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Minor Exception Nos. 2025-01 and 2025-02 OCERS Headquarters (1200 N. Tustin Avenue) June 18, 2025 Page 5 5 0 9 4 privilege commonly afforded to similarly situated parcels within the Professional (P) zoning district and the surrounding urban context. Additionally, there are surrounding properties that are developed with buildings that exceed the maximum building height of thirty-five feet. Moreover, similar requests to exceed the maximum building height have been approved by the City in past. Table 3 provides a summary of buildings with a height greater than thirty-five feet within the general vicinity and the entitlement type that permitted such development. Table 3: Surrounding Properties with Building Heights Greater than 35 Feet Address Assessor Parcel Number Entitlement Type 1) 400 N. Tustin Avenue 400-043-09 Variance No. 1978-27 2) 801 N. Tustin Avenue 400-021-02 Variance No. 1971-30 3) 1001 N. Tustin Avenue 400-021-08 Variances Nos. 1970-16 4) 1401 N. Tustin Avenue 400-221-04 Height Exemption Area 5) 1403 N. Tustin Avenue 400-221-03 Height Exemption Area 6) 1551 N. Tustin Avenue 400-211-11 Height Exemption Area 7) 1525 N. Tustin Avenue 400-211-12 Height Exemption Area The property immediately to the west of the project site, 2223 E. Wellington Avenue, is developed with a three-story forty-four-foot high office building. The property to the southeast, 1001 N. Tustin Avenue, is developed with a seven-story medical office building, and the properties to the northeast, 1401 and 1403 N. Tustin Avenue, are developed with three-story office buildings. Approval of ME No. 2025-01 is necessary to preserve the property owner’s right to develop and utilize the site for a viable office use consistent with surrounding development. The immediate area includes office and medical uses that exceed thirty- five feet in height. Without the minor exception, the applicant would be deprived of the ability to construct a competitively modern office building that aligns with industry norms, tenant expectations, and allowable land uses within the Professional zoning district. Furthermore, the proposed height increase will not result in adverse effects to the public or surrounding properties. The proposed project is consistent with the zoning district and land use context, which is characterized by low- to mid-rise office development. The project will maintain compliance with all other development standards, including setbacks, landscaping, and screening. In addition, the building has been placed adjacent to Tustin Avenue and Wellington Avenue, away from the residential community to the northwest corner of the property, in order to mitigate any aesthetics and shade/shadow issues. Lastly, the subject site, located on the westside of Tustin Avenue, is identified to be just outside of the height exempt area boundary. Properties on the eastside of Tustin Avenue are allowed unlimited building heights. If the subject property were located within the height exemption area, the proposed building height of 43-feet and nine-inches would be permitted by right. Approval of ME No. 2025-01 is also consistent with other building height increases recently approved by the Zoning Administrator (e.g., ME No. 2024-01 approved by the Zoning Administrator on August 20, 2024 allowed a building height