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IRVINE <br />1900 Main Street. Suite 8D0 <br />Irvine, California 92614 <br />MVE T 949.809.3388 <br />+ P A R T N E R S <br />www. nnve-architects.conn <br />To: Santa Ana City Councilmembers <br />From: MVE+Partners (on behalf of Applicant Robert H. Bisno) <br />Date: December 20, 2017 <br />Re: The Madison Mixed Use Community <br />LOS ANGELES <br />888 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 2170 <br />Los Angeles, California 92604 <br />T 213.805.7600 <br />200 North Cabrillo Park Drive, Santa Ana, California <br />- Obligation to OCFA Setback Requirement Forcing a Setback Variance <br />- Sufficient Parking Capacity & Economic Necessity of a Parking Variance To Permit <br />Development On The Property With No more Than 1.8 Parking Spaces Per Unit (468 total <br />parking spaces) <br />Obligation To OCFA Setback Requirement Forcing Setback Variance <br />The proposed project attempts to amend an existing Planning Commission & City <br />Council approval (April 2015) which allows 217 residential units and 441 parking stalls at <br />200 N. Cabrillo Park Drive. Beginning September 2016, The Applicant began re -designing <br />the project to include 280 residential dwelling units and 500 parking stalls. The Applicant <br />worked with Planning Staff and OCFA to retain much of the original design intent and <br />quality, building footprint, residential character and fire department emergency access. <br />On June 13, 2017, Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) denied various <br />Alternative Means & Methods (AM&M) in lieu of Fire Department Access. Up until that <br />date, The Applicant spent approximately ten months negotiating currently approved <br />AM&M to be applied to the proposed design. Ultimately, OCFA declared 100 percent <br />perimeter access to the proposed design was required. A copy of OCFA's formal <br />response is attached to this appeal application. <br />This OCFA fire access obligation required a 20ft wide fire lane (plus an additional <br />10ft ladder setback) to the South and West borders of the proposed project. The total 30ft <br />setback forced a re -design of the entire building, both above and below grade. The result <br />is the proposed project before you, (20 fewer units and new garage plans at all levels). <br />The new garage plan forced a full subterranean parking plan, maximizing the parking at <br />468 parking stalls (1.8 parking ratio). <br />Sufficient Parking Capacity <br />The proposed development at 200 N. Cabrillo Park Drive provides 468 parking <br />spaces, which support a ratio of 1.8 parking stalls per unit. This parking ratio provides a <br />sufficient parking ratio to a diverse grouping of residential dwelling unit types. These <br />75A-74 <br />