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Minor Exception Nos. 2025-01 and 2025-02 <br />OCERS Headquarters (1200 N. Tustin Avenue) <br />June 18, 2025 <br />Page 2 <br />5 <br />0 <br />9 <br />4 <br />Item Information <br />East Office <br />South Office <br />West Office, current OCERS Headquarters <br />Property Size 2.7 acres (118,649 sq. ft.) <br />Existing Site Development The subject site is developed with a two-story 30,299-square <br />foot office building and associated surface lot. <br />Use Permissions Office permitted by right pursuant to Section 41-313 of the <br />SAMC <br />Development Standards Section 41-314 of the SAMCZoning Code Sections Affected Parking Standards Section 41-1342 of the SAMC <br />DISCUSSION <br />Project Description <br />Applicant is proposing to redevelop an existing 2.7-acre lot located at 1200 N. Tustin Avenue <br />by demolishing an existing two-story, 30,299-square-foot office building and all other <br />improvements, and constructing a three-story 65-768-square-foot office building and <br />additional site related improvements, including landscaping, utility connections, vehicular <br />parking, and site lighting. <br />The proposed building is designed with a floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.5, and would have a <br />maximum building height of 43 feet and 9 inches, exceeding the maximum building height <br />of 35 feet, as shown in the project elevations attached hereto as Exhibit 7. However, the <br />Applicant is seeking approval of ME No. 2025-01 to allow a twenty-five percent increase in <br />building height, permissible under Section 41-632(3)(d) of the SAMC. The proposed building <br />would provide various building finish materials that include bronze metal panels, perforated <br />metal panels, glass guardrails, and metal building canopies. The proposed building would <br />be set back twenty-five feet from North Tustin Avenue, twenty-two feet from East Wellington <br />Avenue, fifty-nine feet from the western property line, and 200 feet from the northern <br />property line. <br />Vehicular access to the site would be provided via two twenty-foot-wide driveways, one on <br />North Tustin Avenue and the second on East Wellington Avenue, and the project proposes <br />160 parking spaces, including standard and electric (EV) stalls. Additionally, the project <br />would provide parking for eight bicycles. The Applicant is also seeking approval of ME No. <br />2025-02 to allow a twenty percent reduction in required off-street parking, permissible under <br />Section 41-632(3)(g) of the SAMC. <br />The project also includes approximately 25,400 square feet of new drought-tolerant, <br />ornamental landscaping that would cover approximately twenty percent of the site. <br />Proposed landscaping would include 36- and 24-inch box trees, 5-gallon trees, various <br />shrubs, and ground covers. Additional improvements include installation of new on-site <br />water and sewer lines and new drainage system, construction of new curb and gutter along <br />Tustin Avenue and Wellington Avenue, and replacement of streetlights.