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3. Project Description <br />3.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br />Section 41-190(a) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is a permissive ordinance, meaning that those uses expressly <br />listed in the Zoning Code are permissible, and those not listed are prohibited. The SAMC does not and has <br />never listed short-term rentals as a permissible use in any zoning district. As such STRs are prohibited and <br />unauthorized under the enforcement practice afforded by Section 41-190(a). <br />The Santa Ana City Council is proposing to readopt an amendment to add Article XXI (Sections 8-3400 to <br />8-3402) to SAMC to expressly prohibit short-term rentals within the city (Modified Project). This would nullify <br />and replace the terms of the urgency ordinance No. NS-3060 and standard ordinance No. NS-3061, adopted <br />on April 2, 2024 and April 16, 2024. <br />Modified Project Components <br />The Modified Project would add Article = (Short -Term -Rentals) (Sections 8-3400-8-3402) to Chapter 8, <br />Budding and Standards, of the SAMC. Specifically, Article = would include Sections 8-3400 through 8-3402 <br />to provide definitions, identify prohibited uses, and identify violations of the Article. A description of each <br />new section of Article NM is provided in Attachment A of this EIR Addendum. Concurrently, the City Council <br />is proposing to adopt a resolution to set administrative fines for violations of local building codes and short- <br />term rental laws, pursuant to Government Code Section 36900 and Santa Ana Municipal Code Sections 1-21 <br />tluough 1-21.9. <br />Ordinance NS-3072 <br />