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Home My WebLink About2008-20KO- 7/10/08 RESOLUTION NO. 2008-20 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING MINOR EXCEPTION NO. 2008-01 AS CONDITIONED TO ALLOW TO ALLOW A REDUCTION !N THE REQUIRED OFF- STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR TWO TRADE SCHOOLS AT 1125 EAST SEVENTEENTH STREET BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. Applicant is requesting approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 2008-10 to operate a trade school for the property located at 1125 East Seventeenth Street, Units E202, E209-E211 and E214; Conditional Use Permit No. 2008-11 to operate a trade school for the property located at 1125 East Seventeenth Street, Units N160, N200 and S200; and Minor Exception No. 2008-01 to allow a reduction in the required off-street parking requirements for the two professional trade schools at 1125 East Seventeenth Street. B. Minor Exception No. 2008-01 came before the Zoning Administrator on June 4, 2008 for a duly noticed public hearing. The Zoning Administrator determined pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41-641 to referral the matter to the Planning Commission for public hearing. C. Conditional Use Permit No. 2008-10, Conditional Use Permit No. 2008-11 and Minor Exception No. 2008-01 came before the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana for a duly noticed public hearing on July 14, 2008. D. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41-632(3) (g) allows a parking reduction through the minor exception process of up to a maximum of 20 percent of the required parking spaces. In addition, Section 41-638.1(c) allows the possibility of a minor exception provided it can be established that no conflict will arise between parking for one use and parking for another use due to differences in primary utilization of parking spaces between the different tenants. Resolution No. 2008-20 Page 1 of 6 E. Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41-638.1 authorizes the Planning • Commission to grant a minor exception for a parking reduction upon making certain findings. That the granting of a minor exception to allow two or more independent uses to share the required parking stalls will not result in a conflict between parking for one use and parking for another due to differences in time of primary utilization of parking. The North Park Medical Plaza is a contained site surrounded by residential to the north and commercial to the south, east and west. As proposed, a total parking reduction of 13 percent is anticipated for the existing medical plaza. The minor exception process allows for a parking reduction of up to 20 percent based on the demonstration that a center with mixed uses will have no conflict in sharing the existing parking stalls. The shared parking analysis prepared by RK Engineering Group, Inc. has determined that sufficient parking will be provided for the project during times of peak demand. The shared parking analysis determined that the projected parking for the month of January would be 829 stalls on weekdays and weekends. Additionally, a field count was performed in April of 2008 at the subject site and a maximum of 168 stalls were occupied at the peak hour. In • addition, the traffic engineer took into account the proposed uses along with the parking count and calculated the peak demand as 356 spaces during the day. As existing, the medica! center can easily accommodate the two proposed trade schools along with the existing uses. 2. That the granting of a minor exception will not substantially increase difficulties of vehicle maneuverability or traffic congestion on the project site. Based on the shared parking analysis, the existing on-site parking is sufficient to accommodate the two proposed trade schools. Furthermore, no additional square footage will be constructed as part of this proposal and no parking stalls will be removed. As existing, the center has numerous drive aisles and driveways and allows for excellent parking circulation. Lastly, the site is accessed from Seventeenth Street which is defined as a major arterial in the Circulation Element. F. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended action is exempt from further review per Section 15305. Resolution No. 2008-20 Page 2 of 6 This Class 5 exemption allows minor alterations in land use which do not result in any changes in land use or density. Categorical Exemption Environmental Review No. 2007-04 will be filed for this project. Section 2. The Planning Commission after conducting the public hearing hereby approves Minor Exception No. 2008-01 as conditioned in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein, to allow a reduction in the required off-street parking requirements the property located at 1125 East Seventeenth Street. This decision is based upon the evidence submitted at the above said hearing, which includes but is not limited to: the Request for Planning Commission Action dated July 14, 2008 and exhibits attached thereto; and the public testimony, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference. ADOPTED this 14th day of July, 2008 by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners: Alderete, Betancourt, De La Torre, Mill (4) NOES: Commissioners: None (0) ABSENT: Commissioners: Gartner, Leo (2) ABSTENTIONS: Commissioners: None (0) `~- ~~~ - Harvey De La Torre Vice Chairman Resolution No. 2008-20 Page 3 of 6 • APPROVED AS TO FORM: Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney By: Kylee Otto' Assistant ity Attorney CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, Martha Ramirez, Planning Commission Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2008-20 to be the original resolution adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana on July 14, 2008. Date: ~ ~v~ Planning Commissio cretary City of Santa Ana • Resolution No. 2008-20 Page 4 of 6 Conditions for Approval for Minor Exception No. 2008-01 Minor Exception No. 2008-01 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 California Building Standards Code and all other applicable regulations. The applicant must comply in full with each and every condition listed below rior to exercising the rights conferred by this minor exception. The applicant must remain in compliance with all conditions listed below throughout the life of the minor exception. Failure to comply with each and every condition may result in the revocation of the minor exception. A. Planning Division 1. The project shall remain in compliance with Site Plan Review DP No. 07- 02. 2. The maximum parking reduction permitted on the property is 13 percent. The proposed trade schools shall be limited to the areas defined by the approved floor plans. • 3. The minor exception for the reduction in required parking shall be null and void if Conditional Use Permit Nos. 2008-10 and 2008-11 for the proposed trade schools are not approved by the City. 4. Landscaping shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the approved landscaping plan by the owners and manager of the development. The improvements shall comply with the requirements of Amendment Application No. 2001-06 including landscaping. 5. 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. 6. The proposed professional trade school shall focus on health care programs. The hours of operation shall be from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. EXHIBIT A • Resolution No. 2008-20 Page 5 of 6 PROOF OF SERVICE • (C.C.P. SECTION 1013(a), 2015.5) STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE I am employed in the aforesaid county; I am over the age of eighteen and not a party to the within action; my business address is 20 Civic Center Plaza, Ross Annex Second Floor, Santa Ana, California 92701. I served the fore oing document described as: Resolution No. 2008-20 Minor Exce tion No. 2008-0 in this action by placing a true copy t ereo enc o1-sec~-m seared enve opes a resse as ollows: Garo Nazarian Sima Shidfar 109 East Harvard, #306 North Park Plaza LLC Glendale, CA 91205 1125 East Seventeenth Street, #N559 Santa Ana, CA 92701 (~ I caused to be delivered by courier, such envelope by hand to the office of the addressee(s). • [X] BY MAIL I am readily familiar with my employer s practice of collection and processing correspondence for mailing. Under that practice it would be deposited with U.S. Postal Service on that same day with postage thereon fully prepaid at Santa Ana, California in the ordinary course of business. I am aware that on motion of the parry served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing in affidavit. [ ]The document was transmitted by EMAIL transmission and was reported as complete and without error. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on July 29, 2008 at Santa Ana, California. MA THA RA Resolution No. 2008-20 Page 6 of 6