RESOLUTION NO. 2023-082
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA APPROVING A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF
SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 2016-03, VARIANCE NO. 2017-
05, AND VARIANCE NO. 2017-06 FOR THE MADISON
MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT TO BE LOCATED AT 200
NORTH CABRILLO PARK DRIVE
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 June 5, 2018, the City Council approved Appeal No. 2017-05, thereby reversing the Planning Commission's decision to deny Site Plan Review No. 2016-03, Variance No. 2017-05, and Variance No. 2017-06 to allow the development of a seven-story, 260-unit mixed-use development at 200 North Cabrillo Park Drive.
B. Pursuant to City of Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41-647, where construction does not commence, these types of entitlements expire after two (2) years unless the applicant applies for, and the City Council approves, an extension. Up to three extensions may be granted.
C. Prior to the expiration of the subject entitlements, a state of local emergency was declared stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Successive executive orders extended the expiration date of the project's entitlements from June 5, 2020, to December 31, 2022.
D. Taking into consideration the difficulties experienced by the development industry from the global COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on securing funding, labor, and construction materials, the City Council approved the applicants first request for a one-year entitlement extension on December 6, 2022, extending the subject projects entitlements until December 31, 2023.
E. Recent increases in interest rates beginning the first quarter of 2022 and continuing through 2023, and their impact on construction loans and land development costs, have resulted in additional delays to the project's ability to complete the plan check process, pull permits, and break ground on the project by the December 31, 2023, deadline.
F. It is the Planning Division's policy to recommend no more than one-year extension at a time, mainly in an effort to encourage the construction of previous approved projects.
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G. The applicant has since completed the building plan check process and is working through the public works review process, which would need to be completed prior to permit issuance. Following the completion of the process the applicant intends to pull their building permits and begin construction in third quarter of 2024, in order to effectuate its entitlements within a timely manner.
H. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the extension for this project is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3). This determination has been made as it has been determined that the proposed action to extend the existing, approved entitlement does not have the potential to cause a significant effect on the environment, as the existing, approved entitlement has already been evaluated pursuant to CEQA.
Section 2. Site Plan Review No. 2016-03, Variance No. 2017-05, and Variance No. 2017-06 are each hereby extended for a period of one (1) year until December 31, 2024. This decision is based upon the evidence submitted, which includes, but is not limited to, the Request for Council Action dated November 21, 2023, and exhibits attached thereto, and any public testimony, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 21st day of November, 2023.
alerie Amezcua
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: Laura A. Rossini
Jose Montoya
for Assistant City Attorney
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AYES: Councilmembers Amezcua, Bacerra, Hernandez, Lopez, Penaloza, Phan, Vazquez (7)
NOES: Councilmembers None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
1, JENNIFER L. HALL, City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2023-082 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on November 21, 2023
Date: 12/4/2683
Jennifer L. Hall
( City Clerk
City of Santa Ana
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