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Case 8:23-cv-00504 Document 1.-3 Filed 03/20/23 Page 7 of 76 Page ID #:73 ZOA No. 2022-03: Zoning Code Amendments and Updates January 17, 2023 Page 5 "professional, business, and administrative office." Electric Fences The SAMC is currently silent on electric 1. Create"electric fence"definition in fences.The SAMC neither defines nor Division 2(Definitions),Article l of the regulates electric fences,which have zoning Code(Sec.41-54.5) become more widely used as a means 2. Add new section to regulate zones to secure property from theft and/or and properties where electric fences vandalism. are permitted (M1 and M2,where abutting a rail right-of-way)subject to a minor exception Sec. 41-610.5 . Light Processing The SAMC (Sec. 41-472 and Sec.41- Amend Section 41-1251 to explicitly list Facilities 472.5) requires a conditional use and require a conditional use permit for permit for light processing facilities in light processing facilities, consistent the Light Industrial(M-1)zoning with Section 41-472 and Section 41- district. Section 41-1251 (Permits 472.5. required) in Article XIV. --Recycling Facilities does not explicitly state that a conditional use permit is required for a light processing facility. Landscaping— The SAMC (Sec.41-100 and Sec.41- Amend Section 41-100 and Section 41- Synthetic Turf 609) currently requires landscape 609 to permit use of synthetic turf for areas be maintained with live plant projects that are not subject to the material and other decorative Water Efficiency Landscape Standards, elements. The code is silent on provided they comply with landscape allowance of synthetic turf for projects guidelines and permitting requirements where the Water Efficiency established by the Director of the Landscape Standards do not apply. Planning and Building A enc . Family Daycare Facilities Under the California Child Day Care Facilities Act, the State Department of Social Services licenses and regulates family daycare homes. In Santa Ana, a small family daycare home, which may provide care for up to eight children, is considered a residential use of property for purposes of all local ordinances. Large family daycare homes, which provide care for up to 14 children, require approval of a permit. Senate Bill (SB) 234, effective January 1, 2020, now requires a large family daycare facility to be treated as a residential use of property for purposes of all local ordinances. SB 234 also prevents local jurisdictions from requiring any form of a permit, license, tax, fee, or other clearance to operate a large day care facility on a residential property. Family daycare facilities must be allowed on any property where a residential use is allowed, including single-family residences, duplexes and triplexes, townhomes, and multiple-family dwellings (apartments), according to Section 1596.78 of the Health and Safety Code. The text of various zoning district regulations in the Zoning Code currently require approval of a land use certificate (LUC) application and accompanying fee to operate a large family daycare facility. In addition, SAMC Section 41-42.5 contains a definition for"Child Care Facilities."The proposed ordinance would delete references to child care facilities in various Zoning Code sections where residential uses are permitted, and would create a new Section 41-192.6 allowing small and large family daycare as an accessory use to