RES-8582 Granting Variance No. 2002-95RESOLUTION NO. 8582
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE OVERRULING THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ORANGE AND
GRANTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A USED CAR
FACILITY WITHOUT PROVIDING A MINIMUM
2,000 SQUARE FOOT SHOWROOM, 1,600 SQUARE
FOOT SERVICE AND REPAIR FACILITY OR 15
FOOT FRONT YARD SETBACK.
VARIANCE 2002-
95 NAME OF APPLICANT: ENTERPRISE
RENT-
A-CAR RECITALS:After report thereon by the Plarming Commission and after
due public hearings as required by law, and after receiving a recommendation
from the Plarming Commission, recommending, by Resolution No. PC 48-95,
that Variance 2002-95 be denied to allow a used car facility without providing a
minimum 2,000 square foot showroom, 1,600 square foot service and repair facility or 15
foot front yard setback the City Council considered the
Plarming Commission recommendation and granted Variance 2002-95. Said real property is
more particularly
described in Exhibit "A"attached hereto.Upon the public hearing before the
City
Council, the following facts were established:1. The applicant, Enterprise
Rent-A-Car Company of Los Angeles, is requesting approval of a conditional use permit
to allow the establishment of a used car sales facility. The City
Council authorized the execution of a participation agreement between the
Orange Redevelopment Agency and Enterprise Rent-A-Car to provide financial assistance for this
project. The variance request is to allow the auto sales facility without providing
the code required minimum 2,000 sq. ft. indoor showroom,1,600 sq. ft. service and
repair facility, or the 15 ft. minimum front yard setback.2. The cars
being sold at this facility have generally been used for approximately 2 years in
the company's car rental operation. The cars are normally driven individually onto the site by
the sales staff, and the volume of sales is anticipated to be approximately 40 to 50
cars sold per month at this facility. The proposed business hours are from 9:00 a.m.
3. The proposed project consists of constructing a single story 3,500 sq. ft.
sales office building located near the back of the property. The remainder of the site
would be paved and used for outdoor car display and parking area with no indoor
showroom or service repair facility. The project also proposes to use an existing
driveway easement that runs along the north property line as a secondary access. This
driveway currently provides access to the 14 unit condominium complex adjacent to the
east, in back of this project site.
4. The project was heard by the Planning Commission on November 6,
1995. The adjoining residences to the east (Orange Glenn Villas) had opposed to the
project primarily due to the proposed use of the existing access driveway which
currently serves the 14 unit complex. The Planning Commission took action to deny
Conditional Use Permit 2127-95 and Variance
2002-95.5. The applicant is appealing the Planning Commission's decision
to deny the project because Enterprise Rent-A-Car has spent a great deal of
effort in research to locate their car sales facility in Orange, and that they are of the
opinion that their sales operation will be successful at this site by providing a needed
service to the community.The applicant stated that they have met with the Orange
Villas Association to address their concerns. They are confident that the impacts would be
minimal and that the aesthetics of
site would be enhanced.NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, before the City
Council of the City of Orange that Variance 2002-95 be
granted for the following reason:l. The size, location and surroundings of the site
requires that a variance be granted in order to allow
productive use of the property.ADOPTED this
13th
day
of February, 1996.ATTEST:r City
Clerk of the . of Orange
Reso.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 13th day
of February, 1996, by the following vote:
A YES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MURPHY, BARRERA, MAYOR CCONTZ, SPURGEON, SLATER
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
City Clerk of the
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Exhibit A
Legal Description
The North 191.43 feet of:
All that certain land situated in the State of California, County ofOrangc,
situated in the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana described as follows:
Commencing at the Southwest comer of the North one-half of Lot up of
the Bush and Watson Tract, as shown on a map of Survey made by Knox and Rumble
in 1871, and being a portion of the allotment to the heirs of Leandro Scnano by
final decree in partition of said Rancho, rcndcmI September 12, 1868; thence North 330.
0 feet; thence East 1320.0 feet; thence South 330.0 feet to the Southeast comer of
the North one-half of said Lot up; thence West to the place ofbcginning.
contAining 10 acres, more
or less.Excepting therefrom the West 30 feet as conveyed to the County of
Orange by deed recorded May 17, 1920 in book 360, page 72
of Deeds.Also excepting therefrom the East
990 feet.Also excepting 11/100ths pcrccn1 of all of the oil, gas and
other hydrocarbon substances and minerals now and hereafter in, on and under the herein
described land.