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REQUEST FOR <br />?~ <br />Planning Commission Action ~"- , <br />~~ucal~on Isl~, <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 27, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - ZONING ORDINANCE <br />ADMENDMENT NO. 2004-07 TO AMEND CHAPTER <br />41 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE <br />PERTAINING TO SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, <br />VENDING MACHINES, SECOND DWELLING UNITS, <br />DEFINITIONS, LAUNDROMATS AND TOWNHOUSE <br />STANDARDS <br />PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />DENIED <br />^ Applicant's Request <br />^ Staff Recommendation <br />CONTINUED TO <br />Prepared by Lucy Linnaus <br />~ Executive Director <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Planning Mana r <br />Recommend that the City Council: <br />1. Approve and adopt the Negative Declaration for Environmental Review <br />No. 2004-231. <br />2. Adopt an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2004-07. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Background <br />The proposed zoning ordinance amendment (ZOA) is to amend sections of <br />Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal code to clarify, modify and <br />establish new regulations. Specifically, substantial changes are <br />proposed to the single-family residential development standards that are <br />intended to address concerns about projects that are not characteristic <br />of or beneficial to their neighborhoods. The current code sections that <br />regulate single family dwelling development were adopted in 1986. These <br />sections have basically remained unchanged for the last 20 years, which <br />has resulted in regulations that are not in concert with the current <br />housing trends. As a result, many of the sections are obsolete and in <br />need of updating. <br />The amendments to the definitions, second dwelling units, laundromat, <br />vending machines and townhouse regulations are primarily intended to <br />clarify and update these regulations. <br />EXHIBIT A <br />75B-2 <br />