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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />DECEMBER 17, 2019 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - AMEND SECTIONS <br />34-56, 34-126, AND 34-127 OF CHAPTER <br />34 (SUBDIVISIONS) OF THE SANTA ANA <br />MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW NOW <br />RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOT SUBDIVISIONS <br />AND TO STREAMLINE THE TENTATIVE <br />MAP REVIEW PROCESS <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3,21 <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 11' Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2n° Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />/s/Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt an ordinance amending Sections 34-56, 34-126, and 34-127 of Chapter 34 (Subdivisions) <br />of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC). <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Planning Division has identified several outdated sections of the City's subdivision <br />ordinance. In an effort to modernize and streamline the subdivision process, amendments to <br />Sections 34-56, 34-126, and 34-127 of Chapter 34 (Subdivisions) of the SAMC are proposed. <br />These amendments (Exhibit 1) will create a framework to allow non-residential small -lot <br />subdivisions and will streamline the review process for tentative maps, thereby facilitating <br />development and attainable land ownership and business investment opportunities in the City. <br />Non -Residential Small -Lot Subdivisions <br />Non-residential small -lot subdivisions, sometimes referred to as "postage stamp" subdivisions, <br />are subdivisions of property that result in the creation of small fee -simple lots within a master <br />industrial or commercial development site. The boundaries of the non-residential small -lot <br />properties typically outline the footprint of a building and related open space areas within a <br />master site, while the master site itself fronts one or more public or private streets, providing <br />access to and within the development. Non-residential small -lot subdivisions offer an alternate <br />form of property ownership within a non-residential subdivision, allowing building owners and <br />businesses within a master site to own both a building and the underlying property, helping build <br />equity and providing long-term ownership and investment opportunities. As with other master <br />sites containing other forms of subdivisions, covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs) <br />ensure access to and within the master development site and ensure maintenance of the overall <br />site, its utilities, access, parking, common areas, and other critical components, including, but not <br />limited to, roles and responsibilities of the subdivision and the ownership association. <br />75C-1 <br />