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WHEREAS, pursuant to Santa Ana City Charter sections 415 and 417, based on the above findings, this Ordinance is declared by the City Council to be necessary as an emergency measure to protect and preserve the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Santa Ana and will become effective immediately if passed by the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the City Council. The City Council hereby finds that there is an urgent need to adopt these regulations in order to address the current and immediate threats set forth above. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana does ordain as follows: Section 1. The recitals above are each incorporated by reference and adopted as findings by the City Council. Section 2. Under California Government Code sections 65852.210), and 66411.7(n), the adoption of an ordinance by a city implementing the provisions of Government Code sections 66411.7 and 65852.21, which is California's SB 9 Law and which regulates urban lot splits and two -unit projects, is statutorily exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). Therefore, the proposed ordinance is statutorily exempt from CEQA in that the proposed ordinance implements the State's SB 9 Law. Section 3. Article XX (Small Lot Subdivisions) of Chapter 41 (Zoning) is hereby amended to read as follows: ARTICLE XX. - SMALL LOT SUBDIVISIONS, URBAN LOT SPLITS, AND TWO - UNIT PROJECTS DIVISION 1. - SMALL LOT SUBDIVISIONS Sec. 41-2100. - Purpose. The purpose of this article is to establish a reasonable and uniform regulatory framework for the subdivision of land into small lots. Small lot subdivisions are intended to provide an alternative to the traditional single-family subdivision, increasing options for fee -simple home ownership opportunities. (Ord. No. NS-2937, § 3, 1-16-18) Sec. 41-2101. - Definitions. Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires, the definitions and provisions contained in this section shall govern the construction, meaning, and application of words and phrases used in this article: (a) "Development site" shall mean the total land area of a small lot subdivision project after all required dedications for public improvements. Ordinance No. NS-3013 Page 2 of 32