HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC 04-11-16 City of Santa Ana
Planning Commission Meeting
Agenda
APRIL 11, 2016
City Council Chamber
22 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, California
5:30 P.M.
JAMES R. GARTNER, Chairman
Ward 5 Representative
MARK McLOUGHLIN
Citywide Representative
ERIC ALDERETE
Ward 1 Representative
LYNNETTE VERINO
Ward 2 Representative
BRUCE T. BAUER
Ward 3 Representative
PHIL BACERRA
Ward 4 Representative
SEAN H. MILL, Vice Chair
Ward 6 Representative
Lisa E. Storck
Legal Counsel
Hassan Haghani, AICP
Executive Director
Rosa Barela
Acting Recording Secretary
The Planning Commission Agenda can be found online at http://www.ci.santa-
ana.ca.us/pba/documents/agenda_pc.pdf
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PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA 1 APRIL 11, 2016
Basic Planning Commission Meeting Information
Five-Year Strategic Plan (2014-2019) Detailed information at: http://www.santa-ana.org/strategic-planning/
Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles - The City of Santa Ana is committed to achieving a shared vision for the organization and its
community. The vision, mission and guiding principles (values) are the result of a thoughtful and inclusive process designed to set the
City and organization on a course that meets the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Vision - The dynamic center of Orange County which is acclaimed for our: •Investment in youth •Safe and healthy community
•Neighborhood pride •Thriving economic climate •Enriched and diverse culture •Quality government services
Mission – “To deliver efficient public services in partnership with our community which ensures public safety, a prosperous economic
environment, opportunities for our youth, and a high quality of life for residents.”
Guiding Principles
•Collaboration •Efficiency •Equity •Excellence •Fiscal Responsibility •Innovation •Transparency
Strategic Plan Goals/Objectives/Strategies:
Goal 1 - Community Safety
Goal 2 - Youth, Education, Recreation
Goal 3 - Economic Development
Goal 4 - City Financial Stability
Goal 5 - Community Health, Livability, Engagement & Sustainability
Goal 6 - Community Facilities & Infrastructure
Goal 7 - Team Santa Ana
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Code of Ethics and Conduct - The people of the City of Santa Ana, at an election held on February 5, 2008, approved an amendment
to the City Charter which established the Code of Ethics and Conduct for elected officials and members of appointed boards,
commissions, and committees to assure public confidence. A copy of the City’s Code can be found on the Clerk of the Council’s
webpage. The following are the core values expressed: Integrity · Honesty · Responsibility · Fairness · Accountability · Respect ·
Efficiency
Agenda Information - The agenda descriptions provide the public with a general summary of the items of business to be considered by
the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission is not limited in any way by the “Recommended Action” and may take any
action which the Commission deems to be appropriate on an agenda item. Except as otherwise provided by law, no action shall be
taken on any item not listed on the agenda.
Public Comments/Public Input - Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54954.3, the public may address the Planning Commission on
any and all matters within the Commission’s jurisdiction.
At the discretion of the Chair, at the first Public Comment portion of the meeting, all comments may be considered jointly. The
public will be given the opportunity to speak on any and all matters contained on any of the Consent Calendar and Business
Calendar items and/or on issues of public interest within the jurisdiction of the Commission. Members of the public shall be given
three (3) minutes for each duly noticed hearing (unless the matter is continued prior to taking public testimony). All requests to
speak shall be submitted in writing to the Commission Secretary at the beginning of the meeting and before Public Comments
begin. Speaker forms will be available at the meeting.
REQUESTS TO SPEAK SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION BEGINS WITHOUT
PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR. When speaking, all persons addressing the Planning Commission shall follow the rules of decorum
as detailed on the back of the speaker form. The presiding officer shall have the power and responsibility to enforce decorum and
order of the meeting as set forth in Section 2-104(c) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code.
Consent Calendar - All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the Planning Commission and will be
enacted by one motion without discussion unless a member of the Commission “pulls” an item(s) from the consent calendar for a
separate vote.
Senate Bill 343 - As required by Senate Bill 343, any non-confidential writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning
Commission members regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Planning & Building
Agency during normal business hours.
Agenda & Minutes - Staff reports and documents relating to each agenda item are on file in the office of the Planning & Building Agency
and are available for public inspection during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday and
alternate Fridays. The Planning & Building Agency is located in City Hall Ross Annex, 20 Civic Center Plaza, 2nd Floor, Santa Ana,
California, (714)667-2700. Council meeting agendas, staff reports, and minutes are available the Friday before a Planning
Commission meeting at the following website address: www.santa-ana.org
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA 2 APRIL 11, 2016
CITY OF SANTA ANA
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
AGENDA
APRIL 11, 2016
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
22 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
CALL TO ORDER 5:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. PUBLIC COMMENTS (on non-agenda items)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve staff recommendations on the following
Consent Calendar items listed.
B. MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 28, 2016 {STRATEGIC
PLAN NO. 5, 1}
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes.
* * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * *
CONSENT CALENDAR
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA 3 APRIL 11, 2016
C. DRAFT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017
{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3, 2} (Jason Gabriel)
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file the draft Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Capital Improvement Program.
COMMUNICATION DISCLOSURE
COMMISSIONER COMMUNICATION DISCLOSURE (REGARDING AGENDIZED
PROJECTS)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. PUBLIC HEARING – REGIONAL PLANNED SIGN PROGRAM NO. 2016-01
{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3, 2} (Ali Pezeshkpour)
Paula Halverson, representing North McFadden Limited Partnership, is requesting
approval of a regional planned sign program to allow construction of a new 60-foot
freestanding sign with an electronic message display located at 1421 South Village
Way in the Specific Development No. 85 (SD-85) zoning district.
Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on April 1, 2016 and notices
mailed April 1, 2016.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution approving Regional Planned Sign Program No. 2016-01
as conditioned.
2. PUBLIC HEARING – CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2016-05 AND CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT NO. 2016-15
{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3, 2; 3, 4} (Hally Soboleske)
Phillip Kwan, representing Kiyomizu, is requesting approval of a conditional use permit
to allow a Type 41 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license to allow on-site
consumption of beer and wine and requesting after-hours operation until 2:00 a.m. at
305 East Fourth Street, Unit 105 located in the Specific Development No. 84 (SD-84)
zoning district.
BUSINESS CALENDAR
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA 4 APRIL 11, 2016
Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on April 1, 2016 and notices
mailed April 1, 2016.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2016-05 to
allow a Type 41 ABC License.
2. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2016-15 to
allow after-hours operation until 2:00 a.m.
3. PUBLIC HEARING – CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2016-08 AND CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT NO. 2016-09
{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3, 2} (Ivan Orozco)
Oscar Olivares, representing Mariscos Hector, is requesting approval of a conditional
use permit to allow a Type 47 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license to allow on-site
consumption of beer, wine and distilled spirits and to allow after-hours operation at a
new restaurant until 2:00 a.m. at 409 North Broadway located in the Specific
Development No. 84 (SD-84) zoning district.
Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on April 1, 2016 and notices
mailed April 1, 2016.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2016-08 to
allow a Type 47 ABC License.
2. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2016-09 as
conditioned to allow after-hours operation until 2:00 a.m.
3. Authorize the Planning Commission to issue a Public Convenience and
Necessity (PCN) letter.
4. PUBLIC HEARING – CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2016-10 AND CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT NO. 2016-11
{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3, 2} (Ricardo Soto)
Danielle Folley, representing 7-Eleven, is proposing to acquire the existing retail market
occupying Unit D of the retail center and to relocate within the same retail center to Unit
A. Currently, the existing location of the retail market has a conditional use permit for
an off-sale Type 21 ABC License. The new location, Unit A, will require a new
conditional use permit for the establishment of an off-site ABC license and for the after-
hours operation on a 24-hour basis of a retail market at 3960 South Main Street, Unit A
in the Arterial Commercial (C-5) zoning district.
Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on April 1, 2016 and notices
mailed April 1, 2016.
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA 5 APRIL 11, 2016
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2016-10 to
allow after-hours operation.
2. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2016-11 to
allow an off premise Alcoholic Beverage Control license.
5. PUBLIC HEARING – GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2016-02, AMENDMENT
APPLICATION NO. 2016-02 AND TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 2016-02
{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3, 2} (Vince Fregoso)
Sandi Gottlieb, representing The Olson Company, is requesting approval of an
amendment application (zone change), general plan amendment, and tentative tract
map in order to construct a 62-unit for-sale residential project. An adjacent parcel that
is not a part of the project will also be subject to the rezoning and general plan
amendment action. The proposed project will be located at 1506-1548 West First
Street in the General Commercial (C-2) zoning district.
Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on April 1, 2016 and notices
mailed April 1, 2016.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Planning Commission has considered the draft mitigated negative
declaration (MND) for this project and shall adopt by minute action a
recommendation to the City Council for the following actions:
1. Approve and adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation
Monitoring Reporting Program, Environmental Review No. 2015-09.
2. Adopt a resolution approving General Plan Amendment No. 2016-02.
3. Adopt an ordinance approving Amendment Application No. 2016-02.
4. Adopt a resolution approving Tentative Tract Map No. 2016-02 as
conditioned.
* * * END OF BUSINESS CALENDAR * * *
6. ZONING CODE UPDATE (CANDIDA NEAL)
WORK STUDY SESSION
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA 6 APRIL 11, 2016
7. EXCUSED ABSENCES
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Excuse absent Commission members.
8. PLANNING MANAGER UPDATES
9. PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT - The next meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for
Monday, April 25, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic
Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
• Ralph Deppish, representing 7-Eleven, proposes to operate an existing retail market that
occupies a 2,300 square-foot tenant space on a twenty-four hour basis at 2626 North Bristol
Street, Unit B located in the Community Commercial (C-1) zoning district.
• Raul Balderrama requests approval of a conditional use permit to allow a banquet facility
and a variance to allow a reduction in the required parking at 1002 East Seventeenth Street,
Unit M located in the Community Commercial (C-1) zoning district.
• Ha Nguyen, representing Restaurant Acapulco, is requesting approval of a conditional use
permit to allow a Type 47 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license to allow on-site
consumption of beer, wine and distilled spirits at 2429 West McFadden Avenue, Unit 106
located in the Arterial Commercial (C-5) zoning district.
• Kim Prijatel, representing Takenaga Trust, is requesting a tentative tract map to allow an air-
rights subdivision for 38 condominium units at 1406 North Harbor Boulevard located in the
Specific Development 2 (SP-2) zoning district.
COMMENTS
ABSENCES