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Case 8:23-cv-00504 Document 1.-3 Filed 03I20/23 Page 8 of 76 Page ID#:74 ZOA No. 2022-03: Zoning Code Amendments and Updates January 17, 2023 Page 6 residential uses. The proposed ordinance would also create new definitions for"Family Daycare Facilities" and "Daycare Centers," and replace any reference to "Child Care Facilities" in the permitted uses sections in the commercial and industrial zoning districts with "Daycare Centers." The changes would update the Zoning Code to be consistent with state law. Regional Planned Sign Programs The Zoning Code currently affords regional commercial centers, automobile dealerships, and attractions flexibility with their on-premises signage without the need for approval of a variance application. Instead, SAMC Sec. 41-885 provides for approval of a regional planned sign program (RSPG) by the Planning Commission; the RSPG contains all location, design, and installation specifications for signage within the scope of a regional commercial centers, automobile dealerships, or attractions. Examples of such regional facilities in Santa Ana with approved RSPGs include MainPlace, Discovery Cube Orange County, McFadden Place, Hutton Centre, and Tom's Truck Center. These regional facilities are approved for a combination of wall signs, banners, monument (freestanding) signs, mimetic signs, and digital signs for on-premises advertising. Staff is proposing to amend SAMC Section 41-885 to define and allow a "regional institution" to submit an application for an RSPG for staff review and subsequent approval by the Planning Commission. This amendment is a proactive response to the effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic, during which many hospitals and institutions of higher learning began installing community-oriented signage to recognize the contributions of educational and hospital staff during a critical time. As with any other regional facility as defined by SAMC Section 41-885, these types of facilities would seek Planning Commission approval of an RSPG before installing such signage, along with any other permanent advertising signage they may contemplate in the RSPG package. Massage Establishments On March 16, 2009, the City adopted Ordinance Amendment No. 2008-02 and Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2008-01 to amend Chapter 22 (Massage Establishments) and Chapter 41 (Zoning) of the SAMC to regulate massage establishments and massage technicians in response to concerns relating to the impacts of massage establishments and the potential establishment of new locations in the city. Past amendments to Chapter 41 included requirements for a CUP for massage establishments, an LUC for ancillary massage uses, implemented separation criteria similar to adult entertainment uses, and created operational standards specific to the massage use. Subsequently, in September of 2009, California Senate Bill 731 (SB 731) became effective, which restricted local governments' ability to regulate massage establishments and massage technicians. The passage of SB 731 exempted massage technicians that possessed a massage technician certificate issued by the California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC), a nonprofit public benefit corporation, from regulations and permit requirements that were previously adopted by the City. The new law required that