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ZOA No. 2024-02 & AA No. 2024-03: Transit Zoning Code (SD-84) Amendments <br />Second Reading <br />June 17, 2025 <br />Page 2 <br />5 <br />1 <br />1 <br />3 <br />Industrial) and M2 (Heavy Industrial) suffixes from certain properties within the SD-84 <br />zoning district boundary as designated on the City of Santa Ana Zoning Map. <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-3082 entitled AMENDMENT APPLICATION (AA) NO. 2024-03 <br />– AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA BY <br />REMOVING THE M1 (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL) AND M2 (HEAVY INDUSTRIAL) <br />SUFFIXES FROM CERTAIN PROPERTIES WITHIN THE SD-84 ZONING DISTRICT <br />BOUNDARY <br />GOVERNMENT §84308 CODE APPLIES: Yes <br />DISCUSSION <br />On June 3, 2025, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing to consider a <br />Resolution to make findings and adopt an Addendum to the Transit Zoning Code <br />(TZC)/SD-84 Final EIR and Ordinances for ZOA No. 2024-02 and AA No. 2024-03. Upon <br />hearing all testimony, the City Council closed the public hearing, held discussion, and <br />unanimously voted 6:0:0:1 (Councilmember Phan abstaining) to approve the Resolution <br />to make findings and adopt an Addendum to TZC SD-84 Final EIR, and the first readings <br />of ZOA No. 2024-02 and AA No. 2024-03 with minor revisions to Sections 4 <br />(Organization), 5 (Nonconforming Buildings, Structures, and Uses), 9 (Uses Permitted), <br />and 10 (Operational Standards) of ZOA No. 2024-02 (Exhibit 1). The City Council’s <br />approval of ordinances for ZOA No. 2024-02 and AA No. 2024-03 require a second <br />reading. A copy of the ordinances for second reading are attached to this report as Exhibit <br />2 and Exhibit 3. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires public agencies and local <br />governments to measure the environmental impacts of development projects or other <br />major land use decisions, and to limit or avoid those impacts if possible. CEQA Guidelines <br />Section 15164 states the following with respect to an Addendum to an EIR: <br />a) The lead agency or responsible agency shall prepare an addendum to a previously <br />certified EIR if some changes or additions are necessary but none of the conditions <br />described in Section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred. <br />b) An addendum to an adopted negative declaration may be prepared if only minor <br />technical changes or additions are necessary or none of the conditions described in <br />Section 15162 calling for the preparation of a subsequent EIR or negative declaration <br />have occurred. <br />c) An addendum need not be circulated for public review but can be included in or <br />attached to the final EIR or adopted negative declaration. <br />d) The decision-making body shall consider the addendum with the final EIR or adopted <br />negative declaration prior to making a decision on the project.