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Sexlinger 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

5-Acre Site Approximately

250 Valencia Orange Trees

Farmhouse Constructed In 1914

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City received first development application in 2007, which was withdrawn.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. • Preserves .23 acres for orange trees. • House and garage to be restored to Secretary of the Interior Standards. • Mitigates impacts to a level of less than significant. • Sold as part of the private development.

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

Curvilinear Street

Offset Streets

Bulb-outs

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-

family houses. ◦ Preserve and rehabilitate the original

farmhouse and .23-acre orchard. ◦ Allow for a reduction in setback to allow the

farmhouse to remain in place. ◦ Allow for a reduction in frontage on one lot. ◦ Create a vesting tentative tract map to allow

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