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Exhibit 1: Transit Zoning Code (SD-84) March 3, 2025 Community Meeting <br />Summary <br />Page 1 <br />Overview <br />At the Planning Commission public hearing on Monday, February 24, 2025, the Planning <br />Commission continued the proposed amendment to the Transit Zoning Code (SD-84) and <br />zoning map item to a special meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. <br />at Santa Ana City Hall Council Chamber (22 Civic Center Plaza). In addition, the Planning <br />Commission directed staff to conduct an additional community meeting, before the March <br />6th special meeting, with interested parties in attendance at the hearing, including <br />residents, businesses, and property owners, to garner additional feedback on the <br />proposed amendments. <br />This report summarizes the meeting outcomes, detailing outreach efforts, participation <br />format, and key themes derived from community input. Additionally, it emphasizes and <br />implements the Planning Commission's intent to facilitate continued collaboration <br />between residents and businesses in identifying areas of common ground and potential <br />compromise regarding the proposed amendments. <br />Outreach <br />To ensure broad participation, staff conducted extensive outreach for the March 3, 2025, <br />community meeting. Staff contacted community members that provided public testimony <br />at the regularly scheduled February 24, 2025 Planning Commission meeting that provided <br />contact information and members of the public on the project interested parties list, <br />directly emailing invitations to approximately 184 individuals, and personally calling those <br />without email, securing updated contact details. Staff also programmed and sent a pre- <br />recorded voice message reminder to approximately 130 contacts. Finally, staff sent a <br />same-day email reminder. To ensure inclusivity, staff also arranged for Spanish <br />interpretation services for the community meeting. <br />Location <br />The meeting was held on <br />Monday, March 3, 2025, from <br />5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the <br />Santa Ana Regional <br />Transportation Center (SARTC) <br />First Floor Conference Room. <br />The meeting location is located <br />within the boundaries of the <br />Transit Zoning Code and in close <br />proximity to both established <br />residential communities within the <br />district and properties with an <br />industrial overlay subzone. <br />Participation Format <br />The meeting included a presentation that covered the major points of the proposed <br />ordinance and the purpose of the meeting as directed by the Planning Commission, with <br />a majority of the meeting time allocated to small group discussion. The small group <br />  <br />Planning Commission 1 – 7 3/6/2025 <br />