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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-16• RESOLUTION NO. 2003-16 Lss 05/08/03 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2003-09 TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES OF AN EXISTING SCHOOL IN THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO INCREASE ON-SITE PARKING 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. Conditional Use Permit No. 2003-09 came before the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana for a duly noticed public hearing on May 12, 2003. • B. The applicant is requesting approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 2003-09 to expand the boundaries of an existing school use to increase on-site parking in the Single Family Residential (R-1) district at 1436 West Washington Avenue. C. Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41-638 authorizes the Planning Commission to grant a conditional use permit upon making certain findings. 1. Will the project provide a service or facility, which will contribute to the general well being of the neighborhood or the community? The property boundaries of the school are being expanded to accommodate additional on-site parking spaces for the approved school use. The new parking lot will contribute to the well being of the neighborhood by adding eight additional on-site parking spaces to the property, thus bringing parking for the approved school facility into closer compliance with City parking standards. The additional on-site . parking will reduce the number of cars that will park on the surrounding residential streets. Resolution No. 2003-16 Page 1 of 6 • 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 school for religious study has been operating on this site since 1980 without any known complaints to the City from persons residing or working in the vicinity. Expanding the boundaries of the facility so that additional parking can be provided on-site will not be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of the community. The parking lot has been designed to meet or exceed City code and design standards. An eight-foot high block wall and afive-foot landscape buffer is being provided between the new parking lot and R-1 zoned property to help minimize any potential impacts from car lights and noise that may be associated with the parking lot being constructed adjacent to single-family residences. In addition, parking lot lighting will be limited to 15-feet in height and will be designed to shine away from adjacent houses. • 3. Will the proposed use adversely affect the present economic stability or future economic development of properties surrounding the area? Expanding the boundaries of the school property to allow additional parking will not adversely affect the economic development or economic stability of properties in the surrounding area. Parking is ancillary to any use or business. The addition of on- site parking will bring the existing facility into closer conformance with City parking requirements. 4. Will the proposed use comply with the regulations and conditions specified in Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code for such use? The new parking lot meets all City code and design standards. While the approved school facility is under parked as the result of the parking variance approved in 1979, the addition of the new parking lot improves on-site vehicular circulation by eliminating dead-end parking and brings the school into closer compliance • with City parking standards. Resolution No. 2003-16 Page 2 of 6 • 5. Will the proposed use adversely affect the General Plan of the City or any specific plan applicable to the area of the proposed use? Expanding the boundaries of the existing school will have no affect on the City's General Plan. Schools 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. D. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program, Environmental Review No. 2003-94 is approved and adopted . Section 2. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby, approves Conditional Use Permit No. 2003-09 as conditioned in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein. ADOPTED this 12th day of May, 2003 by the following vote: • AYES: Commission members: Cribb, De La Torre, Lutz, Mondo, Nalle, Sinclair (6) NOES: Commission members: None (0) ABSTENTION: Commission members: None (0) NOT PRESENT: Commission members: Leo (1) ~, - ~'~~~- ALEXANDER NALLE Chairperson APPROVED AS TO FORM: Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney By: La heedy Assistant City Attomey - • Resolution No. 2003-16 Page 3 of 6 • CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, LAURA JOHNSON, Clerk of the Planning Commission, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2003-16 to be the original resolution adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana on May 12, 2003. /, f ; ,.~ Date: ~,% ,~ ~ ~~j~~~- ~~ =~ .fu- a- :~ Clerk of t; Planning Commission Cityrof Santa Ana • Resolution No. 2003-16 Page 4 of 6 • EXHIBIT A Conditions for Approval for Conditional Use Permit No 2003-09 Conditional Use Permit No. 2003-09 is approved subject to compliance, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Planning Manager, with all 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. The applicant must comply in full with each and every condition listed below prior to exercising the rights conferred by this 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. Any amendment to this conditional use permit must be submitted to the Planning Division and Police Department for review. At that time, staff will determine if administrative relief is available or the conditional use permit must be amended. • B. Mitigation Measures 1. Building plans for the proposed project shall reflect that an eight-foot high masonry wall shall be provided between the proposed parking lot and adjacent residential areas. 2. Building plans for the proposed project shall reflect that light standards adjacent to residential property shall be no higher than 15 feet and shall be directed away from residential areas. 3. Construction plans for the proposed project shall reflect the following notes: a. All material excavated or graded will be sufficiently watered to prevent excessive amounts of dust. b. All clearing and earthwork activities shall cease during period of high winds (winds greater than 25 mph averaged over one hour) or during Stage 1 or Stage 2 smog episodes. c. Streets surrounding the project site should be cleaned at the end of each day of construction. • Resolution No. 2003-16 Page 5 of 6 • d. All material transported offsite shall either be sufficiently watered or securely covered to prevent excessive amounts of dust. e. The amount of area disturbed by clearing and earthwork activities shall be minimized at all times. f. To the extent feasible equipment engines shall be maintained in good condition and in proper tune according to manufacturer's specifications. g. To the extent feasible, gasoline powered equipment shall be used for onsite and offsite construction activities. 4. In the event unknown cultural resources are encountered, all earthwork activities in the area of the finding shall halt and the City of Santa Ana Environmental Coordinator shall be contacted for appropriate action. 5. Prior to issuance of a street work permit, the project applicant shall submit and have approved a grading plan showing the direction and .means of flow to the adjacent street. The plan must include all applicable routine and special structural best management practices needed to ensure N.P.D.E.S and D.A.M.P program compliance. The plans shall • incorporate post-construction Storm Water Management Plan by reference. The plan is to include existing and proposed elevations at and adjacent to all property lines. 6. Construction Plans for the proposed project shall specify that construction activities shall be limited to the hours of 7 AM to 8 PM Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 8 PM Saturday, and not permitted on Sundays or federal holidays. 7. The new and existing parking lot shall be slurry coated to repair any deteriorated paving and shall be striped to City standards. C. Police Department 1. The existing building and parking lot lighting 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's lighting, door/window locking devices and addressing be upgraded to current code standards. Lighting standards cannot be located in required landscape planters. • Resolution No. 2003-16 Page 6 of 6