HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-3058 - Zoning Amendment Related to FireworksORDINANCE NO. NS-3058
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2023-05 — AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 14
(FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION AND
EMERGENCY SERVICES) OF THE SANTA ANA
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO SAFE AND SANE
FIREWORKS
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 an ongoing basis, City of Santa Ana (City) staff review and analyze
various chapters of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC). In an effort to protect
public health, safety, and welfare, the Building Safety Division is proposing
revisions to the Municipal Code.
B. Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-05 amends Chapter 14 (Fire Protection and
Prevention and Emergency Services), and Section 14-56 (Permits, issuance)
addressing issuance of permits for safe and sane fireworks.
C. The amendments will enable the City to implement a regulatory framework
and clarify eligibility criteria to be issued a permit for the sale of safe and sane
fireworks.
D. The amendments are consistent with the General Plan of the City.
Modification to the permits section pertaining to fireworks is consistent with
General Plan Public Services (PS) Element Goal PS-2 (Public Safety), which
seeks to "preserve a safe and secure environment for all people and property." By
limiting issuance of permits for the sale of safe and sane fireworks, the City may
minimize risk.
E. 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. 2023-05,
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
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15378 of the CEQA Guidelines. As a result, a Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review
No. 2023-126, will be filed upon adoption of this ordinance.
Section 3. Section 14-56. Permits, issuance of Chapter 14 of the SAMC is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 14-56. Permits, issuance.
(a) Permits for the sale of safe and sane fireworks shall be issued only to: (i)
organizations officially affiliated with and officially recognized by an elementary
school, middle school, high school, community college, and/or school district
which is located within the boundaries of the City; or (ii) bona fide nonprofit
organizations as recognized by the State of California organized for charitable,
fraternal, patriotic service or religious purposes located within the City limits
and primarily benefiting the Santa Ana community, with their principal and
permanent meeting place within the City of Santa Ana, and at least seventy-
five (75) per cent of the members or youth members for sports related
organizations residing within the city limits. Each such organization shall have
been organized and established within the City's corporate limits for minimum
of one (1) year continuously preceding the filing of the permit application.
(b) Permits for the sale of safe and sane fireworks shall limit each sponsoring
organization to a single location in any given year. If more than one permit
application is submitted, the City may disregard one, or all, of the permit
applications at its sole discretion.
(c) Such permits shall expire on July 4th at 8:00 p.m. of the year of issuance.
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.
Section 6. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published as required by law.
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ADOPTED this 20TH day of February, 2024.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
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Jose Montoya
Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
Amezcua, Bacerra, Hernandez, Lopez,
Penaloza, Phan, Vazquez (7)
None (0)
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-3058 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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