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File #: UVAR-25-0004    Version: Name: 2 Penrose Blvd Renovation - Use Variance w/ Land Use Statement
Type: Planning Case Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/17/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/12/2025 Final action:
Title: A Use Variance to allow the establishment of a Nonprofit Conference and Education Center use within the R-E/HS-O/WUI-O (Single-Family - Estate with Hillside and Wildland Urban Interface Overlays) consisting of 3.24 acres located at 2 Penrose Boulevard. (Quasi-Judicial) Related Files: N/A Council District: 3 Presenter: Chris Sullivan, Senior Planner, Planning Department Kevin Walker, Director, Planning Department
Attachments: 1. V2_Staff Report_2 Penrose Blvd Use Variance, 2. Attachment 1 - Project Statement, 3. Attachment 2 - Land Use Statement, 4. Attachment 3 - Concept Layout, 5. Attachment 4 - Potential Use Categories, 6. 7.5.527 USE VARIANCE, 7. CPC Minutes Excerpt - 2 Penrose Blvd. - 07.09.2025
Title
A Use Variance to allow the establishment of a Nonprofit Conference and Education Center use within the R-E/HS-O/WUI-O (Single-Family - Estate with Hillside and Wildland Urban Interface Overlays) consisting of 3.24 acres located at 2 Penrose Boulevard.
(Quasi-Judicial)

Related Files: N/A
Council District: 3

Presenter:
Chris Sullivan, Senior Planner, Planning Department
Kevin Walker, Director, Planning Department


Body
Summary:
Owner: El Pomar Foundation
Developer: N/A
Representative: NES Inc.
Location: 2 Penrose Blvd

A Use Variance to allow a non-profit conference and education center in the R-E/WUI-O/HS-O (Residential Estate with Wildland Urban Interface and Hillside Overlays) zone district on a 3.24-acre site located at 2 Penrose Boulevard. This application is supported by a Land Use Statement.

Background:
Please see the attached City Planning Commission Staff Report for a complete analysis of the proposed application.

Review Criteria:
The review criteria for a Use Variance as set forth in City Code Section 7.5.527 (UDC) are noted below. The City Council may approve the application or approve it with conditions if Council finds that the following criteria have been met:
1. That there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the property involved or to the intended use of the property that do not apply generally to the property or class of uses in the same zone so that a denial of the Use Variance would result in undue property loss and not solely a mere inconvenience or financial disadvantage;
2. That the Use Variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a property right of the and if not approved, the property or structure cannot yield any beneficial use;
3. That the Use Variance will not be detrimental to the public welfare or convenience nor injurious to the property or improvements of other owners of property
4. That the hardship is not the result of the applicant's own actions;
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