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Home My WebLink About1 - CUP19-33;19-34;19-35_1602 E FIRST STREET_COMMENTSFrom:Salas, Diana To:Fregoso, Vince; Bernal, Sarah; Magalona, Jocelyn Cc:Mitre-Ramirez, Norma; Orozco, Norma Subject:FW: 2019-33, 2019-34, 2019-35 Date:Monday, December 09, 2019 8:43:11 AM Attachments:image001.png image002.png image003.png Diana Salas |Support Staff Clerk of the Council Office | 20 Civic Center Plaza | Santa Ana, CA 92701 714-647-6520 | dsalas@santa-ana.org www.santa-ana.org www.ocvote.com This e-mail (and attachments, if any) may be subject to the California Public Records Act, and as such, may, therefore, be subject to public disclosure unless otherwise exempt under the Act. From: Alex Cho [mailto:a Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2019 11:54 PM To: eComment <eComment@santa-ana.org> Subject: 2019-33, 2019-34, 2019-35 We were unable to address the hard liquor issue during the November 22nd meeting between the applicant and building department agency due to the limited time constraint, so we would like to address it at this time. We formally request that hard liquor not be sold at the banquet on the grounds that it is located between two places of worship, a church and a mosque, and can be disruptive to their respective members. Although the banquet aims to install a fence and gate around its perimeter, the adjacent sidewalk and parking lot are open pedestrian areas where people can loiter and disrupt the neighborhood. Selling hard liquor increases the likelihood of drunken behavior and even harassment, especially at night given that we regularly host events for the youth in our community, including the weekends. Furthermore, the banquet claims that they will primarily host family parties, and it is our understanding that hard liquor is not usually present or necessary at this type of event. It is important to us that we maintain a safe environment for our community, so we ask that you take this into consideration and ban the distribution of hard liquor at this site. -JESUS BAPTIST CHURCH, member Alex Cho From:Salas, Diana To:Fregoso, Vince; Bernal, Sarah; Magalona, Jocelyn Cc:Mitre-Ramirez, Norma; Orozco, Norma Subject:FW: conditional use service permit 2019,33/ 2019,34/2019,35 Date:Monday, December 09, 2019 8:44:09 AM Attachments:image001.png image002.png image003.png Diana Salas |Support Staff Clerk of the Council Office | 20 Civic Center Plaza | Santa Ana, CA 92701 714-647-6520 | dsalas@santa-ana.org www.santa-ana.org www.ocvote.com This e-mail (and attachments, if any) may be subject to the California Public Records Act, and as such, may, therefore, be subject to public disclosure unless otherwise exempt under the Act. From: Ever Salinas [mailto:] Sent: Friday, December 06, 2019 5:03 PM To: eComment <eComment@santa-ana.org> Subject: conditional use service permit 2019,33/ 2019,34/2019,35 Dear: Selena Kelaher My name is Everardo Salinas and me and my family have been members of the Jesus Baptist Church since 2013. to whom it may regards: i would like to speak up on these 2 POINTS on behave of our church strongly disapproval and opposition to THE PLACE BANQUET HALL project proposal at this location site. a)operations are compatible ( wrong statements ) page 4 b) surrounding by commercial businesses (churches not businesses) page 5 PUBLIC HEARING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NOS. 2019-33, 2019-34, AND 2019-35 - Selena Kelaher, Case Planner. LOCATION: The Place Banquet Hall (3) Conditional Use Permit No. 2019-35 to allow after-hours operation until 1:00 a.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: will be disturbing our operation services throughtout the whole year. 2-3 2019-35 paragraph page 4 a) religious facility to the east. Muslim mosque b) school district offices to the south and c) "office building to the west" ( Jesus Baptist church ) a) religious facility to the east operation hours from ( 5:30 am - 8:00 pm ) daily prayer b) school distric offices hours ( 7:30 am - 4:30 pm ) monday - friday c) office building to the west ( expected to have similar hours ) our church. note: The Place Banquet Hall states that: the office building to the west will not be occupied during evenings or the weekends when the banquet facility will be rented. Hide original message Church Annual Plan (2019) 52 nights of Young Adult Fellowship (every Sat. 6pm-10pm) 20 weekend nights of 10 Bible Seminar (Mon to Sat. 6:30pm-10pm) 3 nights of Summer Retreat (Fri-Sun. 5pm-11pm) 3 nights of Winter Retreat (Fri-Sun. 5pm-11pm) 3 nights of Youth Retreat (Fri-Sun. 5pm-9pm) 3 nights of Young Adult Retreat (Fri-Sun. 6pm-10pm) 3 nights of Teachers Retreat (Fri-Sun. 6pm-10pm) Total: 87 nights meet the banquet hours. thank you for sta hending for truth and righteouness on behave of our latino a community for a better city of santa ana atte. Everardo salinas Jesus baptist church Glacier House Hotels | 10632 N Scottsdale Road #503, Scottsdale, AZ | glacierhousehotels.com 5 December 2019 ATTN: S. Bernal Planning Commission City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza PO Box 1988 Santa Ana, CA 92702 SBernal@santa-ana.org RE: Conditional Use Permit for 1602 E First Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 To the members of the Planning Commission: I represent the landlord of the property located at 1602 E First Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701. My company owns the adjacent hotel business, the newly-opened Holiday Inn Express & Suites Santa Ana – Orange County. Our tenant for the property, The Place Banquet Hall, is applying for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to operate a restaurant and banquet hall and sell alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption. We believe this use to be very compatible with our hotel as they are both hospitality businesses. It has come to my attention that the Planning Commission continued the hearing on the CUP so that the tenant, the City, and the neighboring churches can meet to review the project and express their concerns. Letters of opposition from these neighboring churches were, to my understanding, submitted only a few hours before the prior meeting, which expressed concerns over the sale of alcoholic beverages, after-hours operations, noise, security, and parking. I find myself incredulous at these concerns, especially given the existing state of security and safety of the property. Our hotel’s general manager submits reports and photos on a weekly basis showing drug use, prostitution, fighting, human defecation, and break-ins on the property. We receive many complaints from our hotel guests, who have a clear view of this environment when they come to stay. I have included photos with this letter to illustrate the unsafe environment that currently exists on this property. Vacant and abandoned properties are a liability to any business, and they attract this type of unsafe and filthy environment. Homeless people intentionally seek out vacant buildings for shelter, which is why it is critical for our tenant to fill this space as soon as possible. Not only is this vacancy a risk and a liability that is impacting my business, but it is impacting the safety and security of the surrounding community, including the neighboring churches. The longer this building is left vacant and these problems remain unaddressed, the higher the likelihood of this crime seeping into the rest of the surrounding community. All of our efforts to mitigate these issues, including the hiring of a security guard and placing calls to the police, are clearly not effective in solving the problem. Glacier House Hotels | 10632 N Scottsdale Road #503, Scottsdale, AZ | glacierhousehotels.com The reason there is even a restaurant use involved in the first place is because the City requested this use. During the original meeting with the City, they expressed concern for a banquet hall due to the lack of parking spaces and the original agreement with the Hotel. The City requested the tenant add a restaurant use Monday through Friday to their business since it required less parking than a banquet hall, and the Tenant agreed. And now we find ourselves in this position because a restaurant use was added to appease the City’s request. It is frustrating for all stakeholders involved. There is a shared parking agreement in place with the church to the west (see Exhibit C), but that has no impact on the restaurant’s proposed parking as it is on the other side of the hotel. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns regarding this letter. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Jordan Scott President The Contempo Group, LLC Glacier House Hotels | 10632 N Scottsdale Road #503, Scottsdale, AZ | glacierhousehotels.com Exhibit A: Human Feces Exhibit B: Homeless People Visible from First Street (Arterial Road) Glacier House Hotels | 10632 N Scottsdale Road #503, Scottsdale, AZ | glacierhousehotels.com Exhibit C: Shared Parking Agreement with Church From:Salas, Diana To:Fregoso, Vince; Bernal, Sarah; Magalona, Jocelyn Cc:Mitre-Ramirez, Norma; Orozco, Norma Subject:FW: Planning Commission - CUP 2019-33, CUP 2019-34, CUP 2019-35 Date:Monday, December 09, 2019 8:42:54 AM Attachments:image001.png image002.png image003.png Diana Salas |Support Staff Clerk of the Council Office | 20 Civic Center Plaza | Santa Ana, CA 92701 714-647-6520 | dsalas@santa-ana.org www.santa-ana.org www.ocvote.com This e-mail (and attachments, if any) may be subject to the California Public Records Act, and as such, may, therefore, be subject to public disclosure unless otherwise exempt under the Act. From: Simply4Sean [mailto:simply4sean@ Sent: Monday, December 09, 2019 7:43 AM To: eComment <eComment@santa-ana.org> Cc: Subject: Planning Commission - CUP 2019-33, CUP 2019-34, CUP 2019-35 Dear Planning Commissioners: The Islamic Center of Santa Ana (ICSA) located at 1610 E. 1st Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701, a religious entity that provides service for the Muslims in the area. We would like to request the City and the owners to consider the followings: 1. Since our Center is located less than 15-feet from the Place Banquet Hall, please make sure the music and live entertainment do not reach our facility when the business is in high gear. 2. Please make sure the barrier/fence between the property line between the Place Banquet Hall and ICSA at the front yard is high and secure to prevent intoxicated persons from jumper over to our property. 3. Have the security guards at the Place Banquet reinforce: a) The handling of obviously intoxicated persons; b) The handling of patrons involved in fighting, arguing or loitering about the building and in the immediate adjacent area. 4. Please be considerate during the month of Ramadan. This is the month of religious activities in which the Muslims all over the world observe. We and the members of our community really appreciate your consideration. Sincerely, -Sean Tu President, ICSA 949.