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CUP No. 2025-10 – Footlab Orange County (400 W. Warner Avenue) April 28, 2025 Page 6 of 11 4 9 7 7 FIFA Club World Cup Tournament in Summer of 2025 and the FIFA World Cup of 2026. The Applicant notes that certain special events may exceed 300 attendees. In these cases, the conditions of approval would require that the Applicant obtain approval of a Land Use Certificate (LUC) and/or special event permit, as applicable and as permitted by the City. Prior to the issuance of the first LUC, the Applicant would be required to provide a parking study and operational plan to address the increased demand for parking, security, and/or issues or impacts created by such events. In addition, the Applicant would be required to obtain a shared parking agreement for nearby off-site locations (businesses, schools, or churches) for over-flow parking. Staff notes that due to the nature of the sports facility with variables in user demand, there is the possibility that parking issues may arise. In the event that the site cannot accommodate the parking demand at any given time, and to avoid generating a nuisance, hindrance, and/or problem with either on-site and/or off-site parking and/or circulation, the Applicant and/or Property Owner will be required to devise and implement a plan to relieve the situation. Moreover, the Applicant would be required to obtain off-site parking agreements for nearby off-site locations for over-flow parking during normal business operations, either for self-parking or through development of a valet parking program/plan. The off-site parking agreement will be required to be recorded with the Orange County Clerk Recorder and a copy provided to the Planning Division. In this case, the required overflow parking will be determined through a parking study to be reviewed and approved by the Planning Division and the City’s Traffic Engineering Division. Project Background The project’s site was developed in 1957 as a warehouse building for Sears, Roebuck and Company, commonly known as Sears. The facility was part of a nationwide emphasis on service and included a new filing system, record-keeping rooms, and classrooms for instruction of Sears’ employees, while the facility would also be utilized as a dispatch center for servicemen to individual sites where homeowners were in need of repair for their appliances. The building remained as a Sears facility until 2019, with the most recent iteration of the business operating as a Sears PartsDirect, a physical parts and repair center which began selling appliance parts in 1995. The building has remained vacant since Sears’ departure in 2019. Ordinance No. NS-2776 established “Indoor Sports Facilities” as a conditionally permitted use in the Light Industrial (M1) zoning district in 2008. Prior to the adoption of this ordinance, indoor sports and recreation were combined with indoor entertainment and were only permitted in the City’s commercial zones with a conditional use permit. The large space requirements necessary to operate indoor sports facilities in combination with higher lease rates in commercial areas resulted in a majority of indoor sports businesses not being able to locate in Santa Ana. In response to the growing demand for recreational activities and the limited park area provided within the City, the City Council amended the Municipal Code to allow indoor sports facilities within the M1 zoning district, subject to certain development standards and with a conditional use permit.