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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 24, 2011 <br />TITLE <br />EXTENSION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT <br />NO. 2009-11 TO ALLOW THE EXPANSION OF <br />THE WINTERSBURG PRESBYTERIAN <br />CHURCH AT 2000 NORTH FAIRVIEW <br />STREET <br />LL <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 15` Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution approving the extension of Conditional Use Permit No. 2009 -11. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In August 2009, the City Council approved Conditional Use Permit No. 2009 -11 to allow an expansion <br />to the Wintersburg Presbyterian Church at 2000 North Fairview Street. The conditional use permit <br />allowed the construction of approximately 34,348 square feet of floor area, including a new two -story <br />gymnasium building, classrooms and a parent's room. Due to a significant shift in the overall economy <br />over the past few years, the Wintersburg Church had been unable to secure the funds necessary to <br />begin construction on the project. As a result, the entitlements for the site are ready to expire. <br />Pursuant to Section 41 -647 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC), conditional use permits (CUP) <br />automatically become void should the property owner fail to institute an action to comply with the <br />provisions of the CUP within two years of its approval. This section of the code also allows the property <br />owner to request an extension of the entitlement up to a period of three years from the date of <br />expiration. Since construction has yet to begin, the applicant would like to maintain the entitlements for <br />the conditional use permit and is requesting a one year extension of the entitlements. The applicant <br />has submitted plans to the City and has commenced the Building plan check process. Since the <br />project will be moving forward within the next few months, the Planning Division recommends that the <br />entitlements for the church expansion project be extended by a period of one year from the date of <br />approval to August 3, 2012. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, this project is exempt from CEQA per <br />Section 15061 (b)(3). This determination has been made as it has been determined that the proposed <br />action will not cause a significant effect on the environment. <br />55B -1 <br />