by law.
Pursuant to Title XlV, California Code of Regulations ("CCR") § 735.5(c)(1), the
City Council has determined that, after considering the record as a whole, there is no
evidence that the proposed project will have the potential for any adverse effect on
wildlife resources or the ecological habitat upon which wildlife resoumes depend. The
proposed project exists in an urban environment characterized by paved concrete,
roadways, surrounding buildings and human activity. Therefore, pureuant to Fish and
Game Code § 711.2 and Title XIV, CCR § 753.5(a)(3), the payment of Fish and Game
Department filing fees is not required in conjunction with this project.
~. Conditional Use Permit No. 2001-20 and Vadance No. 2001-05 are
hereby extended for a pedod of one (1) year.
Sectinn 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote
adopting this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 4~ day of ~tgt~st, 2003.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney
Chi~/~/Assistaht City Attorney
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AYES:
Councilmembers:
NOES: Councilmembers:
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers:
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers:
Alvam.7 Bist_ Christy. Franklin. Garcia: Pulido:
Solorio (.7)
None (0)
None (0)
None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. ~ to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on AuGusL4~ZO_~.
Date:
Clerk of the Council
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City of Santa Ana (~
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