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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-004 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> SANTA ANA APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT <br /> NO. 2025-01 TO CHANGE THE GENERAL PLAN LAND <br /> USE DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY AT 1801 EAST <br /> CHESTNUT AVENUE, RECOGNIZED AS ASSESSOR <br /> PARCEL NUMBER 402-212-01 FROM OPEN SPACE (OS) <br /> TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GC) <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br /> FOLLOWS: <br /> Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and <br /> declares as follows: <br /> A. The Planning and Building Agency (PBA) and Public Works Agency (PWA) <br /> have requested approval of a change in the General Plan land use designation <br /> of 1801 East Chestnut Avenue (APN 402-212-01) ("Property") from Open <br /> Space (OS) to General Commercial (GC), updating text portions and exhibits <br /> of the City's General Plan to reflect this change, as well as Amendment <br /> Application No. 2026-XX rezoning the Property from General Agriculture (Al) <br /> to General Commercial (C2) in order to adequately update City records and <br /> capture the changes needed in relationship with Zoo Overflow Parking <br /> Improvements, as more fully described in the City's Staff Report dated March <br /> 3, 2026, at said Property ("Project"). <br /> B. Historically, the proposed Project's site has functioned as an overflow parking <br /> facility for the Santa Ana Zoo. <br /> C. In 2018, the adoption of the Zoo Facilities Master Plan (ZFMP) formally <br /> established the existing overflow parking area as a planned site for <br /> infrastructure improvements. <br /> D. On February 9, 2026, the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana held <br /> a duly noticed public hearing and voted to recommend that the City Council <br /> adopt a resolution approving GPA No. 2025-01. <br /> E. On March 3, 2026 the City Council of the City of Santa Ana held a duly noticed <br /> public hearing to consider all testimony, written and oral, related to GPA No. <br /> 2025-01, at which time all persons wishing to testify were heard, the Project <br /> was fully considered, and all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this <br /> resolution occurred. <br /> Section 2. The General Plan Amendment consists of amendments to the Land <br /> Use Element and text updates throughout the General Plan, as shown in Exhibit A, <br /> attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. <br /> Resolution No. 2026-004 <br /> Page 1 of 14 <br />