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ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA APPROVING AMENDMENT APPLICATION
NO. 2025 -02 TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION
FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1801 EAST
CHESTNUT AVENUE AND RECOGNIZED AS ASSESSOR
PARCEL NUMBER 402-212-01 FROM GENERAL
AGRICULTURAL (A-1) TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C-2)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows:
A. The Planning and Building Agency (PBA) and Public Works Agency (PWA) have requested approval of a change in the General Plan land use designation of 1801 East Chestnut Avenue (APN 402-212-01) (“Property”) from Open Space (OS) to General Commercial (GC), updating text portions and exhibits of the City’s General Plan to reflect this change, as well as Amendment Application No. 202 5-02 rezoning the Property from General Agriculture (A-1) to General Commercial (C-2) in order to adequately update City records and capture the changes needed in relationship with Zoo Overflow Parking Improvements, as more fully described in the City’s Staff Report dated March 3, 2026, at said Property (“Project”).
B. Historically, the proposed Project’s site has functioned as an overflow parking facility for the Santa Ana Zoo.
C. In 2018, the adoption of the Zoo Facilities Master Plan (ZFMP) formally established the existing overflow parking area as a planned site for infrastructure improvements.
D. On February 9, 2026, the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana held a duly noticed public hearing and voted to recommend that the City Council adopt AA No. 2025-02.
E. On March 3, 2026, the City Council o f the City of Santa Ana held a duly noticed public hearing to consider all testimony, written and oral, related to AA No. 2025-02, at which time all persons wishing to testify were heard, the Project was fully considered, and all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this amendment occurred.
F. The City Council has reviewed applicable general plan policies and has determined that this proposed rezoning is consistent with the goals and policies of the general plan.
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G. For these reasons, and each of them, AA No. 2025-02 is hereby found and determined to be consistent with the intent and purpose of Chapter 41 (Zoning) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC), thus changing the zoning district is found to be consistent with the General Plan of the City of Santa Ana and otherwise justified by the public necessity, convenience, and general welfare.
Section 2. The Amendment Application consists of amendments to the Zoning Map, as shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 3. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) were prepared for the Project.
The Initial Study concluded that implementation of the proposed zoning amendment and related Project approvals could result in potentially significant environmental impacts; however, with incorporation of the identified mitigation measures and compliance with applicable conditions of approval, all impacts would be reduced to a less-than-significant level.
The City of Santa Ana is the Lead Agency for the project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15367. The IS/MND and MMRP were circulated for public review in accordance with CEQA requirements, and the City Council has independently reviewed and considered the environmental documentation prior to taking action on this ordinance.
Based on the whole of the administrative record, including the IS/MND and MMRP , the City Council finds that the proposed P roject will not have a significant effect on the environment with implementation of the adopted mitigation measures, and hereby certifies the IS/MND and adopts Project MMRP, attached hereto for reference as Exhibit B, in conjunction with approval of this ordinance.
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Section 4. An amended Sectional District Map, showing the above described changes in use district designation, is hereby approved and attached hereto as Exhibit A, and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein.
Section 5. AA No. 2025-02 shall not enter into full force and effect until the current change in the site’s Land Use Designation as requested by GPA No. 2025-01 is approved and in full force and effect.
Section 6. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana, after conducting the public hearing, hereby approves AA No. 2025- 02. This decision is based upon the evidence submitted at the above said hearing, which includes, but is not limited to: the Request for Planning Commission Action dated February 9, 2026, the Request for Council Action dated March 3, 2026, and exhibits attached hereto; and the public testimony, written and oral, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference.
ADOPTED this _____ day of___________, 2026.
Valerie Amezcua
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho
City Attorney
By:
Melissa M. Crosthwaite
Senior Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers
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RTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I,
Jennifer L. Hall, City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Ordinance No.
NS- to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on , 2026 and that said ordinance was published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
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ate:
J
ennifer L. Hall
City Clerk
City of Santa Ana