Item 23 - Amendment Application (Zone Change) No. 2024-01 to Amend the Zoning Map

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AA No. 2024-01, CUP No. 2024-01, and CUP No. 2024-02 for McDonald's Restaurant at 2101 and 2109 E. Santa Clara Avenue February 26, 2024 Page 4 Standard Required by General Commercial (C5) Zone Provided Parking 32 spaces minimum (8 spaces Complies; 32 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. restaurant) Floor Area Ratio F.A.R. 0.50 FAR maximum Complies; 0.11 FAR Complies; 113 feet from the order point/ Stacking Distance 160 feet; 80 feet to menu board menu board to beginning of drive -through and 80 feet to pick-up window lane, 147 feet from pick-up window/pay window to the menu board Project Background The earliest aerial imagery from 1938 shows that the subject properties appeared to be first developed as an orchard. No buildings or structures were present on site at this time and most of the surrounding area was used for orchards, with some houses and agricultural buildings in the vicinity. The single-family residence addressed as 2101 E. Santa Clara Avenue was constructed at an unknown date and moved to the site in 1967. In 1967, a permit was issued to relocate the home within the site and build a new garage approximately 660 square feet in size. The single-family residence addressed as 2109 E. Santa Clara Avenue was constructed circa 1957 and included the main house and garage. The house remained surrounded by orchard trees, as well as most of the surrounding properties in the area. The rest of the now -commercial shopping center remained undeveloped until 1972. Today, the two subject properties are legal non- conforming, as they do not meet most of the development standards for the underlying zone and were constructed prior to 1960. Based on permit and title records, both 2101 and 2109 E. Santa Clara Avenue were owned by the Newcomb family until they were sold to SRP Stater Bros, LLC in February 2021. In April 2022, Development Project (DP) Review application (No. 2022-06) was submitted for review and consideration by the City's Development Review Committee (DRC). The applicant revised the project following the first community meeting in late April 2022, and subsequently resubmitted the DP application in December 2022. Thereafter, several site plan changes and project submittals were made to the City following the second community meeting in February 2023. In March 2023, the property owners submitted a voluntary lot merger application (No. 2023-02) to consolidate 2101 and 2109 E. Santa Clara Avenue into a single legal lot. The lot merger application was executed and recorded in June 2023. Before the DP application could be deemed complete, the project underwent several months of environmental review which concluded in late December 2023. Subsequently, the DP application was deemed complete on December 13, 2023, and the required entitlement applications were submitted January 8, 2024.