RES-8414 Granting Variance No. 1976-94RESOLUTION NO. 8414
A RESOLUTION OP THE CITY COUNCIL OP THE CITY
OP ORANGE UPHOLDING THE RECOMMENDATION OP THE
PLANNING COMMISSION OP THE CITY OP ORANGE AND
GRANTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW WAIVER OP THE
STREET SIDE LANDSCAPE AREA ALONG PEPPER STREET
AND A 10% REDUCTION OP THE STREET SIDE LANDSCAPE
AREA ALONG LA VETA AVENUE.
VARIANCE 1976-
94 ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT
94-07 APPLICANT: ST.
JOSEPH
HOSPITAL RECITALS:After report thereon by the Planning commission
and after due public hearings as required by law, and after
receiving a recommendation from the Planning Commission,
recommending, by Resolution No. PC-33-94, that
Variance 1976-94 and Administrative Adjustment 94-07, be approved to
allow waiver of the street side landscape area along Pepper street
and a 10% reduction of the street side landscape area along
La Veta Avenue the City Council considered
the Planning commission recommendation and granted Variance 1976-
94. Said real
property is more particularly described as follows:Parcel 3 in
the City of Orange, County of Orange,State of California,
as shown on map filed in Book 106, pages 9 and 10
of parcel maps in the office
of the County Recorder of said County.Upon the
public hearing before the
City Council, the fOllowing facts were found:1. The applicant, St.
Joseph Hospital, is proposing a 20,200 sq. ft. building addition
onto the southeast corner of the st.Joseph Hospital
building and the remodeling of an existing parking lot. The
proposed building addition will be used to consolidate the emergency
services
of both st. Joseph and CHOC Hospitals.2. The variance request
is to waive the requirement to provide a 10 foot
wide landscaped setback for the proposed ambulance drive
aisle along Pepper Street, while the administrative adjustment request is to
allow a 10% reduction of the front setback
area after La Veta Avenue is widened.3. The subject
site is zoned PI (Public Institutional). The project is located on the north
side of La Veta Avenue and east of Pepper Street.
The surrounding area is developed with medical office and out patient
services
4. The Planning Commission recommends that the city council
approve the project as emergency medical service is a necessary
use needed by the community and that the reduction in street side
setbacks is necessary to provide the requested use.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the city Council of the
city of Orange that Variance 1976-94 be granted for the
following
reasons:1. That this project, subject to the conditions below,
allows development similar to other properties in the
area.2. That this property has unique and special circumstances
due to its irregular shape and the constricted space
available for
development.NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City
Council of the City of Orange that the following conditions are
imposed with
approval:1. The project shall be constructed per plans approved by
the Planning Commission and on file with the Department
of Community
Development.2. Within 2 days of the final approval of this project,
the applicant developer shall deliver to the Planning Division
a cashiers check payable to the County Clerk in an
amount required to fulfill the fee requirements of Fish and
Game Code section 711.4(d)(2) and the county administration
fee,to enable the City to file the Notice of
Determination required under Public Resources Code section 1152 14
Cal.Code of Regulations 15075. If it is determined that
there will be no impact to wildlife resources, the fee shall
be 25.00. If the applicant/developer has not delivered
the required fees within such two day period, the approval
for the project granted herein shall be
void.3. Prior to issuance of building permits, the applicant
shall provide final building, landscaping and irrigation plans
to the Design Review
Board.4. The property owner shall dedicate a minimum 10 foot strip
of property along the entire La Veta frontage as required
by the city's Department of Public
Works.5. At initiation of construction, and during the
construction activities, the applicant shall provide signing to
direct visitors and employees to access and parking
areas.6. At the time the La Veta Avenue street widening is
completed,the parking lot shall be redesigned and landscaped as
per approved plans on file with the Department of
Community Development. The final parking lot shall contain 52
parking
spaces.ADOPTED this 13th day
of Reso No.
8414 December
1994.
ATTEST:
Q. (kuAl;-?Z/'City
cler"ilof ti(eC~y of Orange 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 of December , 1994 by
the following vote:AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL
MEMBERS:COUNCIL
MEMBERS:COUNCIL
MEMBERS:MURPHY,
BARRERA, MAYOR COONTZ, SPURGEON NONE
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:NONE
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