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ZOA No. 2025-02 to Amend Portions of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />Relating to A-Frame Signs <br />August 19, 2025 <br />Page 2 <br />5 <br />2 <br />2 <br />8 <br />Planning Commission Action – July 14, 2025 <br />On July 14, 2025, the Planning Commission held a public hearing for the project and <br />voted 7:0 to recommend that the City Council approve Zoning Ordinance Amendment <br />(ZOA) No. 2025-02 as drafted. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City of Santa Ana is proposing revisions to Chapter 41 (Zoning) of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code (SAMC) in order to establish a regulatory framework for A-frame signs, <br />which would apply Citywide. This framework is designed in accordance with established <br />industry standards. <br />The proposed ordinance, ZOA No. 2025-02, attached to this report (Exhibit 1) includes <br />amendments to Chapter 41 of the SAMC. Table 1 below of this report illustrates key <br />provisions of the proposed amendments to Chapter 41. <br />Table 1: ZOA No. 2025-02 Current and Proposed Text Regulations <br />Item Existing Zoning <br />Code Regulations <br />Proposed Zoning Code Amendment <br />A-frame Sign <br />Regulations <br />Prohibited.1. Remove reference to A-frame signs being <br />prohibited in Sec.41-861. <br />2. Allow A-frame signs without permits. <br />Number None.Allow one (1) A-frame sign per business <br />establishment. <br />Definitions None.Add definition for A-frame signs in Sec. 41-1000. <br />Location None.Proposed Sec. 869(b) proposes: <br />1. A-frame signs shall be placed within fifty (50) <br />feet of a business entrance when located on <br />private property. <br />2. A-frame signs in the public right-of-way shall <br />only be placed directly in front of a business <br />and within five feet of the business entrance. <br />3. Cannot be placed in any manner that obstructs <br />or impedes pedestrian or vehicle traffic. <br />a. Shall maintain four (4) feet clearance <br />on pedestrian paths at all times. <br />b. May not be placed within twenty-four <br />(24) inches of a curb face. <br />c. Must not be placed in measured areas <br />that obstruct the vision of motorists. <br />Size None.An A-frame sign shall not exceed thirty-six (36) inches <br />in height and twenty-four (24) inches in width (Sec. 41- <br />869(c)). <br />Design None.An A-frame sign shall be constructed of durable <br />weather resistant materials and maintained in good <br />condition (Sec. 41-869(d)).