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ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA APPROVING AMENDMENT APPLICATION <br />NO. 2025-02 TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION <br />FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1801 EAST <br />CHESTNUT AVENUE AND RECOGNIZED AS ASSESSOR <br />PARCEL NUMBER 402-212-01 FROM GENERAL <br />AGRICULTURAL (A-1) TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C-2) <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and 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 <br />designation of 1801 East Chestnut Avenue (APN 402-212-01) ("Property") <br />from Open Space (OS) to General Commercial (GC), updating text portions <br />and exhibits of the City's General Plan to reflect this change, as well as <br />Amendment Application No. 2025-02 rezoning the Property from General <br />Agriculture (A-1) to General Commercial (C-2) in orderto adequately update <br />City records and capture the changes needed in relationship with Zoo <br />Overflow Parking Improvements, as more fully described in the City's Staff <br />Report dated March 3, 2026, at said Property ("Project"). <br />B. Historically, the proposed Project's site has functioned as an overflow <br />parking 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 <br />held a duly noticed public hearing and voted to recommend that the City <br />Council adopt AA No. 2025-02. <br />E. On March 3, 2026, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana held a duly <br />noticed public hearing to consider all testimony, written and oral, related to <br />AA No. 2025-02, at which time all persons wishing to testify were heard, the <br />Project was fully considered, and all other legal prerequisites to the adoption <br />of this amendment occurred. <br />F. The City Council has reviewed applicable general plan policies and has <br />determined that this proposed rezoning is consistent with the goals and <br />policies of the general plan. <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXXX <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />