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RESPONSE TO COMMENTS MEMORANDUM– <br />ITEM 15: SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE <br />AMENDMENT NO.2024-04 PROHIBITING <br />SHORT-TERM RENTALS <br />DATE <br />December 3, 2024 <br />TO <br />City of Santa Ana <br />ADDRESS <br />20 Civic Center Plaza | P.O. Box 1988 |Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br />CONTACT <br />Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP, Planning Manager <br />FROM <br />Malia Durand, Associate Principal <br />SUBJECT <br />Response to Comments Received on the November 19, 2024,City Council Meeting Item <br />No.15: Second Reading Of Ordinance Amendment No.2024-04 Prohibiting Short-Term <br />Rentals <br />PROJECT NUMBER <br />SNT-24.2 <br />rd <br />Fourcomment letterswerereceivedprior to the December3, 2024 public hearing before the City Council <br />(seeTable 1). This memo provides responses to the comment received.As an Addendum does not require <br />public circulation, a formal comment-and-response process is not necessary.However, for consideration by <br />the Council, a response was prepared to provide clarity regarding the environmental concerns raisedrelated <br />to the City of Santa Ana Short-Term Rental Prohibition Ordinance (Modified Project). <br />Section 41-190(a) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is a permissive ordinance, meaning that those uses <br />expressly listed in the Zoning Code are permissible, and those not listed are prohibited. The Santa Ana <br />Municipal Codedoes not and has never listed short-term rentals as a permissible use in any zoning district. <br />As such STRs are prohibited and unauthorized under the enforcement practice afforded by Section 41-190(a). <br />The Modified Project would add Article XXI (Short-Term-Rentals) (Sections 8-3400–8-3402) toChapter 8, <br />Building and Standards, of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Specifically, Article XXI would include Sections 8- <br />3400 through 8-3402 to provide definitions, identify prohibited uses, and identify violations of the Article. A <br />description of each new section of Article XXI is provided in Attachment A of theEnvironmental Impact <br />Report (EIR)Addendumprepared for the project. Concurrently, the City Council is proposing to adopt a <br />resolution to set administrative fines for violations of local building codes and short-term rental laws, <br />pursuant to Government Code Section 36900 and Santa Ana Municipal Code Sections 1-21 through 1-21.9. <br /> <br />