Item 15 - Street Naming No. 2023-01 to Rename a Portion of North Mabury Street and South Elk Lane to South Zoo Lane

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Parks, Recreation, and Community Services www.santa-ana.org/parks Item # 15 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report August 15, 2023 Topic: Street Naming No. 2023-01 to Rename a Portion of North Mabury Street and South Elk Lane to South Zoo Lane AGENDA TITLE Street Naming No. 2023-01 to Change the Name of a Segment of North Mabury Street and South Elk Lane between East Fourth Street and East Chestnut Avenue, Adjacent to the Santa Ana Zoo, to South Zoo Lane RECOMMENDED ACTION Affirm the Planning Commission's adoption of a resolution approving Street Naming No. 2023-01 to change the name of segments of North Mabury Street and South Elk Lane between East Fourth Street and East Chestnut Avenue, adjacent to the Santa Ana Zoo, to South Zoo Lane. DISCUSSION Background Staff requests that the City Council affirm the Planning Commission's approval of Street Naming (SN) No. 2023-01 on July 27, 2023 to change the name of segments of North Mabury Street and South Elk Lane between East Fourth Street and East Chestnut Avenue, adjacent to the Santa Ana Zoo, to South Zoo Lane. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Section 33-8, the City Council may affirm the Commission's decision, remand the matter back to the Commission for further consideration, or make its own decision on the matter. Staff are recommending that the City Council affirm the Planning Commission's approval of the subject renaming. The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park opened in 1952, thanks to a 12-acre land donation by Santa Ana resident and business owner Joseph Edward Prentice. In 1957, the Santa Ana (1-5) Freeway was completed on the east side of the zoo, and in the 1960s, the Saddleback Inn and Santa Ana Elks Lodge were built on the west side of the Zoo. When the Zoo was constructed, the name Mabury Street was extended to include the street along the west side of the zoo, which was renamed South Elk Lane after the Elks Lodge was built. For 50 years, the Santa Ana Elks Club served as a neighbor to the Zoo, but its site was sold for redevelopment, and in 2019, its headquarters was relocated to 1751 South Lyon Street. In 2021, that segment of South Lyon Street was renamed South Elk Lane.