HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-3057 - Municode Amendment Relating to Public Input Through Community MeetingsORDINANCE NO. NS-3057
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2023-04 — AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 2 (ADMINISTRATION)
OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
PUBLIC INPUT THROUGH COMMUNITY MEETINGS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. On October 15, 2012, the City Council enacted the Sunshine Ordinance as
found in Chapter 2 (Administration) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) to
ensure that the people of Santa Ana remain in control of the government they have
created.
B. Periodically, the City Council has adopted amendments to the Sunshine
Ordinance to expand the number of required meetings, increase the notification
radius, establish meeting format and presentation requirements, and make
clarifying edits to application processing timelines.
C. In 2023, City of Santa Ana ("City") staff reviewed the Sunshine Ordinance and
identified the need to clarify applicability to add specific development amendments.
D. Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-04 amends Chapter 2 (Administration),
Section 2-153 (Public input through community meetings prior to discretionary
approval) by adding specific development amendments to the list of development
projects types to which the Sunshine Ordinance applies.
E. The proposed amendment is consistent with the General Plan of the City.
Modification to the section regarding public input through community meetings
prior to discretionary approval is consistent with General Plan Land Use (LU)
Element Goal LU-3 (Compatibility of Uses), Policy LU-3.2 (Empower Community),
which seeks to "facilitate community engagement and dialogue in policy decisions
and outcomes affecting land use and development." By clarifying applicability to
include specific development amendments, the City enables public input
opportunities during the discretionary approval process.
F. On January 16, 2024, the City Council held a duly -noticed public hearing and
considered the staff report, recommendations by staff, and public testimony
concerning Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-04.
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Section 2. The City Council finds and determines that this ordinance is not
subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to CEQA and
Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, the adoption of this
Ordinance is exempt from CEQA review because it will not result in a direct or reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, as there is no possibility it will
have a significant effect on the environment and it is not a "project", as defined in Section
15378 of the CEQA Guidelines. As a result, a Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review
No. 2023-125, will be filed upon adoption of this ordinance.
Section 3. Section 2-153 (Public input through community meetings prior to
discretionary approval) of Chapter 2 of the SAMC is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-153. — Public input through community meetings prior to discretionary approval.
(a) Applicability. The requirements of this article apply to development projects
requiring discretionary approval and that meet one (1) or more of the following
criteria:
(1) City -sponsored development projects.
(2) New residential projects containing twenty-five (25) or more units, except
that the director of the Planning and Building Agency may exempt a
developer from one (1) or more of the requirements of this article if, in the
case of affordable housing, the developer can show that it will be in jeopardy
of losing tax credits, or if an applicable project does not require a resubmittal
following initial submittal.
(3) New non-residential projects (including additions to existing buildings) of ten
thousand (10,000) square feet or more and which are, in the determination
of the city, subject to a negative declaration, mitigated negative declaration
or environmental impact report as defined under the California
Environmental Quality Act.
(4) Development projects requiring a zone change, specific plan amendment,
specific development amendment, or general plan amendment.
Section 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that
it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption.
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Section G. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published as required by law.
ADOPTED this 20- day of February, 20,
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
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Jose Montoya
lwv Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers Amezcua, Bacerra, Hernandez, Lopez,
Penaloza, Phan, Vazquez (7)
NOES: Councilmembers None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, JENNIFER L. HALL, City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify that the attached
Ordinance No. NS-3057 to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on February 20, 2024, and that said ordinance was published in
accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
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