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ORDINANCE NO. NS-2645
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA REZONING THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 3501 AND 3511 WEST SUNFLOWER
AVENUE FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (M1) TO
SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT NO. 74 (SD-74) (AA NO.
2003-11) AND ADOPTING SPECIFIC
DEVELOPMENT NO. 74 (SD-74) FOR SAID
PROPERTY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana does hereby find,
determine and declare as follows:
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Amendment Application No. 2003-11 has been filed with the City of
Santa Ana to change the zoning district designation of certain real
property located at 3501 and 3511 West Sunflower Avenue from
Light Industrial (M1) to Specific Development No. 74 (SD-74). The
Specific Development No. 74 zoning district (SD-74) would allow the
processing of materials into a semi-finished product, manufacturing or
assembly of products, packaging of products, wholesale
establishments, enclosed storage, bulk products sales, profession
offices, eating establishments, trade and professional schools (with a
Conditional Use Permit), and child care (with a Conditional Use
Permit).
B.
The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana held a duly
noticed public hearing on January 12, 2004, on Amendment
Application No. 2003-11 and determined by a vote of 7:0 to
recommend that the City Council approve Amendment Application
No. 2003-11 which is consistent with the General Plan, including but
not limited to its goals and policies to:
1. Encourage the location of child care facilities within
employment centers (Policy 2.2)
Support developments that create a business environment
that is safe and attractive (Policy 2.8)
Support land uses which provide community and regional
economic and service benefits. (Policy 4.3)
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D.
This Council, prior to taking action on this ordinance, held a duly
noticed public hearing on February 2, 2004.
The City Council also adopts as findings all facts presented in the
Request for Council Action dated February 2, 2004 accompanying
this matter. .
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For these reasons, and each of them, Amendment Application No.
2003-11 is hereby found and determined to be consistent with the
General Plan of the City of Santa Ana and otherwise justified by the
public necessity, convenience, and general welfare.
Section 2. The City Council has reviewed and considered the information
contained in the initial study and the negative declaration for Environmental Review
No. 2003-169 prepared with respect to this Project. It is determined that, as
required pursuant to the Califomia Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the
State CEQA Guidelines, a negative declaration adequately addresses the expected
environmental impacts of this Project. On the basis of this review, the City Council
finds that there is no evidence from which it can be fairly argued that the project will
have a significant adverse effect on the environment. The City Council hereby
certifies and approves the negative declaration and directs that the Notice of
Determination be prepared and filed with the County Clerk of the County of Orange
in the manner required by law.
Pursuant to Title XIV, California Code of Regulations ("CCR")
§735.5(c)(1), the City Council has determined that, after considering the record
as a whole, there is no evidence that the proposed project will have the potential
for any adverse effect on wildlife resources or the ecological habitat upon which
wildlife resources depend. The proposed project exists in an urban environment
characterized by paved concrete, roadways, surrounding buildings and human
activity. Therefore, pursuant to Fish and Game Code §711.2 and Title XIV, CCR
§735.5(a)(3), the payment of Fish and Game Department filing fees is not
required in conjunction with this project.
Section 3. The real property located at 3501 and 3511 West Sunflower
Avenue in Santa Ana is hereby reclassified from Light Industrial (M1) to Specific
Development No. 74 (SD-74). Amended Sectional District Map number 34-5-10,
showing the above described change in use district designation, is hereby
approved and attached hereto as Exhibit "A " and incorporated by this reference as
though fully set forth herein.
Section 4. Specific Development No. 74 (SD-74) as attached to this
Ordinance is approved adopted in its entirety.
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Section 5. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion
of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the
decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of
Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the
fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or
portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
ADOPTED this - day of -' 2004.
Miguel A. Pulido
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher
City Attomey
By:
Kylee O. Otto
Deputy City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
" PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Ordinance No. NS-2645 to be the original ordinance adopted by the
City Council of the City of Santa Ana on , and that said
ordinance was published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date:
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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ART INSTITUTE/ARGOSY UNIVERSITY
Specific Development Plan No. 74 (SD-74)
Section 1. ADøllcabilitv of Ordinance
The specific development zoning district for the Art Institute/ -Argosy
University, as authorized by Chapter 41, Division 26, Sec. 41-593 et seq. of
the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC), is specifically subject to the
standards and regulations contained in this plan for the express purpose of
establishing land use regulations and standards. All other applicable
chapters, articles and sections of the SAMC shall apply unless expressly
stated or superseded by this ordinance.
Section 2. PurDOSe
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The Specific Development Plan No. 74 (SD-74), consisting of standards and
regulations, is hereby established for the express purpose of protecting the
health, safety and general welfare of the people of the City by promoting and
enhancing the value of properties and encouraging orderly development.
Art Institute/Argosy University SD-74 sets the development and design
criteria for a development consisting of approximately 10.3 acres. The
purpose of this specific development plan is to permit flexibility in the site
planning and design to respond to market conditions while assuring high
quality development.
SD-74 specifically establishes for the property the following:
. Permitted uses
. Development standards, including building height limits,
required setbacks, parking requirements, landscaping
provisions and enforcement policies
. Operational standards
. Maximum authorized development intensity
. Signage provisions
Section 3. Obiectives
The objectives of the Art Institute/Argosy University Specific Development
Plan No.7 4, include provisions of the following:
. Landscaping that is appropriate to the level of development
and sensitive to the surrounding community.
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. A visually harmonious development as viewed both intemally
and extemally.
. A circulation system that is responsive to the needs of both
vehicular and pedestrian travel.
. Flexibility of development in response to market conditions,
while achieving overall City and community goals.
. Creation of new employment opportunities.
Section 4. Uses Permitted
Uses Permitted on all parcels in the SD-74 District:
(a)
The compounding, processing, or treatment of raw or
previously used materials into a finished or semi-finished
product, excluding those specified in SAMC section 41-489.5.
(b)
The manufacture of products from raw or previously treated
materials, excluding those uses specified in section 41-489.5.
(c)
The assembly of products from raw or previously treated
materials, excluding those uses specified in section 41-489.5.
(d)
The packaging or distribution of previously prepared products
or materials, excluding those uses specified in section 41-
489.5.
(e)
Wholesale establishments where the primary trade is
business-to-business sale of products, supplies and
equipment.
(f)
(g)
Enclosed storage, warehouse and wholesale.
Bulk products sales (25 cubic feet or greater) when such
products are the primary sales activity.
(h)
Professional, administrative and business offices, except
medical offices.
(I)
Eating establishments not specified in section 41-472.5.
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Uses subject to a conditional use permit on all parcels in the SD-74
District:
(a)
(b)
(c)
Trade and professional schools
Child care other than as permitted by section 41-472.1 of the
SAMC
Eating establishments permitted in section 41-472 which
operate between 12:00 and 5:00 a.m.
Section 5. Maximum Permitted Buildina IntensitY
The maximum authorized building intensity for the Art Institute/Argosy
University is 202,490 square feet for industrial uses. The maximum floor
area ratio allowed is 0.45.
Section 6. Develoøment Standards
Building Height. All future on-site uses will be subject to a height
limitation of 35 feet above ground level, which is defined as the
vertical distance measured from the curb level to the highest point of
the roof surface.
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Setbacks. A minimum 15-foot front yard setback shall be provided
between proposed on-site uses and any future right-of-way
boundaries for Sunflower Avenue.
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Parking and loading. The off-street parking requirements for the
proposed uses are as follows:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Warehouse, distribution and storage: One space for each
1 ,000 square feet of gross floor area.
Manufacturing facilities: Two spaces for each 1,000 square
feet of production area. Office spa.ce exceeding 30 percent of
the gross floor area of a manufacturing facility must meet the
off-street parking requirements for office use.
Processing, packaging and treatment Two spaces for each
1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
Offices, business and professional: Three spaces for each
1,000 square feet of gross floor are.a.
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Trade and professional schools: One space for each 40
square feet of classroom floor area, J2!Y§ one space for each
three 333 square feet of office floor area. A passenger loading
and unloading zone shall be painted and provided for each
building used for instruction purposes.
Walls and Screening. Any equipment, whether on the roof, side of
building or ground, shall be screened. The method of screening shall
be architecturally integrated with the building in terms of materials,
color, shape and size. .
(e)
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Landscaping Standards. All areas not U!?ed for buildings, parking or
storage shall be landscaped using the following guidelines consistent
with the Commercial Landscape Standards. All landscaped areas
shall be irrigated using an automatic irrigation system. The project
shall provide landscaping consistent with the existing landscape
theme and existing improvements on-site. A six-inch raised concrete
curb shall be required around all landscape planters unless approved
by City Landscape Associate.
(a)
A landscaped area not less than 15 feet wide shall be
maintained along any property line to the extent that it abuts
Sunflower Avenue, except at approved driveways.
(b)
All new landscaped planters and landscaped areas shall
meet the commercial landscape planter standards.
6.
Architectural and Design Features.
. Exterior Materia/s: Exterior materials and finishes to comply
with an approved materials board. Trash enclosure and
similar ancillary structures are to match the texture, materials
and color palette of the proposed buildings.
. Design Features: Shall be designed to be integrated with the
existing buildings. Any new additions shall match the original
in terms of scale, rooflines, materials and color.
. C%r Scheme: Neutral colors shall be used for the overall
color scheme.
. Lighting Standards/fixtures: A minimum of one-foot candle of
light shall be provided throughout the parking area.
Specifications of light standardslfixtures and photometries plan
shall be submitted to the Planning Division for approval.
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Enforcement. The penal provisions and permit requirements of the
SAMC (effective as of the date of adoption of this SD-74) shall apply
to all development within the Art Institute Specific Development Plan
No. 74. .
Section 7. Sianaae.
All future on-site signs shall conform to Article XI, Subsections 41-850
through 41-1099 of the SAMC.
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