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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-02RESOLUTION NO. 2007-02 KO- 1 /26/07 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 1962-92 AS CONDITIONED TO ALLOW AN ADDITION TO THE TEMPLE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 713 NORTH NEWHOPE STREET BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. Applicant is requesting approval of the amended Conditional Use Permit No. 1962-92 to allow an addition to the temple for the property located at 713 North Newhope Street. B. This Conditional Use Permit was originally issued as CUP # 92. With the advent of the SAPIN computer system all entitlements received a number • of which the first four digits was the year the application was processed. As such, CUP # 92 is now known as CUP No. 1962-92. C. Conditional Use Permit No. 1962-92 came before the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana for a duly noticed public hearing on January 8, 2007. D. Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41-638 authorizes the Planning Commission to grant a conditional use permit upon making certain findings. Will the proposed use provide a service or facility which will contribute to the general well being of the neighborhood or community? The property has been used as a religious facility since the original conditional use permit was approved in 1962. The addition will improve the temple building by adding 1,760 square feet to the ground floor which will contain new men's and ladies restrooms, a new 306 square foot kitchen area, an electrical room and a 595 square foot reception and gathering area. The second floor addition will be 1,440 square feet and will consist of an office and change room for the head monk. Since 1962, religious facilities on this site have provided Resolution No. 2007-02 Page 1 of 7 . services that have contributed to the general well being of the surrounding neighborhood and the community. 2. Will the proposed use under the circumstances of the particular case be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity? A religious facility has been operating on this site since 1962 without any known complaints to the City from persons residing or working in the vicinity. The 3,200 square foot addition to the temple will update the facility by providing a new kitchen and gathering area for the facility, new men's and ladies restrooms, and new office area for the head monk. The addition will be parked to City standards and will result in new landscaping and lighting being added to the site and improvements being made to the church parking lot. The new addition will provide a benefit to the religious facility and will not be detrimental to the health, safety and general welfare of persons residing or working in the area. 3. Will the proposed use adversely affect the present economic stability or future economic development of properties in the surrounding the area? The 3,200 square foot addition to the temple will not adversely affect the economic development or economic stability of properties in the surrounding area. Improvements will be made to the site as the result of the building addition which will be a positive influence on the present economic stability and future economic development of properties in the surrounding area. The overall economic stability of the area will be strengthened as a result of new investment on the subject site. 4. Will the proposed use comply with the regulations and conditions specified in Chapter 41 for such use? As a result of the new addition to the temple building, new landscaping planters and trees will be added to the church parking lot, landscape buffers will be provided between the parking lot and adjacent residential property and site lighting will be brought into conformance with City codes. At the completion of the building addition, the site will comply with the regulations and requirements specified in Chapter 41 of the City's zoning code for religious facilities. Resolution No. 2007-02 Page 2 of 7 5. Will the proposed use adversely affect the General Plan or any • specific plan of the City? The proposed 3,200 square foot addition will not adversely affect the General Ptan of the City. Religious facilities are permitted within the Low Density Residential (LR) General Plan designation and are allowed with a conditional use permit in the Single-Family Residential (R-1) zoning district. There are no Specific Plans that have an affect on this project or properties in the immediate area. E. This project was reviewed in accordance with the guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act. The recommendation is exempt from further review pursuant to Section 15301. This Class 1 exemption allows additions to existing structures provided the addition will not result in an increase of more than 10,000 square feet if the project is located in an area where all public services and facilities are available to allow maximum development permissible by the General Plan and the area where the project is located is not environmentally sensitive. Categorical Exemption Environmental Review No. 2006-70 will be filed for this project. Section 2. The Planning Commission after conducting the public hearing hereby approves the amendment to Conditional Use Permit No. 1962-92 as conditioned in • Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein for the property located at 713 North Newhope Street. This decision is based upon the evidence submitted at the abovesaid hearing, which includes but is not limited to: the Request for Planning Commission Action dated January 8, 2007 and exhibits attached thereto and the public testimony, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference. ADOPTED this 8th day of February, 2007 by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners: Betancourt, Cribb, De La Torre, Leo, Lutz (5) NOES: Commissioners: None (0) ABSENT: Commissioners: Gartner (1) ABSTENTIONS: Commissioners: None (0) Christop r Leo Chairman Resolution No. 2007-02 Page 3 of 7 • APPROVED AS TO FORM: Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney ~~. By: ~ - Kylee Otto Assistant Cit Attorney CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, Martha Ramirez, Planning Commission Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2007-02 to be the original resolution adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana on January 8, 2007. Date: ~'~ Planning Commission Secret City of Santa Ana Resolution No. 2007-02 Page 4 of 7 Amended Conditions for Approval for Conditional Use Permit No. 1962-92 The modification to Conditional Use Permit No. 1962-92 is approved subject to compliance, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Planning Manager, with applicable sections of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the California Administrative Code, the Uniform Fire Code, the Uniform Building Code, and all other applicable regulations. In addition, it shall meet the following conditions of approval: The applicant must comply with each and every condition listed below rid or to exercising the rights conferred by the conditional use permit. The applicant must remain in compliance with all conditions listed below throughout the life of the conditional use permit. Failure to comply with each and every condition may result in the revocation of the conditional use permit. A. Planning Division 1. All proposed building additions and site improvements must conform to the Site Plan Review approval of DP No. 2006-21. 2. Any amendment to this conditional use permit must be submitted to the Planning Division for review. At that time, staff will determine if administrative relief is available or if the conditional use permit must be amended. 3. The modification to Conditional Use Permit No. 1962-92 shall supersede all previous conditional use permit conditions and approvals. 4. Based upon the 136 parking spaces provided on this site, the assembly area of this religious facility shall be limited to a maximum of 4,760 square feet (4,760/35 = 136 spaces). 5. Temporary events and exterior gatherings shall require the approval of a Land Use Certificate. 6. The parking lot shall be slurry coated to repair any deteriorated paving and shall be double stripped to City standards. 7. Light standards adjacent to residential property shall be no higher than 15 feet and light shall be directed away from residential areas. 8. A precise landscape plan shall be approved by the Planning Commission prior to issuance of building permits for the proposed building addition. Resolution No. 2007-02 Page 5 of 7 9. The religious facility shall notify surrounding property owners in writing a • minimum of seven days prior to any outdoor gatherings to celebrate special temporary events that require a land use certificate to be issued by the City. B. Police Department Existing buildings and parking lots must conform to the provisions of Chapter 8, Article II Division 3 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Building Security Ordinance). These code conditions will require that the existing project lighting, door/window locking devices and addressing be upgraded to current code standards. Lighting standards cannot be located in required landscape planters. 2. A review of the project shall be completed by the Police Department for noise issues, six months after permits have been finaled for the building addition. Resolution No. 2007-02 Page 6 of 7 PROOF OF SERVICE (C.C.P. SECTION 1013(a), 2015.5) STATE OF CALIFORNIA. COUNTY OF ORANGE I am employed in the aforesaid county; I am over the age of eighteen and not a party to the within action; my business address is 20 Civic Center Plaza, Ross Annex 2"d Santa Ana, California 92702. I served the foregoingg document described as: Resolution No. 2007-02 (Conditional Use Permit No. 1962-921 in this action by p acing a rue copy t ereof enc~ec?in-se a enve opes a ressed as follows: Ven. Thich Quang Thanh Vietnamese American Center 713 North Newhope Street Santa Ana, CA 92703 [ ] I caused to be delivered by courier, such envelope by hand to the office of the addressee(s). [X] BY MAIL I am readily familiar with my employer's practice of collection and . processing correspondence for mailing. Under that practice it would be deposited with U.S. Postal Service on that same day with postage thereon fully prepaid at Santa Ana, California in the ordinary course of business. I am aware that on motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing in affidavit. [ ]The document was transmitted by facsimile transmission and was reported as complete and without error. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on February 13, 2007 at Santa Ana, California. MAR HA RAM I REZ Resolution No. 2007-02 Page 7 of 7