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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1484~/11/79 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1484 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF TH~ CITY OF SANTA ANA EXTENDING ORDINANCE NO. NS-1447 AS EXTENDED BY ORDINANCE NS-1469 ~OR AN ADDITIONAL FOUR MONTHS AND PROHIBITING ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS, VARIANCES, CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS, OR MINOR EXCEPTIONS IN THE AREA GENERALLY BOUNDED BY THE SANTA ANA FREEWAY ON THE NORTH, LINCOLN AVENUE ON THE EAST, SANTA ANA BOULEVARD ON THE SOUTH, AND SANTIAGO AVENUE ON THE WEST, EXCEPT UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS FOR SUCH INTERIM PERIOD PENDING AMENDMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND THE MUNICIPAL CODE; AND STATING THE REASONS FOR ITS URGENCY. WHEREAS, on August 21, 1978, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana enacted Ordinance No. NS-1447, an emergency ordinance prohibiting issuance of various permits for an interim period pending completion of an Environmental Impact Report for the potential rezoning of the Logan area, General Plan amendment, and change of specific street alignment for Civic Center Drive East; and WHEREAS, said ordinance was effective for four (4) months thereafter; and WHEREAS, on December 18, 1978, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana enacted Ordinance No. NS-1469, an emergency ordinance extending the provisions of Ordinance NS-1447 for an additional four (4) months; and WHEREAS, the City Council now finds that an extension of said ordinances for an additional four (4) months, for a total of twelve (12) months, is necessary in order to afford sufficient time to complete the aforesaid Environmental Impact Report for the potential rezoning, General Plan amendment and specific street alignment; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: Ordinance No. NS-1447 as extended by Ordinance No. NS-1469 is hereby extended for an additional period of four (4) months. Except as hereafter provided, the issuance of building permits pursuant to Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, or the granting of minor exceptions, variances or conditional use permits pursuant to Chapter 41 of the Santa Aha Municipal Code, or the granting of minor exceptions, variances or conditional use permits pursuant to Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is hereby prohibited in the area generally bounded by the Santa Aha Freeway on the north, Lincoln Avenue on the east, Santa Ana Boulevard on the south, Santiago Avenue to Civic Center ' Drive on the southwest, 190 feet east of the centerline of Santiago Avenue on the northwest, hereinafter referred to as "the Logan Area" and more fully delineated on the map marked "Exhibit A," attached hereto and incorporat6d herein by reference, during the effective period of this ordinance. SECTION 2: Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, any building permit authorized by Chapter 8 of the Santa Aha Municipal Code, or minor exceptions, variances, or conditional use permits authorizee by Chapter 41 of the Santa Aha Municipal Code, may be issued within the ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1484 PAGE TWO Logan Area where the property involved is residential in character, or where the proposed construction, alteration or repair does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) in value, or where an emergency as determined by the appropriate issuing authority exists. SECTION 3= This ordinance shall be effective for a period of an additional four (4) months after the expiration or Ordinance NS-1447 as extended by Ordinance NS- 1469, a total of twelve (12) months commencing August 21, 1978, unless extended, repealed or modified by ordinance adopted by this Council. SECTION 4= This Council finds that this Ordinance is.urgently required as an emergency ord£nance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety for the following reasons= (a) An Environmental Impact Report is presently under preparation for the potential rezoning of the Logan area, General Plan amendment and change of specific street alignment for Civic Center Drive East; (b) The issuance of permits pursuant to Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code or minor exceptions, variances or conditional use permits pursuant to Chapter 41 of the Santa Aha Municipal Code may have an adverse effect on the proposed development of the Logan area as a residential con~nunity; (c) Amendment of the General Plan and the Zoning provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code may be required to regulate the location of uses in the Logan area in order to avoid or mitigate such adverse effects; (d) Unless prohibited during the period of review and study preliminary to enactment of such General Plan amendment and ordinance, such use of property is likely to be initiated in conflict with such amendment and ordinance as finally enacted. THEREFORE, the City Council declares that this ordinance shall take effect, and be adopted, as an emergency measure and is to be enforced from the date of publication of title as required by the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. ADOPTED this l§th day of the following vote= April , 1979, by AYES: NOES: COUNCILMEN: COUNCILMEN: Bricken, Griset, Luxembourger, Markel, Serrato, Ward, Yamamoto None ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: MAYOR ~torney