HomeMy WebLinkAbout75A - SEXLING FARMHOUSE ORCHARDCC 3-4-2014 PRESENTATION.PPTXSexlinger Farmhouse & Orchard
Residential Project
1584 E. Santa Clara Ave.
City Council Public Hearing
March 4, 2014
Project Site
1584 E. Santa Clara Ave.
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Farmhouse and Orchard
Farmhouse
Constructed In 1914
5-Acre Site
Approximately
250 Valencia
Orange Trees
Sexlinger Property Background
Property served as the primary residence
and orange orchard for the Sexlinger family
from 1914 until 2006.
Property was annexed into the City in 1979
and zoned for residential development.
Upon her passing, Martha Sexlinger, left the
property to Orange Lutheran High School
and Concordia University as joint owners.
The owners have pursued the sale and
development of the property in order to
fund ongoing efforts at their schools.
Entitlement Process Background
City received first development
application in 2007, which was withdrawn.
Current development proposal received
in 2010.
Environmental and public review process
resulted in identification of the site as a
historic resource.
City Council placed property on SA
Register of Historic Places in June 2012.
Entitlement Process Background
Entitlement process placed on 240-day hold
to seek ways to preserve the property.
Although there was great public interest in
preserving the property, the alternatives
offered would have required funding for
which no source was readily available.
City continued to work with property
owners and preservation advocates.
A “historic preservation alternative” was
added to and analyzed in the EIR.
Historic Preservation Alternative
Preserves farmhouse and garage in place on a 10,000 sq. ft. lot.
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Preserves .23 acres for orange trees.
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House and garage to be restored to Secretary of the Interior Standards.
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Mitigates impacts to a level of less than significant.
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Sold as part of the private development.
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Entitlement Process Background
In all the EIR was revised/recirculated three
times since July 2011 in order to respond to
public comments and analyze additional
alternatives.
The applicant revised their plan to meet the
“historic preservation alternative.”
The Planning Commission recommended
approval of the revised project, which
preserves the farmhouse and trees on a
10,000 sq. ft. lot, on February 10, 2014.
Proposed Project –23 Houses
Cut-Through Traffic Analysis
Cut-Through Traffic Analysis
Cut-Through Traffic Analysis
Offset
Streets
Bulb-
outs
Curvilinear
Street
Illustrative Elevations
The property owners do not currently
have an agreement with a merchant
builder to construct the houses.
The elevations are for illustrative
purposes only.
Project Conclusions
Project is consistent with the General
Plan and Zoning designations allowing for
low density, single-family residences.
Project impacts have been mitigated to a
level that is less than significant.
Project Conclusions
If approved, the project would:
Allow for the construction of 22 new single-
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family houses.
Preserve and rehabilitate the original
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farmhouse and .23-acre orchard.
Allow for a reduction in setback to allow the
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farmhouse to remain in place.
Allow for a reduction in frontage on one lot.
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Create a vesting tentative tract map to allow
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for the sale of the houses.
Recommended City Council Actions
Certify Environmental Impact Report No.
2011-01
Approve Variance No. 2012-04 (a, b)
Approve Vesting Tentative Tract Map No.
2012-02