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Planning Commission
<br />Regular Meeting Agenda
<br />March 28, 2022
<br />5:30 P.M.
<br />Council Chamber
<br />22 Civic Center Plaza
<br />Santa Ana, CA
<br />THOMAS MORRISSEY
<br />Chair, Ward 6 Representative
<br />ERIC M. ALDERETE
<br />Citywide Representative
<br />BAO PHAM
<br />ViceChair,
<br />Ward 1 Representative
<br />MIGUEL CALDERON
<br />Ward 2 Representative
<br />ISURI S. RAMOS
<br />Ward 3 Representative
<br />MARK McLOUGHLIN
<br />Ward 4 Representative
<br />ALAN WOO
<br />Ward 5 Representative
<br />MinhThai
<br />Executive Director
<br />John Funk
<br />Legal Counsel
<br />Fabiola Zelaya Melicher, AICP
<br />Planning Manager
<br />Christina Leonard
<br />Acting Recording
<br />Secretary
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<br />CALL TO ORDER
<br />Commissioners: Thomas Morrissey, Chair
<br />Bao Pham, ViceChair
<br />Eric M. Alderete
<br />Miguel Calderon
<br />Mark McLoughlin
<br />Isuri S. Ramos
<br />Alan Woo
<br />Executive Director Minh Thai
<br />Senior Asst. City Attorney John Funk
<br />Planning Manager Fabiola Zelaya Melicher
<br />Recording Secretary Christina Leonard
<br />ROLL CALL
<br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
<br />PUBLIC COMMENTS (non agenda items)
<br />CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
<br />a.Minutes
<br />Recommended Action: Approve Minutes from March 14, 2022 meeting.
<br />Minutes: Commissioner McLaughlin abstained as he was absent for the last
<br />meeting.
<br />Commissioner Ramos arrived at 5:43pm. Commissioner Pham arrived after vote.
<br />Moved by Commissioner Alderete, seconded by Commissioner Woo to
<br />Approve.
<br />YES: 5 – Eric Alderete, Miguel Calderon, Tom Morrissey, Isuri Ramos, Alan Woo
<br />NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Mark McLoughlin
<br />ABSENT: 1 – Bao Pham
<br />Status: 5 – 0 – 1 – 1 – Pass
<br />b.Excused Absences
<br />Recommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners.
<br />*End of Consent Calendar*
<br />BUSINESS CALENDAR
<br />Public Hearing:The Planning Commission decision on Conditional Use Permits,
<br />Variances, Tentative Tract and Parcel Maps, Minor Exceptions, Site Plan Review, and
<br />Public Convenience or Necessity Determinations are final unless appealed within 10
<br />days of the decision by any interested party or group (refer to the Basic Meeting
<br />Information page for more information). The Planning Commission recommendation
<br />on Zoning and General Plan amendments, Development Agreements, Specific
<br />Developments, and Specific Plans will be forwarded to the City Council for final
<br />determination. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on March 16, 2022 and
<br />notices were mailed on said date.
<br />1.Conditional Use Permit No. 202206 – Pedro Gomez, Case Planner.
<br />Project Location: 2221 N Heliotrope Drive
<br />Project Applicant: Chan Quang and Quynh Dinh Kieu (Property Owners)
<br />Proposed Project: The applicant is requesting approval of Conditional Use
<br />Permit (CUP) No. 202206 to allow the construction of an accessory structure 23’ –
<br />4” in height within the rear yard of an existing singlefamily residence located at
<br />2221 North Heliotrope Drive. Pursuant to Section 41232.5 of the Santa Ana
<br />Municipal Code (SAMC), accessory buildings more than fifteen feet in height or
<br />more than one story require approval of a CUP.
<br />Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
<br />(CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review
<br />pursuant to Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines (Class 3/New Construction or
<br />Conversion of Small Structures) because the project involves the construction of a
<br />small accessory structure. Based on this analysis, Notice of Exemption,
<br />Environmental Review No. 202211 will be filed for this project.
<br />Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit
<br />No. 202206 as conditioned.
<br />Minutes: Recording Secretary reported that written communication was received
<br />and distributed.
<br />Chair Morrissey opened the Public Hearing. The applicant and architect spoke
<br />in support of the matter.
<br />The following individuals spoke on the matter:
<br />Julie Humphreys, spoke in opposition.
<br />Ann Etheridge, spoke in opposition.
<br />Ellen Koldewey, spoke in opposition.
<br />Leslie Kato, spoke in opposition.
<br />Jeffery Katz, spoke in opposition.
<br />Tim Rush, spoke in opposition.
<br />Ed Murashie, spoke in opposition.
<br />Eamon Garces, spoke in opposition.
<br />There were no other speakers and the Public Hearing was closed.
<br />Moved by Commissioner Ramos, seconded by Commissioner Calderon to
<br />Approve CUP 202206 with added landscaping, including increasing the
<br />number of trees, to front yard to screen proposed structure.
<br />Since motion made failed, the Commission discussed having Staff work with the
<br />applicant to address the massing, height, visual impacts, location and screening
<br />of the accessory structure.
<br />YES: 3 – Miguel Calderon, Isuri Ramos, Alan Woo
<br />NO: 4 – Eric Alderete, Mark McLoughlin, Tom Morrissey, Bao Pham
<br />ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 0 – Status: 3 – 4 – 0 – 0 – Fail
<br />Moved by Commissioner Pham, seconded by Commissioner Ramos to
<br />continue the item to April 25, 2022 Planning Commission meeting. To allow
<br />Staff time to evaluate options of reducing the visual impacts by
<br />considering other locations of the structure within the site, scale, size
<br />massing and screening or combinations of all of these criteria or other
<br />methods to address these issues.
<br />YES: 7 – Eric Alderete, Miguel Calderon, Mark McLoughlin, Tom Morrissey, Bao
<br />Pham, Isuri Ramos, Alan Woo
<br />NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 0 – 0 –
<br />Administrative Matters
<br />*End of Business Calendar*
<br />STAFF COMMENTS
<br />COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
<br />ADJOURNMENT
<br />The next meeting of the Planning Commission will be on April 11, 2022 at 5:30 PM in the
<br />Council Chambers located at 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
<br />FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
<br />APPEAL INFORMATION
<br />The formal action by the Planning Commission shall become effective after the tenday
<br />appeal period, unless the City Council in compliance with section 41643, 41644 or 41645
<br />holds a public hearing on the matter, then the formal action will become effective on the day
<br />following the hearing and decision by the City Council. An appeal from the decision or
<br />requirement of the Planning Commission may be made by any interested party, individual, or
<br />group. The appeal must be filed with the Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required
<br />filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning Department, within ten days of the date of the
<br />Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed
<br />holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final day to appeal shall be extended to the next
<br />day City Hall is open for public business. Please note: Under California Government Code
<br />Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the matters on this agenda for which a public
<br />hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to raising only those issues which you (or
<br />someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in written correspondence received by
<br />the Planning Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
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<br />Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
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<br />Plaza – M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
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