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WHEREAS, pursuant to Santa Ana City Charter sections 415 and 417, based on <br />the above findings, this Ordinance is declared by the City Council to be necessary as an <br />emergency measure to protect and preserve the health, safety and welfare of the citizens <br />of the City of Santa Ana and will become effective immediately if passed by the affirmative <br />votes of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the City Council. The City Council <br />hereby finds that there is an urgent need to adopt these regulations in order to address <br />the current and immediate threats set forth above. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana does ordain as <br />follows: <br />Section 1. The recitals above are each incorporated by reference and adopted <br />as findings by the City Council. <br />Section 2. Under California Government Code sections 65852.210), and <br />66411.7(n), the adoption of an ordinance by a city implementing the provisions of <br />Government Code sections 66411.7 and 65852.21, which is California's SB 9 Law and <br />which regulates urban lot splits and two -unit projects, is statutorily exempt from the <br />requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). Therefore, the <br />proposed ordinance is statutorily exempt from CEQA in that the proposed ordinance <br />implements the State's SB 9 Law. <br />Section 3. Article XX (Small Lot Subdivisions) of Chapter 41 (Zoning) is hereby <br />amended to read as follows: <br />ARTICLE XX. - SMALL LOT SUBDIVISIONS, URBAN LOT SPLITS, AND TWO - <br />UNIT PROJECTS <br />DIVISION 1. - SMALL LOT SUBDIVISIONS <br />Sec. 41-2100. - Purpose. <br />The purpose of this article is to establish a reasonable and uniform regulatory <br />framework for the subdivision of land into small lots. Small lot subdivisions are intended <br />to provide an alternative to the traditional single-family subdivision, increasing options for <br />fee -simple home ownership opportunities. <br />(Ord. No. NS-2937, § 3, 1-16-18) <br />Sec. 41-2101. - Definitions. <br />Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires, the definitions <br />and provisions contained in this section shall govern the construction, meaning, and <br />application of words and phrases used in this article: <br />(a) "Development site" shall mean the total land area of a small lot subdivision <br />project after all required dedications for public improvements. <br />Ordinance No. NS-3013 <br />Page 2 of 32 <br />