Item 67 - Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2022-01 (Billboards Ordinance)

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E.In accordance with California Pubic Resources Code section 21091 and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15073, the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project was circulated for a 30-day public review and comment period from March 7 through April 6, 2022. The City initiated a 30-day public comment period by filing a Notice of Completion and Availability with the State Office of Planning and Research. The document was available for public review at the Santa Ana City Hall, Santa Ana Public Library, on the project’s webpage on the City’s website, and at State Office of Planning and Research State Clearinghouse webpage (SCH Number 2022030204). At the completion of the comment period, one comment from the City of Orange was received and incorporated as part of the Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (“Final IS/MND”) and is incorporated herein by reference. F.The mitigation measures set forth in the MND are fully enforceable and will be implemented using the related Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, accompanying the Final IS/MND in order to avoid or minimize adverse environmental impacts identified therein. G.On April 25, 2022, the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana held a duly noticed public hearing to consider all testimony, written and oral, related to the Final IS/MND and the related Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project, at which time all persons wishing to testify were heard. The Planning Commission recommended that the City Council adopt MND, ER No. 2022-19, and the related MMRP for the Project. H.On June 21, 2022, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana held a duly noticed public hearing to consider all testimony, written and oral, related to the Final IS/MND and the related Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project, at which time all persons wishing to testify were heard, and the project was fully considered, and all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution occurred. Section 2. The City Council has independently reviewed and analyzed the information contained in the Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project. The City Council has, as a result of its consideration and the evidence presented at the hearing on this matter, determined that, as required pursuant to the CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines, the Final IS/MND adequately addresses the expected environmental impacts of the Project. On the basis of this review, the City Council finds that there is no substantial evidence from which it can be fairly argued that the Project will have a significant adverse effect on the environment. Section 3. The City Council hereby adopts the Final IS/MND, attached hereto as Exhibit A, and the related Mitigation Monitoring Program, attached hereto as Exhibit B, and directs that a Notice of Determination be prepared and filed within five (5) working days of final Project approval with the Clerk of the County of Orange in the manner required by law. This decision is based upon the evidence submitted at the above said hearing, which includes, but is not limited to: the Request for City Council Resolution No. 2022-XXX Page 2 of 6