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

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Billboards Ordinance Update Project Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program PURPOSE OF MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that all public agencies establish monitoring and/or reporting procedures for mitigation adopted as conditions of approval in order to mitigate or avoid significant environmental impacts. This Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) has been developed to provide a vehicle by which to monitor mitigation measures (MMs) outlined in the Santa Ana Off‐Premises Commercial Advertising Signs (Billboards) Ordinance Update Project Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND). The MMRP has been prepared in conformance with Section 21081.6 of the Public Resources Code and City of Santa Ana Monitoring Requirements. Specifically, Section 21081.6 states: (a) When making findings required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 21081 or when adopting a mitigated negative declaration pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 21080, the following requirements shall apply: (1) The public agency shall adopt a reporting or monitoring program for the changes made to the project or conditions of project approval, adopted in order to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment. The reporting or monitoring program shall be designed to ensure compliance during project implementation. For those changes which have been required or incorporated into the project at the request of a responsible agency or a public agency having jurisdiction by law over natural resources affected by the project, that agency shall, if so requested by the lead or responsible agency, prepare and submit a proposed reporting or monitoring program. (2) The lead agency shall specify the location and custodian of the documents or other material which constitute the record of proceedings upon which its decision is based. CEQA Guidelines Section 15097 provides clarification of mitigation monitoring and reporting requirements and guidance to local lead agencies on implementing strategies. The reporting or monitoring program must be designed to ensure compliance during project implementation. The City of Santa Ana is the Lead Agency for the project and is therefore responsible for ensuring the implementation of the MMRP. The MMRP has been drafted to meet the requirements of Public Resources Code Section 21081.6 as a fully enforceable monitoring program. The MMRP is comprised of the Mitigation Program and includes measures to implement and monitor the Mitigation Program. The MMRP defines the following for each MM: .Definition of Mitigation. The Mitigation Measure contain the criteria for mitigation, either in the form of adherence to certain adopted regulations or identification of the steps to be taken in mitigation. .Responsible Party or Designated Representative. Unless otherwise indicated, an applicant would be the responsible party for implementing the mitigation, and the City of Santa Ana or designated representative would be responsible for monitoring the performance and implementation of the mitigation measure. To guarantee that the mitigation will not be inadvertently overlooked, a supervising public official acting as the Designated Representative is the official who grants the permit or authorization called for in the performance. Where more than one official is identified, permits or authorization from all officials shall be required. 1 Santa Ana Off‐Premises Commercial Advertising Signs (Billboards) Ordinance Update Project