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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-76KO/BK - 1/11/06 RESOLUTION NO. 2005-76 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DENYING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2005-26 TO ALLOW ESTABLISHMENT OF A LAUNDROMAT FACILITY FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 702 WEST SEVENTEENTH 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. The applicant is requesting approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 2005- 26 to allow acard-operated Laundromat facility within an existing commercial building to be located at 702 West Seventeenth Street, Suite B. B. Conditional Use Permit No. 2005-26 came before the Zoning • Administrator of the City of Santa Ana for a public hearing on October 26, 2005. C. On November 14, 2005, the Planning Commission voted to set the matter for public hearing. On November 28, 2005 the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on Conditional Use Permit No. 2005-26 D. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41-199, Laundromats are permitted in the Community Commercial (C1) zoning district subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit. E. Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41-638 authorizes the Zoning Administrator to grant a conditional use permit upon making certain findings. 1. Will the proposed use provide a service or facility which will contribute to the general well being of the neighborhood or the community? i. The proposed Laundromat will not contribute to the general well being of the community because there is already a Laundromat located on Seventeenth Street approximately one block from the applicant's location that already provides this community service to individuals who live and work in the area. Despite the fact that conditions could have been placed on the Laundromat, designed to mitigate potential Resolution No. 2005-76 Page 1 of 4 impacts created by the use and ensure that the use will not • negatively affect the surrounding community, testimony demonstrates that the existing Seventeenth Street Laundromat and others in the City are not meeting the Laundromat standards and are a detriment to its neighborhood. 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? The proposed Laundromat would create negative or adverse impacts to the surrounding community because the use, when located in other areas of the City, has demonstrated impacts that affect the health, safety, or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity. 3. Will the proposed use adversely affect the present economic stability or future economic development of properties surrounding the area? The site as developed is suitable for more upmarket uses than the proposed use. Seventeenth Street is a critical arterial in the City and many tens of thousands of vehicles traverse it each morning and evening. Based on the City's . experiences with Laundromats that share a single, integrated development site (such as the Laundromat located across Seventeenth Street), other uses would better enhance the economic stability of surrounding properties in the area. 4. Will the proposed use comply with the regulations and conditions specified in Chapter 41 for such use? Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code requires a conditional use permit for the establishment of a Laundromat. The conditional use permit requirement recognizes that a case-by-case review of each proposed use, following a noticed public hearing, is necessary before such a use can be established in a particular location, even though the use is permitted within the zoning district. A conditional use permit is designed to provide flexibility within a zoning district. Another traditional purpose of the conditional use permit is to enable a city to control certain uses which could have detrimental effects on the community Placing two Laundromats on Seventeenth Street in such close proximity, and along one the City's most important arterials, would be contrary to the policy behind the conditional use permit requirement. • Resolution No. 2005-76 Page 2 of 4 5. Will the proposed use adversely affect the General Plan or any specific plan of the City? Goal 2.0 of the Land Use Element of the City's General Plan provides that the City shall "promote land uses which enhance the City's economic and fiscal viability." Approval of this application would adversely affect the City's ability to achieve this Goal, as well as Land Use Element Policy Numbers 2.2, 2.5 and 2.8. F. In accordance with Public Resources Code section 21080(a)(5), the proposed project is exempt from further review under the California Environmental Quality Act because this project is disapproved. Section 2. The Planning Commission after conducting the public hearing hereby denies Conditional Use Permit No. 2005-26. 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 November 28, 2005 and exhibits attached thereto; and the public testimony, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference. ADOPTED this 28th day of November, 2005 by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners: Leo, Rodriguez (2) NOES: Commissioners: Betancourt, Cribb, Lutz (3) • ABSENT: Commissioners: De La Torre (1) ABSTENTIONS: Commissioners: Gartner (1) ~ /~ f Christop er eo Vice-Chairman APPROVED AS TO FORM: Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney By: d Kylee O. O Assistant Ci y Attorney • Resolution No. 2005-76 Page 3 of 4 • CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, Martha Ramirez, Planning Commission Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2005-76 to be the original resolution adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana on November 28, 2005. Date: aS 'l~ "~~ • • Planning Commission Secretary City of Santa Ana Resolution No. 2005-76 Page 4 of 4