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G. The Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on February <br />10, 2020, regarding this ordinance and recommended that the City <br />Council adopt the amended ordinance. <br />H. The City Council has held a duly noticed public hearing on this ordinance <br />on March 17, 2020, and has considered all testimony presented thereto. <br />Section 2. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and <br />the State CEQA Guidelines, the adoption of this ordinance is exempt from CEQA review <br />pursuant to California Code of Regulations Title 14, Chapter 3, section 15282(h) as <br />CEQA is not applicable to the adoption of an ordinance by a city to implement the <br />provisions of Section 65852.1 or Section 65852.2 of the Government Code, and a <br />Notice of Exemption will be filed upon adoption of this ordinance. <br />Section 3: Section 41-11.1 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby deleted. <br />Section 4: Sections 41-194 through Section 41-194.14 of the Santa Ana Municipal <br />Code are hereby deleted and replaced with the new Sections 41-194 through Section 41- <br />194.7 to read as follows: <br />Sec. 41-194. - Accessory Dwelling Units - Purpose. <br />The purpose of this section is to establish regulations for the development of <br />accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units as defined in this section <br />and in California Government Code sections 65852.2 and 65852.22, or any successor <br />statute. <br />Sec. 41-194.1. - Definitions. <br />As used in this section, the following words, terms or phrases have the following <br />meanings: <br />(1) "Accessory dwelling unit' or "ADU" means an attached or detached <br />residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for <br />one (1) or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing <br />primary residential building. It shall include permanent provisions for living, <br />sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel that the primary <br />residential building is situated or will be situated. It shall have the same meaning <br />as that term is defined in California Government Code section 65852.2, as <br />amended from time to time. <br />(2) "Existing accessory structure" means an accessory structure, as defined <br />in this chapter, which was legally established and existing prior to the submittal <br />of an ADU or JADU application. <br />(3) "Existing carport" and "Existing covered parking structure" and "Existing <br />garage" means a building or portion of a building designed or used for parking or <br />Ordinance No. NS-2986 <br />Page 2 of 10 <br />