HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE- 75DMitre -Ramirez, Norma
From: Magallon, Becky
Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 8:30 AM
To: Huizar, Maria
Cc: Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
Subject: FW: SA Council Meeting Tonight - Granny Flats Ordinance on the Agenda for approval
Categories: Correspondence
Maria,
Forwarding an email regarding an item on tonight's meeting agenda. Thanks.
Becky Magallon I Secretary to the City Manager
City Manager's Office bmagallon@santa-ana.org
714.647.5200 120 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701
This email and any files or attachments transmitted with it may contain privileged or otherwise confidential information. If you are
not the intended recipient, or believe that you may have received this communication in error, please advise the sender via reply
email and immediately delete the email you received.
From: Mike Tardif [
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2017 7:06 AM
To: SantaAnaCitizens@yahoogroups.com; aaandres@andreslaw.com; Adchristy@aol.com; Alison.Young@phs.com;
anncoil@att.net; bacerra@yahoo.com; bist@sbcglobal.net; chfsp2@gmail.com; 'Chris Schmidt'; 'Dave Lopez';
david@heliotrope-studios.com; dianemorter@gmail.com; dickmanaj@att.net; 'Don Cribb'; 'Ed Murashie';
fosca94@gmail.com; fraudfinders20lO@gmail.com; George@santa-ana.tv; ginelleann@gmail.com; 'Helen Martinez';
imaciasl230@yahoo.com; 'Irma Jauregui'; JanelleMcloughlin@gmail.com; Javier@washington-square.org; jean@kolodny-
anteau.com; kerenl219@aol.com; kirstensketch@me.com; Lauratobiasgarcia@gmail.com; LiLia.Ramos23@yahoo.com;
Ij.bateson@sbcglobal.net; LuterLutz@aol.com; Mcewenl@aol.com; mfthornt@gmail.com; Nancy-Lutz@sbcglobal.net;
olivana@dslextreme.com; oscargarza@gmail.com; pdavid.benavides@gmail.com; 'Peter Katz'; 'Phil Bacerra'; Evangeline
Prodigy Gawronski; 'Rene Guzman'; rvdave@roadrunner.com; Sarahcrealtor@gmail.com; Stprstn@aol.com;
suml@anet.net; 'Susan van der Roest'; 'Susana Sandoval'; 'Terry McCall'; TFlammang@sbcglobal.net;
thomas.a.gordon@gmail.com; timrush@bhhscaprops.com; vjedge@pacbell.net
Cc: Benavides, David; Solorio, Jose; Villegas, Juan; Martinez, Michele; Pulido, Miguel; Tinajero, Sal; Sarmiento, Vicente;
'Phil Bacerra'
Subject: SA Council Meeting Tonight - Granny Flats Ordinance on the Agenda for approval
Re. Santa Ana Council meeting tonight
In my personal opinion I believe this is a good ordinance for Santa Ana to properly regulate "Accessory Dwelling
Units."
I recommend that we as residents support this ordinance.
Best regards,
Mike Tardif
75D. PUBLIC HEARING - ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2017-04 TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF
CHAPTER 41 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING
UNITS (GRANNY FLATS) — CITY OF SANTA ANA, APPLICANT{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 3) -
Planning and Building Agency Planning Commission approved recommended action on October
23, 2017 by a vote of 5:0 (Nguyen and Mendoza absent). Legal Notice published in the Orange
County Reporter on October 27, 2017.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Place ordinance on first reading and authorize publication of title. AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING AN AMENDMENT
TO PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 41 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO SECOND
DWELLING UNITS
From: Mike Tardif [maitto mike0tardif heetmetal.00m]
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 8:44 AM
Subject: RE: Planning Commission Meeting Tonight - Granny Flats Ordinance on the Agenda
Quick note —
Last night the Planning Commission approved recommending the draft Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance to the City
Council.
I believe this is a positive outcome for the residents of Santa Ana.
Thanks to all who worked very hard to help keep the character of Santa Ana neighborhoods intact.
And particular appreciation goes to Santa Ana's Staff for their efforts to develop an ordinance which, I believe, works
within the State framework for ADU's — and works for Santa Ana as well.
Thank you all,
Mike Tardif
From: Mike Tardif [
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2017 1:18 PM
Subject: Planning Commission Meeting Tonight - Granny Flats Ordinance on the Agenda
City of Santa Ana Planning Commission Meeting Tonight - Agenda
OCTOBER 23, 2017 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
22 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, California 5:30 P.M.
4. ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO ADOPT A LOCAL ORDINANCE REGULATING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Zoning
Ordinance Amendment No. 2017-04
Personal note: I have reviewed the City's draft ordinance, and as far as I can tell, it addresses each item as
detailed below in the excellent update which was previously provided by Mary Thompson. In my (lay
person) opinion the ordinance, if adopted as drafted, meets residents' request for an Accessory Dwelling
Unit Ordinance which better fits Santa Ana neighborhoods than the more rigid requirements, if left in place,
of the State of California.
I personally support the City of Santa Ana Draft ADU Ordinance. Thank you to Santa Ana residents, staff and
elected officials who worked to make this proposed ordinance work for our City.
Mike Tardif
Here is a link to the draft ordinance which will be considered by the Planning Commission tonight:
http:9fwww»cf,santa-anaxa.:aas/,pba/plannir.t,F✓ ocuments]ADU.Draft-10-17.p,id
> A granny flats update from the Council Public Safety sub -committee meeting courtesy of SA resident Mary
Thornton: (This is from a previous meeting)
> So far, the GF ordinance appears to have taken into account most of what would be considered "residents'
concerns". A draft of the ordinance was available at the meeting; some key highlights are below:
> - owner must live in one of the two units (primary home or ADU) on the parcel: will be deed restricted to this
even upon sale of the property
> - property must be sold as a parcel; cannot separately sell the ADU
> - only one additional unit (of any type) per parcel
> - height limit of 15 ft (which pretty much wipes out building them over a garage)
> - size limit is 50% of the primary dwelling or 750 sq. Ft, whichever is less
> - lot size must be 6,000 sq. Ft minimum
> - existing lot coverage and setbacks limits still apply; architectural guidelines to match the style and
character of the primary residence
> - cannot be rented for less than 30 days
> - existing illegal units cannot be "converted" to legal ADUs - they would have to be permitted and meet all
requirements as apply to new ADUs - there will be no "conversion" process for illegal garage units, for
example
> Additionally, ADUs will be prohibited in areas of the City classified as "Areas of Open Space Deficiency"
which I believe applies to a lot of neighborhoods.
> There was also discussion as to using public safety concerns, water/sewage impacts, etc., to limit where
ADUs can be permitted (the state law allows these considerations): Public Works was tasked with determining
if water/sewage would be affected but did an evaluation and came up with no areas of impact. Jose Solorio
also encouraged another look at Public Safety impacts as we have a low ratio of police/population.
> There were several questions: Candida did a very nice job of answering and clearly, even though they
apparently did not hear from too many people early on, they got the right message. There will be additional
opportunities for public comment (future Coml-ink and supposedly a public community forum through
Planning Commission). There is some urgency to pass the ordinance however, since anybody can now request
a permit and without a city ordinance in place, the city has to grant the permit within 120 days as long as the
State regulations are met (which are much more lenient than what the city ordinance is proposing). There
have been over 29 applications since January, so I think it is safe to assume some have already been granted.
> So the adage "be careful what you ask for, you just might get it" applies here - the more meetings requested,
the longer the delay to get it passed.
> My suggestion is to pick up a copy of the draft ordinance, read it, and if you have questions, send to Candida.
She appears to be very receptive to listening. Jose Solorio also seemed on board with the concerns expressed
by the residents at the meeting.
> Candida spoke with the Executive Board of Comlink last night; I believe there might be a presentation at the
Sept meeting. I suggest to contact the Comlink board members you know and ask for that on the upcoming
agenda. Also suggest if you have comments, send them to Candida ASAP.
Thank you again Mary for attending the Council Public Safety committee meeting and providing this great
re -cap.
IiIII !1i .Tlii
Posted by: "Mike Tardif' <.
Reply via web post 4 Reply to sender • :Reply to group • Start a New Topic + Messages in this topic (1)
FlaAT you tried the hiighcsit ratcdl cinail :app?
With 4.5 stars in iTunes, the Yahoo Mail app is the highest rated email app on the market. What are you waiting
for? Now you can access all your inboxes (Gmail, Outlook, AOL and more) in one place. Never delete an email
again with 1000GB of free cloud storage.
<><><>
To unsubscribe, send an email to SantavAnaCitizens-unsubscribeC&.va rongrousp cam. To subscribe, send an email
to:5 rtiaR4re Git cs s sutrsnri'betatpahoo ,roups.com. To manage your subscription, go to
Ihtitp /Ig%ups yahoo.eom/croun7antaAmaCitizens7 and click on "Edit My Membership".
Members of this list are expected to use good manners; please sign your posts with your name and neighborhood or
location. Please remember to delete irrelevant text when replying to a message. Unless otherwise stated, the
opinions expressed via this list are those of the author(s), and do not represent those of the list manager, other
subscribers, any neighborhood association, the Communication Linkage Forum, the City of Santa Ana, the County of
Orange, or the State of California.
VISIT TDORGROUP
k ir.R,(>uata
• Rnvacy • IUnsubscrtbe • Terms of tUse