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supports long-term economic vitality, employment opportunities, and fiscally <br /> productive land uses consistent with the adopted General Plan. <br /> G. On February 23, 2026, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public <br /> hearing and voted to recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance <br /> approving Amendment Application No. 2026-02. <br /> H. On April 7, 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 AA No. <br /> 2026-02, 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 /> amendment occurred. <br /> I. For the reasons contained herein, and each of them, Amendment Application <br /> No. 2026-02 is hereby found and determined to be consistent with the intent <br /> and purpose of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code; thus, changing <br /> the zoning district is found to be consistent with the General Plan of the City of <br /> Santa Ana and is otherwise justified by the public necessity, convenience, and <br /> general welfare. <br /> Section 2. The Amendment Application consists of amendments to the Zoning <br /> Map, as shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. <br /> Section 3. The City Council has reviewed and considered the information <br /> contained in the analysis performed pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act <br /> (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines. In accordance with CEQA Section 15162, the Project <br /> is not subject to additional environmental review, as it is within the scope of the 2022 <br /> Santa Ana General Plan EIR (SCH No. 2020029087), which was certified in conjunction <br /> with adoption of the General Plan Update. Section 15162 prohibits preparation of a <br /> subsequent or supplemental EIR unless substantial changes are proposed to the project, <br /> substantial changes occur in the circumstances under which the project is undertaken, or <br /> new information of substantial importance becomes available that was not known and <br /> could not have been known at the time the prior EIR was certified. <br /> The proposed zone change is a City-initiated corrective action that aligns zoning <br /> with the GC land use designation adopted through the 2022 General Plan Update and <br /> does not authorize any new development, construction, or change in intensity beyond <br /> what was previously analyzed in the General Plan EIR. The land use designation and <br /> development assumptions associated with the proposed zoning were fully evaluated in <br /> the certified General Plan EIR. In the 2022 General Plan, the parcels were re-designated <br /> General Commercial (GC), which encompasses commercial zoning districts intended for <br /> highly visible and accessible shopping opportunities along arterial corridors, such as C-5, <br /> supporting a range of retail, service, recreational, cultural, business, and educational <br /> uses. No substantial changes to the project, no changes in circumstances, and no new <br /> information requiring major revisions to the EIR have been identified. Accordingly, no <br /> subsequent or supplemental EIR is required pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162. <br /> In addition, the proposed zoning amendment is exempt from further environmental <br /> review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (the "Common Sense Exemption"), <br /> Ordinance No. NS-3093 <br /> Page 3 of 6 <br />