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Planning and Building Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pb <br />Item # 22 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />August 19, 2025 <br />TOPIC: Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2025-01, Ordinance Amendment No. 2025- <br />01, and a Resolution to Amend Portions of Chapter 41 (Zoning) and Chapter 8 (Buildings <br />and Structures) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code Relating to Group Homes and to <br />Establish a Group Home Special Use Permit Fee and an Operator’s Permit Fee <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Public hearing - Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2025-01 and Ordinance Amendment <br />No. 2025-01 to amend portions of Chapter 41 (Zoning) and Chapter 8 (Buildings and <br />Structures) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code relating to Group Homes And Land Use <br />Definitions and a Resolution to Amend the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule for the Fiscal <br />Year 2025-2026 to Establish Planning and Building Agency Review Fees for Group Home <br />Special Use Permit Applications and Group Home Operator’s Permit Applications <br />Legal notice published in the OC Reporter on August 8, 2025. <br />RECOMMENDED ACTIONS <br />1. Adopt an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2025-01 and <br />Ordinance Amendment No. 2025-01 to amend several sections of Chapter 41 <br />(Zoning) and to add Article XXIII to Chapter 8 (Buildings and Structures) of the Santa <br />Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) relating to the location, licensing, permitting, and <br />operational requirements for group homes and land use definitions. <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 41 (ZONING) <br />AND CHAPTER 8 (BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES) OF THE SANTA ANA <br />MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO GROUP HOMES AND LAND USE DEFINITIONS, <br />REGULATING SUCH USES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DISABLED AND FINDING <br />THE ACTION TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL <br />QUALITY ACT (CEQA) UNDER STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(B)(3), <br />15061(C)(2), 15060(C)(3), AND/OR 15301(C) <br />2. Adopt a resolution to establish a Group Home Special Use Permit application review <br />fee and a Group Home Operator’s Permit review fee. <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING FEES FOR A GROUP HOME SPECIAL <br />USE PERMIT AND A GROUP HOME OPERATOR’S PERMIT <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No