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ORDINANCE NO. NS -2907
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA REPLACING THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ZONING
SECTIONAL DISTRICT MAPS INTO A NEW GRAPHIC FORMAT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana does hereby find, determine
and declare as follows:
A. Amendment Application No. 2016-04 has been filed with the City of Santa Ana
to formally remove and replace the City of Santa Ana Zoning Sectional District
Maps (SDM) into a new graphic format.
B. Amendment Application No. 2016-04 proposes to merely modify and reformat
the map legend and page layout of the Sectional District Maps. The replacement
Sectional District Maps do not include any changes to zoning boundaries or
designations for individual properties; no changes in zoning are being made with
this action.
C. The new SDM page layout will facilitate the efficient production of zoning maps
through the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. Additionally,
the SDM legend has been modified to more accurately reflect the zoning districts
and related designations.
D. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana held a duly noticed public
hearing on November 14, 2016, on Amendment Application No. 2016-04 and
recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Amendment
Application No. 2016-04.
E. The City Council, prior to taking action on this ordinance, held a duly noticed
public hearing on December 6, 2016.
F. The City Council also adopts as findings all facts presented in the Request for
Council Action dated December 6, 2016 accompanying this matter.
G. For these reasons, and each of them, Amendment Application No. 2016-04 is
hereby found and determined to be justified by public necessity, convenience, and
general welfare.
Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and the State CEQA Guidelines, the proposed project is exempt from further review
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pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3), as there is no potential for causing a significant impact
on the environment due to the adoption of this ordinance. No changes to zoning are being
made by this project. Categorical Exemption Environmental Review No. 2016-96 will be
filed forthis project.
Section 3. This Zoning Sectional District Maps, from this time forward, may be
revised administratively with the approval of the Planning Manager when modifications
are limited solely to minor corrections and/or document reformatting. These
administrative revisions or modifications to the SDMs and corresponding legend will not
impact the zoning for properties and will not include any changes to zoning boundaries
or designations for individual properties
Section 4. This ordinance shall not be effective unless and until Ordinance No.
NS -2902 (Amendment Application No. 2016-04) is adopted and becomes effective. If said
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, or otherwise does not go into effect for any reason, then
this ordinance shall be null and void and have no further force and effect.
Section 5. 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.
ADOPTED this 20th day of December 2016.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho
City Attorney
CL
Lisa Storck
Assistant City Attorney
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AYES: Councilmembers Benavides, Martinez, Pulido, Sarmiento,
Solorio, Tinaiero, Villegas (7)
NOES: Councilmembers None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Ordinance No. NS -2907 to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on December 20, 2016, and that said ordinance was published in
accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date:
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Maria D. Huizar
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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