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L lnformation The Planning Division's Public Counter is open for walk-up customers from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Planning Division is located within City Hal! - Ross Annex, 20 Civic Center Plaza, First Floor. Additionally, you may call us at (714) 647-5804 should you require any general information. The Planning Division reviews Certificate of Occupancy requests for change of address, new businesses, or expansions to ensure that the proposed use is consistent with the established zoning regulations of Santa Ana. Please check with the Planning Division's Public Counter prior to signing a lease or committing your business to a ceftain location to determine the feasibility. lf a nonconforming use is discontinued, or if a nonconforming building is vacant, unused or unoccupied for a period of 12 consecutive months, any subsequent use must conform in every respect to the provisions of the l\Iunicipal Zoning Code, and a nonconforming building may not thereafter be used or occupied until it conforms in every respect to the provisions of the Code. Generally, the following uses will require further documentation or an extended review and may or may not be permitted: office uses within an industrial zone; medical, restaurant, laundromat, trade or technical schools, and automotive repair and service uses within spaces that were not previously used for such purposes; a building that does not meet the parking demand for the proposed use; or a use which generates a higher parking demand or adherence to development standards than the previous USES. You may need to provide floor plans, site plans, or document the prior use before obtaining a Certificate of Occupancy to determine the grandparented rights of a nonconforming use, or a use which has additional Code requirements. Page 4 of 4 cm\cntrJrm\C of O questionnaire 0712012