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Planning and Building Agency <br />Item # 2 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Planning Commission Staff Report <br />August 22, 2022 <br />Topic: Amendment Application No. 2022-01 and Conditional Use Permit No. 2022-14 for <br />the Garry Avenue Business Park at 1700, 1720, and 1740 East Garry Avenue <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Amendment <br />Application No. 2022-01. <br />2. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2022-14 as conditioned. <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Rob Mitchell (Applicant), representing Greenlaw Partners (Property Owner), is requesting <br />approval of two entitlements for the Garry Avenue Business Park, a 91,500-square foot <br />industrial structure proposed at 1700, 1720, and 1740 East Garry Avenue. Specifically, <br />the applicant is requesting approval an Amendment Application (AA) to change the <br />property’s zoning district from Professional (P) to Light Industrial (M1), and a conditional <br />use permit (CUP) to allow distribution uses. Staff is recommending approval of the <br />applicant’s request as the project has been designed to minimize impacts onto <br />surrounding properties, will satisfy a growing need for warehousing and distribution <br />services in the region, and will provide investment in an existing industrial/office area of <br />the City. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Table 1: Project and Location Information <br />Item Information <br />Project Address and <br />Council Ward <br />1700 East Garry Avenue – Ward 4 <br />Nearest Intersection Garry Avenue and Pullman Street <br />Existing Proposed <br />General Plan Designation Industrial/Flex (FLEX) - 3 Industrial/Flex (FLEX) – 3 (no <br />change) <br />Zoning Designation Professional (P) Light Industrial (M1) <br />8/22/2022 <br />Planning Commission 2 – 1