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Planning and aullding Agency Planning Division 20 DMic center Phis PA. BOA 1988 (W20) Santa Ana, CA SM2 VARIANCE (iti4} 847�eo1 www.aanfa-ana.wlt Application Variance Requirement A Variance is required when, properties are proposed with development standards below the minimum standards of the zone A variance is allowed only when extraordinary or exceptional circumstances are applicable to the property involved or the use proposed Variance Purpose Clearly State the Ordinance Requirements Requested for Vanance Reduction of landscape setback requirement for 44' of Tustin Ave. frontage from 15'-0" required to 10'-T provided. III. Variance Justification The zone varurnce procedure is Intended to provide relief from zoning ordinance regulations that result in unintended inequities or hardships when applied to specisc properties and must not be a grant of special privilege [See Santa Ana Municipal Code ($AMC) Sections 41-639 (a)(2)(i). (n), (n), and {v) I The Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission, and City Council must make affirmative findings on all four items listed in the above mentioned Code sections d this request is to be approved Your concise responses to the following four criteria are asaenual [Please read $AMC Sections 41-638 (a)(2)t1l, tiA, (un), and (iv) carefully, they have been reproduced at the end of this fprm for your convenience I Section 41-638 (a)(2)(i) (special circumstances applicable) The City has directed the applicant to locate the cerwash tunnel against the southern properly line so as to improve street access and internal Circulation based on the city's evaluation, in doing this, keeping the 16 setback requirement in addition to the 2' dedication being granted to the city would reduce the carwash tunnel length to an unacceptable length in terms of its operational efficiency. As a compromise measure, it was aoceoted conceotually by Plannino and Public Works to allow for a 5' landscape a Section 41-63U (a)(2)(ii) (preservation of substantial property rights) if the landscape reduction is not approved, the applicant would be denied the opportunity to develop his property to create a carwash facility that is designed to operate at the highest efficiency, and with the highest possible return on the considerable investment required to develop a stat"f-the art express carwash. Par 102 onetibnnaw�nrrcx e,na 75A-112