Item 28 - Urgency Ordinance to Amend Article II (Use Districts) of Chapter 41 (Zoning) of SAMC

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Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 2 of 8 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. Section 41-194.1 (Definitions) of Article II of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-194.1. - Definitions. As used in this section, the following words, terms or phrases have the following meanings: (1) "Accessory dwelling unit" or "ADU" means an attached or detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one (1) or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residential building. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel that the primary residential building is situated or will be situated. It shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in California Government Code section 65852.2, as amended from time to time. (2) "Existing accessory structure" means an accessory structure, as defined in this chapter, which was legally established and existing prior to the submittal of an ADU or JADU application. (3) "Existing carport" and "Existing covered parking structure" and "Existing garage" means a building or portion of a building designed or used for parking or storage of motor vehicles that was legally established and existing prior to the submittal of an ADU or JADU application. (4) "Junior accessory dwelling unit" or "JADU" means a unit that is no more than five hundred (500) square feet in size, contained entirely within the living area of a single-family residence, provides a cooking facility with appliances, food preparation counter and storage cabinets that are of reasonable size in relation to the unit, and has independent exterior access. A junior accessory dwelling unit may include separate sanitation facilities, or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure when an interior connection to the primary unit where the sanitation facilities are located is provided. (5) "Living area" means the interior habitable area of a dwelling unit, including basements and attics, but does not include a garage or any accessory structure. (6) "Mixed-use" for purposes of ADU development means a development that combines residential land use with one (1) or more additional land uses where uses are physically and functionally integrated (horizontally or vertically).