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Exhibit 6 - Current and Proposed Text Regulations

Santa Ana City Council
April 21, 2026

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Exhibit 6 - Current and Proposed Text Regulations
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April 21, 2026
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Exhibit 6 – Current and Proposed Text Regulations

Item Existing Zoning Code
Regulations
Proposed Zoning Code Amendment
Uses Permitted Single-Family Dwelling Single-Family Dwelling Conditionally Permitted Uses No applicable standards Religious facility not to exceed 3,500 square feet
Residential
Units 17 12
Density 10 dwelling units per acre 10 dwelling units per acre Parking Attached two-car garage Attached two -car garage with two driveway spaces
Unit Breakdown Plan 1: 4 Bedroom, 2-1/2 Bath
(1, 765 square feet)
Plan 2: (4 Bedroom, 2-1/2 Bath
(1,912 square feet)
Model 1: 4-bedrooms, 3 ½ baths
(2,262 square feet)
Model 2: 3-bedrooms, 3 baths
(2,282 square feet)
Model 3: 4-bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths
(2,351 square feet)
Model 4: 2-bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths
(1,576 square feet)
Building Setbacks
(minimum)
Front: 10 Feet
Side: 4 Feet
Rear: 10 Feet

Front: Lots 2-11 – 20 feet
Lot 1 – 16 feet
Lot 12 – 10 feet
Interior Side: Lots 1-11 – 4 feet
Street Side: Lot 1 – 25 feet
Rear: Lots 1-12 – 10 feet
Height No applicable standards Not exceed 27 feet in height Cao Dai Temple
Size No applicable standards Maximum 3,500 gross square feet Parking No applicable standards One space per 400 gross square feet of building area
Building Setbacks
(minimum)
No applicable standards Front: 24 feet
Side (street): 20 feet
Side (interior): 20 feet
Rear: 10 feet
Height No applicable standards 35 feet
Entry Gate No applicable standards A freestanding decorative entry gate, with a design to match the temple.

Setbacks (Minimums):

Front: 7 feet
Side (street): 20 feet
Side (interior): 20 feet
Height: 18 feet
Project Walls/Fences

No applicable standards Minimum seven-foot tall masonry block wall around project perimeter.

Minimum six-foot tall walls and fences
between units made of masonry block
or vinyl.

Landscaping Standards

No applicable standards Temple Site
i. Landscaped setback areas
unless approved hardscape

ii. Automatic irrigation system
iii. One 24-inch box shade-
producing tree per 35 feet of
temple frontage and 5-gallon
shrubs every five feet
iv. Ground cover/mulch
v. Six-inch raised concrete curb
around all landscape planters
vi. Vine pockets every 15 feet along
exposed block wall

Residential Site
i. Front yard: One double-staked
24-inch box canopy shade-
producing tree, six five-gallon
size shrubs, and 10 one-gallon
size shrubs

Drought tolerant turf or
acceptable dry climate ground
cover

ii. Side yard: One fifteen-gallon size
shade-producing tree for every
30 feet abutting a street for
corner lot, six five-gallon size
shrubs. Root barriers for all
street-oriented trees
iii. Pop-up sprinkler irrigation
system; “xeriphytic” or dry
climate type plant materials is
encouraged
iv. All plant material shall be
maintained per section 41-609 of
the Santa Ana Municipal Code
v. Upon the release of utilities for
each unit, 4 months to submit a
landscape plan to the Planning
Division for review and approval.
vi. All landscaping installed no more
than 3 months from the date of
landscape plan approval

Common Open Space:
i. Prior to the release of the utilities
for the first unit, construction of
Common open space area
completed
ii. Landscaping and associated
amenities installed per approved
final landscape plan

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