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Jeffrey Fertal 809 Grovemont Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 October 27, 2017 Santa Ana City Council 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 RE: ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ORDINACE Dear Honorable Mayor and members of the City Council, My name is Jeffrey Fertal, a resident of Santa Ana. I expect to close escrow on a home very soon for a property located at 1801 N. Bush Street. The subject property is an existing single- family residence and is a Legal Non -Conforming Use on a property currently zoned (P) Professional. This letter serves as a written request to the City Council to consider a revision to the proposed Ordinance regulating Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). As drafted, the proposed Ordinance would not permit an ADU on a property that is not zoned for Single Family use. Unfortunately, there are dozens, perhaps hundreds, of existing single-family properties within the City of Santa Ana that are not currently zoned for single family use, that would be prohibited from constructing an ADU. In all likely hood, these properties may never be developed or used as permitted under their existing zoning designation. Consequently, these single family residential properties will be unfairly discriminated from benefiting from the ADU Ordinance. The intent of the State's Revised ADU Bill is to increase the opportunities to construct ADUs and provide more flexibility in the development and approval of these units. Therefore, I respectfully request that the City Council consider revising the proposed Ordinance to include more flexibility as provided below: "Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) shall be permitted on properties that contain a single-family residence but are Legal Non -Conforming Use. The ADU shall only be permissible on eligible Legal Non - Conforming properties during such time that the property is used as a single-family residence." My intent to construct an ADU at 1801 N. Bush Street is to provide living quarters for my mother in-law. She is not physically able to reside in the main house where the bedrooms and bathrooms are on the second story. The ADU will provide her with a safe and accessible living quarter. If the proposed language is too broad, perhaps the approval of an ADU on Legal Non -Conforming lots can be considered by the City Manager on a case by case basis. Thank you for your consideration of my request. Jeffrey FertaI EXHIBIT C 7501-47