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Planning Commission
<br />Regular Meeting Agenda
<br />July 28, 2025
<br />5:30 P.M.
<br />Council Chamber
<br />22 Civic Center Plaza
<br />Santa Ana, CA
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<br />ISURI S. RAMOS
<br />Chair, Ward 3 Representative
<br />CARL BENNINGER
<br />ViceChair
<br />Ward 4 Representative
<br />CHRISTOPHER LEO
<br />Citywide Representative
<br />MANUEL J. ESCAMILLA
<br />Ward 2 Representative
<br />JENNIFER OLIVA
<br />Ward 6 Representative
<br />BAO PHAM
<br />Ward 1 Representative
<br />ALAN WOO
<br />Ward 5 Representative
<br />Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP
<br />Executive Director
<br />Melissa M. Crosthwaite
<br />Legal Counsel
<br />Ricardo Soto, AICP
<br />Acting Planning Manager
<br />Gema Zapien
<br />Acting Recording Secretary
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<br />CALL TO ORDER
<br />Commissioners: Isuri S. Ramos, Chair
<br />Carl Benninger, ViceChair
<br />Christopher Leo
<br />Manuel J. Escamilla
<br />Jennifer Oliva
<br />Bao Pham
<br />Alan Woo
<br />Executive Director Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP
<br />Legal Counsel Melissa M. Crosthwaite
<br />Acting Planning Manager Ricardo Soto, AICP
<br />Acting Recording Secretary Gema Zapien
<br />ROLL CALL
<br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
<br />PUBLIC COMMENTS
<br />CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
<br />a.Minutes
<br />Recommended Action: Approve Minutes from July 14, 2025.
<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,
<br />and Public Convenience or Necessity Determinations are final unless appealed
<br />within 10 days of the decision by any interested party or group (refer to the Basic
<br />Meeting Information page for more information). The Planning Commission
<br />recommendation on Zoning and General Plan amendments, Development
<br />Agreements, Specific Developments, and Specific Plans will be forwarded to the City
<br />Council for final determination. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on
<br />July 18, 2025 and notices were mailed on July 17, 2025.
<br />1.CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 202512 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
<br />1030 EAST FOURTH STREET LOCATED WITHIN THE TRANSIT ZONING CODE
<br />(SD84) ZONING DISTRICT, WITHIN THE URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD (UN2)
<br />SUBZONE.
<br />Project Applicant: Extra Space Properties 103, LLC (Applicant and Property
<br />Owner).
<br />Proposed Project: Applicant is requesting approval of Conditional Use Permit
<br />(CUP) No. 202512 to allow the expansion of an existing selfstorage facility, including
<br />modifications to the required landscaped yard standards. The applicant is making the
<br />request pursuant to sections 412007 and 41650 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code,
<br />which require Planning Commission review and approval of a CUP for the expansion of
<br />an existing selfstorage facility and modifications to regulations set forth for the district
<br />in which the facility is located.
<br />Environmental Impact:Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
<br />and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review pursuant to Class
<br />32, Section 15332 (InFill Development Projects) of the CEQA Guidelines. Categorical
<br />Exemption ER No. 202422 will be filed for this project.
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2025XX
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
<br />APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 202512 AS CONDITIONED TO
<br />ALLOW THE EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING, LEGALLY ESTABLISHED SELF
<br />STORAGE FACILITY, INCLUDING MODIFICATIONS TO THE REQUIRED
<br />LANDSCAPED YARD STANDARDS AT 1030 E. FOURTH STREET (APN: 398461
<br />18)
<br />Recommended Action:
<br />Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 202512 as
<br />conditioned.
<br />2.SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 202502 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 730
<br />SOUTH VAN NESS AVENUE LOCATED WITHIN THE SPECIFIC
<br />DEVELOPMENT NO. 40 (SD40) ZONING DISTRICT.
<br />Project Applicant: Jeremy Cole (Applicant), representing Sonia Gonzalez (Property
<br />Owner).
<br />Proposed Project: Applicant is requesting approval of Site Plan Review No. 2025
<br />02 to allow an 85squarefoot rear addition to enlarge a bedroom and add a new
<br />bathroom, exterior alterations, and an interior remodel to an existing singlefamily
<br />residence.
<br />Environmental Impact:Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
<br />and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review pursuant to Class
<br />1, Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines. Categorical Exemption
<br />ER No. 202557 will be filed for this project.
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2025XX
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
<br />APPROVING SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 202502 AS CONDITIONED TO ALLOW A
<br />MAJOR RESIDENTIAL ADDITION AND EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING
<br />SINGLEFAMILY HOME WITHIN THE HENINGER PARK SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT
<br />(SD40) LOCATED AT 730 S. VAN NESS AVENUE (APN: 01020315)
<br />Recommended Action:
<br />Adopt a resolution approving Site Plan Review No. 202502 as conditioned.
<br />*End of Business Calendar*
<br />STAFF COMMENTS
<br />COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
<br />ADJOURNMENT
<br />The next meeting of the Planning Commission will be on August 11, 2025, at 5:30 PM in the
<br />Council Chamber located at 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
<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 />Submit a written comment
<br />You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:
<br />Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
<br />Mail to Gema Zapien, Acting Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center
<br />Plaza – M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
<br />Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
<br />consideration by the Planning Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
<br />meeting.Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
<br />Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
<br />written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Planning Commission
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