RESOLUTION NO. 2022- 062
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA APPROVING A ONE- YEAR EXTENSION OF
SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 2020- 04 FOR THE CENTRAL
POINTE MIXED - USE DEVELOPMENT TO BE LOCATED
AT 1801 EAST FOURTH STREET
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows:
A. On November9, 2020, the PlanningCommissionunanimouslyapprovedSite Plan Review ( SPR) No. 2020-04 by adopting Resolution No. 2020-38 for the Central Pointe mixed -use development, which consists of 644 residential units and 15,130 square feet of commercialspace for the property located at 1801 East Fourth Street.
B. Pursuant to Section 8.4 of the Metro East Mixed Use (MEMU) Overlay Zone document, Site Plan Reviewapprovalsmust be exercisedwithin two years of approvalor becomevoid after two years of inactivityunless the City Council by resolution extends the date on which a MEMU Site Plan Review becomes void for a period or periods not exceedingthree years.
C. As a result of the global Covid- 19 pandemic, the California Legislature approvedAB 1561, which extended entitlementsthat were effectiveprior to March 4, 2020, and that were set to expire before December 31, 2021. Due to the various dates of approval and expiration on November 9, 2020 and November 9, 2022, AB 1561 does not apply to the subject entitlement.
Therefore, an extension by the City Council pursuant to Section 8.4 of the MEMU Overlay Zone is being requested by the applicant.
D. Due to difficulties in securing funding, labor, and construction materials stemming from the global Covid - 19 pandemic, the applicant has been unable to move forward with the development and is requesting an extension for the Site Plan Review.
E. It is the Planning Division's policy to recommend no more than one-year extensions at a time, mainly in an effort to encourage the construction of previously approved projects.
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F. Uponthesecuringoffundingforthe project, theapplicantintendsto obtainall necessarybuildingpermitsfortheprojectbysubmittingplansforbuildingplan check within the next year.
G. The applicant filed a request for the extension on May 31, 2022. The extension request came before the City Council on July 19, 2022.
H. In accordancewith the California EnvironmentalQuality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the extensionfor this project is exempt pursuantto Section 15061( b)( 3). This determination has been made as it has been determined that the proposedactionto extendtheexisting, approvedentitlementdoesnot have the potentialto cause a significanteffect on the environment, as the existing, approvedentitlementhasalreadybeenevaluatedpursuanttoCEQA.
Section 2. Site Plan Review No. 2020-04 is hereby extended for a period of one (1) yearfromtheoriginaldateof expirationto November9, 2023. Thisdecisionis based upon the evidence submitted, which includes, but is not limited to, the Request for CouncilActiondatedJuly 19, 2022, and exhibitsattachedthereto, and any public testimony, all of whichare incorporatedhereinby this reference.
Section 3. This Resolutionshall take effect immediatelyupon its adoptionby theCityCouncil, andtheClerkoftheCouncilshallattestto andcertifythevoteadopting this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 19thday of July. 2022.
Vicente Sarmiento
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By:
Jo6i M. Funk
Chief Assistant City Attorney
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AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
Hernandez, Lopez, Mendoza, Penaloza,
Bacerra, Sarmiento ( 6)
None ( 0)
Phan ( 1)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers None ( 0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, DAISY GOMEZ, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2022-062 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on Julv 19, 2022.
Date: b ad , JV .— . A. 0''
6,Daisy Gomez
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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