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iv. Will the proposed use comply with the regulations and conditions specified in Chapter 41 for such use? With the exception of landscaped setbacks and parking lot landscaping, the project has been designed to comply with the City's design and development standards for parking lots and will be in compliance with the regulations established in Midtown Specific Plan (SP-3) as well as Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. v. Will the proposed use adversely affect the General Plan or any specific plan of the City? The proposed parking lot is in an area designated Professional and Administrative Office (PAO) in the General Plan. The use is consistent with the General Plan and the SP-3 zoning district which permits parking lots with a conditional use permit. F. Variance No. 2006-13 has been filed seeking a reduction in landscaped setbacks along both Seventeenth and Bush Streets, and for a reduction in required parking lot landscaping. Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41-638 authorizes the City Council to grant a variance upon making certain findings. That because of special circumstances applicable to the subject property, including size, shape, topography, location or surroundings, the strict application of the zoning ordinance is found to deprive the subject property of privileges not otherwise at variance with the intent and purpose of the provisions of this chapter. There are unique circumstances applicable to the subject site that necessitates a variance for a reduction in landscaped setbacks and parking lot landscaping. The site is located on two arterial streets and is a vacant parcel of land. Due to the property's location on two arterial streets, a reduction in landscaping is typical of development within an urban setting and is appropriate for the project. Resolution No. 2009- Page3of10 75D-15