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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-16 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF <br />THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO CHANGE THE NAME OF A <br />SEGMENT OF NORTH MABURY STREET AND SOUTH <br />ELK LANE BETWEEN EAST FOURTH STREET AND EAST <br />CHESTNUT AVENUE ADJACENT TO THE SANTA ANA <br />ZOO TO SOUTH ZOO LANE <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, <br />determines and declares as follows: <br />A. The City of Santa Ana is requesting approval of a City -initiated Street <br />Naming No. 2023-01 to change the name of a segment of North Mabury <br />Street and South Elk Lane between East Fourth Street and East Chestnut <br />Avenue adjacent to the Santa Ana Zoo to South Zoo Lane. <br />B. Street Naming No. 2023-01 came before the Planning Commission on July <br />24, 2023. <br />C. Pursuant to sections 33-5 through 33-8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />(SAMC), the Planning Commission is the decision making body for the <br />naming of public streets, subject to confirmation by the City Council. <br />Further, the policy guidelines in the SAMC pertaining to the naming of <br />public streets state that a facility may be named if the name serves to <br />identify the location of the of the subject by reference to distinct <br />geographic, environmental or development features in the immediate <br />area, or references the history of the subject site or its immediate area. <br />D. The Planning Commission held a duly -noticed public hearing on July 24, <br />2023 to consider Street Naming No. 2023-01. Affected properties, <br />including property owners and tenants, were notified by mail at least 10 <br />days prior to the meeting. <br />E. The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park opened in 1952 thanks to a twelve - <br />acre land donation by Santa Ana resident and business owner Joseph <br />Edward Prentice. <br />F. In 1957, the Santa Ana (1-5) Freeway was completed on the east side of <br />the zoo, and in the 1960's, the Saddleback Inn and Santa Ana Elks Lodge <br />were built on the west side of the Zoo. <br />Resolution No. 2023-16 <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />