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15% Intensive Care Unit availability ("Regional Stay Home Order"). The supplemental order clarified retail operations and went into effect immediately. Together, these orders prohibited private gatherings of any size, close sector operations except for critical infrastructure and retail, and required 100% masking and physical distancing in all others. Once triggered, these orders were to remain in effect for at least 3 weeks. Orange County is located in the Southern California Region, which was among those regions where the statewide regional stay home order was triggered because of low ICU capacity. K. The Regional Stay Home Order was lifted on January 25, 2021. Orange County then returned to the Purple, or "Widespread" Tier under the State's Blueprint for a Safer Economy. Orange County is now in the Red, or "Substantial" Tier, where some non -essential indoor business operations remain closed. L. Among the prior measures authorized by the City of Santa Ana due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were Executive Order Nos. 2-2020 and 12-2020, which served to extend approval periods for land use and development matters. M. In recognition of the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including restricted access to City Hall by the public, and to promote economic stability and fairness in these matters, it is necessary to further extend these periods. N. This Order is adopted pursuant to the City's police powers and powers afforded to the City in time of national, state, county and local emergency during an unprecedented health pandemic, such powers being afforded by the State Constitution, the City Charter of the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana Municipal Code to protect the peace, health, and safety of the public. This Order is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety of residents living within the City. Under Government Code Section 8634, this Order is necessary to provide for the protection of life and property. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Kristine Ridge, the Director of Emergency Services for the City of Santa Ana, do hereby issue the following Order to become effective immediately, subject to further clarification by the City Council: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: SECTION 2. All discretionary and non -discretionary land use and planning approvals that have not expired prior to April 15, 2020, but are due to expire on or before December 31, 2021, shall automatically be extended for a period of six (6) months from the expiration date provided for by the Santa Ana Municipal Code or in the applicable approval by staff or the Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission, or City Council. A. Examples of discretionary approvals include but are not limited to: Conditional Use Permits (CUP'S), Variances, Minor Exceptions, and tentative maps/tract maps/parcel