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75A - PH KARA GRANT APPEAL
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10/15/2019
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In light of the substantially similar site plans for the 2018 Retail Project and 2019 revised Car <br />Wash Project, and the background of the property owner/Applicant and his representation in obtaining <br />Project approvals, it is suspect that the 2018 Retail Project proposed demolishing the existing small car <br />wash and developing a retail building and drive-thru restaurant. The Conklins encourage the Council <br />and the City to investigate this suspect approach to obtaining necessary Project approvals. <br />VI. THE COUNCIL SHOULD CONSIDER A MORATORIUM ON CAR WASHES <br />In 2018, the City of Escondido found that car wash business owners and operators have <br />experienced steady growth from approximately 2012 to 2018, as the economy began to recover and car <br />ownership increased. At the same time, lower gas prices translated to a greater amount of personal car <br />use, which had a cumulative positive impact on car service -based businesses. Car demand, however, is <br />expected to slow and has begun to in areas. Thus, oversaturation of car washes in Santa Ana is of <br />particular concern, as it was in the City of Escondido. In fact, Escondido adopted a moratorium on car <br />washes and ultimately stricter regulations to protect their city. Attached as Exhibit L are documents <br />from the City of Escondido pertaining to their car wash moratorium. <br />The oversaturation of car wash uses in Escondido was particularly concerning for the following <br />reasons: (1) car washes generate little sales tax revenue for the City; (2) car washes employ few <br />employees and thus utilize prime commercial properties without providing employment opportunities <br />within the City; (3) wages paid to car wash employees do not raise the median income within the city; <br />and (4) car washes are aesthetically unappealing and the sites are difficult to redevelop. <br />Santa Ana is quickly becoming the car wash capital of Southern California. For these reasons, it <br />is strongly urged that Santa Ana consider a moratorium on car washes to protect the City's economic <br />stability and future economic development. <br />VII. CONCLUSION <br />In light of the extensive facts, evidence and law discussed above, the Conklins request the <br />Council to reverse the decision of the Commission and to deny Russell Fischer's application for CUP <br />No 2019-30 and the Variance Amendment to allow the development of a massive car wash at the <br />— Property. It is also requested that the Council reverse the decision of the Commission and find that the <br />Car Was Project is not categorically exempt and that CEQA environmental review is required. In <br />addition, the Council should reverse the Commission's approvals because the notice provided for the <br />Commission's hearing was inadequate and violated the Conklin's right to due process. Finally, the <br />Council is urged to impose a moratorium on additional carwashes in the City and to investigate the <br />suspect nature by which the Applicant obtained the General Plan Amendment and zone change <br />discussed above. <br />25 <br />75A-35 <br />
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