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ZOA No. 2022-07 – Urgency Ordinance <br />December 12, 2022 <br />Page 5 <br />3 <br />1 <br />4 <br />8 <br />Electrified Security Fences <br />There have been near daily police and/or code enforcement-related incidents regarding <br />transient populations trespassing on and causing damage to private, non-residential <br />properties abutting railroad rights-of-way in Santa Ana. To address this pressing security <br />matter, provide property and business owners another option to protect property from <br />theft or vandalism, staff is proposing to amend Section 41-610.5 (Walls and fences) of <br />the SAMC to permit electric fences only in the Light Industrial (M1) and Heavy Industrial <br />(M2) zoning districts, respectively, on properties that abut a railroad right-of-way subject <br />to the issuance of a minor exception. Additionally, staff is proposing a number of <br />development standards such as minimum distance from residential properties, screening <br />requirements, and accessibility requirements to ensure community compatibility, <br />aesthetic considerations, and emergency responder access are addressed and <br />maintained. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and the CEQA Guidelines, <br />the adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA review pursuant to sections <br />15061(b)(3) and 15061(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a direct <br />or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, as there is no <br />possibility it will have a significant effect on the environment. As a result Environmental <br />Review No. 2022-123 will be filed upon adoption of this ordinance. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this action. <br />EXHIBIT(S) <br />1. Ordinance for ZOA No. 2022-07 <br />Submitted By: <br />Minh Thai, Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency <br />Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager