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(A) The lot is formed by an urban lot split and is therefore subject <br />to the city's urban lot -split regulations, including all applicable <br />limits on dwelling size and development. <br />(B) Development on the lot is limited to development of residential <br />units under Divisions 2 and 3 of this article, except as required <br />by State law. <br />Sec. 41-2110. - Specific Adverse Impacts <br />(a) Notwithstanding anything else in this section, the city may deny an <br />application for an urban lot split if the building official makes a written <br />finding, based on a preponderance of the evidence, that the project would <br />have a "specific, adverse impact" on either public health and safety or on <br />the physical environment and for which there is no feasible method to <br />satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific adverse impact. <br />(b) "Specific adverse impact" has the same meaning as in Gov. Code section <br />65589.5(d)(2): "a significant, quantifiable, direct, and unavoidable impact, <br />based on objective, identified written public health or safety standards, <br />policies, or conditions as they existed on the date the application was <br />deemed complete" and does not include (1) inconsistency with the zoning <br />ordinance or general plan land use designation or (2) the eligibility to claim <br />a welfare exemption under Revenue and Taxation Code section 214(g). <br />(c) The building official may consult with and be assisted by planning staff and <br />others as necessary in making a finding of specific, adverse impact. <br />Section 5. Division 3 is hereby added to Article XX of Chapter 41 (Zoning) of <br />the Santa Ana Municipal Code to read as follows: <br />DIVISION 3. - TWO -UNIT PROJECTS <br />Sec. 41-2111. - Purpose. <br />The purpose of this division is to allow and appropriately regulate two -unit projects <br />in accordance with Government Code section 65852.21 and to meet the intent and <br />objective of the State Legislature to ensure access to affordable housing opportunities as <br />declared by the State Legislature under SB9 Law. <br />Sec. 41-2112. - Definition. <br />(a) "Individual property owner(s)" means a natural person holding fee title <br />individually or jointly in the person's own name or a beneficiary of a trust <br />that holds fee title. "Individual property owner" does not include any <br />corporation or corporate person of any kind (partnership, LP, LLC, C corp, <br />S corp, etc.) except for a community land trust (as defined by Rev. & Tax <br />Ordinance No, NS-3013 <br />Page 18 of 32 <br />