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Planning and Building Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pb <br />Item # 23 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />August 19, 2025 <br />TOPIC: Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2025-02 to Amend Portions of Chapter 41 <br />(Zoning) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code Relating to A-Frame Signs. <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Public Hearing - Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2025-02 to Amend Portions of <br />Chapter 41 (Zoning) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code Relating to A-Frame Signs <br />Legal notice published in the OC Reporter on August 8, 2025. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2025-02 to amend <br />several sections of Chapter 41 (Zoning) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) relating <br />to A-frame signs. <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX entitled ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2025- <br />02 — AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 41 (ZONING) OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL <br />CODE RELATING TO A-FRAME SIGNS AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE EXEMPT <br />FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) UNDER STATE <br />CEQA GUIDELINES 15060(C)(2), 15060(c)(3) AND 15061(b)(3) <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />At its May 6, 2025, regular meeting, the City Council, with unanimous support, directed <br />the City Manager to present an ordinance for City Council consideration to permit the use <br />of A-frame signs as commercial advertising for businesses within the City in order to allow <br />additional marketing opportunities while addressing concerns related to public safety, <br />pedestrian access, and the visual character of the community. The proposed ordinance <br />will permit the use of A-frame signs by businesses while establishing regulations on <br />location, size, materials, and quantity.